57 Varieties is an amazing page-turning journey through the music scene of the early 1980s featuring an exclusive collection of never-republished vintage interviews with some of the biggest names in music: including Queen, Bob Marley, AC/DC, The Beach Boys, Paul & Linda McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, The Clash, The Sex Pistols, The Jam, The Damned, Marc Bolan, Malcolm McLaren, The Buzzcocks, Iggy Pop, The Who, X-Ray Spex, Blondie, The Stranglers, Dr Feelgood, Ian Dury, Spandau Ballet and many, many more.

An updated reissue of what, along with England's Dreaming, has become the acknowledged seminal work on punk. Cain was at every major gig and interviewed all of the acts at the time. He was viewed as an 'insider' and his access was unrivalled. This book is a vibrant and fast-paced trip through an extraordinary year. Includes major new interviews with Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten, Strangler Hugh Cornwell and Rat Scabies of The Damned.