The rockers rode motor-bikes: probably British in those days.  Try watching the movie of 'Quadrophenia' - if you can bear it.  Much is explained.

Otis was the Man, there was a Stax Revue that visited the UK in '67, I was just a tad too young at 14 yrs to go to see it at Hammersmith Odeon,(probably didn't have the 10 shillings to get in),wonder if Uncle Ian was there,  but I have a copy of the poster on my study wall, I can honestly say I never took any drugs of any description in my youth, now booze was a different story.. and Robbie - for me it was always Julie Driscoll for mod birds, what a sort, wow ,

Yes, but it will give our esteemed NYC poster some idea of what we're talking about.

You'll have fun spotting the errors...

Yes, Jdemy, Psychomania was a really bizarre one! Toad fixated zombie bikers... can't say it wasn't original. The soundtrack was rereleased a few years back.

Oh- and Nigel Bruce and Basil Rathbone!

Always loved them. I've been listening to the original radio shows on podcast lately. Absolutely wonderful.

Julie Driscoll... my word, thanks for reminding me. I have a book with a collection of photographs of all the artists signed to EMI, and affiliated labels, in the 60s. All the pictures are around the Manchester Square area where EMI's HQ was. Some great pics : Davy Jones and The Lower Third in 1965 high Mod (the perfect French line haircuts,, all in great continental style shoes with espadrille type soles), Georgie F in madras jacket, knit tie and pin-through collar shirt, and Julie, the gorgeous Julie, standing in the middle of the square, those fantastic eyes, a cute cap atop that amazing haircut, and the body... well let's just say she is in skin-tight cord jeans which always make me feel a little bit unnecessary.

We are now so far away from the original mod(ernist) era that establishing facts is completely pointless and unachievable. It's all conjecture, and there to be interpreted however you wish. There's a bloke on Instagram, Wayne Kirwan from Buckhurst Hill, who talks such extensive bollocks it has completely eroded my interest in what was happening 58-62. I know Johnny Simons told me about a small group of modernists in one corner of the Lyceum in 59, mainly Jewish guys, one of whom was Steven Berkoff. They had their scooters parked outside. This have been near the start of it all. It's only 6 years from this to The Who making a din.

Julie Driscoll for me seemed to 'go weird' very quickly so the 'fancying' didn't last long.

^ 'The Who making a din'.  Indeed.  They became even more absurd than the Rolling Stones (bad enough) with their concept albums, equipment-wrecking and general air of wanky self-indulgence.  Moon was just about the biggest prick of all time (not like Charlie, who stayed cool and always looked like a gentleman).  If any of you doubt my word on this, take a shufti at Ken Russell's film of 'Tommy'.  Better still, don't, you'll vomit.

It's not The Who in particular - rock music in general is highly overrated and increasingly dated. I was recently reading some overblown tosh about how incredible The Beatles were. And yet I would say 99% of the people I've met or read who rave about them were there at the time. Now to many of us they sound very dated. I certainly agree that they were (arguably) the best rock band ever - but rock is a bit crap compared to other genres back then (i.e. 60s and 70s).

It's true The Kinks had some good songs. And I suppose they would be categorised as rock.