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Post by timothymayer on Oct 29, 2009 19:52:33 GMT
Odly enough there doesn't seem to be an American equivalent. Which I find a little strange seeing where The Hell's Angels originated. Anyone know of Agro USA?
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Post by dem bones on Oct 30, 2009 9:24:18 GMT
A number of the books in the Agro Gallery originated in the USA, though as far as the scans go we've usually opted for the UK editions. Justin, who is far better placed to comment on this subject, will tell you the whole UK Hells Angel pulp phenomenon was booted into life when Peter Haining reprinted Jan Hudson's 'non-fiction' account of The Sex & Savagery Of The Hells Angels (Greenleaf Classics, USA, 1966) as a NEL the following year; it went through at least ten reprints over here. Prior to the Angels, Skinheads, Suedeheads and Knuckle Girls, Juvenile Delinquent pulp was a thriving genre in itself on both sides of the pond. |
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Post by timothymayer on Oct 31, 2009 14:44:42 GMT
Well I do have one "Juvie" collection of short stories by Harlan Ellison. I tend to think in terms of 1970's when it comes to paperbacks and I just don't recall any of those books around. Perhaps if I went further back, I would. It still amazes me how popular they were in the UK.
Perhaps, like westerns, they're a genre which went from Ubiquitous to Extintion.
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