Ripped & Torn

Published by Ecstatic Peace Library, paperback, 326 pp, 2018
Introduction by Thurston Moore

Ripped and Torn was one of the first punk fanzines, and continued long after others like Sniffing Glue had stopped.

Ripped and Torn began in in Glasgow in November 1976 and carried on into the next wave of punk. It ran for eighteen issues, all of which are faithfully reproduced in this book.

By punks and for punks, Ripped and Torn is a fascinating document of the punk subculture and a sacred text of DIY culture.

“Of course I have no quote for the Ripped & Torn collection. I just will never be as excited about the kids being excited about being the kids… but it was people like Tony Drayton I depended on to have a place in the world.” – Richard Hell

‘By punks and for punks, Ripped and Torn is a fascinating document of the punk subculture and a sacred text of DIY culture’ – Rough Trade.

#2 Rough Trade Book of the Year