And God Created Punk

by Mark Perry, Mark P, Erica Echenberg (Photographer)

Book by Perry, Mark, P, Mark, Echenberg, Erica

Genres: Music, History

143 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

From Wikipedia: Mark Perry (15^) is a British writer and musician, and former fanzine publisher.

Perry was a bank clerk when, inspired by The Ramones, he founded the punk fanzine Sniffin' Glue (And Other Rock 'n' Roll Habits) in 1976. Publication ceased in August 1977 when he founded the band Alternative TV.[1

Reviews

[Jim Jones · Rating 3 out of 5]

The best part of this short book is Mark P's introduction where he talks about how he became involved in punk. The photos are good, but the layout of the book is awkward and photos have been stretched to fit the format which takes away from the images. Mark doesn't have a lot interesting to say about the bands and tends to repeat his stories and views (The Clash ruined punk by signing to CBS, The Vibrators and The Stranglers weren't really punk, etc.), so by the end it is a bit tiring and not much new is uncovered.