Select(magazine)
 July 2000 issue | |
| Editor | Alexis Petridis[1] |
|---|---|
| Categories | Music tabloid |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| First issue | July 1990 |
| Final issue | January 2001 |
| Company | EMAPMetro |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based in | London |
| Language | English |
| ISSN | 0959-8367 |
Selectwas a United Kingdom music magazine of the 1990s. It was known for covering theindie rockandBritpopgenres,[2]but featured a wide array of music.[3]In 2003,The GuardiancalledSelect"the magazine that not only coined the word Britpop, but soon came to define it."[4]
History[edit]
The magazine was launched underUnited Consumer Magazinesin July 1990,[5]intending to be a rival toQmagazine.[6]Its first cover star wasPrince.[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 soldSelecttoEMAPMetro.[6][9]Under the editorship ofMark Ellen,the magazine began focusing on thebaggyandMadchesterscenes.[6]The magazine soon became known for its coverage ofBritpop,a term coined in the magazine byStuart Maconiein its April 1993 "Yanks Go Home" edition,[10]featuringThe Auteurs,Denim,Saint Etienne,PulpandSuede'sBrett Andersonon the cover in front of aUnion Flag.Several publications have called the April 1993 cover an important impetus in defining the movement's tone and opposition to American genres such asgrunge.[11][12]
Later,John Harrisstepped down as editor, and was replaced by formerMixmageditorAlexis Petridis.[13]Under Petridis, the magazine's image moved back towards its coverage on 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 theinternet.[14]Periditis later stated of its closure: "No matter how many features we did onDestiny's Child,people still thought we were a magazine aboutOasis.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]
- ^abcdefghijk"Select (credits list)".Select.EMAP Metro. July 2000. p. 6.
- ^Hodgson, Jessica (14 December 2000)."Melody Maker axed".The Guardian.Retrieved14 February2022.
- ^ab"Music magazine Select names editor for relaunch".Campaign Live.Retrieved14 February2022.
- ^Jones, Dylan (6 October 2003)."Why Dennis is a Menace to Q".The Guardian.Retrieved14 February2022.
- ^Fielder, Hugh (30 June 1990)."Select Magazine is Launched, Right on Q"(PDF).Billboard.Vol. 102, no. 26. p. 75.Retrieved3 May2024– via worldradiohistory.com.
- ^abcdefGorman, Paul(2022).Totally Wired: The Rise and Fall of the Music Press(2023 paperback ed.). UK:Thames & Hudson.pp. 306–311, 355.ISBN978-0-500-29746-9.
- ^"A Brief History of 90s Britpop..."Dangerous Minds.24 March 2016.Retrieved14 February2022.
- ^Anon. (16 February 1991)."New glossies on target"(PDF).Music Week.p. 3.ISSN0265-1548.Retrieved3 May2024– 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.ISSN0265-1548.Archived(PDF)from the original on 14 May 2023.Retrieved14 May2023– via worldradiohistory.com.
- ^Shaw, Magnus.So It Goes.Lulu, 2014.ISBN978-1-3260-7550-7
- ^"Britpop: 25 years ago today Britain taught the world to play guitar".The Independent.21 April 2018.Retrieved3 May2024.
- ^Ewing, Tom (1 October 2010)."The Wardrobe".Pitchfork.Retrieved3 May2024.
- ^Bailey, Jemimah (3 December 1999)."Select plucks chief from mixmag".PR Weekly.Retrieved14 February2022.
- ^Perry, Keith (15 December 2000)."Melody Maker pensioned off".The Guardian.Retrieved14 February2022.
- ^Cardew, Ben. "Q editor Andrew Harrison steps down".The Guardian,11 April 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2021
