In the Gutter by Val Hennessy

‘Unless you are a city dweller it is highly probable that you have never met a live punk. They come mostly from suburban London, Durham, Manchester and Nottingham. There are no punks in Esher for instance, Bourne End or Cirencester. They even dispute amongst themselves how to identify a nitty-gritty true adherent to the punk ethic which encompasses attitude, dress and style. I hesitate to include soul as most punks scorn the possibility of its existence...’

Paperback. 1st Edition. Good condition. 96 pages. Text by Fleet Street journalist, Hennessy, who attempts to explain the emergence of the subculture but clearly finds the subject totally alien - threatening and bewildering. 1978.