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England's Dreaming: The Sex Pistols and Punk Rock
Written by Jon Savage
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England's Dreaming is the ultimate book on punk, its progenitors, the Sex Pistols, and the moment they defined for music fans in England and the United States. Savage brings to life the sensational story of the meteoric rise and rapid implosion of the Pistols through layers of rich detail and exclusive interviews. This fully revised and updated edition of the book covers the legacy of punk twenty-five years later and provides an account of the Pistols' 1996 reunion as well as a completely new introduction.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Fantastic overview of punk with the focus on McClaren , Westwood, Sex and The Sex Pistols. It touches briefly on the punk scenes in Manchester and Scotland too. Special guest stars are The Clash, The Damned, The Slitz, Polly Styrene and Nancy Spungeon.