Monday 25 July 2016

Nick Latzoni All The Young Dudes


Clifton NJ. Lower Third Enterprises. ca 1976. First Edition. Folio, 20pp. Printed wraps. Numerous Colour and Black & White plates. Softcover.. Book: Near Fine. .

Joey Ramone cover alert! Latzoni's 'all the young dudes' is a true mystery, with only 2 issues reputedly published, though the cover states no.6, and there is another issue with vol.2 no.1 on the cover. Rumour has it that Latzoni made up the numbers to make the magazine look larger than it was, though this is unsubstantiated. Either way, a brilliant, and scarce publication, with no institutional holdings. There's no text, just gig photographs of the Ramones, Blondie, New York Dolls, Television and the like, all seem to be unpublished elsewhere making it a somewhat raw diary of early punk rock in the U.S.