Select (magazine)
Editor | Alexis Petridis |
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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 indie rock, but featured a wide array of music.
Launched in July 1990, its first cover star was Prince. After EMAP Metro bought Select, they revamped its image, and it became known for its coverage of Britpop, a term coined in the magazine by Stuart Maconie. Its 1993 "Yanks Go Home" edition, featuring The Auteurs, Denim, Saint Etienne, Pulp and Suede's Brett Anderson on the cover in front of a Union Flag, was an important impetus in defining the movement's opposition to American genres such as grunge.
Later, editor John Harris stepped down as editor, and was replaced by former Mixmag editor Alexis Petridis. Under Petridis, the magazine's image moved back towards its coverage on an eclectic array of music, aiming to reach what Petridis described as "a wide range of music fans". The magazine folded in late 2000, amid competition on the internet.
Tagline
- Pop Babylon! (circa 1994)
- Music and Beyond (circa 1998)
- Music for Tomorrow (circa 2000)
- Total Stereo
Contributors
- Andrew Perry, deputy editor
- Harry Borden, visual contributor
- Giles Duley
- John Harris
- Andrew Harrison
- Graham Linehan
- Steve Lowe, contributing editor
- Dorian Lynskey
- Stuart Maconie
- Sarra Manning
- Caitlin Moran
- John Mullen, contributing editor
- Sian Pattenden
- David Quantick
- Miranda Sawyer
- Cass Spencer, art editor
- Roy Wilkinson, reviews editor