I swore by Elvis & all the saints that this last teenage year of mine was going to be a real rave. Yes man come whatever this last year of the teenage dream I was out for kicks & fantasy London 1958. A new phenomenon is causing a stir: the teenager. In the smoky jazz clubs of Soho & the coffee bars of Notting Hill the young & the restless
- the absolute beginners
- are revolutionising youth culture & forging a new carefree lifestyle of sex drugs & rocknroll. Moving in the midst of this world of mods & rockers Teddy gangs & trads. & snapping every scene with his trusty Rolleiflex is Mac Innes young photographer whose unique wit & honest views remain the definitive account of London life in the 1950s & what it means to be a teenager. In this twentieth century cult classic Mac Innes captures the spirit of a generation & creates the style bible for anyone interested in Mod culture & the changing face of London in the era of the first race riots & the lead up to the swinging Sixties...