A contemporary documentary covering the Great British punk rock explosion of 1977.A contemporary documentary covering the Great British punk rock explosion of 1977.A contemporary documentary covering the Great British punk rock explosion of 1977.
Gaye Advert
- Self
- (as The Adverts)
Jack Airport
- Self
- (as X-Ray-Spex)
Arturo Bassick
- Self
- (as The Lurkers)
Robert Collins
- Self
- (as The Jolt)
Miles A. Copeland III
- Self
- (as Miles Copeland)
Jayne County
- Self
- (as Wayne County and the Electric Chairs)
Henry Daze
- Self
- (as Chelsea)
Lorry Driver
- Self
- (as The Adverts)
Manic Esso
- Self
- (as The Lurkers)
Carey Fortune
- Self
- (as Chelsea)
Vic Godard
- Self
- (as Subway Sect)
B.P. Harding
- Self
- (as X-Ray-Spex)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- ConnectionsFeatured in We Who Wait: The Adverts & TV Smith (2012)
- SoundtracksCarnaby Street
Performed by The Jam
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Priceless for the view of the era.
Ok, you may ask why call it priceless than give it a 6 rating - simple as a music film it's only worth that - the various interviews are more important.
The footage for example of the Lurkers is less interesting than the interview with Arturo Bassick (The Bass player) who's seen at home with his parents with Top of the Pops on a portable TV in the background.
The country has changed a lot over the over 40 years - good or bad is up to you - I was 6 in 1977 so I'm glad that films like this exist to show what it was like.
One band to single out is The Killjoys - Who in the lifespan released 1 single but Featured Kevin (Dexy's) Rowland & Gil Weston who later joined Girlschool...One of the few times those bands will share a sentence!
And while I enjoy there music in bits I've always thought The Clash are overrated.
THE PAST IS A FOREIGN COUNTRY: THEY DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY THERE. - L. P. Hartley
The footage for example of the Lurkers is less interesting than the interview with Arturo Bassick (The Bass player) who's seen at home with his parents with Top of the Pops on a portable TV in the background.
The country has changed a lot over the over 40 years - good or bad is up to you - I was 6 in 1977 so I'm glad that films like this exist to show what it was like.
One band to single out is The Killjoys - Who in the lifespan released 1 single but Featured Kevin (Dexy's) Rowland & Gil Weston who later joined Girlschool...One of the few times those bands will share a sentence!
And while I enjoy there music in bits I've always thought The Clash are overrated.
THE PAST IS A FOREIGN COUNTRY: THEY DO THINGS DIFFERENTLY THERE. - L. P. Hartley
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- kittenkongshow
- Aug 15, 2019
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- Runtime1 hour 51 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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