*Includes an exclusive new chapter*
-Excellent- Guardian
-Hugely enjoyable- Irish Times
-Dazzling- LRB
''Fascinating'' New Statesman
''An absolute must-read'' GQ
An NME and BBC Culture Book of the Year 2020
For a while, Sweet Dreams were made of this.
From the testimony of the people who lived it, comes Dylan Jones- masterful history of the Blitz kids, synth-pop and the style press, from 1975 to 1985.
-Few music scenes have received more opprobrium than the New Romantics. A bunch of fame-grabbing clothes-horses? Certainly. But also, a progressive force that opened new routes for music while embracing most genders, ethnicities and sexual preferences.- MOJO
-Compelling reading for those who lived and breathed the indulgence of the era without realising its signi
