Zone d'identification
Nom et localisation du dépôt
Niveau de description
Dossier
Titre
Small Axe
Date(s)
- 1978-1979 (Production)
Importance matérielle
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
No. 7. "Ray Hurford's hugely-influential reggae fanzine. His interest in reggae, the people behind the music and the fact that no one wrote about reggae made him start the legendary publication in the late 70's. 'People had been writing about reggae before, but magazines were not interested in covering the topic anymore. There were a lot of amazing artists coming out in the mid 70's, but no one wrote about them and I wanted to change that.' After getting a decent tax return one year, he started Small Axe, printing issues in a small London xerox shop. The first issue was a success (he received 30-40 orders!), and seven subsequent issues were producted. Content is more approachable than that of 'Pressure Drop,' focusing heavily on artists, with plenty of album reviews, reportage on the reggae scene in the U.S., concerts, and reggae culture as a whole." -- Descriptions from Captain Ahab's Rare Books, bookseller. Subjects are reggae, Caribbean & Latin American.