Welcome friends, to the official website of your favorite 80’s skinzine Boots-N-Booze. It was the first of its kind, at least here in America, in a time before the internet and for many was the only source of information on our wonderful culture, style, music, and way of life.
On this website you can read all of our old issues as well as other skinzines from back then. We also have a gallery of old photographs of the Santa Cruz skinhead scene as well as bunch of cool videos.
The newest incarnation of BnB is an autobiographical graphic novel anthology series written and illustrated by our original staff, the fourth of which is now available!
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Boots N Booze Top 10
Sounds that keep us sane. Click on each track to play.
Oily Oily That Ain't No Used Car Lot Top 10
1. "We're Coming Back"- Cock Sparrer
4. "Situations"- Slaughter and the Dogs
5. "Joe Hawkins"- The Oppressed
6. "Out in the Cold"- The Business
7. "Do You Wanna Be In My Gang?- Gary Glitter
8 "Sorry"- Johnny Peebucks & The Swingin' Utters
Skinhead Reggae Top 10
1. "The Vampire"-Lee Perry and the Upsetters
2. "Reggae Fever"- The Pioneers
3. "Top of the Pops"- Derrick Harriot
4. "Jesse James"- Laurel Aitken
5. "A Message To You" -Desmond Riley
6. "Clint Eastwood" - The Upsetters
7. "Skinhead train" - The Charmers
8. "Pussy Price"- Laurel Aitken
60's Ska Top 10
2. "King of Kings"- Jimmy Cliff
3. "Don't Call Me Daddy" - Derrick Morgan
5. "Swingin Down The Line"- Jimmy James
7. "Girlstown Ska"- Baba Brooks Band
8. "30 Pieces of Silver"- Prince Buster
Top 10 Sure Shot Soul Hits
1. "Love Factory"- Eloise Laws
3. "It Really Hurts Me Girl" - The Carstairs
4. "Kissing Her and Crying For You" - The Checkmates
5. "Skiing In The Snow"- Wigan Chosen Few
7. "Panic" - Reparta & The Delrons
9. "Band Of Gold" - Freda Payne
10. "A Touch Of Velvet - A String Of Brass"- The Ron Grainer Orchestra