OLD HOLBORN - WHEN THE SMOOTHIES ROLLED UP!

CITY KIDS LONDON 1973 - 1975 is a recent addition to the British Documentary Photography book series published by Café Royal. All of the photos were taken by SIMON POPE at various locations around London. Some { including the selection below } were shot in the EAST HOLBORN area a stones throw from the Denim Disco HQ! 

The TEENAGERS in the pics stand proudly outside their COUNCIL DWELLINGS sporting a riot of 'BUDGIE' STYLED HAIR, BUDGIE JACKETS, CROMBIE COATS, BEAGLE COLLAR SHIRTS, SCOOP NECK TANK TOPS, ' RUPERT' TROUSERS, CHECKED ' LUMBER ' and SHEARLING JACKETS. These are the SMOOTH youth fashions previously described on DENIM DISCO and strongly indicate the photos were taken circa '73 

LINK TO ''SMOOTHIES - THE CULT THAT TIME FORGOT'' POST:

 http://denimdisco.blogspot.com/2019/10/smoothies-cult-that-time-forgot.html

                          THE BOURNE ESTATE, LONDON EC1 - Between LANEY and KIRKEBY HOUSES

 

                                   THE BOURNE ESTATE, LONDON EC1 - In front of NIGEL HOUSE

 

                                   THE BOURNE ESTATE, LONDON EC1 - In front of KIRKEBY HOUSE

 

                                             The rear of GRAY'S INN BUILDINGS, LONDON EC1

 

                                              The rear of GRAY'S INN BUILDINGS, LONDON EC1

 

                                              The rear of GRAY'S INN BUILDINGS, LONDON EC1

 

                                LEFT: The rear of GRAY'S INN BUILDINGS - RIGHT: LAYSTALL HOUSE,                                                              MOUNT PLEASANT, LONDON, WC1 { MULLEN TOWER in the background }

LINK TO PURCHASE BOTH VOLUMES OF CITY KIDS LONDON 1973 - 1975 by SIMON POPE:

https://www.caferoyalbooks.com/shop/simon-pope-city-kids-london-19731975-2-book-series

POSTSCRIPT: Inevitably the area pictured has changed in the intervening years but has thankfully managed to resist the full force of gentrification that many parts of inner London have undergone. GRAY'S INN BUILDINGS has been extensively remodeled, but remains { like all the other buildings pictured } within the social rented sector

WIRED UP! FANZINE - ISSUE 16

                                           ''A FLASH OF GLAM IN A CURRENTLY GREY WORLD''

The glorious WIRED UP! GLAM ROCK FANZINE has continued to publish unabated throughout the difficult year of 2020 and issue 16 recently landed just as the UK shut for a 2nd lockdown. Lack of live gigs has shifted the focus of recent issues more heavily in the direction of VINTAGE over NEO GLAM and this one features in depth interviews with JOHN ROSSALL from THE GLITTER BAND, ANDY ELLISON / CHRIS TOWNSON from the cult 70's band JET, a look at GTO FILMS { responsible for a trio of low budget glam based movies } and the story behind the MICK ROCK publicity shot for MOTT THE HOOPLES '' ALL THE YOUNG DUDES ''

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