Best old skool Albion fanzine

[Safeway]

I was always a Gull's Eye man myself.

 

[Deleted User X18H]

What about And Smith Must Score?

 

[Deano's Invisible Pants]

Gulls Eye. But Scars & Stripes was a great effort too.

 

[Cheshire Cat]

ASMS - end of thread

(ridiculous attempt at a poll - at least give a proper set of choices)

 

[Del Boy]

Asms

 

[Stat Brother]

Gulls Eye for me.

 

[Art Vs Science]

I invented the Fanzine ......FACT

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

What other ones were there?

On The Up....

 

[Tummy Burger]

There was one called 9 Nil . It was a one off. Was sold to me outside the Swindon away fixture . Christ , I don't know 1989 ish.

I flogged it and all my Gulls eye's to someone in Yorkshire. DAMN

 

[Digweed's Testicle]

Gull's Eye was a trail blazer, pioneering and the focal point of demonstrations during our darkest days.
I produced Build A Bonfire during our wilderness, Gillingham days, with every penny going back into the club through player sponsorships etc.
9-0 was a great one-off named in tribute to the massacre Liverpool gave Palarse.
Scars & Stripes led to the excellent, award winning Seagulls matchday programme so well done there.
The Murray hand at last week's Oldham game shows the Brighton fanzine culture for innovation is still there.
We've had some great efforts over the years, showing just how us fans live and breathe the Albion so well done to everyone who put their own time and effort into producing them. Thanks to you all for some cracking reads.

 

[Lincoln Imp]

It's rather sad that we should be setting fanzines up against each other. They were all produced with great spirit, effort and love in different circumstances over the last couple of decades. It is impossible to say that one was better than another, and we shouldn't even try.

 

[cheshunt seagull]

ASMS for me..... I remember the Keith Dublin Masterclass with particular fondness

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Can someone give a rough time frame of when these zines were produced....?

 

[house your seagull]

from a History Man post a few years back ...

And Smith Must Score – 16 A4 numbered issues August 1988 to May 1991. Nos.1–14 numbered on pp2–3, no.15 on p18, n16 on p20.

Gull’s Eye – 100 A5 numbered editions August 1988 to April 1997. No.1 (“Lead by Example”) not numbered. No.3 (“Well Mr Digweed ...”) not numbered. No.19 (November 25th 1989) was wrongly numbered 20. Nos. 27–29 appeared as Gull’s Ear (see below). No.84 had main title “Swiz”. 1 special edition (not numbered) appeared September 27th 1989 between nos.16 and 17. The apostrophe in the title first appeared on issue 30. Blue covers first appeared on issue 40.

Gull’s Ear – 3 A5 numbered (1–3) issues September 1990 to October 1990. These correspond to issues 27–29 of Gulls Eye; see above.

Nine-Nil – probably 23 A5 numbered issues published for each away league game in 1990/91. There appears also to be an issue (numbered 1) for the home Zenith Data Systems Cup match v Crystal Palace February 1991. The Society’s collection is incomplete.

On The Up – 11 A5 numbered issues August 1995 to October 1996. First issue not numbered. Became ...
Seaside Saga – 25 issues numbered 12 (November 1996) to 36 (April/May 2000). Note that issue 14 was wrongly numbered 13 (Feb 1997). No.16 (April 1997 “Final Issue”) not numbered. No.17 (“I’ll get home one day!”) not dated or numbered. There were also two Seaside Saga Summer Special editions for subscribers only (1998 and 1999).

The Tommy Cook Report – 6 A4 issues numbered 1–6 Sept 1995 to Feb 1997, and 2 A5 issues (not numbered) December 1997 and February 1998.

Scars & Stripes – 26 A5 numbered issues September 1997 to May 2000. Note that issue 13 is incorrectly numbered 12 (October 1998) on front but 13 (November 1998) on p2.

Build a Bonfire – 19 A5 numbered issues December 1997 to November 1999. Evolved into ...
Gull’s Eye 2000 – 4 A5 numbered (1–4) issues January 2000 to April 2000. Issue 4 has title “Evening Eyegus”. Further evolved into ...
Gull’s Eye2 – 13 A5 numbered (5–17) issues May 2000 to 2002

Keep The Faith – 17 A5 issues. Nos.2-10 numbered. Nos.1 (Aug 2000), 11 (Aug 2001), 12 (Oct 2001), 13 (New Year 2002), 14 (Feb 2002) and 15 (April 2002) not numbered.

Brighton Rockz – 4 A5 issues numbered 1–4 July 2002 to December 2002

Come Over The Dyke – 4 A5 issues numbered 1–4 November 2004 to April 2005

The Seagull Love Review – 1 A5 issue numbered 1 August 2008 (continuing)

Short-lived fanzines
There is a Rat in the Camp – 2 A5 numbered issues December 1990 and April 1991

Seasons of Missed Opportunities –1 A4 issue Spring 1991

Pretty in Pink – 1 A5 issue published January 1991

One F in Falmer – 1 A5 issue March 2004

Other supporters' publications in a fanzine vein
Mose A Tribute! – 1 A5 issue produced by Gulls Eye team in conjunction with Graham Moseley’s testimonial in April 1990

Flying Eye – 1 A4 magazine by Gulls Eye team published August 2001

TSLR is now on it's 26th issue though

 

[Soul Finger]

Hats off to anyone who has the balls to start a fanzine.

Gulls Eye was fantastic, keeping people informed long before the internet. The pioneer and rightly lauded as possibly the best fanzine ever to represent the club.

Scars & Stripes was an important vehicle when the club was at its lowest ebb, keeping people together and raising much-needed funds.

Some are better than others but all are relevant.

 

[Cappers]

Gulls Eye for me. Still got the first one somewhere I think with my progs in the loft.