Select (magazine)
 July 2000 issue | |
| Editor | Alexis Petridis[1] |
|---|---|
| Categories | Music tabloid |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| First issue | July 1990 |
| Final issue | January 2001 |
| Company | EMAP Metro |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based in | London |
| Language | English |
| ISSN | 0959-8367 |
Select was a United Kingdom music magazine of the 1990s. It was known for covering the indie rock and Britpop genres,[2] but featured a wide array of music.[3] In 2003, The Guardian called Select "the magazine that not only coined the word Britpop, but soon came to define it."[4]
History
[edit]The magazine was launched under United Consumer Magazines in July 1990,[5] intending to be a rival to Q magazine.[6] Its first cover star was Prince.[6][7] Its first issue sold 100,000 copies.[6] Between July and December 1990, its circulation hovered around 75,000.[8] In April 1991, Spotlight sold Select to EMAP Metro.[6][9] Under the editorship of Mark Ellen, the magazine began focusing on the baggy and Madchester scenes.[6] The magazine soon became known for its coverage of Britpop, a term coined in the magazine by Stuart Maconie in its April 1993 "Yanks Go Home" edition,[10] featuring The Auteurs, Denim, Saint Etienne, Pulp and Suede's Brett Anderson on the cover in front of a Union Flag. Several publications have called the April 1993 cover an important impetus in defining the movement's tone and opposition to American genres such as grunge.[11][12]
Later, John Harris stepped down as editor, and was replaced by former Mixmag editor Alexis Petridis.[13] Under Petridis, the magazine's image moved back towards its coverage of an eclectic array of music, aiming to reach what Petridis described as "a wide range of music fans".[3] The magazine folded in late 2000, amid competition on the internet.[14] Periditis later stated of its closure: "No matter how many features we did on Destiny's Child, people still thought we were a magazine about Oasis. We were forever associated with a music [genre] in decline."[6]
Tagline
[edit]- Pop Babylon! (circa 1994)
- You Love it (circa 1995/6)
- Music and Beyond (circa 1998)
- Music for Tomorrow (circa 2000)
- Total Stereo[1]
Contributors
[edit]- Andrew Perry, deputy editor[1]
- Harry Borden, visual contributor[1]
- Giles Duley
- John Harris
- Andrew Harrison[15]
- Graham Linehan
- Steve Lowe, contributing editor[1]
- Dorian Lynskey[1]
- Stuart Maconie
- Sarra Manning
- Caitlin Moran
- John Mullen, contributing editor[1]
- Sian Pattenden[1]
- David Quantick[1]
- Miranda Sawyer
- Cass Spencer, art editor[1]
- Roy Wilkinson, reviews editor[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Select (credits list)". Select. EMAP Metro. July 2000. p. 6.
- ^ Hodgson, Jessica (14 December 2000). "Melody Maker axed". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Music magazine Select names editor for relaunch". Campaign Live. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ Jones, Dylan (6 October 2003). "Why Dennis is a Menace to Q". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ Fielder, Hugh (30 June 1990). "Select Magazine is Launched, Right on Q" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 102, no. 26. p. 75. Retrieved 3 May 2024 – via worldradiohistory.com.
- ^ a b c d e f Gorman, Paul (2022). Totally Wired: The Rise and Fall of the Music Press (2023 paperback ed.). UK: Thames & Hudson. pp. 306–311, 355. ISBN 978-0-500-29746-9.
- ^ "A Brief History of 90s Britpop..." Dangerous Minds. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ Anon. (16 February 1991). "New glossies on target" (PDF). Music Week. p. 3. ISSN 0265-1548. Retrieved 3 May 2024 – via worldradiohistory.com.
{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Anon. (13 April 1991). "Emap scoops up Select in music titles sell-of" (PDF). Music Week. p. 3. ISSN 0265-1548. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023 – via worldradiohistory.com.
- ^ Shaw, Magnus. So It Goes. Lulu, 2014. ISBN 978-1-3260-7550-7
- ^ "Britpop: 25 years ago today Britain taught the world to play guitar". The Independent. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ Ewing, Tom (1 October 2010). "The Wardrobe". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ Bailey, Jemimah (3 December 1999). "Select plucks chief from mixmag". PR Weekly. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ Perry, Keith (15 December 2000). "Melody Maker pensioned off". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ Cardew, Ben. "Q editor Andrew Harrison steps down". The Guardian, 11 April 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2021
