Doll by Doll Review from Burnt Offering Issue 4. Published 1st May 1979
Featuring:
Interview:
Grip
The Russians
Gig reviews:
The Damned/UK Subs – The Lyceum
Coil/Deadly Fun – Racecourse Pavilion
Deja Vu – The White Elephant
Doll By Doll – the County Ground
The Isaws – The Old Cromwell
Punishment Of Luxury/Resistance – Bedford Corn exchange
Bauhaus 1919/The Russians – Five Bells
Guillotine – Racecourse Pavilion
The Members – Chelsea Nightclub
Rock & Folk contest – Oxford Poly
Album reviews:
Mission Accomplished – The Rezillos
Articles:
Buying and selling rare records by Tony, Memory Lane, Bridge Street
Contributors:
Tich, Gobbing Thistle, RTP, Areal Auto Matic, Smart Alec
Advert on back cover – Throbbing Gristle at The Guildhall supported by Bauhaus 1919
Featuring:
Interview:
The UK Subs
The Operators
Gig reviews:
Isaws/Bauhaus 1919 – at the Scrubbers Ball
The Buzzcocks/Ludus – at Coventry Theatre
Isaws – at The White Elephant
Bethnal/Next
The Pirates
The Radio Stars/Johnny G
Album reviews:
Scared To Dance – The Skids
TRB2 – Tom Robinson Band
Articles:
Leicester Punk Bands
Contributors:
Tich, Gobbing Thistle, RTP, Areal Auto Matic, Eddie Saint
Advert on back cover – Isaws
Featuring:
Interview:
The Isaws
Gig reviews:
GRIP/The Isaws/The Sneaks/Falix – at the Racecourse Pavilion
Punishment Of Luxury/ENS – at the County Ground
Album reviews:
Inflammable Material – Stiff Little Fingers
The Stranglers Live (X Cert)
Valley Of The Dolls – Generation X
Single Reviews:
Into The Valley – Skids
Take It All Away – Girlschool
English Civil War – Clash
Rubber Cars – Wasps
Something Else – Sex Pistols
Sunday Papers – Joe Jackson
Bernie Torme Band EP
Stop Your Sobbing – Pretenders
Articles:
Comment on death of Sid Vicious
Contributors:
Tich, Gobbing Thistle, RTP, Areal Auto Matic
Advert on back cover – Acme Clothing Co
Featuring:
Interview:
Wreckless Eric
Gig reviews:
Wreckless Eric/The Softies
Adam & The Ants/Monochrome Set,
Album reviews:
Armed Forces – Elvis Costello and The Attractions
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
Single Reviews:
The Sound of the Suburbs – Members
Where’s Bill Grundy Now EP – TV Personalities
Just Thirteen – The Lurkers
Saturday Night Beneath The Plastic Palm Trees – Leighton Buzzards
Get Over You – Undertones
Out Door Miner – Wire
Articles:
Rock Against Racism
Review of TV BBC “Look Hear”
Guide to Northampton Record Shops (Spinadisc, John Lever, Gooses, Memory Lane
Contributors:
Tich, Gobbing Thistle, RTP, Areal Auto Matic
Burnt Offering was a punk/new wave fanzine in Northampton, UK that lasted for 10 issues in 1979/1980. It had a small circulation mainly sold at local gigs for ten pence a copy by the contributors. It had a mixture of gig reviews, record reviews, and interviews of both local and national artists. The pages were put together as a collage of typed and handwritten pieces, interspersed with drawings and photos. Once assembled the pages were photocopied and stapled.
The true founder, editor and leader was Martin ‘Tich’ Kircaldy, supported initially by Gobbing Thistle, A-Real Automatic and RTP.in addition to the Wikipedia reference (possibly written by an Isaw), you can find references via the Liverpool Museum Beat Goes Online exhibition. You can also find a few front covers via this link: Bored Teenagers
One of the Northampton bands that featured heavily in the fanzine was the Isaws. Who also used the name for a CD of Isaws music in 2003, and used the logo image for Burnt Offering as the cover for the CD.
The venues in Northampton at the time were The Paddock in Harpole; Roadmender, Racecourse Pavilion, Bantam, Five Bells, County Ground, Nene College (hosted the UK Subs), and the Guildhall (where Bauhaus supported Magazine).
If anyone has found any other references to Burnt Offering Fanzine either on-line or in books let me know.
I have all the copies of the fanzine and plan to upload them somehow.
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