{"product_id":"the-teds-hardcover-book-copy","title":"The Teds (hardcover book)","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003eThe Teds (hardcover book) by Chris Steele-Perkins \u0026amp; Richard Smith\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1956 was a watershed year for Teddy Boys.\u003cbr\u003eIn September that year the Bill Haley film \u003cem\u003eRock Around The Clock\u003c\/em\u003e arrived in the UK.\u003cbr\u003eWith five records in the top twenty, Haley was a major star and the film screened at some three hundred cinemas across the country.\u003cbr\u003eIt wasn't long before the riots started\u003cbr\u003eAt London's Elephant and Castle Trocadero seats were slashed, and when the police attempted to disperse a throng of jiving, singing teenagers, bottles and fireworks were thrown; four shop windows were smashed.\u003cbr\u003eTwo police were injured and nine Teds arrested.\u003cbr\u003eThere was further trouble in many other cities including Manchester and London, whilst in Birmingham, Blackpool, and Belfast the film was banned.\u003cbr\u003eWhilst the appearance of Teds can be traced back a couple of years earlier, 1956 was the true Year of The Teds - the year in which they became central to youth culture in the UK and could no longer be ignored.\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in 1979 'The Teds' looks at this phenomenon.\u003cbr\u003eA classic of British documentary photography, it is a vivid and absorbing book combining image and text to tell a fascinating story that spans some three decades.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54804557201737,"sku":"9781911306054","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1008\/3427\/9753\/files\/the_teds_book_1_1_1.jpg?v=1776345694","url":"https:\/\/www.raucousrecords.com\/products\/the-teds-hardcover-book-copy","provider":"Raucous Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}