The 60c
pencilled top right corner on the cover of this Printed Noise hints at a journey
across the Atlantic and back to finally reside just across the Pennines from its
Chorlton-cum-Hardy home. There’s a fine assemblage of bands for this second
issue with Martin Clayton and Dirk R.E. Matrix interviewing A Certain Ratio, Joy
Division (a choice typo has Peter Hood on bass! Rob Gretton gets his tuppence
in, and bless Ian Curtis for exclaiming, “fanzines, you are the future of the
world”),and The Teardrop Explodes (Julian Cope in comical messianic mode and Mick
Finkler recalls Wire – just as Gretton did – just as Charlie Chainsaw did....).
There’s an article on The Mediators and Manchester for Beginners puts the spotlight
on venues (just the Factory and Band on the Wall really + a mention of City Fun fanzine Ed., Andy Zero reopening The Mayflower as Fun House). Modern Life, Modern Man
& the Future offers a schematic for survival + PN’ take on the playlist with their Trendy/Matrix Earlists. Admirable.
A4 scanned
at 600 dpi