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ISSUE #1 DEC 2011

Mod. A Way Of Life

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A magazine based around the culture of the “Mods’, with articles including that of art and fashion and everything in between that bears relevant to their lifestyle.

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ISSUE #1 DEC 2011

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ABOUT US

A M AG A Z I N E BA S E D A R O U N D T H E C U LT U R E O F T H E

“M O D S ’, W I T H A RT I C L E S I N C LU D I N G T HAT O F A RT

A N D FA S H I O N A N D E V E RY T H I N G I N B E T W E E N T HAT

B E A R S R E L E VA N T T O T H E I R L I F E S T Y L E .

A S I T S C H R I S T M A S , W E H E R E F E E L A L I T T L E T R E AT I S I N O R D E R .

HAV E A TA S T E R E D I T I O N O N U S ! W E ’ L L K E E P YO U I N S U S P E N S E , B U T

O N LY U N T I L W E T U R N T HAT L I T T L E C O R N E R W H I C H M A N Y O F U S

C A L L T H E N E W Y E A R , F O R T H E F U L L E D I T I O N O F ‘M O D. A WAY O F

L I F E ’.

X X

A MeSSAge frOM US

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feATUreS

4 S TO C K I N G F I L L E R S : 6 O F T H E B E S T T R E AT S F O R A L L O F YO U M O D S O U T

T H E R E .

6 G I R L S C A N D O I T TO O

1 2 W E A R E L O V I N G : L A M B R E T TA E I C M A : A S N E A K P E A K O F T H E B R A N D N E W

S C O O T E R S T R A I G H T O U T O F T H E S H OW R O O M .

1 4 P H O TO G R A P H E R P R O F I L E : D E A N C HA L K L E Y: B Y G AV I N S T O K E R

1 6 M I L E S K A N E : P R OV I N G M O D M U S I C I S S T I L L A L I V E W E TA L K T O T H E O N E

A N D O N LY A B O U T FA S H I O N , R I D I N G S O L O A N D G I R L S .

2 0 H I S WA R D R O B E : A L O O K I N T O T H E M A I N I T E M S O F H I S M O D WA R D R O B E .

2 1 H E R WA R D R O B E : H E R WA R D R O B E … H I S WA R D R O B E ? ? W E ’ L L S E E .

2 2 E V E RY B O DY L O V E S A M O D : W E H E A R F R O M T E R RY M U R R AY, W H O L E T S U S

I N T O H I S M O D L I F E .

2 4 M U S I C R E V I E W: T H E W H O - Q UA D R O P H E N IA - T H E D I R E C TO R’ S C U T:

W E R E V I E W T H E L O N G AWA I T E D R E - WO R K E D V E R S I O N .

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STOCKINg fILLerS

MODICA JEWELLERY. LAMBRETTA HELMET. LONG SLEEVE

FRED PERRY

AS IT IS GETTING COLDER

AND COLDER WE FEEL

WRAPPING UP THE THE

BEST IDEA. TRY A LONG

SLEEVED POLO FROM FRED

PERRY. KEEP WARM WITH

STILL LOOKING IMPECCA-

BLY STYLISH.

PERFECT WITH A PAIR OF

SKINNY JEANS AS A CHRIST-

MAS DINNER WITH

THE FAMILY OUTFIT.

WWW.ENDCLOTHING.

CO.UK

£65

WE LOVE THESE

LIMITED EDITION

LAMBRETTA HELMETS

BY HERITAGE HELMETS.

EVEN IF YOU DON’T OWN A

SCOOTER, THIS WOULD BE A

GREAT PIECE TO JUST HAVE

ON A BOOKSHELF. SHOW IT

OFF!

PICK THIS UP FROM:

WWW.HERITAGEHELMETS.

COM £150

ADORABLE PIECES BY

MODICA WOULD BE LUSH

IN ANY WOMENS’ STOCK-

ING THIS CHRISTMAS. GOT

A PARTY TO GO TO? THESE

PIECES WOULD LIVEN UP A

LITTLE BLACK COCKTAIL

DRESS.

WWW.MODICAJEWELLERY.

COM

£45

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THE LOOK - PAUL GORMAN. DIANA CAMERA. TUKTUK RECORD

CASE.

