The Stranglers started gaining prestige
support slots through constant gigging and of
course signing for major label United Artists
records the previous month. Below is their
first big review in the New Musical Express
with no mention at all of the Pink Fairies
headliners.
support slots through constant gigging and of
course signing for major label United Artists
records the previous month. Below is their
first big review in the New Musical Express
with no mention at all of the Pink Fairies
headliners.
...SUNDAY JANUARY 2ND 1977
Sideburns No. 1 January 1977
Featured the famous "This is chord, this is another,
this is third.. now form a band!" mantra that become
almost punk folklore. There's a 5 page Stranglers
feature with an interview with Jet Black, live reviews of
Eddie and the Hot Rods at the Roundhouse plus bits
on the Feelgoods, Lew Lewis and the Darts.. yeah, not
what we'd call punk now but this was Jan. 1977 and
there weren't too many what we'd now call punk bands
around.. that all happened..um.. probably a week or
two after this came out! There is a great short
editorial on page 3 about the beginnings of the
London punk scene which gives you a feeling of what
it was like back then.
Sideburns fanzine would run for a few more issues
before metamorphing into Strangled fanzine as the
bands popularity exploded and dedicated its total
commitment to the Stranglers which run for decades.
Sideburns was edited by Tony Moon.
Featured the famous "This is chord, this is another,
this is third.. now form a band!" mantra that become
almost punk folklore. There's a 5 page Stranglers
feature with an interview with Jet Black, live reviews of
Eddie and the Hot Rods at the Roundhouse plus bits
on the Feelgoods, Lew Lewis and the Darts.. yeah, not
what we'd call punk now but this was Jan. 1977 and
there weren't too many what we'd now call punk bands
around.. that all happened..um.. probably a week or
two after this came out! There is a great short
editorial on page 3 about the beginnings of the
London punk scene which gives you a feeling of what
it was like back then.
Sideburns fanzine would run for a few more issues
before metamorphing into Strangled fanzine as the
bands popularity exploded and dedicated its total
commitment to the Stranglers which run for decades.
Sideburns was edited by Tony Moon.
| Resume their 2 night residency at Islingtons Hope And Anchor tonight. |
