The Metropolis

London in 1988: Yuppies, junkies, and acid house on the DLR

Mike Pollitt | Thursday 9 June, 2011 15:35

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“Walking around the streets of this rapidly changing neighborhood I came across stickers of smiley faces, lots of them. They were everywhere, spreading like a virus. I soon discovered their source and meaning: The stickers represented a new stage in the movement of house music—acid house.”
A Zimbabwean-born American resident paints an interesting picture of London in the late Thatcher/early rave years. He didn’t much like it.

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