Boy's Own The Complete Fanzines 1986-92: Acid House Scrapes and Capers

'The Complete Fanzines: Acid House Scrapes & Capers' is published by DJ History. The 'Boy's Own' fanzine was, as Andy Weatherall put it, 'The village newspaper of acid house'. Started in 1986, they documented the revolution in youth culture that took London from the snootiness of rare groove to the all-in craziness of acid house. Put together by a bunch of cultural hooligans from Slough and Windsor, Boy's Own gave a voice to the suburban soulboy and the 'casual' culture of the terraces, reporting in hilarious detail the tunes, the fashions, the slang and the parties. Boy's Own was Andy Weatherall, Terry Farley, Steve Hall, Steve Mayes and Cymon Eckel; plus a lengthy cast of illustrious contributors include Paul Oakenfold (who wrote the very first Balearic feature anywhere), Norman Jay, Chris Sullivan and all the key figures of acid house. In passing, Boy's Own also became world-famous DJs, sowed the seeds for lads'-mag journalism, founded a label that defined British house, invented raving in a field... and popularised the bouncy castle.