Väldigt rare bok, "Something Beginning with O” av Kevin Pearce, utgiven av engelska skivbolaget Heavenly, katalognummer HVN 26. Om mods, Northern soul och punk. I synnerhet Vic Godard (Subway Sect), Paul Weller (The Jam/The Style Council) och Kevin Rowland (Dexys Midnight Runners)

Kevin Pearce’s ode to Mod and pop culture from the 1960s onwards

In terms of Mod-related literature, Something Beginning With O is rather leftfield. It doesn’t claim to be definitive, not least because it only has 48 large-format pages, some of those packed with images. But it does offer one man’s view of what Mod is all about. An idealised view, that’s for sure, but one that’s well worth reading. But it’s not just about Mod either. It’s about connections in music.

You see, for Pearce, Mod is just one piece in the modern-day pop culture jigsaw. From it came northern soul, punk, post-punk and if you take it to its logical conclusion (which the author doesn’t), the modern-day indie scene. Along the way, he picks out key bands and key people and takes the odd detour, but never too far from the main thrust of his argument.

ISBN: 0 9503121 0 6