A Scene In Between – The Fashions Of 80s UK Indie Music

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A new book, A Scene In Between, charts the vintage fashions of the UK indie scene of the 1980s. Here’s The Pastels shot by Jim Barr outside Rough Trade in 1986.

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Here’s young upstarts Morrissey and Marr of The Smiths, shot by Martin Whitehead in 1983. They’re playing Moles Club, in Bath, and Marr is modelling the bowl cut that was a staple of the scene’s look.

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Norman Blake, Francis Macdonald, Billy Woods, Duglas T Stewart, Jim McCulloch and Joe McAlinden of BMX Bandits, shot by Sharon Fitzgerald in Bellshill in 1987.

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John Mohan and Philip King of The Servants pile into a tour van in Brighton in 1985.

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Robert Cooksey, James Roberts, Bridget Duffy, Simon Woodcock, Mark Bevin of The Sea Urchins shot in 1986 by Mick Geoghagen. Heralding from West Bromwich, The Sea Urchins personify the ‘80s/’60s indie youth crossover style – going for the all out anorak attack.

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Orange Juice photographed by by Peter Mc Arthur live at The Spaghetti Factory, Glasgow in 1981.

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