COLLECT 7-INCH VINYL?

THESE TUKTUK LEATHER

RECORD BOXES SHOULD

DO THE JOB STORING YOUR

BEST RECORDS.

AS A BONUS, THEY LOOK

GOOD TOO, AVAILABLE IN

FIVE DIFFERENT COLOURS,

EACH WITH A DIFFERENT

FABRIC LINING

WWW.WEARETUKTUK.COM

£55

THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO

MUSIC AND STYLE. THIS IS

DEFINATLY A MUST HAVE

IN YOUR STOCKING THIS

CHRISTMAS. FIND YOUR

FAVOURITE DECADE AND

LOOK INTO THE

CLOTHING AND MUSIC.

PICK UP A COPY FROM

WWW.AMAZON.COM

£24.99

THIS QUIRKY LITTLE

CAMERA WOULD BE GREAT

AS A STOCKING FILLER.

FAMOUS FOR ITS DREAMY,

RADIANT AND LO-FI

IMAGES, YOU CAN GET

A TRULY PROFESSIONAL

PHOTOGRAPH FOR

LITERALLY PENNIES.

FIND THIS AT WWW.

URBANOUTFITTERS.CO.UK

£55

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Gi rl s C a n D o It To o.

P H O T O G R A P H Y: L E A N N E W E B B

S T Y L I N G : L O U I S A M E T C A L F

M A K E U P : O L I V IA C R E A N E

P O S T P R O D U C T I O N : L E A N N E W E B B

M O D E L : M A RTA

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L a m b r e t t a

ALONGSIDE WITH VESPA, LAMBRETTA IS THE MOST

FAMOUS SCOOTER BRAND IN THE WORLD. THE

COMPANY BEGUN PRODUCING ITS

SIGNATURE SCOOTER MODEL BACK IN 1947,

BECOMING AN ICON OF THE 50S AND 60S IN ITALY

AND ABROAD. AFTER AN ALMOST 40-YEARS LONG

HIATUS AND WITH AN ALL-ITALIAN MANAGEMENT,

THE LEGENDARY BRAND IS NOW BACK INTO

BUSINESS, PRESENTING AT THE 2011 EICMA TWO

NEW PRODUCTS THAT RETAIN THE STYLE OF ITS

NOBLE LAMBRETTA ANCESTORS.

THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW

LAMBRETTA HAS BEEN ONGOING

FOR A WHILE AND WE’VE HEARD

PLENTY OF RUMOURS AND

SPECULATION REGARDING THE

EVENTUAL LOOK AND CAPACITY

OF THE RESURRECTED MARQUE.

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We Are LOVINg

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B r u t u s T r i m f i t

THIS CLASSIC BRITISH SHIRT IS BEING

INTRODUCED TO A WHOLE NEW

GENERATION WHILST ALSO APPEALING TO THOSE

FOR WHOM THE BRUTUS TRIMFIT REMAINS AN

ENDURING AND BEAUTIFUL MEMORY.

THE LABEL BECAME KNOWN FOR THEIR AWARD

WINNING ADVERTS, NUMBERING DAVID BAILEY

AND SAATCHI AND SAATCHI AMONG THE

CREATIVES WORKING ON THE INNOVATIVE AND

PROVOCATIVE CAMPAIGNS.

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PhOTOgrAPher PrOfILeWITH HIS IMAGES FREQUENTLY GRACING THE LIKES OF THE SUNDAY TIMES,

DEAN CHALKLEY IS A MAN IN DEMAND. BUT IT’S FOR HIS SHOTS OF THE

GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY OF THE MUSIC SCENE FOR NME THAT HE WAS

NAMED PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR AT THE PICTURE EDITORS’

AWARDS 2006. BY GAVIN STOKER.

STARTING OUT AS A HOBBYIST TO ESCAPE A

CAREER IN THE CIVIL SERVICE,

CHALKLEY STUDIED PHOTOGRAPHY AT

BLACKPOOL COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN,

AND DID THE OBLIGATORY SPELL OF

ASSISTING BEFORE HIS TALENTS CAME TO

THE ATTENTION OF DAZED AND CONFUSED,

MIXMAG AND, OF COURSE, NME.

