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If I'd have lived through the mod movement in London in the 60s my heroes would've been Guy Stevens and Pete Meaden - but as a teenage mod in the early 1980's Eddie Piller was that guy. This book is a glorious testament to that. -- David Holmes Eddie Piller's life in music (and elsewhere) is quite a tale. He always strikes me as one of the lucky few who win the lottery by making up their own job description. Deejay, broadcaster, self-taught producer, he's covered many angles in his time. This book is as fun and engaging as the man himself. -- Martin Freeman A charismatic storyteller, witty and unpretentious, he is at once an engaging protagonist and an indisputable authority, giving a live-wire, visceral perspective on mod life in that short flash of time. He manages to create a welcoming space in this rather exclusive world while never losing his formidable edge as a narrator. * The Big Issue * [CLEAN LIVING UNDER DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES] never loses its percussive humour or whip-hand sense of style... Piller is one of those inspirational figures (a lot like Creations Alan McGee ) who has always acted like a conduit between creative talent, lighting the blue touch paper for those with musical chops and similar vision. If this book is his legacy, then it's a fantastic one, for his is most certainly a life less ordinary. Buy it on sight. You won't be disappointed. * Louder than war * Eddie's book is really good! * Robert Elms * Akin to being in the company of someone with plenty of entertaining tales to tell .... the comradery and spirit of like-minded souls is inspiring. -- Paul Ritchie * Shindig! Magazine *

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EDDIE PILLER, co-founder of Acid Jazz records and heavily involved with the mod subculture, is also a writer, record producer and broadcaster. In recent years Eddie has seen great success with the acclaimed jazz/soul compilation series 'Martin Freeman & Eddie Piller Present...' with the award-winning actor Eddie is also behind the chart-topping BBC album, 'Eddie Piller presents...The Mod Revival.' After a 30 year career in radio, in 2019 Eddie founded the specialist internet station Totally Wired Radio. He has written two books about fanzines, and nine documentaries for Sky, ITV and BBC. He has been the headline DJ at Glastonbury and Bestival, and Paul Weller's tour DJ. Currently, Eddie, among other things, manages the actor/musician Matt Berry and can be spotted, if you're eagle-eyed, in the latest series of Toast as a Californian cop.

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