No: Instant Artifact of the New Order Vol. 1, No. 4

A complete copy of the final, spectacular issue of No: Instant Artifact of the New Order—the zine which ultimately provided the name for the No Wave movement. Sclavunos and his classmates at NYU founded the magazine to promote the activities of their band, Mimi & the Dreamboats, but they quickly became focused on covering the live scene at clubs around downtown, particularly the more abrasive bands at work. This final issue, an assemblage of xeroxes and ephemera both printed and in manuscript, includes the xeroxed pamphlets Donovan Reconsidered and Phil Dray’s Drummers. The flexi- disc features "Well, Oh Well" by NNB and "We Like Boys Who Say No" by No Group. A very nice copy of an exceedingly rare issue. Xerox, offset, manuscript. An assemblage of 30 leaves, some stapled at corners, one hand-painted leaf, one leaf of ruled notebook paper with manuscript poem (hand-numbered 287 of 500), 3 pieces of printed ephemera, two side-stapled zines, including the flexi-disc in printed wrapper, with the original stamped envelope. Various sizes, but most 11 x 8 1/2 in. Very good, manila envelope with some tears and soiling, stray spots. …