If you’ve ever wanted to see what it was like during a seminal time on the White Isle, then you need to check Dave Swindell’s ‘Ibiza ’89’ book. Start muttering about the quality of pills and what constitutes ‘Balearic’ and all that good stuff, while leafing through some gorgeous photos of the time.
There’s over 100 photos where you’ll see ravers, clear blue skies, and evenings spent insode Amnesia, Pacha, Cafe Del Mar, Ku and all the gorgeous peach tops and linen trousers. You know it’s filled with the good stuff from the off, don’t you? It’ll be a time-machine for the young and a rolling back of the years for the older.
“It was easy to believe that almost anything was possible in Ibiza in 1989; that many of the big clubs put MDMA powder into their cocktails; that the music could jump across genres and not only be exciting, but better than the sum of its parts; that there was always another club or bar to carry on to as long as you wanted to carry on; that it didn’t really matter about your age or sexual preference or how much money you had if you came for the fiesta and the music (although it helped to dress up to get into Pacha, and only the wealthy could buy tables overlooking the dance floors there); that there was always a secret cove or beach where you could create your own party… And all of that was pretty much true.”
Swindells’ images were initially compiled in a small book, but now, IDEA have expanded it with extra photos and a beautiful softcover with deep gold foiling, and now there’s an added foreward by Terry Farley, and more.
Get your copy right now, before you end up scouring eBay for it in 2 year’s time trying to pay quadruple off some canny collector who snagged multiple copies for themselves while you ummed and aaahed.
The Pop Corporation 
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