1967 A.P. Jephcott Time of One’s Own 132: [graffiti in illus.] Tongs [i.e. a gang name] ya bass.at bass, n.1
1967 A.P. Jephcott Time of One’s Own 43: They want you to wear big baggy trousers and a big knotted tie and big daft shoes which are called beatle [sic] crushers.at beetle-crusher (n.) under beetle, n.1