This short lived fanzine was a precursor to Cranked Up.
Le Sinistre #1 (the top one) appeared like a shooting star in 1981, then disappeared out of sight just as quick. The reason for this was that the debut mag published an article on the dodgy band contest at Tiffany's, which was then considered potentially libellous! So with a hasty revamp after issue 2, Le Sinistre was transformed into the longer lasting Cranked Up.
I really do like these covers mind you!
Big thanks to Craig.
And 27 years later the kids are producing fanzines that look just like this in London's trendy Shoreditch. Well done Le Sinistre / Cranked Up
ReplyDeleteAch well, maybe I did something right after all.
ReplyDeleteI took the 'Le Sinistre' name from a Eurythmics (or Tourists?) B-side.
You should know where CU came from!