Songsong. Probe Issue (First issue?)
London: Fresh Hold Releases. Wraps. Very Good. Item #013649
ISBN: noisbn
no date, perhaps 1980. Blue, white and red side stapled wraps. 8 ¼ by 6 inches. 27 pp. Black and white photos and illustrations throughout. Presumed first issue of this postpunk/new wave fanzine, edited by Polly, purporting to be a "spearhead of a great uprising against all forms of tedium." With a new wave aesthetic combined with (by then) traditional fanzine formats and tropes, Songsong presented the usual news, interviews and commentary on a variety of acts and the punk scene. This issue with an interview with Joe Strummer of the Clash, pieces on Scritti Politti, the a capella punk act Furious Pig, etc. VERY GOOD condition. Apparently signed, with an inscription by a Ron Scott on the front cover (possibly a member of a UK band InSex?). Minor toning. Small vertical stain on the rear cover. (Mark Jay Collection).
Price: $35.00