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Were You A Big Fan of The End?
It was the first terrace fanzine, the godfather of the football fanzines but still dressed in punk's cut and paste graphics. We're re-issuing them in one volume.
Click below if you live in the UK and want to buy The End
Jesus this has taken a long time. 20 years in fact. If you’ve never seen The End now’s your chance to find out about a unique chapter in British publishing history. Long before casual was ever really recognised as a youth cult a group of Liverpudlians created a home-made fanzine capturing life on the streets of their city, the local music and political scenes, and not forgetting the terraces. It was very funny, very roughly laid out and very popular. Its greatest champion was John Peel who would regularly name check the magazine on his Radio One show and also invited the editors onto national television to discuss their cult fanzine.
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In Leeds United fingerless gloves Out Free George Jackson lapel badges
This is boss.
Can't wait to get me mitts on this little beauty.well in lads.
best regards to all involved and fellow readers alike.
about time too. well done james.
I actually went to school sporting a pair of home made brown paper underpants having been influenced by that weeks "in". my dad had to wrap his carry out in a pair of Y fronts.
Nice one. hopefully old members of the much heralded and scene stealing Lincoln Transit Elite will buy this to recall their glory years and even better letters to Potter and co
Who could ever forget The DLF visit Shewsbury? Good luck but, in true retro fashion, I'll borrow me mates.
kopites r gobshites justice for the 39
kophater. It proves who the real gobshite is grow up you coward
GUTTED This will only stamp what I already knew. I'm a complete knobhead. I used to have a bag, it was my very first "bin bagged" bag and it came with me to about 6 gaffs and 3 birds. Programs, ticket stubs, badges, magazines and ALL, yes ALL editions of The End. I can remember the moment now, as if it was the time I;d been stabbed and given the last rites (that never happened but it's what it feels like now)"fuck this, I'm getting rid of all this shite" and it went. I took the kids to the new museum a few weeks back and saw, in a case alongside Lennons gigs, Kitty WIlkinson's first mangle and the fossil of the original Liver Bird...Yozzer Hughes' edition of The End. I'm still in pain now...this only turns the non existent knife. I could have been on Cash in The Attic or being told "I think it stands a chance at auction this, it's a lovely piece" by "The Duke". FUCKING BASTARD !
Come on Johnny L ya tight wad.fancy going halves? Never had you down as an Isaac!
Wayne, I used to read Biz's. I used to read it to him, it wasn't his strong suit.Isaacs,'Lend us 90p will you, I don't want to break this quid.' Hope you're well mate. Be good to get in touch again if some one could sort email address's out, James? The End, uniting old chums since 2011.
Kophater - if yer knew yer history you would know that Evertonians were involved in The End as well as Liverpool fans. The End sold as many at Goodison as it did at Anfield. Emancipate yourself from mental slavery!
james bought on monday can i please have = DAVA ZAPPA ! LFC ! & ermm.. ADI trabs
Thanks to the first 100 buyers who will all be getting their names and messages in the book as Friends Of The End. This offer is open for another week so make sure you spread the word!
About bloody time as well......
Nice one lads. Top zine from top times..
Ordered my copy.kophater you truly are one bad divvy,your views are as outdated as the Tory fuckwits in charge of the country,wake up or jog on.
Funny that, I was just sewing up a half LFC/ half hogwarts bobblehat, as I read this (Bobble lopped off, as is de rigeur this year).Check ebay out in the next few days for a patrick cagoule and a few new yorkers I'm selling. 1/10/11.
Fucking hell, I'm 'avin' that! Can't wait to read and revive the memories. Belting idea, doing this.
can't remember how many times I asked Phil if he would mention me n the lads in the mag.
Good work fellas
about time an' all you lazy b*stards. Well in!
Great news....all i can say is "Atkinson's long leather!"
Someone should do the same for The Herb Garden. I've never laughed so much in my life as when reading that.
nice one lads for bringin us this cant wait
cant wait to read it,will bring back great memories of the 80s,mr potter would call you a minge bag if you didnt buy it,typical mick
tiswas -swap shop.THE END .Those were the days my friend
Everton & Liverpool one people one city. Scouse not English. COYB YNWA.
MUFC and MCFC, two people two cities. Salford Red Manchester Blue.
I remember when i was about 6 some poem about Erica Rowe ..and another one that went 'at the football match one day , i heard a tribe of woolies say..look at those lids in drain pipe trousers ooaah they must be scousers. They gave us daggers and real bad stares the tribe of woolies dressed in flares....(cant remember the rest)
7.50 P&P ??? Aren't they just reinforcing stereotypes about scousers?
Neil, thats the printers quoting from the weight of the dummy and then the weight put through the Post Office digital scales online. I would happily have no postage payed if you'd care to carry thousands of copies all over Europe and beyond. 400+ pages is a lot of paper.
