Caught in the net: Punks For The Memories

Men and women of a certain age will adore Punk+, a collection of the photos sharpshooter Sheila Rock took during the ’76 Uprising.

American-born but London-domiciled, Rock didn’t realise she was charting history when as a favour to a mate she snapped a deal-less band called The Clash in their rat-infested Chalk Farm rehearsal room.
The Pistols, Subway Sect, Generation X, Blondie, Siouxsie Sioux and The Moors Murderers, aka Chrissie Hynde, Steve Strange and journalist Jane Suck, also feature prominently in a book that no self-respecting coffee table should be without. The £99 limited-edition jobbie available from [link]firstthirdbooks.com/books/punk[/link] looks the dog’s proverbials.
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