Fanzines have been an important part of our club culture since the late 1980s. Certianly in the Albion's case, we owe a lot to the work of publications like Gull's Eye and Scars and Stripes who put significant pressure on the poisonous board in the mid-90s and supported us through the Priestfield and post-Archer years. Other mags were there just to add colour to the routine of being an Albion fan, whilst some were committed to the national fan debates of years gone by such as stadium safety and the derided membership schemes of the late 80s.
The Seagull Love Review is indebted to the work of the former editors, writers, artists and sellers of these fantastic little titles and with the resources available these days thought it appropriate, interesting and downright funny to scan some issues from the past and put them online for your perusal, a library so to speak.
We'll add more issues as and when they are donated, found in the garage or bought off eBay! Please get in touch if you have some to submit, we'll send them back to you unharmed. Equally, if you want any of the fanzines taken down because we've broken some post-punk copyright laws then just drop us a line.
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Aug'88 - May'91
16 issues, A4 size
Issue 3 / Jan'89 (Download PDF)
- The trials and tribulations of getting in to see Albion vs. Walsall
- From Leeds to Portsmouth - The matches
- Diving Dean dissected
Issue 4 / Feb'89 (Download PDF)
- Ian Muir
- They came from Flamaturi Vlore
- Fairytale at the Supermarket
Issue 14 / Nov'90 (Download PDF)
- Reunited German football
- Peter Ward interview
- Albion membership scheme
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Aug'95 - Nov'96
11 issues, A5 size
Issue 10 / Probably Apr'96 (Download PDF)
- Goldstone guide
- Interview with Gully
- Cartoons by Rosca
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Thanks to Tim Carder for the stats
