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The Best of Jamming! Tony Fletcher

The Best of Jamming! By Tony Fletcher

The Best of Jamming! by Tony Fletcher


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Fully illustrated throughout, The Best of Jamming! includes numerous stand-out pieces from the zine's impressive 36 issue-run, from early features on The Jam, The Smiths, Run-D.M.C, Cocteau Twins and The Beat, to surprise exclusive interviews with Paul McCartney, U2 and Pete Townshend.

The Best of Jamming! Summary

The Best of Jamming!: Selections and Stories from the Fanzine That Grew Up, 1977-86 by Tony Fletcher

One of Britain's best-loved and most successful fanzines, Jamming! documented the musical landscape as it evolved between 1977 and 1986. Fully illustrated throughout, The Best of Jamming! includes numerous stand-out pieces from the zine's impressive 36 issue-run, from early features on The Jam, The Smiths, Run-D.M.C, Cocteau Twins and The Beat, to surprise exclusive interviews with Paul McCartney, U2 and Pete Townshend. Personal letters from Mark E. Smith, Paul Weller and others appear alongside arts, sports and politics features, poetry and a Foreword by Billy Bragg. Having guided Jamming! from a 6-page school publication to a nationally distributed monthly, editor Tony Fletcher provides behind-the-scenes insights, while musicians and former contributors reflect on their interviews and Jamming!'s long-lasting influence. An immensely evocative read, The Best of Jamming! perfectly encapsulates the excitement and unprecedented potential of the DIY era.

The Best of Jamming! Reviews

Captures its era perfectly. --Classic Rock, 8/10

About Tony Fletcher

Tony Fletcher launched Jamming! in London at the age of 13. He has continued to work in music journalism and media. A resident in New York state since the late 1980s, he is the author of ten books including best-selling biographies of Keith Moon, R.E.M., and The Smiths, and the 1970s memoir Boy About Town.

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NGR9781913172305
9781913172305
1913172309
The Best of Jamming!: Selections and Stories from the Fanzine That Grew Up, 1977-86 by Tony Fletcher
New
Paperback
Omnibus Press
20210923
288
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