An interesting and thought-provoking read. I enjoyed every page of this book, a brilliant throwback to the mod era. Would recommend to friends and family as I think they would like to read this too.

enjoyed this book from the authors early days to modern day and his musical influences and the characters he met and knew from the original mods

As soon as I started reading I realised there's lots here I can personally relate to. In 1979, the pivotel year for the mod revival, I lived in Ilford and worked for a film production company in Soho.
What a fabulous memoir this is. So full of detail: gigs, venues, performers, managers, record labels and every facet of teen culture in the early 1980s. What a different world we lived in back then! Teenagers today spend most of their time at home playing with their controllers or tapping away on their mobile phones. This book points out all that they missed.
Eddie takes one through his career path with a real who's who in the indie music scene in the '80s. And he recalls a great many scooter trips: Bournemouth, the Isle of Wight, and even Belfast during the Troubles.
This book is a must read for everyone who was ever young and is still young at heart.

As a second generation Mod, I was sure this book was right up my street. And I was right! Thanks so much Eddie for reminding me of those great days of 1979 and onward. Hearing The Jam for the first time and knowing that's what it was abou,t then exploring the original scene proved to be a springboard for the rest of my life. Would heartily recommend. KTF.

I have to admit that I picked this book up not realising that it's author,Eddie Piller, is a well-known and very successful person in all aspects of the music industry. While the book does detail his early days working for various record companies , the first events he organised and starting his own record label at the grand old age of 21,it's mostly about his early life and focuses on his teenage years as part of the "Mod revival" of the 70's.
With both of his parents part of the original "Mod scene" , his Mum even ran the Small Faces fan club, it was almost inevitable that he'd become attracted to it "second time around". Being a similar age and from a similar background I could relate to Eddie's tales of the late 70's with it's variety of youth cults and the ongoing friction between groups from different areas. It was almost compulsory to have a Dad with "dodgy mates" and "sidelines" as well.
Loads of great stories here,from an ill-advised and naive trip to "Bandit Country" during "The Troubles" that very nearly ended very badly to unexpectedly finding himself amongst another group of paramilitaries while visiting Mods in Australia. Names aplenty are dropped, from the infamous, Lenny McClean, Charlie Kray, to the mega famous, Ronnie Wood, and some only those of us of a certain vintage remember,like Leslie Crowther with a whole host of others in between.
Eddie Piller is a born story-teller and reading this book feels almost like sitting across a pub table with an old mate telling tales of the old days.
I did get a bit lost towards the end when the book revolves around record deals, acid jazz clubs and artists which meant very little to me but I enjoyed it massively.