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Select Magazine July 1997 Radiohead U2 Blur Wu-Tang Clan Travis SKU 1494

Select Magazine July 1997 Radiohead U2 Blur Wu-Tang Clan Travis SKU 1494

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Original Select Magazine – July 1997, Issue No. 84, a strong late-1990s UK music issue with Radiohead as the main cover feature.

The front cover is dominated by Thom Yorke, with the large headline:

“RADIOHEAD … Long live the kings!”

The cover also promotes a “Stadium Rock Special” alongside U2, with further references to Supergrass, Embrace, Propellerheads, Blur, John Peel, Travis and Wu-Tang Clan.

Main Radiohead Feature

The contents page lists the principal Radiohead cover feature from page 78, focusing on the band at a major point in their career and discussing how they moved beyond the expectations created by their earlier success.

For a Radiohead collector, this is a particularly appealing period issue from 1997, with Thom Yorke given the dominant cover portrait and the band positioned as one of the major acts of the era.

Other Major Features

The photographed contents show a strong range of alternative, indie, rock and hip-hop coverage, including:

  • U2 – page 24
    • Major feature tied to the magazine's stadium-rock coverage.
  • Blur Play John Peel’s House – page 48
    • Blur visiting John Peel’s home, a particularly interesting piece for Britpop and BBC music-history collectors.
  • Wu-Tang Clan – page 54
    • Feature on the influential hip-hop group during their major 1990s period.
  • Travis – page 44
    • Coverage of the then-new Scottish band.
  • Supergrass
    • Featured within the magazine’s wider contemporary music coverage.
  • Embrace
    • Included in the issue during the band’s rise in the late 1990s.
  • Propellerheads
    • Featured among the contemporary acts highlighted by the magazine.
  • Reef
    • Included in the singles section.
  • Radiohead, Monaco and Wu-Tang
    • Included within the reviews section as shown on the contents page.

Glastonbury Content

The issue also contains substantial Glastonbury Festival material.

The contents refer to a festival comparison/special and the cover promotes:

“No sleep ’til Glasto – Dennis Pennis leads the charge.”

The contents page also shows a humorous “Tent Beautiful” feature involving Dennis Pennis and festival camping, making this issue a strong piece of late-1990s festival memorabilia as well as a general music magazine.

Magazine Details

  • Publication: Select Magazine
  • Full Date: July 1997
  • Issue: No. 84
  • Original Price: £2.30
  • Main Cover Feature: Radiohead
  • Cover Person: Thom Yorke
  • Other Featured Acts: U2, Blur, Wu-Tang Clan, Travis, Supergrass, Embrace, Propellerheads and more
  • Genre: Britpop / Indie / Alternative Rock / Hip-Hop / 1990s Music
  • Language: English
  • SKU: 1494

Condition

Pre-owned vintage magazine with visible age and handling wear. Please inspect all supplied photographs carefully.

Visible points include:

  • General surface rubbing and handling marks to the front cover
  • Light creasing across portions of the cover
  • Noticeable wear along the spine
  • Edge rubbing, especially along the left/spine side
  • Corner wear, with small bends and softening
  • Bottom edge shows age-related rubbing and minor waviness
  • Top edge has some light wear and minor distortion
  • Interior contents page remains bright and readable
  • Some mild page-edge wear and age-related handling marks internally
  • Binding appears intact in the photographed areas
  • No obvious major tears visible in the supplied images
  • No obvious handwriting or heavy staining visible in the photographed areas

Overall, this presents as a used but complete-looking vintage reading/collector copy, with the normal wear expected from a music magazine of this age rather than a mint-condition example.

Collector Appeal

A very desirable original issue for collectors of Radiohead, Thom Yorke, U2, Blur, Wu-Tang Clan, Travis, Britpop, 1990s alternative music and Select Magazine.

The combination of the Radiohead cover story, Blur/John Peel feature, Wu-Tang Clan coverage and Glastonbury material gives this issue particularly strong late-1990s music-culture appeal.

Postage & Packaging

The magazine will be carefully packed for dispatch. Depending on parcel size, protective materials may include stiff cardboard, bubble wrap and/or a cardboard box to help guard against bending, crushing and additional edge or corner damage in transit.

SKU 1494

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