The End

by Peter Hooton (Editor), Phil Jones (Editor), Mick Potter (Editor)

The END Fanzine existed from 1981 to 1989.This book consists of every single edition released during those years along with 2012 contributions from James Brown, Phil Jones, Peter Hooton, Kevin Sampson, Brian Reade and Paul Du Noyer.The End went way beyond just music and poetry. It commented on Liverpool itself, the nightlife, the pubs, the politics, the history, the trends, the football and particularly those that went to football. Here it took a massive step away from the music fanzines and pretty much created a template for the many football fanzines that would begin to crop up shortly afterwards as well as the London club fanzine Boy’s Own, which confessed to being hugely influenced by The End.

Mass Market Paperback

First published October 29, 2011

Reviews

[Love · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the first of the fanzine genre published, if not the seminal, & living on Merseyside when it was out I had to get a copy of this which includes all editions of the The End from 1981 til it`s last shout in 1989. I am biased having much affinity to every aspect of its content but the overriding adjective here is a glorious "laughter"! It is choca block with puns which seem as cutting edge now as then in their positions regarding fashions, music & anyone not from the self-governing state of Merseyside plus anyone buying into the scouse wit myth is missing the point as this is a stand alone gem. Do not think it`s lacking in depth either cause it has original interviews with all the most meaningful artists of the time, & no not Duran or Adam ant with Poetry Corner, philosophy & as much of a guide to manhood as any Yank self-help paperback can ever hope for. I`m trying hard not to include any of its content here so just go rob a copy read it then you are in! Oh and don`t forget to pass it on.

[Phil Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

The End went way beyond just music and poetry. It commented on Liverpool itself, the nightlife, the pubs, the politics, the history, the trends, the football and particularly those that went to football. Here it took a massive step away from the music fanzines and pretty much created a template for the many football fanzines that would begin to crop up shortly afterwards as well as the London club fanzine Boy’s Own, which confessed to being hugely influenced by The End.