Before revision: Although the soulboy scene was huge by the early 1980s, it was centred on American funk acts and was largely working class ; therefore it received far less media coverage than more middle class youth cultures of the same period, notably the new romantics.
After revision: Although the soulboy scene was huge by the early 1980s, it was centred on American funk acts and was largely based in decentralised provincial areas on the South East ; therefore it received far less media coverage than other youth cultures of punks and same period, notably the new romantics.