Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. London: Millington/Davison Publishing Ltd., 1977. [128]pp; b&w photo-illus. 4to. Glued in photo-illustrated wraps. Small damp stain at base of spine, mild edge wear, light toning to leaves; near fine. An early work documenting the first wave of UK and US punk bands through interviews, show reviews, photographs, etc. With over a dozen contributors, most of whom were authors of seminal early punk fanzines. Profiled bands include The Damned, The Slits, Television, The Buzzcocks, The Adverts, The Vibrators, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Alternative TV, The Lurkers, Generation X, The Sex Pistols, X Ray Spex, The Ramones, The Clash, et al. Heavily illustrated throughout with black-and-white photographs. A particularly sharp copy of a book often found the worse for wear.
Published by New York Rocker, New York, 1979
First Edition
newspaper. Condition: Very good. first edition. 12 x 17 in. Newsprint. 1979 NY Rock periodical. Condition is VERY GOOD ; covers clean, contents all there and clean. Light wear to edges, price sticker on front cover. Music. Stax.
Published by Alan Anger, London, 1977
Seller: Mare Booksellers ABAA, IOBA, Dover, NH, U.S.A.
Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Single stapled format. Approximately 11 ½ by 8 ¼ inches. 15 leaves, printed on single sides only. Black and white photos and clip art throughout. Written by Alan Thunder or Anger, the vocalist for the band the Rowdies, Live Wire ran for 19 issues and offered interviews and commentary on the punk scene. As Thunder states "oh no, not another bloody fanzine. Well this is another fanzine-only it's gonna be different. I mean it." News on the Sex Pistols and Slits show, The Clash, Chelsea, Generation X, the Jam and others. VERY GOOD condition. Light curling at the corners. Staple slightly rusted, with minor staining around it. Minor toning. A few small spots of rust stains to the covers.
Published by Alan Anger, London, 1977
Seller: Mare Booksellers ABAA, IOBA, Dover, NH, U.S.A.
Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Single stapled format. Approximately 11 ¾ by 8 ¼ inches. 9 leaves, including covers. Black and white photos and clip art throughout. Written by Alan Anger, the vocalist for the band the Rowdies, Live Wire ran for 19 issues and offered interviews and commentary on the punk scene. Issue seven, with pieces on Defiant, the Violators, Sex Pistols, etc. VERY GOOD condition. Minor toning. Light curling at the corners. Staple slightly rusted, with minor staining around it.
Published by Millington, Davison Publishing Limited, Southampton, 1977
Seller: Itziar Arranz Libros & Dribaslibros, Boadilla del Monte, M, Spain
Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Condition: Bien. 4º mayor. Rústica ilustrada. Portada, 124 pp. + 1h aprox. Ejemplar sin paginar. Profusamente ilustrado. Contenido: Damned.- Girl Bands.- Buzzcocks.- Sex and mental oppression.- etc. Buen estado de conservación. Ver fotografías.
Published by Millington, Davison Publishing, London, 1977
Seller: Mare Booksellers ABAA, IOBA, Dover, NH, U.S.A.
First Edition
Wraps. Condition: Good. First Edition. First edition. Black and white photo illustrated wraps. Unpaginated. Black and white photos throughout. A work documenting the punk scene in the UK, mostly through interviews, along with pieces written by zinesters such as Lucy Toothpaste, Charlie Chainsaw and others. Includes interviews with the Damned, Slits, Ramones, the Clash, Siouxsie and the Banshees, etc. GOOD condition. Minor toning to the covers. Moderate spotting and staining to the rear cover. Minor soiling, creasing and edgewear. Light toning in the interior.
Published by London: Millington, Davison Publishing Limited, 1977, 1977
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
First Edition
US$ 413.94
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Add to basketFirst edition, first impression. An early book on punk, a year into the movement, by the writers and photographers that produced the fanzines. Interviews and gig reviews of The Damned, Slits, Cortinas, Television, Buzzcocks, Adverts, Alternative TV, Vibrators, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Boys, The Heartbreakers, The Lurkers, The Jam, Generation X, Sex Pistols, Chelsea, X Ray Spex, Ramones, 999, Slaughter and the Dogs, Johnny Moped, Stranglers, Eater, Squeeze, Penetration, XTC, Wire and the Clash. Quarto. Illustrated throughout with many full page black and white photographs. Original illustrated wrappers, lettering to front cover in red. Spine toned, light foxing to preliminary pages.