Mothers was THE "home of good sounds". From 1968-1971 the club carved a niche in the history of rock music. This book captures the spirit of the club, telling the story of its rise to fame as the mecca of the underground music scene through the eyes of its members, managers and musicians and helping to explain why Mothers was so unique. The list of bands that performed there reads like a roll call of rock legends. Pink Floyd recorded Ummagumma at Mothers, The Who performed Tommy and Traffic staged their debut gig. As DJ John Peel recalls '.....I sometimes get mail from younger people who live in Erdington who are amazed to hear that for a few years, the best club in Britain - and it was, because I went to most of them - was right here in Birmingham.'.