HIS EXHIBITION NOW STAND TALL: ICONS

OF THE NEW SONIC GENERATION, AT BIR-

MINGHAM’S SNAP GALLERIES, ATTRACTED

OVER 2,000 VISITORS DURING ITS TENURE AT

LONDON’S SPITZ GALLERY. DEAN HOPES HIS

SHOTS WILL COME TO DEFINE A CRITICAL

MOMENT IN YOUTH CULTURE. ‘THE GOOD

THING IS THAT MUSIC IS ALWAYS EVOLVING;

THERE WILL BE MORE REVOLUTIONS IN THE

FUTURE,’ SAYS DEAN, WHOSE AMBITION IS

TO PHOTOGRAPH BOYHOOD HERO PAUL

WELLER.

IN THE STUDIO DEAN OFTEN SHOOTS

TETHERED TO A G5 MAC. ‘I THINK THAT

GIVES THE SHOOT ENERGY AND GIVES THE

CLIENT CONFIDENCE,’ HE SAYS.

‘WE CAN MAKE ON-THE-SPOT

DECISIONS AND SAY: “WE’VE GOT THAT,

LET’S MOVE ON.”’

‘WHAT I’VE FOUND FASCINATING ABOUT

PHOTOGRAPHY IS YOU CAN DIP IN AND

OUT OF PEOPLE’S LIVES.’

‘TREAT YOUR SUBJECTS AS PEOPLE AND

GET TO KNOW THEM A BIT – IT ISN’T A

PRODUCTION LINE.’

“AMBITION TO PHOTOGRAPH

PAUL WELLER.”

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DeAN ChALKLeyHAVING SHOT MEDIUM FORMAT REPORT-

AGE-STYLE WORK OUT OF COLLEGE ON A

MAMIYA RB67 AND THEN A HASSELBLAD

H1, IT WAS AN EASY TRANSITION TO DIGI-

TAL FOR DEAN WHEN THE FIRST COMPAT-

IBLE BACKS FROM LEAF AND PHASE ONE

APPEARED. HOWEVER, AS HE PREFERS TO

SHOOT HANDHELD AND ‘MOVE AROUND A

LOT’, THE ARRIVAL OF THE MORE PORT-

ABLE EOS 1DS MARK II FULL-FRAME DSLR,

WITH ITS 16.7MP RESOLUTION AND 4FPS

SHOOTING SPEED, CAME AS A CREATIVE

BLESSING.

HE USES THE CANON 24-70MM ZOOM AS

HIS ‘WORKHORSE’, BUT ALSO FAVOURS

CANON’S 35MM F1.4 AND 80-200MM FOR

PORTRAITURE. ‘OFTEN I’LL SHOOT A

PORTRAIT SESSION FOR AN EDITORIAL

FEATURE BY DAY, THEN THE BAND IN

THE EVENING IF THEY’RE PLAYING A

GIG,’ HE SAYS. ‘THE 80-200MM LETS ME

CROP TIGHTER AND, COUPLED WITH THE

24-70MM, GIVES ME THE FULL RANGE.’ AN

EPSON

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MILeS KANe: LAD ABOUT TOWN

M I L E S HA S B E C O M E A M A N S Y N O N Y M O U S W I T H M O D E R N S T Y L E A N D I S A

T R E N D S E T T E R W I T H A N E V E R G R O W I N G FA N BA S E . H I S O W N L O O K HA S

D R AW N I N S P I R AT I O N F R O M M A N Y D I F F E R E N T P L AC E S A N D P E O P L E ;

OA S I S , T H E S T R O K E S , S E R G E G A I N S B O U R G H , PAU L W E L L E R A N D T H E

B E AT L E S W I T H A H E AV Y N O D T O M O D FA S H I O N A N D T HAT S T R A I G H T

TA L K I N G L A D D I S H I M AG E O F 6 0 ’ S C O O L - B R I TA N N IA .

H I S S NA P P Y S T Y L E I S C L E A N A N D S I M P L E A N D K E E P S T O A U N I F O R M O F

S HA R P F I T T E D JAC K E T S , D R A I N P I P E J E A N S , C R I S P I R O N E D S H I RT S A N D A

M U T E D B U T C O N F I D E N T C O L O U R S C H E M E .

