Music and Sea Tattoos

by Don Ed Hardy (Editor)

Includes profiles on tattooers Greg Irons, Bob Roberts, Doc Webb, Pinky Yun, Leo Zulueta, aquaticand seafaring tattoo themes, Pacific island tattoo traditions, punk rock, and more.96 full color pages.

95 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1988

Reviews

[Tom Schulte · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rich with pictures and history, this is an excellent compendium explores the history and trends of tattooing. The focus is maritime in the first half with a lot of Sailor Jerry flash. This includes history and trends of tattooing like the cross at sea and -- so a sailor can say he slept with some in each port -- ladies on each leg. A briefer concluding section is the music part, including tats on members of The Stray Cats, The Misfts, Sec Pistols, and more generally calling the punk scene a tattoo revival movement.

[Dustin the wind Crazy little brown owl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read it while waiting at the tattoo shop :-)