San Francisco: Search and Destroy, Publisher, 1979. Wraps. Very Good. Item #007615
ISBN: noisbn

Newspaper/tabloid format. 17 1/2 by 11 1/2 inches. With a center horizontal fold crease. 24 pp. This issue of Search and Destroy offers a primarily visual look at the state of punk rock and culture, with black and white photos, montages and collages throughout, interspersed with captions or small descriptive passages. Includes photos of the Dead Kennedys, Sid Vicious, Non (an industrial band) and others. Search and Destroy was founded and published by V. Vale in 1977 while working at City Lights Bookstore. Vale received initial donations from Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti to finance this zine that he hoped would be 'a clone of Andy Warhol's Interview' (see interview with V. Vale on Examiner website, July 2009). Mixing interviews, articles and photos, Search and Destroy presented well-written pieces documenting punk and new wave music and their accompanying aesthetic. Jello Biafra called Search and Destroy 'The greatest underground zine I've ever seen in my life.' (Berniere and Primois pp. 218-219). Search and Destroy evolved into RE/Search in 1980. VERY GOOD condition. Minor browning, mostly to the interior pages. Very light wrinkling. Minor fading to the covers.

Price: $45.00