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A visual history of the artists, fans, and fanzines of widely influential British punk.
Zerox Machine is an immersive journey through the vibrant history of British punk and its associated fanzines from 1976 to 1988. Drawing on an extensive range of previously unpublished materials sourced from private collections across the United Kingdom, Matthew Worley describes and analyzes this transformative era, providing an intimate glimpse into the hopes and anxieties that shaped a generation. Far more than a showcase of covers, Zerox Machine examines the fanzines themselves, offering a rich tapestry of firsthand accounts, personal stories, and subcultural reflections. With meticulous research and insightful analysis, this book captures the spirit and essence of British youth culture, shedding new light on a pivotal movement in music history and offering a unique alternative history of Britain in the 1970s and ’80s.
Zerox Machine is an immersive journey through the vibrant history of British punk and its associated fanzines from 1976 to 1988. Drawing on an extensive range of previously unpublished materials sourced from private collections across the United Kingdom, Matthew Worley describes and analyzes this transformative era, providing an intimate glimpse into the hopes and anxieties that shaped a generation. Far more than a showcase of covers, Zerox Machine examines the fanzines themselves, offering a rich tapestry of firsthand accounts, personal stories, and subcultural reflections. With meticulous research and insightful analysis, this book captures the spirit and essence of British youth culture, shedding new light on a pivotal movement in music history and offering a unique alternative history of Britain in the 1970s and ’80s.
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Table of Contents
Intro I Want You, Autonomy: The Becoming of Punk’s Fanzines to 1976
Part One Viva La Rock ‘n’ Roll: Punk Fanzines, 1976–8
1 The Image Has Cracked: ‘London’ Fanzines
2 Good Missionaries: Proselytizing the Provinces
Part Two The Medium Was Tedium? Punk and ‘Post-Punk’ Fanzines, 1978–80
3 Occupied Territory: Punk-Related Fanzines
4 Paradise Lost: Art and Politics
Part Three Heard Too Much About: Punk and ‘Post-Punk’ Fanzines, 1980–82
5 Rival Tribal Rebel Revel: Fanzines Fragment
6 Don’t Tell Me You Care: Fanzines and Politics
Part Four You’ve Got Everything Now: Punk-Informed Fanzines, 1982–5
7 Is It Really So Strange? Fanzines, Functions and Formats
8 Oscillate Wildly: Fanzines and Post-Punk Culture
Outro My Little Underground: Fanzine Debate and Fanzine Reinvigoration, 1984–8
References
Select Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Photo Acknowledgements
Index
Part One Viva La Rock ‘n’ Roll: Punk Fanzines, 1976–8
1 The Image Has Cracked: ‘London’ Fanzines
2 Good Missionaries: Proselytizing the Provinces
Part Two The Medium Was Tedium? Punk and ‘Post-Punk’ Fanzines, 1978–80
3 Occupied Territory: Punk-Related Fanzines
4 Paradise Lost: Art and Politics
Part Three Heard Too Much About: Punk and ‘Post-Punk’ Fanzines, 1980–82
5 Rival Tribal Rebel Revel: Fanzines Fragment
6 Don’t Tell Me You Care: Fanzines and Politics
Part Four You’ve Got Everything Now: Punk-Informed Fanzines, 1982–5
7 Is It Really So Strange? Fanzines, Functions and Formats
8 Oscillate Wildly: Fanzines and Post-Punk Culture
Outro My Little Underground: Fanzine Debate and Fanzine Reinvigoration, 1984–8
References
Select Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Photo Acknowledgements
Index
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