Select (magazine)

UK music magazine

Select

July 2000 issue

Editor| Alexis Petridis[1]
Categories| Music tabloid
Frequency| Monthly
First issue| July 1990; 34 years ago (1990-07)
Final issue| January 2001; 23 years ago (2001-01)
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 the indie rock and Britpop genres,[2] but featured a wide array of music.[3] In 2003, The Guardian called Select "the magazine that not only coined the word Britpop, but soon came to define it."[4]

## History

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The magazine was launched under United Consumer Magazines in July 1990,[5] intending to be a rival to Q magazine.[6] Its first cover star was Prince.[6][7] Its first issue sold 100,000 copies.[6] Between July and December 1990, its circulation hovered around 75,000.[8] In April 1991, Spotlight sold Select to EMAP Metro.[6][9] Under the editorship of Mark Ellen, the magazine began focusing on the baggy and Madchester scenes.[6] The magazine soon became known for its coverage of Britpop, a term coined in the magazine by Stuart Maconie in its April 1993 "Yanks Go Home" edition,[10] featuring The Auteurs, Denim, Saint Etienne, Pulp and Suede's Brett Anderson on the cover in front of a Union Flag. Several publications have called the April 1993 cover an important impetus in defining the movement's tone and opposition to American genres such as grunge.[11][12]

Later, John Harris stepped down as editor, and was replaced by former Mixmag editor Alexis Petridis.[13] Under Petridis, the magazine's image moved back towards its coverage of an eclectic array of music, aiming to reach what Petridis described as "a wide range of music fans".[3] The magazine folded in late 2000, amid competition on the internet.[14] Periditis later stated of its closure: "No matter how many features we did on Destiny's Child, people still thought we were a magazine about Oasis. We were forever associated with a music [genre] in decline."[6]

## Tagline

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* Pop Babylon! (circa 1994)
* You Love it (circa 1995/6)
* Music and Beyond (circa 1998)
* Music for Tomorrow (circa 2000)
* Total Stereo[1]

## Contributors

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* Andrew Perry, deputy editor[1]
* Harry Borden, visual contributor[1]
* Giles Duley
* John Harris
* Andrew Harrison[15]
* Graham Linehan
* Steve Lowe, contributing editor[1]
* Dorian Lynskey[1]
* Stuart Maconie
* Sarra Manning
* Caitlin Moran
* John Mullen, contributing editor[1]
* Sian Pattenden[1]
* David Quantick[1]
* Miranda Sawyer
* Cass Spencer, art editor[1]
* Roy Wilkinson, reviews editor[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Select (credits list)". Select. EMAP Metro. July 2000. p. 6.
2. ^ Hodgson, Jessica (14 December 2000). "Melody Maker axed". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
3. ^ a b "Music magazine Select names editor for relaunch". Campaign Live. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
4. ^ Jones, Dylan (6 October 2003). "Why Dennis is a Menace to Q". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
5. ^ Fielder, Hugh (30 June 1990). "Select Magazine is Launched, Right on Q" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 102, no. 26\. p. 75. Retrieved 3 May 2024 - via worldradiohistory.com.
6. ^ a b c d e f Gorman, Paul (2022). Totally Wired: The Rise and Fall of the Music Press (2023 paperback ed.). UK: Thames & Hudson. pp. 306–311, 355. ISBN 978-0-500-29746-9.
7. ^ "A Brief History of 90s Britpop..." Dangerous Minds. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
8. ^ Anon. (16 February 1991). "New glossies on target" (PDF). Music Week. p. 3\. ISSN 0265-1548. Retrieved 3 May 2024 - via worldradiohistory.com.`{{cite magazine}}`: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
9. ^ Anon. (13 April 1991). "Emap scoops up Select in music titles sell-of" (PDF). Music Week. p. 3\. ISSN 0265-1548. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023 - via worldradiohistory.com.
10. ^ Shaw, Magnus. So It Goes. Lulu, 2014. ISBN 978-1-3260-7550-7
11. ^ "Britpop: 25 years ago today Britain taught the world to play guitar". The Independent. 21 April 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
12. ^ Ewing, Tom (1 October 2010). "The Wardrobe". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
13. ^ Bailey, Jemimah (3 December 1999). "Select plucks chief from mixmag". PR Weekly. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
14. ^ Perry, Keith (15 December 2000). "Melody Maker pensioned off". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
15. ^ Cardew, Ben. "Q editor Andrew Harrison steps down". The Guardian, 11 April 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2021

## External links

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* Select magazine archive

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* MusicBrainz label

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