Very specifically it was an N-reg Vespa 90 which introduced Dean to the wonder of small wheels. He bought it just after The Jam split up in 1982. Back then he and his pals were obsessive Jam fans who’d save up as much money as they could, and when their funds allowed they’d make the trip from Leicester down to London and buy whatever Weller, Foxton and Buckler were wearing at the time. “We called ourselves Mods but really we were just Jam fans,” Dean explained. “Being honest we didn’t particularly like the other styles of music associated with the Mod scene.”
His real musical passion was Siouxsie and the Banshees and punk. “Back in the day, you had to keep things like that quiet because if people found that you had such tastes you’d be called
