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PostPosted: Thu Mar 04, 2004 2:52 am    Post subject: Online Fanzine! Reply with quote

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Online Fanzine!

Anyone out there remmember fanzines?

Nowadays we got the WWW. but back in the late seventies/early eighties, the only way that information could be got over on the 'Underground' was by Photocopied Fanzines!
In Luton in 1979 a such fanzine ( The Suss ) apeared, reporting on news and 'Punk' issues around local bands (UK Decay, Pnuemania, etc ).
About seven or eight issues in totall were issued.

The first issue, using the 'Sun' newspaper logo with the 'n' replaced with the nazi 'SS' logo was photocopied and about 150 copies and 10 pages were made. These being hastilly distributed about the local (Luton) venues and particullaly UK Decay concerts.
By the end 'Rough Trade' had taken over manufacture and distributing 'The Suss' and were doing about 2000 to three thousand an issue!
Editorial control however was never compomised and often critisism was levelled at 'bad taste' 'bad spelling' etc but there was no getting away from the fact that such Fanzines as the Suss offered much seeked 'alternative' information in the pre WWW. era.
It also played a valuable insight into the world of UK Decay.
So for the first time ( as far as I know! ) This website will be making available online 'Tha Suss' in its original format albeit .JPG

Watch this Space! Twisted Evil
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 04, 2004 8:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Does anyone remmember 'The Suss'?


'The Suss Issue 3' august 1979
Full online version will be available on the http://www.ukdecay.co.uk website soon! Twisted Evil Twisted Evil
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 3:21 am    Post subject: The front cover of episode 5 of 'The Suss' Reply with quote


The front cover of episode 5 of 'The Suss'
Probablly published around Sept/Oct 1979. Around the same time the Soviets invaded Afghanistan!
'The Suss' was 'A no Holes barred' pollitical/sociological/ideological homegrown community 'Fanzine', that always 'Topicalised' current events relevent to the times......wether it was a blistering 'Lambast ' against Lord Mountbatan ( Who got assasinated in a bomblast on his private yacht by a bomb which was planted, allegedlly by the IRA!) or the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan..'The Suss' was 'On It'

In a way, 'the Suss' was a definative precursor to what you might see today online when you visit a website, the technology simply wasnt there in the day Twisted Evil ! Arrow
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 10, 2004 6:43 pm    Post subject: The Suss what a cracker from watty Reply with quote

I think if the suss had been based in London it would of out sold private eye. Lets hope they bring it back on line..
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PostPosted: Sat Apr 17, 2004 12:26 am    Post subject: Fanzines in the 'gallery'! Reply with quote

Fanzines in the 'gallery'!

Please visit our new section in the 'Gallery' to view more on Fanzines
http://www.ukdecay.co.uk/pictures/Fanzines1

In this album, view 3 front covers of 'The Suss' Fanzine!

more to follow!
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 24, 2004 3:19 pm    Post subject: fanzines Reply with quote

There was 'The Revolution Will Not be Televised' from leighton buzzard, by Mr. Shingler, and Mad Dave's 'Coming Attack' both with help from all sorts of people, input, photocopying etc. all excellent local stuff........
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 06, 2004 6:34 pm    Post subject: Re: fanzines Reply with quote

What about 'Kill Your Pet Puppy'
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 07, 2004 4:05 am    Post subject: Kill your Pet Puppy Reply with quote

Kill your Pet Puppy
guest wrote:

What about 'Kill Your Pet Puppy'


Well it just so happens that we are on the case with 'KYPP'
We have already text transcribed an article/interview of UK Decay
and it will be formatted in the next few days

So
Watch this space!
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