In his inimitable and entertaining style, Adrian Moulton tells the story of Reading’s local music scene in the aftermath of the infamous Bill Grundy interview with the Sex Pistols which led to the explosion of punk and its DIY attitude.

In the late 1970s and early 80s, hundreds of local bands were formed, new venues opened (and closed), record labels and recording studios sprang up, a network of behind-the-scenes technicians and promoters emerged, fanzines proliferated, and radio stations broadcast unmissable local music programmes.

All this and more is covered in this second volume of When Reading Really Rocked!

Adrian Moulton was a Special Needs teacher for 40 years, teaching English, Drama and Music. A regular broadcaster on local radio, he still writes, records and performs with Reading’s post-punk heroes The Complaints. Married, with children, stepchildren, grand-children and great-grand-children a-plenty, he works in the Sound Machine in Reading. Mike Warth was born and educated in Reading before completing Teacher Training at Milton Keynes College of Education. He taught in Primary schools for 28 years, after which he was appointed as an Education Officer for Special Education, retiring in 2013. He is currently working part-time in the Sound Machine in Reading and is the author of two books on local history, as well as being a significant contributor to a series of books on rock music. He is married with three children, one grandchild and two stepchildren.