[13] Fountain went on to write for other national publications such as The Guardian, where he was a commissioning editor of obituaries from 1994 to 2009,[14] The Observer, The Sunday Times, New Statesman, The Oldie,[15] Evening Standard, SoHo Weekly News, History Today, and New Society.
[17] On the reissue of Underground as an ebook, the reviewer for New Model Journalism wrote: "As a piece of writing, it is a head-long rush, describing the events that shaped the scene as much as the publications itself.
He is also good on the social changes that underpinned the scene – the arrival in London of baby boomers from the US and Australia and a cohort of grammar-school boys who were happy to side step the professions.
Two decades on, the sexual revolution that it appeared to embody, in which women were expected to drop their prudish resistance to male demands, is an embarrassment brilliantly unpicked in this book.
"[18] In 2002, Fountain won further acclaim with the publication of World War II: The People's Story, about which Publishers Weekly said: "This large and fine illustrated history of WWII through the participants' eyes is far above the conventional nostalgia piece.