Select was a United Kingdom music magazine of the 1990s. It was known for covering the indie rock and Britpop genres,
History
The magazine was launched under
UBM plc in July 1990,
intending to be a rival to
Q magazine.
Its first cover star was Prince.
Its first issue sold 100,000 copies.
Between July and December 1990, its circulation hovered around 75,000.
In April 1991, Spotlight sold
Select to
EMAP Metro.
Under the editorship of
Mark Ellen, the magazine began focusing on the
baggy and
Madchester scenes.
The magazine soon became known for its coverage of
Britpop, a term already in use in the music press by writer like John Robb but with an added new context in the magazine front cover by
Stuart Maconie in its April 1993 "Yanks Go Home" edition,
[Shaw, Magnus. So It Goes. Lulu, 2014. ] 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.
Later, John Harris stepped down as editor, and was replaced by former Mixmag editor Alexis Petridis.
Tagline
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Pop Babylon! (circa 1994)
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You Love it (circa 1995/6)
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Music and Beyond (circa 1998)
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Music for Tomorrow (circa 2000)
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Total Stereo
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