First there was Blues & Soul, later there was Black Echoes, between the two came Black Music and with it some of the finest and consistent Reggae journalism of the early 1970′s courtesy of one man, Carl Gayle.
From its first issue in December 1973 the monthly Black Music, though dominated by coverage of Soul music in all it’s forms, became the first UK magazine to take more than a token interest in Reggae Music. Here we present, in all their glory, the front covers of the magazine that featured Reggae artists between December 1973 and the end of 1976, plus a few from ’79 and the early 80′s.
Hi,
Can anyone point me in the direction of where I could find stored copies of Black Music somewhere in the UK? Or if there is anywhere online that has scanned copies?
Ta.
Dylan
I have a fairly full set of BMJRs but am not looking to sell them. I live in Reading and would be happy to make them available to you. What sort of project are you working on?
Bernard
Hey Bernard,
I was wondering if you would be able to make these available for myself also, I am at the University of Manchester and in the process of writing my dissertation on the influence of Reggae on British society. I cannot stress how helpful these magazines would be to my work.
Please get back to me when you have the opportunity,
Thanks, Mike
Hi Bernard,
for an investigation I am urgently looking for the issue with Carl Gayle interviewing King Tubby, think it was February 1976. If you don’t want to leave the issue, a scan of that article would also be helpful.
Thanks, Helmut
@Bernard @Everyone. We are the management company (Koffe an Kreem) for Kofi (ex Brown Sugar). We have set up the Wiki entries for both and are desperately looking for source references, articles, chart images, awards, photos, etc. for both Kofi and Brown Sugar.
But.. any information, etc. you could find and scan would be great. Contact info is on our website. Thanks in advance.
I shave a number of copies available from 1974 – 1976 – 24 in all – which I am looking to sell. Feel free to contact me if anyone is interested
@Robert B.
What about the issue with the Tubby interview by Carl Gayle? If you have that one and want to sell a single issue, let me know.
Helmut
@Robert B
I would be interested in purchasing your magazines
I have the following available: 1974 – February, March, May and July
1975 – March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December
1976 – January, February, March April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December
1977 – January and February
Helmut, I do have the Feb 1976 issue, but no sign of the interview you are looking for, sorry!
Robert, thanks for your answer. Seems like I got some wrong informations. But I’m sure there is an issue with Carl Gayle interviewing King Tubby, maybe you can find out. Would be a great help. Best, Helmut
I now posted a lot of 28 isues of Black Music on eBay – magazines are located in The Netherlands
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