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45.
NEW DEZEZES (SF: 1977).
4to. Fifteen xeroxed sheets, printed rectos only, bound by two staples at upper corners. Illustrated.
The first issue (of two published). Edited by Jean Caffeine (later a member of Pulsallama), with contributions by Peter Urban (then manager of the Dils). Subtitled ‘Punk Stuff’, with the names of various punk bands and the mental disorders and physical diseases associated with them scattered across the front cover like a rash.
The first page offers brief comments on new vinyl, including “Pretty Vacant”, with a photo of Johnny Rotten “hiding from the yobs”. The following page features a James Stark photograph of the Damned (New Dezezes was an early outlet for his work), followed on page 4 by another Stark image illustrating a piece on Bobby Death (Skidmarx).
Other features include Peter Urban on the Screamers; a 3pp. interview with Richie Detrick of the Nuns; and a Crime questionnaire.
The final page reports excitedly that “the NBC Weekend show had a segment on punk rock and it was great. It showed the Sex Pistols live and in the studio… They showed Jordan and a girl with a safety-pinned pierced cheek in Seditionaries… The punk club audiences were shown trashing the clubs and each other. (Lots of SF people must have been watching because the Mabuhay has suddenly gotten a lot more frantic)… Unfortunately, actually seeing a glimpse of the English scene only whetted my appetite for more. FUCK the U.S.A.! I WANNA GO TO ENGLAND”.
Very Good plus.