{"product_id":"9781917923095","title":"Teenage Daydream : We are the Girls Who Play in a Band: A Times Book of the Year 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eby Wykes, Debsey \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMusic: styles \u0026amp; genres\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished 25\/09\/2025 by Putman Publishing (New Modern) in the United Kingdom. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHardback | 304 pages\u003c\/p\u003e163 x 242 x 31mm | 500g\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Times Book of the Year 2025“The godmothers of indie-pop” Mojo“A tale of pop life well lived” Shindig“Winningly captures the devil-may-care optimism of adolescence” GuardianAn evocative coming of age story from one of the UK’s first ever female post-punk musicians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDebsey Wykes was the bass playing singer in the first all girl punk group Dolly Mixture. Thrown into the musky, misogynistic, male dominated world of the UK music industry in the late 1970s, they enjoyed unlikely #1 success alongside Captain Sensible of The Damned on1982’s even unlikelier cover version of ‘Happy Talk’, whilst fame and success on their own individual terms alluded them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDebsey went onto greater prominence with Saint Etienne with who she has performed since 1992, whilst in 2025, desirable Dolly Mixture reissues sell out around the world as quickly as they are printed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a cast of contemporary post-punk heroes – rom Paul Weller and the Jam (their first record label boss) to Madness and the Pogues – Teenage Daydream is a unique coming of age story of youthful ambition, enterprising DIY musical ethics and how an unlikely bunch of school-girl friends ended up on Top of the Pops in home made hula skirts.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tales on Market Street","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43491399565518,"sku":"9781917923095","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7727\/4318\/files\/9781917923095.jpg?v=1776349311","url":"https:\/\/top-hatandtales.co.uk\/products\/9781917923095","provider":"Top Hat \u0026 Tales","version":"1.0","type":"link"}