Difference between revisions of "Cloth Ears"
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[[Image:Cloth1.jpg|right|frame|'''Cloth Ears''' Issue 9 1990]] | [[Image:Cloth1.jpg|right|frame|'''Cloth Ears''' Issue 9 1990]] | ||
| − | '''Cloth Ears''' was a Herne Bay, UK based fanzine from 1983 | + | '''Cloth Ears''' was a Herne Bay, UK based fanzine from 1983 to 1990 produced by Andrea Johnson. |
| − | ''Cloth Ears'' contained a good mix of interviews and reviews from the UK indie music scene of the time. In conjunction with the zine, the editor also produced a series of compilation cassettes with tracks from acts featured in the fanzine. | + | ''Cloth Ears'' contained a good mix of interviews and reviews from the UK indie music scene of the time. In conjunction with the zine, the editor also produced a series of compilation cassettes with tracks from acts featured in the fanzine. |
| − | Musical groups featured included Naked Raygun, Identity, Front Line Assembly, Instigators | + | Musical groups featured included Naked Raygun, Identity, Front Line Assembly, Instigators, Exit Condition, Snuff, Filler, and Splintered. Richard 'Richo' Johnson of Splintered also did [[Grim Humour]] zine and ran the Fourth Dimension music label. |
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| + | With ''Cloth Ears'' issue 5 came a cassette featuring Lean Steel, Playground (with a cover of Flipper's 'Sex Bomb'), Attrition, Celestial Orgy, Instigators, Bastard Kestrel, Salad Speech, Thrilled Skinny, The Venus Fly Trap and more. It was released in an edition of 250 in 1988 and packaged with stickers and an A5 booklet. | ||
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| + | Issue #9, released in 1990 contained a special feature on writer [[D.F. Lewis]]. | ||
[[Category:Zine]] | [[Category:Zine]] | ||
[[Category:Zines from the UK]] | [[Category:Zines from the UK]] | ||
[[Category:1980's publications]] | [[Category:1980's publications]] | ||
| + | [[Category:1990's publications]] | ||
[[Category:Multi Media]] | [[Category:Multi Media]] | ||
Revision as of 13:15, 2 September 2011
Cloth Ears was a Herne Bay, UK based fanzine from 1983 to 1990 produced by Andrea Johnson.
Cloth Ears contained a good mix of interviews and reviews from the UK indie music scene of the time. In conjunction with the zine, the editor also produced a series of compilation cassettes with tracks from acts featured in the fanzine.
Musical groups featured included Naked Raygun, Identity, Front Line Assembly, Instigators, Exit Condition, Snuff, Filler, and Splintered. Richard 'Richo' Johnson of Splintered also did Grim Humour zine and ran the Fourth Dimension music label.
With Cloth Ears issue 5 came a cassette featuring Lean Steel, Playground (with a cover of Flipper's 'Sex Bomb'), Attrition, Celestial Orgy, Instigators, Bastard Kestrel, Salad Speech, Thrilled Skinny, The Venus Fly Trap and more. It was released in an edition of 250 in 1988 and packaged with stickers and an A5 booklet.
Issue #9, released in 1990 contained a special feature on writer D.F. Lewis.
