TB SHEETS: Issue #9, April 1978

Temple City, California, 1978. Rock fanzine featuring a cover story on Van Halen, which hailed from Pasadena, only about 7 miles from Temple City. Also includes pieces on Ronnie Montrose, Shoes, and the Rubber City Rebels, as well as a review on Suicide's self-titled debut album and a report on Lou Reed's show at the Roxy in Hollywood on March 27, 1978. Among the contributing writers is Lisa Fancher, founder of Frontier Records, the independent label which found success releasing early records by Circle Jerks, Suicidal Tendencies, Redd Kross, Christian Death, and others. A4 size (8 1/2" x 11"), oblong format: [9] p. with black-and-white illustrations (truncated) throughout. Photomechanically reproduced on the rectos only and bound with two staples. An unobtrusive tear to the yellow cover sheet has been neatly mended with tape. Scarce, OCLC locates no holdings of this issue, with only a single holding of the January 1978 issue, at Brown University. (Inventory #: 77032)