Youth subcultures have their own histories. Though ‘subculture’ may be a contested term, it is still used by many academics to explain youthful allegiances and leisure practices. In the nearly 40 years since scholars at the University of Birmingham’s Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies (CCCS) first examined post-war youth in Britain, subsequent researchers have become familiar with a plethora of youth identities. Whether or not ‘subculture’ is the most salient term for discourse surrounding contemporary youth practices, it still remains relevant when examining the accumulated histories of youth culture during the second half of the twentieth century.