40 years ago today

Yes I just dyed my hair blue and the inverted skunk look didnt go down to well for Christmas. Back up the road I went topping up issue #6

and finishing collating, stapling and distributing #7. Hilary had a drawing of Edwyn for #7 and it would set Christmas 82 and the new year 1983 alight for Deadbeat. Roy Terre was getting into the groove Fran and Graeme getting involved too as the interview with Durutti Column with pictures by Fran duly arrived in the December 18 1982 - January 6 1983 issue. We only put the dates on to remind us it was time to put another one out but it worked. Fanzines were supposed to burn bright and die off but everyone from the bands, the punters to the shops everything seemed to want us to fly and my hunt around scotland for the best venue to munch a cheese and onion toastie just grew and grew into an annual review ......40 years ago today, ha ha!