I G E T T H E F E E L I N G T H I S I S A YO U N G M A N W H O U N D E R S TA N D S FA S H I O N

A N D T H E C O N N O TAT I O N S A N D S Y M B O L I S M I T B R I N G S A N D HA S C O M E T O

D E F I N E T H E M O D E R N M O D F O R A N E W G E N E R AT I O N B U T HA S A D D E D H I S

O W N T W I S T T O A N E S TA B L I S H E D A N D I N S TA N T LY R E C O G N I S A B L E S T Y L E .

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YOU’VE RECENTLY BEEN TAGGED AS

“THE MOST STYLISH MAN IN

BRITAIN” AND EVEN ARCTIC

MONKEY’S “BEST DRESSED FRIEND”.

DO YOU HAVE A STYLE ICON?

WELL, I’VE ALWAYS LOVED CLOTHES SINCE

I WAS YOUNGER, I THINK IT’S ABOUT

BEING YOURSELF, BUT STILL LOOKING

SHARP AND COMBINING THE TWO.

OBVIOUSLY IM NOT GONNA GO ROUND

WEARING A SUIT ALL THE TIME ARE

BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE SILLY. IN TERMS

OF STYLE ICONS I SUPPOSE THERE’S

FRENCH SINGER JACQUES DUTRONC WHO

HAS AN INFLUENCE ON ME. HES FROM THE

LATE SIXTIES AND VERY MOD AND ALSO

ROCK AND ROLL, BUT I JUST LIKE TO DO

MY OWN THING AND HAVING MY OWN

TAKE ON WHAT I THINK IS STYLISH.

PUTTING YOUR OWN TWIST ON A STYLE

IS WHAT SETS YOU APART FROM ANYONE

ELSE. I LOVE THE WHOLE SOPHISTICATED

PARISIAN LOOK, BUT I LIKE TO MIX IT UP

WITH A BIT OF MOD STYLE, TOO. I THINK

THE COMBINATION IS PRETTY ROCK ‘N’

ROLL.

WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MUSIC

AND FASHION?

MUSIC AND FASHION HAVE A SYMBIOTIC

RELATIONSHIP FOR ME. LOOKING GOOD

IS AS IMPORTANT AS THE MUSIC. I WANT

TO LOOK SHARP TO REFLECT THE MUSIC

I’M CREATING. ALL MY HEROES ARE THE

SAME: FROM SERGE GAINSBOURG TO

PAUL WELLER.

“JACQUES DUTRONC HAS A HUGE INFLUENCE ON ME”

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WHAT’S THE STRANGEST GIG

YOU’VE EVER PLAYED?

I PLAYED A GIG A COUPLE OF MONTHS

AGO IN STOKE WHERE THIS MOTHER

AND DAUGHTER CAME. THE MOTHER

HAD ALL THESE PAINTINGS OF ME, I

SUPPOSE THAT IS THE STRANGEST FAN

EXPERIENCE IVE HAD.

DO YOU GET NERVOUS GOING ON

STAGE BECAUSE YOU’RE RIDING

SOLO NOW?

I DO, BUT IT’S WEIRD BECAUSE I’VE STILL

GOT A BAND BEHIND ME. I KNOW THAT

WE HAVE REALLY GOD SONGS BUT IT DOES

SOMETIMES WORRY ME HOW FANS ARE

GOING TO RESPOND TO THEM. WHEN I

STARTED BY MYSELF I WAS REALLY

APPRECIATIVE OF THE KIDS COMING

TO THE LITTLE CLUB DATES BECAUSE,

APART FROM “INHALER” I WAS PLAYING 40

MINUTES OF TUNES THAT NO ONE KNOWS!

I’M AM GLAD TO BE GIGGING AGAIN, BUT I

WANT TO BE ON A BIGGER STAGE.

WHO WOULD BE YOUR PERFECT

WOMAN?

BRIGITTE BARDOT, SHE HASN’T TURNED UP

YET. SAYING THAT I DON’T REALLY HAVE

A PERFECT IDEA OF WHAT MY PERFECT

WOMAN WOULD BE. AS LONG AS THEY

MAKE ME LAUGH AND HAVE THE SAME

INTERESTS AS ME I DON’T MIND.

