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Mod Media: A list of media from, and about the 50's and 60's
By an Amazon.com customer
ContemporaryContemporary by Lesley Jackson
Buy new: $27.55 / Used from: $10.79
The first of Jackson's two great books on Mid-century design.
The SixtiesThe Sixties by Lesley Jackson
Buy new: $27.54 / Used from: $2.99
A book that really explores the various design currents in the 60's. With a British perspective.
PopuluxePopuluxe by Thomas Hine
Buy used from: $0.15
An look at the design trends and marketing concepts in 1950's America.
Atomic Ranch: Design Ideas for Stylish Ranch HomesAtomic Ranch: Design Ideas for Stylish Ranch Homes by Michelle Gringeri-Brown
Buy new: $26.37 / Used from: $26.30
Samplings of some of the fantastic homes from the magazine.
Eichler: Modernism Rebuilds the American DreamEichler: Modernism Rebuilds the American Dream by Paul Adamson
Buy new: $31.50 / Used from: $19.94
The Work of Charles and Ray Eames: A Legacy of InventionThe Work of Charles and Ray Eames: A Legacy of Invention
Buy used from: $12.00
Curiously Sinister Art of Jim FloraCuriously Sinister Art of Jim Flora by Jim Flora
Buy new: $23.79 / Used from: $16.99
The Mischievous Art of Jim FloraThe Mischievous Art of Jim Flora by Irwin Chusid
Buy new: $29.88 / Used from: $25.03
Mod: A Very British PhenomenonMod: A Very British Phenomenon by Terry Rawlings
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $15.20
For Absolute Begginers and everyone else.
British Beat: Then, Now And Rare 1960-1969British Beat: Then, Now And Rare 1960-1969 by Terry Rawlings
Buy new: $28.45 / Used from: $18.79
A great, comprehensive guide to most every British rock band of the 60's.
The London NovelsThe London Novels by Colin MacInnes
Buy new: $14.08 / Used from: $6.72
You should read these, that's all I have to say. Read Absolute Beginners, explore the roots of Mod......
Brighton RockBrighton Rock by Graham Greene
Buy new: $10.88 / Used from: $4.06
Okay this has nothing to do with the mid-century, but great lit is timeless...is it not?
Sixties British Cinema (The History of British Film)Sixties British Cinema (The History of British Film) by Robert Murphy
Buy used from: $26.14
Saturday Night And Sunday MorningSaturday Night And Sunday Morning
Buy new: $13.49 / Used from: $3.38
A film as good as the book! My fave from the British New Wave.
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (Plume Contemporary Fiction)Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (Plume Contemporary Fiction) by Alan Sillitoe
Buy new: $11.25 / Used from: $1.25
You SHOULD read Sillitoe!
The Loneliness of the Long Distance RunnerThe Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
Buy new: $5.79 / Used from: $5.78
There's not much to say except that any fan of 60's film should see this one..
The Loved OneThe Loved One
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $8.99
My god this is funny!
Smashing TimeSmashing Time
Buy used from: $31.99
A funny spoof of "Swinging London" with the wonderful Rita Tushingham.
A Taste of Honey AKA Egy Csepp Mez [Region 2]A Taste of Honey AKA Egy Csepp Mez [Region 2]
Buy used from: $17.80
If only this were available here in Region 1......
The Ipcress FileThe Ipcress File
Buy used from: $58.50
Forget James Bond....Michael Caine knows how to play it cool.
Funeral in BerlinFuneral in Berlin
Buy used from: $95.89
Not as great as Ipcress, but still great.
The HauntingThe Haunting
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $6.48
A modernist horror movie? Well maybe not, but Claire Bloom's devine costumes are by Mary Quant (and it's a good film to boot!).
SectualitySectuality by The Downliners Sect
Buy used from: $88.91
Be a sect maniac!
Secret Agent (aka Danger Man) - The Complete Collection Megaset 2007Secret Agent (aka Danger Man) - The Complete Collection Megaset 2007
Buy used from: $339.95
Before he was No. 6, he was......DANGER MAN!
Withnail and I - Criterion CollectionWithnail and I - Criterion Collection
Buy new: $20.99 / Used from: $15.99
Soul of MannSoul of Mann by Manfred Mann
Buy used from: $48.94
Ah,,, Manfred Mann istrumentals..
The Manfred Mann Album/My Little Red Book of WinnersThe Manfred Mann Album/My Little Red Book of Winners by Manfred Mann
Buy new: $16.97 / Used from: $6.73
There is more to Manfred Mann than "Do Wah Diddy"....