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Defying Gravity: Jordan's Story

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The image of Jordan in her white shards of beehive and Mondrian make-up is one of the most iconic in pop history. Here is what was really going on behind those watchful eyes when Anarchy hit the UK...
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  • 12 September 2019
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The image of Jordan in her white shards of beehive and Mondrian make-up is one of the most iconic in pop history. Here is what was really going on behind those watchful eyes when Anarchy hit the UK.

How did a ballet-mad girl from the country make her way, via the clandestine gay clubs of Brighton and London, to the 430 King's Road and the eye of punk's storm in London? How could she share hair-raising adventures with McLaren and Westwood, The Sex Pistols, Adam and his Ants, Derek Jarman and Andy Warhol, and then just disappear?

With commentary from key players including Vivienne Westwood, Paul Cook, Marco Pirroni, Holly Johnson, and her partner behind the SEX/Seditionaries counter, Michael Collins, plus a wealth of never-before-seen images from Simon Barker, Sheila Rock, and Harri Peccinotti, Jordan finally reveals her outrageous life story.

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Price: $28.99
Pages: 464
Publisher: Omnibus Press
Imprint: Omnibus Press
Publication Date: 12 September 2019
ISBN: 9781913172862
Format: Paperback
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"If you've never read a book about punk, this is the only one you'll ever need." New Statesman

"This is not just a great book - it is a real page turner. It is an important resource in the story of punk. In short, it is a 100% stone cold, 24 karat classic. Buy it or regret it" HiFi World

"Jordan's extraordinary gospel is here to set you straight... It's a book about fashion, fetishism, music, drugs, individuality, strength in adversity, death, reinvention and rebirth. But most of all it's the story of a pioneering spirit; the first punk on the block; a woman who empowered a generation and whose totemic inspiration changed the entire landscape of popular music." Classic Rock, 9/10