Loaded Magazine February 1998 Ian Brown Stone Roses Oasis Mark Wahlberg SKU 1510

Original Loaded Magazine – February 1998 issue, featuring Ian Brown prominently on the front cover and a substantial mix of late-1990s music, football, celebrity, entertainment, lifestyle and culture features.

This is a particularly recognisable late-90s issue, with former Stone Roses frontman Ian Brown dominating the cover alongside one of the magazine’s more unusual photographic concepts. The issue dates from the period surrounding Brown’s early solo career and includes an article looking back at why The Stone Roses split.

The front cover also promotes Oasis, AC/DC, Mark Wahlberg, footballer John Hartson and other period features.

Main Magazine Features

The photographed contents pages confirm a substantial selection of features, including:

• Ian Brown – “Why the Roses split” – major feature beginning around page 82, focusing on the former Stone Roses frontman and the break-up of the band.
• Mark “Marky Mark” Wahlberg – feature beginning around page 54, with a large portrait reproduced on the contents page.
• John Hartson – football feature/interview with the Welsh international striker, described in the magazine as a “Premier Hotshot”.
• Samantha Janus – dedicated feature beginning around page 64.
• AC/DC – included within the music section.
• Hurricane #1
• The Freestylers
• James Hardway
• Music reviews and late-1990s club coverage.
• World Cup 1970 retrospective material.
• Football and sporting coverage.
• Film coverage including titles such as Titanic, Starship Troopers, Boogie Nights, Event Horizon, Up ’N’ Under and Paul Verhoeven.
• TV and video features.
• Motorcycling content including Kenny Roberts’ bike school.
• Book reviews and unusual-interest features.
• Games and entertainment coverage.

Ian Brown / Stone Roses Feature

Ian Brown is very much the central personality of this issue. His name dominates the front cover alongside the wording relating to The Stone Roses and Oasis, while the contents explicitly lists:

“Ian Brown: why the Roses split”

This makes the magazine especially relevant to collectors of The Stone Roses, Ian Brown, Britpop, Manchester music and 1990s UK music culture.

The cover image features Brown in a stark black-and-white portrait, giving the issue a particularly distinctive visual appearance.

Mark Wahlberg

A sizeable Mark Wahlberg feature is also included, listed in the contents as Mark “Marky Mark” Wahlberg and accompanied by a large portrait image.

This dates from an interesting point in Wahlberg’s career as he was moving firmly from his earlier music/model persona into major film work.

John Hartson / Football

Welsh footballer John Hartson receives his own prominent feature, with the cover quoting him on his international career and the contents listing him as a “Premier hotshot.”

The magazine also includes wider sporting material and World Cup 1970 retrospective content, giving the issue additional appeal to collectors of late-1990s football culture.

Other Editorial Content

Like many issues of Loaded from this era, the magazine combines music, sport, humour, celebrity interviews, fashion, nightlife, film, television and adult-oriented lifestyle journalism.

The photographed contents pages show an eclectic late-1990s mix ranging from celebrity and music interviews to diving, fashion, food-themed photography, motoring and unusual-interest pieces. It is a strong period snapshot of British men’s magazine culture during the height of the Britpop / lads-mag era.

Issue Details

Magazine: Loaded
Full Date: February 1998
Cover Star: Ian Brown
Notable Names: Ian Brown, The Stone Roses, Oasis, Mark Wahlberg, John Hartson, Samantha Janus, AC/DC
Language: English
Original Cover Price: £2.60
Condition: Pre-owned
SKU: 1510

Condition

This is a used vintage magazine with noticeable age and handling wear, so buyers looking for a pristine copy should study the photographs carefully.

Visible condition points include:

• Noticeable surface rubbing and scuffing across the dark front cover.
• Numerous lighter handling marks and fine scratches are visible when viewed under direct light.
• Edge wear is present around the front cover, particularly along the lower and side edges.
• The bottom-left corner shows visible rubbing and compression.
• Some wear and minor creasing is visible around the other corners.
• The right-hand cover edge shows small areas of rubbing and light chipping.
• General minor waviness and handling creases are visible through the magazine.
• Spine shows age-related rubbing but appears to remain attached.
• Interior pages photographed remain colourful and readable.
• Interior page edges show some mild age-related wear and curvature.
• Rear cover shows surface rubbing/scuff marks and light edge/corner wear.
• No large missing sections are apparent from the photographed pages.
• No obvious handwritten notes or major staining are visible in the supplied photographs.

Overall, this presents as a well-used but intact late-1990s collector/readers copy, with the main wear concentrated around the covers, edges and corners.

Please examine all photographs carefully as they form an important part of the condition description and show the exact magazine being supplied.

Postage & Packaging

The magazine will be carefully prepared for dispatch to help protect its covers, spine and corners.

Depending on the parcel size, it will be protected using sturdy cardboard and/or bubble wrap and then placed securely inside suitable outer packaging. Particular attention will be given to preventing the magazine from moving around inside the parcel and reducing the risk of bending, crushing or further edge and corner damage during transit.