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Based on interviews with band members, friends, fans, and roadies, this book is an uncompromising history of an overlooked music scene. Rich Deakin charts the course of grebo via the changing fortunes of Gaye Bykers on Acid and Crazyhead, taking us on the booze-filled tour buses, behind the dodgy deals and onto the international stage and back again. Their careers were short, but the two bands managed to shake up the UK indie scene and along the way became Britain's unlikely ambassadors of rock following the collapse of Soviet Russia.

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...vidly captures the spirit of the times. --Grahame Bent, Record Collector, [on the author's previous book] Rich Deakin's engaging text leaves this catalogue of self-destruction bare... An exhilarating account... the fact that Deakin has managed to solicit key contributions from all the key players tells a story in itself. --Gerry Ranson, Rock 'N' Reel, [on the author's previous book] Sprawling, exhaustively researched and extremely engaging biography of the ever shifting n'er do well personnel of the bands variously known as The Social Deviants, then just The Deviants, and eventually The Pink Fairies. --Richard Metzger, Dangerous Minds, [on the author's previous book]

On the author's previous book, Keep It Together!: ... Rich Deakin's sprawling, exhaustively researched and extremely engaging biography of the ever shifting n'er do well personnel of the bands variously known as The Social Deviants, then just The Deviants, and eventually The Pink Fairies. Richard Metzger. Dangerous Minds, 7th March 2011 Rich Deakin's engaging text leaves this catalogue of self-destruction bare... An exhilarating account of an important historical period... the fact that Deakin has managed to solicit key contributions from all the key players tells a story in itself. Full marks to him for keeping the dream alive. Gerry Ranson, Rock 'N' Reel, March/April 2008 ... vidly captures the spirit of the times. Grahame Bent, Record Collector, No.346, February 2008

...vidly captures the spirit of the times. --Grahame Bent, Record Collector, [on the author's previous book] Rich Deakin's engaging text leaves this catalogue of self-destruction bare... An exhilarating account... the fact that Deakin has managed to solicit key contributions from all the key players tells a story in itself. --Gerry Ranson, Rock 'N' Reel, [on the author's previous book] Sprawling, exhaustively researched and extremely engaging biography of the ever shifting n'er do well personnel of the bands variously known as The Social Deviants, then just The Deviants, and eventually The Pink Fairies. --Richard Metzger, Dangerous Minds, [on the author's previous book]

... vidly captures the spirit of the times. Grahame Bent, Record Collector [on the author's previous book] Rich Deakin's engaging text leaves this catalogue of self-destruction bare... An exhilarating account... the fact that Deakin has managed to solicit key contributions from all the key players tells a story in itself. Gerry Ranson, Rock 'N' Reel [on the author's previous book] Sprawling, exhaustively researched and extremely engaging biography of the ever shifting n'er do well personnel of the bands variously known as The Social Deviants, then just The Deviants, and eventually The Pink Fairies. Richard Metzger. Dangerous Minds [on the author's previous book]

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Born in Leicester, England, home of Englebert Humperdinck and Showaddywaddy, as well as Gaye Bykers On Acid and Crazyhead, Rich Deakin now lives in Cheltenham with his partner, Trudi, and two very noisy black cats. He has written for various music magazines, including Shindig!, Louder Than War, and is a regular contributor to Vive Le Rock! He insists he writes about music not from the standpoint of a failed musician but a talentless one. His previous book, Keep It Together! Cosmic Boogie With The Deviants And The Pink Fairies, was published by Headpress in 2008 to critical acclaim.

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