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'''[[The Factsheet Five Zine Reader|The Factsheet Five Zine Reader]]''' is a zine anthology compiled by [[R. Seth Friedman]] that was published June 24, 1997 on Three Rivers Press. The book is comprised of an introduction by Friedman, a mammoth list of [[zine]] resources and information, and excerpts from 73 zines that appeared in the pages of the [[review zine]] [[Factsheet Five]] over the years. The Factsheet Five Zine Reader hit bookstores right at the maintstream's peak interest in zines and is thought by many to be one of the best zine anthologies every published. It also helped bring Factsheet Five and a handful of other zines from the underground into national prominence.
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'''[[Mark Perry]]''' was the publisher of the first UK punk [[zine]] [[Sniffin' Glue]]. Perry started his zine in July of 1976 after finding inspiration listening to the Ramones, then seeing them live. His zine title was was also derived from a Ramones song. "It was the Ramones coming over was why I decided to do the fanzine. They came over supporting the Flamin' Groovies, who were doing the "Shake Some Action" tour and they were on Sire as well. They played the Roundhouse. It was damn rock and roll, feet on the monitors. Fantastic! Within a week, I got the fanzine out. I remember that there was a record shop called Rock On in Soho. I just asked, 'Are there any punk fanzines?' They said, 'Not much--do one yourself. Have a go.' So I did it very quickly."
  
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Zines featured include: [[Beer Frame]], [[Verbivore]], [[Scram]], [[Diseased Pariah News]], [[Temp Slave!]], [[Peaches & Herbicide]], [[Murder Can Be Fun]], [[Hermenaut]], [[Hip Mama]], [[Gulp]], [[Hitch]], [[Hip-Hop Housewife]], [[Chemical Imbalance]], [[Farm Pulp]], [[Theoryslut]], [[You Sank My Battleship]] and more.
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Within a few months of his first issue, Perry quit his job as a bank clerk to do his zine, which became an essential part of the growing UK punk scene. As the most visible punk writer during the UK punk explosion, Perry became somewhat of a spokesperson in the mainstream press and was frequently interviewed about the punk rock scene.
  
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Mark Perry back in 1976

Mark Perry was the publisher of the first UK punk zine Sniffin' Glue. Perry started his zine in July of 1976 after finding inspiration listening to the Ramones, then seeing them live. His zine title was was also derived from a Ramones song. "It was the Ramones coming over was why I decided to do the fanzine. They came over supporting the Flamin' Groovies, who were doing the "Shake Some Action" tour and they were on Sire as well. They played the Roundhouse. It was damn rock and roll, feet on the monitors. Fantastic! Within a week, I got the fanzine out. I remember that there was a record shop called Rock On in Soho. I just asked, 'Are there any punk fanzines?' They said, 'Not much--do one yourself. Have a go.' So I did it very quickly."

Within a few months of his first issue, Perry quit his job as a bank clerk to do his zine, which became an essential part of the growing UK punk scene. As the most visible punk writer during the UK punk explosion, Perry became somewhat of a spokesperson in the mainstream press and was frequently interviewed about the punk rock scene.

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