“IT WORRIES ME HOW FANS ARE GOING TO

RESPOND TO NEW MATERIAL.”

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eVeryBODy LOVeS A MOD

IN ‘79 MY FIRST INTRODUCTION TO MOD WAS

AN ARTICLE IN THE SUN

FEATURING THE PURPLE HEARTS THOUGH I

DO NOT KNOW WHY IT APPEALED TO ME. I

IGNORED IT, THEN A POOR POP SONG CALLED

“YOU NEED WHEELS” WAS RELEASED I FOUND

MYSELF REALLY ENJOYING WATCHING THE

MERTON PARKAS ON TOP OF THE POPS BUT I

STILL PREFERED BLONDIE AND ELVIS COSTEL-

LO AND THE ATTRACTIONS, FINALLY “TIME

FOR ACTION” WAS HITTING THE AIRWAYS

AND I WAS FINALLY PULLED INTO THE DARK

AND MYSTERIOUS WORLD OF UNDERGROUND

YOUTH CULTURE, I BECAME A MOD.

MY FIRST CLOTHES MADE ME LOOK A RIGHT

STATE, FRED PERRY POLO SHIRT, LEVI JEANS

WITH INCH TURN UP, A SMALL SIXTIES JACKET

WHICH AT THE TIME THOUGHT WAS SHIT

BUT WHEN I GOT SHARPER IN LATER YEARS I

REALISED IT WAS A COOL JACKET, I JUST DID

NOT KNOW HOW TO DRESS.

I WAS ONE OF THE FIRST MODS IN MY

SCHOOL SO I HAD NOONE TO COMPARE

CLOTHING WITH. OF COURSE I HAD MY DE-

SERT BOOTS,YES I WAS MADE, I WAS A MOD.

I EVEN LISTENED TO MY PARENTS SHOCK!

I HAD MY HAIR CUT SHORT AND OFF MY

EARS. THE ONE THING I REALLY REMEMBER

WAS THE ATMOSPHERE, THE FEELING OF

BEING A MOD. IN OXFORD THE VIOLENCE

HAD NOT REALLY STARTED BETWEEN THE

MODS AND ROCKERS SO WALKING OUT OF

THE HOUSE WAS SUCH A BUZZ.

THE FIRST TIME I WENT UP TOWN TO MEET

OTHER MODS I WAS GIVEN THE

NICKNAME MINTY BECAUSE MY CHRISTIAN

NAME IS MURRAY. I WENT AND HAD MY

FIRST EVER ALCHOLIC DRINK, A HALF PINT

OF SKOL, I WAS TOO SCARED TO ORDER A

PINT. I WAS A 15 YEAR OLD WHO LOOKED

12 BUT STILL MANAGED TO BLAG DRINKS

THROUGH USING BULLSHIT. I REMEMBER

POINTING OUT A PARKED MINI TO THE BAR

STAFF AND STATING IT WAS MINE SO I HAD

TO BE OVER 17 AT LEAST. ONE PLACE WE

COULD GET BEER WAS IN COLLEGE DISCO’S.

THESE PLACES PLAYED GOOD MUSIC FOR

THE TIME, A LOT OF MOTOWN, SIXTIES POP

WITH A BIT OF JAM, TWO-TONE THROWN

IN. OXFORD EVEN HAD IT’S OWN MOD BAND

THE SIX-MORE-PROPHETS.

TERRY ‘MINTY’ MURRAY REMINICES ON HIS

YOUNGER DAYS AS A MOD.

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SATURDAYS WOULD BE SPENT TRAWLING

THE SECOND HAND SHOP’S FOR CLOTHING,

SHIRTS,TIES AND FROM OXFAM MY FIRST

SUIT FOR I THINK £8.00. YES I WAS GETTING

THERE. BY THE END OF ‘79 I HAD MY SUIT,

PARKA, MY FIRST PAIR OF LOAFERS, I WAS

FEELING THE BUSINESS BUT IN EARLY ‘80

EVERYTHING WOULD CHANGE. BY THE

END OF ‘79 THERE WERE AROUND 20 MOD’S

IN MY SCHOOL, IN EARLY ‘80 THIS TURNED

TO AROUND 5 AND THE VIOLENCE ON THE

STREETS WAS UNBELIEVABLE, UNLESS YOU

WERE THERE IN ANY TOWN/CITY IN THE

COUNTRY IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO

DESCRIBE THE LEVELS OF HATRED AND

VIOLENCE AIMED AT MOD’S.

