In Teenage Daydream Debsey Wykes traces her diverse, sometimes feverish, passions - for Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, the Bay City Rollers, Stevie Nicks, the Shangri-Las, Patti Smith, Blondie, the Ramones - as she moves from pinning up posters on her bedroom wall to the real-world, live gig scene before she formed Dolly Mixture with her best mates and became part of the line-up
Dolly Mixture played with some of the most influential groups of the time, including the Fall, Dexys Midnight Runners, the Jam and the Undertones - as well as having U2 support them while both bands were still in their teens. For a brief moment - signing with Paul Weller's record label and enjoying a chart-topping collaboration with Captain Sensible on 'Happy Talk' - success seemed theirs for the taking.
This is a bittersweet coming-of-age story of youthful enterprise and a determination to create your own rules and identity - as musicians and as young women. Dolly Mixture remain an influential force within post-punk, signalling the way for the indie pop that followed, and the band's contribution to the music industry continues to be celebrated by fans worldwide.
Debsey's early diaries and reflections, alongside the fan letters and photos that accompany them, are a beautiful reminder of how confusion about yourself and life in general can be dealt with by dressing up and writing songs.
Size: 242 x 163mm (hardback with dust jacket)
Pages: 320
Publisher: New Modern
