Class of '88

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<p><b></b> <b>Organised crime puts on a smiley face.</b> <b></b> When the Summer of Love hit Britain in 88, Wayne embraced the bright new world of dance music, MDMA and all-night celebrations. But alongside the ecstasy, his natural East End entrepreneurial instincts kicked in, and he began to organise the infamous Genesis dance parties for thousands of kids. Wayne soon became a key figure in the high octane, technicolour rave scene.</p><p>But beneath the shiny, smiley surfaces, he quickly found himself in a vicious world of violence, police harassment and organised crime, for which he was totally unsuited and unprepared. He was beaten by ex-paratroopers, menaced by gangsters, kidnapped, confronted with sawn off shotguns and threatened with murder, all so Britain could party like never before.</p><p>When<i>Class of 88</i>was first published, it was so popular that Foyles dedicated an entire window to the book for a month. Now, re-issued for the 30th anniversary, this is Waynes very lively, highly individual account of the two years he spent as an illegal party promoter, leading the rave revolution which was sweeping the UK, changing lives, music and popular culture forever.</p>

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In 1987, Wayne Anthony and two friends established the legendary Genesis raves that were attended by the wide-eyed, loved-up youth of the late Eighties and early Nineties. Wayne and the Genesis team took Acid House to the masses and changed the face of British rave culture.<i></i>Wayne then promoted a series of events around Europe, released a series of infamous compilation albums under the banner Havin' It. Since then Wayne has been involved in Internet start-ups and tech companies. He spent the last ten years at the helm of<i>LSD Magazine</i>, one of Europe's biggest street art graffiti networks. He is currently in the process of launching the worlds first dedicated street art graffiti channel from Los Angeles.

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