Plates 1 and 2 Two ‘mould-breaking’ raves held just ten miles apart on 26–7 August 1989
(Photographs: David Swindells)
Plate 3 One of the first instances of records made specifically for the public dancefloor
(Reproduced by kind permission of the Musicians’ Union)
Plate 4 The death of vinyl
(Reproduced by kind permission of DJ magazine)
Plate 5 Front-page coverage of the rave scene, June 1989
(Reproduced by kind permission of the Sun)
Plate 6 A selection of flyers from 1989
(Photograph: David Swindells)
Plate 7 DJ Danny Rampling and his devotees at Shoom
(Photograph: David Swindells)