Forgotten magazines
Posted by Handsome.P.Wonderful on 4 October 2008 - 4:58pm.
Looking through the latest issue of Word and the final 'Found In The Attic', I was a bit miffed to note that one of my favourite magazines of the 70s, Street Life, was missing. However, whilst my memory was that it was a music mag, further limited web research (there is very little information available) suggests it was much more an arts and lifestyle magazine.
For me, it was definitely the Word of its day, the magazine I looked forward to every month and, again from memory, excellent writing. It was a sad day when it ceased publication.
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This one takes me back...
As does this...
the painted covers
of look-in where quite striking, not something you see much anyone know who did the artwork?
Street Life
I remember very fondly. Wasn't Pete Townshend on the cover of the first issue?
It is Pete Townsend
but it's actually not a photo - it's either a brilliant painting or it maybe a papier mache model. I can't tell.
The mag is dated Nov 1 - 14 1975 and cost 25p. It has features on, amongst others, Tanya Tucker, Robert Palmer, a Lindsay Anderson season of comedies at The Lyric, The Conservative Party winter conference in Blackpool, Kokomo, John Martyn, Art Garfunkel, The Sadistic Mika Band, a ladies darts team from the Bridge House in London, and I'm only up to page 12 of 56!
Later there's a 2 page feature by Robin Katz on Bruce Springsteen, 5 pages of Penny Valentine on The Who, Eric Von Daniken, Billy Walker and Bunny Johnson on heavyweight boxing, 4 pages by John Hoyland about anarchy and revolution in Portugal (?) and reviews of Ommadawn, Agharta, Another Geen World, Siren, and Fawlty Towers. Finally, there's Leo Sayer talking about motor racing and his fascination with cars.
Phew. And all for 25p
It is Pete Townsend
but it's actually not a photo - it's either a brilliant painting or it maybe a papier mache model. I can't tell.
The mag is dated Nov 1 - 14 1975 and cost 25p. It has features on, amongst others, Tanya Tucker, Robert Palmer, a Lindsay Anderson season of comedies at The Lyric, The Conservative Party winter conference in Blackpool, Kokomo, John Martyn, Art Garfunkel, The Sadistic Mika Band, a ladies darts team from the Bridge House in London, and I'm only up to page 12 of 56!
Later there's a 2 page feature by Robin Katz on Bruce Springsteen, 5 pages of Penny Valentine on The Who, Eric Von Daniken, Billy Walker and Bunny Johnson on heavyweight boxing, 4 pages by John Hoyland about anarchy and revolution in Portugal (?) and reviews of Ommadawn, Agharta, Another Geen World, Siren, and Fawlty Towers. Finally, there's Leo Sayer talking about motor racing and his fascination with cars.
Phew. And all for 25p
Strange Things
Does anyone remember a wonderful if short-lived mag called "Strange Things Are Happening"? It was around late 80s, early 90s, if I recall correctly. It was full of obscure bands, cult films, and just general weirdness. No idea who published it or why it stopped.
Ptolomeic weirdness
Wasn't that one linked to Nick Saloman a.k.a. The Bevis Frond and the Ptolomeic Telescope modern psychedelia collective?
There are a pile of copies around here somewhere, and you've just reminded me about them.
This calls for an exploratory ascent into the junkshop heaven that is my garage loft. I may be some time...
A quick Google
revels that there were only ever about 7 issues - so I must have about half of the run! If only I could find them. Must take a look where that White Rabbit disappeared in the corner of the garden...
It seemed like there were more
I'm surprised there were only 7 issues, it seemed like a lot more. There are a few issues for sale on eBay.co.uk by the way.
Three letters LTZ, LIS - (something like that?)
This came out in a Readers Digest booklet format probably in the late 1980s. Only survived perhaps 3 issues. There was a great deal of content - the highlight being a very, very candid interview with a bitter John Noakes. Amazing that it didn't continue, really.
I don't remember that magazine
However the John Noakes interview sounds interesting. I'd guess if he was bitter he felt the BBC had done him wrong.
Flexis
I still own the flexipop singles and the first 4 track (I think??) single that came with The Hit.
Speed and Power
Anyone remember that one?
Aimed at lads of my then age (9 to 13). Ran weekly for about 2 or 3 years in the mid-70's before being amalgamted into Look and Learn. Which devastated me.
It dealt with features on fast cars, jets and military weaponry.
It was a thing of joy for a young boy yet to have his head turned by the likes of Thin Lizzy and Dr Feelgood.
Did I keep any? Nope. Sheeeyit.