Unhinged

A brief history of UNHINGED MAGAZINE

Paul Ricketts was co-founder of Rainfall Records (along with Steve Lines and Clive Jones),and played an important part in the early days of the label publicising and promoting STORMCLOUDS in the pages of his music magazine UNHINGED. He was also a member of THE TRYP and has played several solo gigs over the years.

Below is a detailed listing of every issue of UNHINGED that Paul published - some of which are still available from: Paul Ricketts, The Old School House, Yatesbury, Calne, Wilts, SN11 8YE, UK. Each issue costs £1.80 for the UK and £2 the rest of the world including postage. The numbering system used is eccentric so its best to describe the magazine you want when writing; all are available except the two noted as sold out.

Just because the last issue appeared in 1991 that doesn't mean the magazine is finished. Paul has been promising us that the new issue is "at the printers and will be out any day" for the past 14 years - but who knows he may surprise us yet. He may also publish the first issue of his other planned magazine WOW! which will include the free 7" vinyl single featuring two tracks by STORMCLOUDS and one by THE MARSHMALLOW OVERCOAT. Keep watching the skies . . .

UNHINGED MAGAZINE

UNHINGED Issue #0

See what we mean about the eccentric numbering system.Issue #0 includes grist on Radio Birdman, Cassell Webb, Merrel Fankhauser, Lime Spiders, The Tyme Eliment, The Eastern Dark and Rustic Hinge, plus a couple of pages of reviews.

UNHINGED Issue #2

UNHINGED (No number)

Did I mention the eccentric numbering? This issue has no number includes the lowdown on The Seers, John Fahey, Mu, Lime Spiders, Black Sun Ensemble and Magic Muscle. There's also an article on Virgil Finlay and three pages of reviews. Free with this issue was a Stormclouds flexi with "The Creature From Galaxy X" and "He's Trash.

Don't worry, you haven't missed issue #1 - there wasn't one. This issue has no number and includes the lowdown on Thin White Rope, Wednesday Week, Mu, Hucksters, Richard Brautigan and The Chemistry Set. There's reviews of the Magic Muscle tour, a short piece on J. P. Sunshine and nine pages of reviews.Free with this issue was a Wednesday Week poster.

UNHINGED Issue #3

In this issue we have articles on The Chemistry Set (who also contribute a free flexi featuring "Don't Turn Away" and "The Rainbow Song"), Arthur Brown, Robert Gilligan, The Sidewinders, Les Thugs, AED, Michael Hurley, MC4, and The Beat Pack plus 8 pages of reviews.

UNHINGED Issue #4

This issue features two free flexis: The first by Merrell And The Exiles (Out In The Desert, Ready To Roll) and the second by The Extremists (Touching Ground, Violent Hour). Also featured are Eat, Giant Sand, Drachen Theaker, Muzikas, Barbara Manning and 13 Frightened Girls. There is also a free comic (Fantastic Stories) by Steve Lines and four pages of reviews.

UNHINGED Issue #5

UNHINGED Issue #6

UNHINGED Issue #7

UNHINGED Issue #9

This issue features a Wednesday Week Flexi (It's A Steal, Special), and articles on The Walkabouts, American Music Club, Penelope Houston, Merrel Fankhauser, Reefus Moons, Braniac 5 and The Shells. Six pages of reviews.

This issue features a Walkabouts Flexi (On The Beach), plus grist on Bevis Frond, Plasticland, Third Ear Band, Sid Griffin, Greg Shaw, Edgar Broughton Band and Bitch Magnet. Eight pages of reviews.

In this issue we have a Green Pajamas Flexi ( Such A Lovely Daughter) and articles on Steve Wynn, Mazzy Star, Game Theory, Roky Erickson, Stormclouds and Childe Roland. 16 pages of reviews.

With an AED Flexi (Come To East Hagbourne) and articles on Faith Over Reason, Gumball and The Dambuilders. Thirty pages of reviews make up the rest of the issue.

Well, we've waited 17 years for this one. Will it be issue #8 or #10? Who knows? Probably neither. It will feature a Sex Clarke 5 Flexi and The Ultra 5 (who are the cover band)

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