introduction to hoarder 3:
The collection of fanzines included here are mainly form the late 80;s, a time when indie music boomed as a reaction against the glossy idea of a new 'pop' that seemingly leapfrogged out of the post punk/diy scene and headed for the charts proper.

originally a cassette release the NME's C86 compilation introduced a host of bands operating on the margins via a steadily growing scene of independent labels. By the time the same collection appeared as a vinyl release it had inspired a seemingly never ending wave of bands, labels and club nights into existence.

Having 'missed' punk it seemed a generation seemed unwilling to be denied the idea that 'anyone could do it' and set about creating an underground that eschewed quality and surface sheen in favour of the thrill of the participation.

Pre-desktop publishing this was more bedroom floor publishing. This was a world of manual typewriters and hand-scrawled headings, where the phrase cut & paste meant kitchen scissors & pritt stick (even letraset having been deemed too professional).

It is this means of production that binds together pretty much all the fanzines collected here with cut up, angled type, ink splodges, detourned/collaged images and photographs robbed of detail (and purpose) by that easiest and cheapest means of reproduction the photocopier.

The sheer volume of titles and bands on this 'shambling' scene meant that quality control quickly became irrelevant - but then this was a world based almost purely on quick bursts of inspiration and passion that celebrated participation and the opportunity to create above all else.