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Live wire.
- Title
- Live wire. No. 5 (May 1977).
- Author
- Anger, Alan.
- Publication
- London : Alan Anger, 1977.
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- Description
- [11] leaves : illustrations; 30 cm
- Summary
- Mimeographed typescript, photographs of punk bands and singers, and illustrations bound with single staple in upper left corner; printed on rectos only, except for final leaf, printed on both sides.
- Front page features drawing of skeleton in jumpsuit with electric guitar, and smoke from explosion emerging from the top of its skull.
- Series Statement
- Live wire ; No. 5
- Subjects
- Mod culture (Subculture) > Great Britain
- Who (Musical group) Portraits
- Sex Pistols (Musical group)
- Poly Styrene Portraits
- Jolt (Musical group) Portraits
- Punk rock music > 1971-1980
- Counterculture > Great Britain > 20th century > Periodicals
- Stooges (Musical group) Portraits
- Punk rock musicians > Great Britain > Portraits
- Harry, Debbie > Portraits
- Punk rock music > Great Britain > Periodicals
- Jolt (Musical group)
- Who (Musical group)
- Stooges (Musical group)
- Punk rock music > Analysis, appreciation > Periodicals
- Slits (Musical group) Portraits
- Note
- “The Fanzine With No Adverts”—From front page.
- Fanzine founded by Alan Anger, music journalist (Zig Zag magazine, NME, Sounds) and lead vocalist of The Rowdies. (Two bands used the “Rowdies” name; Anger’s band mostly confined itself to studio recordings.)
- This heavily illustrated issue includes an essay, “Talkin’ about My Generation,” by Pete Townsend, lead guitarist of The Who ; an article on The Jolt ; reviews of the Jam album “In the City,” and of Iggy Pop’s album “Raw Power” ; a cartoon “Johnny the Menace” ; and photographs by Walt Davidson.
- “Marianne Joan Elliott-Said (3 July 1957–25 April 2011), known by the stage name Poly Styrene, was a British musician, singer-songwriter, and lead singer for the punk rock band X-Ray Spex.”—From Wikipedia.
- Access (note)
- Restricted access;
- Call Number
- Berg Coll m.b. Counterculture L58 1977
- OCLC
- 910939610
- Author
- Anger, Alan. Editor
- Title
- Live wire. No. 5 (May 1977).
- Imprint
- London : Alan Anger, 1977.
- Series
- Live wire ; No. 5
- Access
- Restricted access; request permission in holding division.
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- Added Author
- Anger, Alan. EditorDavidson, Walt. PhotographerTownsend, Pete. Contributor
- Research Call Number
- Berg Coll m.b. Counterculture L58 1977