PUBLIC COLLECTORS

Ignorance and Apathy, Spring 1988. Published by Steve Mar, Sacramento, CA. Public Collectors recently received a very generous gift of sixty old, mostly photocopied ‘zines from the collection of Dale Johnson of Bacon in the Beans ‘zine. Dale was (and still is) part of this world in the late 1980s and early 90s when I was also doing an underground music/culture ‘zine called Primary Concern. His donation fills some nice gaps in my own collection from this period. You can find Bacon in the Beans at: PO Box 4912, Thousand Oaks, CA 91359. Send Dale something great!

Arche-Type Morality No. 12, 1986, West Hill, Denver, Colorado. Back cover art by Fish. Public Collectors recently received a very generous gift of sixty old, mostly photocopied ‘zines from the collection of Dale Johnson of Bacon in the Beans ‘zine. Dale was (and still is) part of this world in the late 1980s and early 90s when I was also doing an underground music/culture ‘zine called Primary Concern. His donation fills some nice gaps in my own collection from this period. You can find Bacon in the Beans at: PO Box 4912, Thousand Oaks, CA 91359. Send Dale something great!

Arche-Type Morality No. 12, 1986, West Hill, Denver, Colorado. Public Collectors recently received a very generous gift of sixty old, mostly photocopied ‘zines from the collection of Dale Johnson of Bacon in the Beans ‘zine. Dale was (and still is) part of this world in the late 1980s and early 90s when I was also doing an underground music/culture ‘zine called Primary Concern. His donation fills some nice gaps in my own collection from this period. You can find Bacon in the Beans at: PO Box 4912, Thousand Oaks, CA 91359. Send Dale something great!

It’s Cold in Here #1, undated (circa 1988), West Hill, Ont., Canada. Published by Dave. Public Collectors recently received a very generous gift of sixty old, mostly photocopied ‘zines from the collection of Dale Johnson of Bacon in the Beans ‘zine. Dale was (and still is) part of this world in the late 1980s and early 90s when I was also doing an underground music/culture ‘zine called Primary Concern. His donation fills some nice gaps in my own collection from this period. You can find Bacon in the Beans at: PO Box 4912, Thousand Oaks, CA 91359.

Growing #4, October 1988, W.V.C., Utah. Published by Duncan. Public Collectors recently received a very generous gift of sixty old, mostly photocopied ‘zines from the collection of Dale Johnson of Bacon in the Beans ‘zine. Dale was (and still is) part of this world in the late 1980s and early 90s when I was also doing an underground music/culture ‘zine called Primary Concern. His donation fills some nice gaps in my own collection from this period. You can find Bacon in the Beans at: PO Box 4912, Thousand Oaks, CA 91359.

Why? Zine #5, undated, Orange, California. An animal rights focused ‘zine published by K.R. Skur, Sheepdog and Joe-“Thooo”. Public Collectors recently received a very generous gift of sixty old, mostly photocopied ‘zines from the collection of Dale Johnson of Bacon in the Beans ‘zine. Dale was (and still is) part of this world in the late 1980s and early 90s when I was also doing an underground music/culture ‘zine called Primary Concern. His donation fills some nice gaps in my own collection from this period. You can find Bacon in the Beans at: PO Box 4912, Thousand Oaks, CA 91359.

Anti-Establishment #16, undated, Placentia, California. Published by Stacy Lee and Renie Bean. Public Collectors recently received a very generous gift of sixty old, mostly photocopied ‘zines from the collection of Dale Johnson of Bacon in the Beans ‘zine. Dale was (and still is) part of this world in the late 1980s and early 90s when I was also doing an underground music/culture ‘zine called Primary Concern. His donation fills some nice gaps in my own collection from this period. You can find Bacon in the Beans at: PO Box 4912, Thousand Oaks, CA 91359.

Endless Struggle #10, Summer 1989, Vancouver BC, Canada. Public Collectors recently received a very generous gift of sixty old, mostly photocopied ‘zines from the collection of Dale Johnson of Bacon in the Beans ‘zine. Dale was (and still is) part of this world in the late 1980s and early 90s when I was also doing an underground music/culture ‘zine called Primary Concern. His donation fills some nice gaps in my own collection from this period. You can find Bacon in the Beans at: PO Box 4912, Thousand Oaks, CA 91359.

A spread from Moshpit, a photo zine published by Hamburger Eyes with photos by Josie Ramondetta, 2011.

Moshpit, a photo zine published by Hamburger Eyes with photos by Josie Ramondetta, 2011. One of the things I picked up while tabling with Temporary Services / Half Letter Press at the amazing L.A. Art Book Fair last weekend.

Documentation of a Black Flag tattoo, created by the arm’s owner using a tattoo gun that he made from the motor in a set of electric hair clippers. Taken this past weekend at the L.A. Art Book Fair.

Bats, from the Hungarian guide book Kisemlösök (Rodents) published in Budapest in 1985.

Bats, from the Hungarian guide book Kisemlösök (Rodents) published in Budapest in 1985.

This Hungarian guide book, Kisemlösök (Rodents), was published in Budapest in 1985. It’s one of several similar handy illustrated books that I picked up on my recent trip. More exciting drawings of bats to follow (and maybe some rats and squirrels later on?).

A promotional 7” sampler record of various Classical music recordings produced by Crossroads Records. Amusingly, for a record that is supposed to impress listeners with the quality of stereo sound, they jammed nearly fourteen minutes of music onto this record. No year or cover designer listed.