Well, the Melody Maker may still be nothing more than a memory and the NME barely a shadow of its former self – but Sounds is back, in on-line form and under the curatorship of Mick Middles.
The ‘return’ of Sounds
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A good start. But where’s the feature on “Whitesnake”, and another on “punk pathetique”?
Disappointed that the saucily-entitled “Blowin'” was not quite as anticipated.
Thanks for the link. Sounds was my paper of choice in the 70’s – never had time for NME or Melody Maker. Look forward to seeing how the site develops.
Wonderful! Thanks Aving.
Nice – Sounds was the first inky I bought (after graduating from Smash Hits and/or Number One). I felt really grown up walking out of the Newsagent with that under my arm.
Did a Sounds/Melody Maker/NME rotation for a few years before Q / Select / Vox took over
Or Spunos as we used to call it.
Very good. Around 1981, I went to the paper stand at Northwick Park tube station before I went into Harrow Tech for the day. The vendor was confused because “they’ve sent me 6 Sounds and 6 of these.” He gestured to an inky rag bearing the title “Bounds” in the Sounds typeface. I pointed out it was the back page and an ad for Splodgenessabounds.
I’ve got a lot of time & fond memories of Sounds and I do hope this takes off.
I won a pair of electro harmonix fx units in one of their competitions when I was 15.
Along with the other winners, I was shown their offices in Long Acre, had a burger at the Rock Garden & my photo taken by Jill Furmanovsky (never published though!)
We were given our expenses too, but while everyone else had come down on the train, mine was just half fares on the bus & tube.
Brilliant! All it needs now is the return of Garry Bushell, Oi the column and a picture of “Septic from Criminal Class” and then it’ll have cracked it.
The ‘About Sounds’ page is reassuringly full of typos. Just like the old days…