MY ‘MATES’ WHO I WENT TO YOUTH CLUB

WITH THOUGHT IT WAS FUN EVERY WEEK

TO GIVE ME A KICKING. I WAS THINKING

OF GIVING IT ALL UP WHEN I WENT INTO

OXFORD CITY CENTRE ONE DAY AND I

BUMPED INTO SOME EX-MOD’S WHO HAD

ALL TURNED TO THE OTHER SIDE, BEING

ROCKERS. AFTER SAYING HELLO THEY

KICKED THE SHIT OUT OF ME IN FRONT OF

ALL THE SHOPPERS. SOON AFTER I DECIDED

TO GIVE UP BEING A MOD, FOR MYSELF, NOT

BECAUSE SOMEONE TOLD ME TO.

THE REST IS HISTORY REALLY. I BOUGHT

SCOOTERS WHEN LAMBRETTAS WERE

CHEAP, MY STARSTREAM COST £55, THEN

I BOUGHT A LI SERIES 3 FOR £150, AND A

VESPA P200E WAS £759 ON THE ROAD. YOU

TRY TELLING THAT TO THE KIDS OF TODAY,

THEY WONT BELIEVE YOU.

I HAVE MET SOME GREAT PEOPLE FROM

ALL OVER THE COUNTRY OVER THE LAST

COUPLE OF DECADES AND I HAVE MORE

GOOD MEMORIES THAN BAD. SO HERE’S TO

THE MOD SCENE THE BEST THING THAT HAS

EVER HAPPENED TO YOUTH CULTURE AND

IT’S FUCKING BRILLIANT THAT SOME OF THE

BANDS AND PEOPLE ARE BACK.

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MUSIC reVIeW

ORIGINALLY RELEASED AS A DOUBLE ALBUM

BACK IN 1973, QUADROPHENIA HAS BEEN

BROUGHT BACK UP TO DATE, POLISHED

AND EXTENDED WITH A DOUBLE CD BOX

SET WHICH CONTAINS SOME OF THE EARLY

DEMOS AS WELL AS UNUSED SONGS.

QUADROPHENIA IS A TRULY BRITISH PIECE

OF ARTISTRY. THE SECOND OF THE WHO’S

ROCK OPERA’S HAS SOME OF THE MOST

IMPRESSIVE ARRANGEMENTS AND

ORCHESTRAL BACKING OF ITS GENRE BUT

AT THE SAME TIME STILL MAINTAINS A REAL

EARTHINESS AND REALISM TO ITS CHAR

ACTER. THE SONGS ARE FAR MORE PITHY

AND DRAW ON THE BOND YOU DEVELOP

WITH JIMMY’S MENTALLY UNSTABLE PER-

SONALITY, WHO IS THE MAIN CHARACTER

OF THE FILM. IT’ IS NEAR ON IMPOSSIBLE TO

LISTEN TO THE ALBUM WITHOUT

PICTURING PHIL DANIELS, RAY WINSTON,

TOYAH, LESLIE ASH OR STING AS THE FILM

USES ALL OF THE MUSICAL REFERENCES TO

MAKE REAL JIMMY’S LIFE. THE CLARITY AND

COMPLEXITY OF THE TRACKS IS STUNNING.

THE INSTRUMENTATION FROM ALL

INVOLVED IS NOTHING SHORT OF

FANTASTIC WITH EVERY NOTE, EVERY

MOVEMENT AND EVERY VOCAL INTO-

NATION MAKING FOR A

MAGNIFICENT AURAL DELIGHT. THE

TITLE TRACK ALONE IS MESMERISING

IN ITS ENTIRETY WITH PETE’S GUITAR

AND KEITH MOON’S DRUMMING BE-

ING OF PARTICULAR BRILLIANCE.

