![]() July 2000 issue | |
Editor | Alexis Petridis [1] |
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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]
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]
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![]() 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]
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]
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