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THE QUADROPHENIA EFFECT A history of the German scooter scene

It’s long been accepted that the scooter scene in Britain originated in the 1950s and has continued to evolve ever since that time. However, in other countries this progression occurred much later, although most have, to some degree, been influenced by British scooterist culture. Among the largest scenes in the world is that in Germany and although it’s developed a very distinctive style its origins are shared with that of the modern UK scene. Inevitably that means the film with a title beginning with the letter Q.

Film and TV

The British Mod revival of the late 1970s was largely attributable to the release of Quadrophenia and the New Wave music explosion that took place almost simultaneously. Punk was in its death throes and the media were ready to create hype around the next big youth movement; even if it was a revamp of something from the 1960s. That type of exposure didn’t happen elsewhere, and it was only when the film was shown on German TV a few years later that it started to have an effect. Just as in

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