Oil City Confidential

Oil City Confidential

Oil City is 100% Pure Below Sea Level, Canvey Island Noir

2009 · 104 min · ★ 7.8 · Documentary, Music

Director Julien Temple's film celebrates Canvey Island's Dr Feelgood, the Essex R 'n' B band that exploded out of the UK in the prog era of the early Seventies, delivering shows and albums that helped pave the way for pub rock and punk.

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