Unsound, complete set

Ten issues, all published: Vol.1 Nos.1-5; Vol.2 Nos.1-4; Vol.3 Nos.1-2. San Francisco, 1983-1985. Edited by William S. Davenport et al. Staple bound, 27.5 x 21.5 cm, 40 to 65 pp. each. The final issue comprises a plastic bag containing a folder, tabloid issue, two booklets and an audio cassette.

Unsound was a cult fanzine based in San Francisco which ran from 1983 to 1985. It covered a mixture of music and art, with a focus on the experimental genres emerging at this time, such as industrial and new wave, and genres like punk and noise. Contributions by Psychic TV, Culturcide, Thurston Moore, Remko Scha, The L.A. Experiment, Electronic Underground, Birthday Party, P. Meyer, Whitehouse, Kommunity FK, Xerox Sutra Editions, Z'ev, P.I.L., Debt of Nature, P. Ratt, S.C. Hunt, R. Farrel, P. Edlund, W. Torphy, D. Banda, D. Cremieux, G. Helfand et al. Cover art by D. Cremieux, H. Dekomposition, Mark Klee, Mary O'Neil, Paul H.O., T.M. Caldwell and others. The last issue carries a label sticker 'The Final Unsound', numbered 15 from a limited edition of 1000 copies. Small imperfection to front cover of No.1, otherwise all numbers in excellent condition. Rare complete collection. (total 10)