Ive ordered THIS cant wait only prob.is Ive given you the wrong address ! can you contact me to sort it out Please ! Ads.
"Atkinson's long leather!" Best banner by a mile. I'm sure we'll "all agree 100%" First shown at Barnsley away R6 of the FA cup. Great news on the book. Long overdue. Well done all concerned.
Think it was "Big Ron's Long Leather". Yours, A. Pedant.
LIVERPOOL 0 BRISTOL CITY 1 1994. the end,happy days.
mr lyttle, u dovecot doorhinge never did hand over any dough for the end or put any slummy on the pool table no bifters either, white fivers all ,round seeyou at the launch party
mr lefthander you dipped me every time,you mine sweeper
what date are you getting the ale in sid,last time you got a round in it was 62p a bucket,ya tight git
end launch doo to be announced soon get your arse oop north jack, i,ll carry you like i did in de olde days !Mine sweeper i may have been second only to you my blue nose buddie
remember the end getting passed around the yankee bar one copy per twenty punters times were hard den !
That Hough lad from Bury is mistaken. MUFC & mcfc 2 people, 2 cities, 1 town. Salford & Manchester = Red. Stockport (& surrounding Tameside) = blue.
I vaguely remember being on the end of a skit about corpy workers (the corpy being the council).....great mag and great memories and i love Potters cap...
Hi I have just purchased The End Book from you- for my husband and wanted to know if I can get his name subscribed or message on of of the pages for him surprise for Christmas thank you Jackie
2 - "OUTS" Butcher's who scratch their balls. Bus drivers who let on to each other. Book ordered.Used to buy my End from Soundtrek Records in the New Strand,in Bootle.
It's here - you should be getting yours soon!
just ordered my copy, how long about will delivery take?
Scottk,I ordered mine last Thursday (27th OCT) and it came out this Monday(31st OCT) and my copy arrived today.
Got mine thursday,well done to you and the postie
It's selling really well, thanks to everyone who's bought one. This week Peter's been on talk Sport, local radio in Liverpool and there was a great article in the independent on it: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/press/all-together-then-how-the-fanzine-the-end-gave-liverpool-its-voice-6256353.html
Is the book available in shops ?
yes Mogmarl in a couple of weeks. couple of shops in liverpool already have it - news from nowhere in Liverpool and Pritchards in Crosby - and waterstones keen to get it nationally. Fat Buddah in Glasgow and Jumbo in Leeds.
srill no copy landed on my doorstep. i know Jersey is over the water but come on, us Merseyside exiles require some nostalgic amusement in the tax haven!!
Hey mingebags, I ordered this on 22nd Oct on the old PayPal, still nothing through the door. What gives?
on its way out the door now Perry. Sorry for delay. Enjoy the book!
Kirby runners crocky gunners
Johnny, can I read your copy after yer done with it
In: Where can I buy a copy over the counter in Liverpool? Out: P&P
Kevin H, you can buy it in Waterstones in Bold Street. £20
I have a couple of crappy 6th form political poems in it. Remember the Allan Beswick interview?
I take it the adi top trumps are going to be widely available soon too???
Is there going to be a limited number?
Got a copy last week, well done it's great to have all 20 mags in one book, great memories it's llike it was yesterday.
brilliant cant wait to get a copy brings back all the memories for all east end park leeds lads thanks to peter hotton for all the good memories
thanks to pete hooton for all the memories cant wait to get a copy all of us east end park leeds lads used to read
Just ordered this - Are there still copies in stock?
Yes, we just did a reprint because of the massive demand.
Fuckinell I live in Woollyback country now - I'll have to send someone in t'Leeds to get one Can't wait
ged backland the percy shelly/george orwell of litherland,i salute you sir
I got it from Oi Polloi in Manchester city centre
i avnt got a copy yet but will do joe wagg haha an elland rd da disappearin world of da wool funny as blast from da past
peter hooton we r libpewl whopper scousers up there own arses....funny the 30.000 wools at analfield dont sing munich anymore....the only genuine scousers are the everton fans as most of them seem to come from merseyside
want my lips on phill jones ...NOW !!
phill jones !!! want your lips on me now !!!! x
am gonna let phill jones play with me one day , hes gonna tackle me to the ground backwards, ''he is a dirty player'',once on the ground amma gonna get him locked tight in my thighs!! it can only work out well for him depending what position his head was before i locked my thighs .
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