{"product_id":"day-the-country-died-a-history-of-anarcho-punk-1980-1984-paperback","title":"Day the Country Died: A History of Anarcho Punk 1980-1984 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIan Glasper\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Day the Country Died\u003c\/em\u003e features author, historian, and musician Ian Glasper (\u003cem\u003eBurning Britain\u003c\/em\u003e) exploring in minute detail the influential, esoteric, UK anarcho punk scene of the early Eighties.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf the colorful '80s punk bands captured in \u003cem\u003eBurning Britain\u003c\/em\u003e were loud, political, and uncompromising, those examined in \u003cem\u003eThe Day the Country Died\u003c\/em\u003e were even more so, totally prepared to risk their liberty to communicate the ideals they believed in so passionately.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith Crass and Poison Girls opening the floodgates, the arrival of bands such as Zounds, Flux of Pink Indians, Conflict, Subhumans, Chumbawamba, Amebix, Rudimentary Peni, Antisect, Omega Tribe, and Icons of Filth heralded a brand new age of honesty and integrity in underground music. With a backdrop of Thatcher's Britain, punk music became self-sufficient and considerably more aggressive, blending a DIY ethos with activism to create the perfectly bleak soundtrack to the zeitgeist of a discontented British youth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt was a time when punk stopped being merely a radical fashion statement, and became a force for real social change; a genuine revolutionary movement, driven by some of the most challenging noises ever committed to tape. Anarchy, as regards punk rock, no longer meant \"cash from chaos.\" It meant \"freedom, peace, and unity.\" Anarcho punk took the rebellion inherent in punk from the beginning to a whole new level of personal awareness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll the scene's biggest names, and most of the smaller ones, are comprehensively covered with new, exclusive interviews and hundreds of previously unseen photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIan Glasper\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, the founder of the now-defunct Blackfish Records, which released 20 punk, hardcore, and metalcore albums, and a member of many DIY punk bands. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eArmed with Anger\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTrapped in a Scene: UK Hardcore 1985-1989\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760402596128,"sku":"9781604865165","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0d1c87436549c90f25f7421d9078fd69.webp?v=1780179077","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/day-the-country-died-a-history-of-anarcho-punk-1980-1984-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}