DIRECTORS CUT

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The WhO - QUADrOPheNIA

QUADROPHENIA IS NOW, MORE THAN EVER, A FANTASTIC HISTORICAL

COMMENTARY ON A VOLATILE ERA IN OUR MUSICAL PAST, BUT ALSO A GREAT

ALBUM THAT CAN, AND SHOULD BE, APPRECIATED FOR ITS OWN INCREDIBLE

MUSICAL QUALITY.

ISSUING A SHORT STATEMENT, THE GUITARIST EXPLAINED THAT THE NEW

EDITION OF THE ALBUM WAS INSPIRED BY THE CONTINUING DEVOTION OF FANS.

“THIS 2011 REVISIT TO THE WHO’S 1973 QUADROPHENIA RECORDING IS INSPIRED

BY CURRENT AND CONTINUING INTEREST IN THE PROJECT,” EXPLAINED

TOWNSHEND.

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THE NEW MOD.Photography: Oliver Watson

Styling: Leanne Webb

Styling Assistant: Jay Bichard

Post Production: Oliver Watson and Leanne Webb

Model: Andy Jobling

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STOCKISTS

G I R L S C A N D O I T T O O

PAG E S 6 - 1 1

I M AG E 1 : M A RTA W E A R S C H E C K E D S H I RT W W W. B E YO N D R E T R O.

C O M / NAV Y T R O U S E R S W W W. H & M . C O M

I M AG E 2 : M A RTA W E A R S D E N I M S H I RT W W W. W E A R E C O W. C O M /

C H I N O S B O S C O M B E V I N TAG E M A R K E T.

I M AG E 3 : M A RTA W E A R S D E N I M S H I RT W W W. T O P M A N . C O M / PA R K A

W W W. B E YO N D R E T R O. C O M

S T O C K I N G F I L L E R S

PAG E S 4 - 5

1 / W W W. M O D I C A J E W E L L E RY. C O M

2 / W W W. H E R I TAG E H E L M E T S . C O M

3 / W W W. E N D C L O T H I N G . C O. U K

4 / W W W. A M A Z O N . C O M

5 / W W W. U R BA N O U T F I T T E R S . C O. U K

6 / W W W. W E A R E T U K T U K . C O M

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T H E N E W M O D

PAG E S 2 6 - 3 5

I M AG E 1 : A N DY W E A R S PA R K A W W W. B E YO N D R E T O. C O M /

T R O U S E R S W W W. J U M P T H E G U N . C O. U K / C H E C K E D S H I RT W W W.

T O P M A N . C O M / S H O E S M O D E L S O W N

I M AG E 2 : A N DY W E A R S PA R K A W W W. B E YO N D R E T R O. C O M /

S H I RT W W W. W E A R E C O W. C O M

I M AG E 3 : A N DY W E A R S L E V I S D E N I M JAC K E T W W W. W E A R E -

C O W. C O M / C H E C K E D S H I RT W W W. T O P M A N . C O M / B L AC K

J E A N S W W W. U R BA N O U T F I T T E R S . C O. U K / S H O E S M O D E L S O W N

I M AG E 4 : A N DY W E A R S D E N I M S H I RT W W W. B E YO N D R E T R O.

C O M / HA R R I N G T O N JAC K E T W W W. BA R AC U TA- G 9 . C O M / WO O L -

L E N HAT W W W. H & M . C O M

I M AG E 5 : A N DY W E A R S D E N I M S H I RT W W W. B E YO N D R E T R O.

C O M / HA R R I N G T O N JAC K E T W W W. BA R AC U TA- G 9 . C O M / WO O L -

L E N HAT W W W. H & M . C O M / B L AC K J E A N S W W W. U R BA N O U T F I T-

T E R S . C O. U K / S H O E S M O D E L S O W N

I M AG E 6 : A N DY W E A R S HA R R I N G T O N JAC K E T W W W. BA R AC U -

TA- G 9 . C O M / S H I RT W W W. W E A R E C O W. C O M / T R O U S E R S W W W.

J U M P T H E G U N . C O. U K / S H O E S M O D E L S O W N

I M AG E 7 : A N DY W E A R S HA R R I N G T O N JAC K E T W W W. BA R AC U -

TA- G 9 . C O M / S H I RT W W W. W E A R E C O W. C O M

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