Our Magazine Heritage
A Brief History
The Punter which later became The Latest started in Autumn 1984 and featured Brighton LGBT theatre/band Siren, Simon Fanshawe, reggae band Black Roots, playwright Caryl “Top Girls “ Churchill, the birth of the seafront Zap Club with Poison Girls and The Piranhas and The Wild Wigglers. The Escape Club ( now Patterns) had The Fall and New Model Army and there were ads from The Brighton Centre and The Richmond, and do you remember other advertisers like Red Rat, Urban Renewal, Food For Thought. The Works, Simple Supplies or Decades.
It was largely written by hand ( no computers or mobile phones then – how did we survive!!! ) in The Volunteer on Church Street (now The Mash Tun) by a motley band of friends including John Paul Jones, the late Tony Miller, and current Latest editor Bill Smith. It was fun! It was pretty diverse then and carried on in that Live and Let Live tradition through the decades morphing into The Latest and Latest 7 and Latest Homes and now Latest Brighton. – Bill Smith
Notable Clippings
Here are some pictures of clippings from The Punter
Taking a Punt
Below are readable PDFs of The Punter, jump through these articles to see how far The Punter came! Read through Brightons cultural history! Just click on the issue titles or covers to dive in.
ISSUE 1Where it all began, This primary issue in August 1984 contains promotions for events, Artist spotlights and club spotlights
ISSUE 10
At it again! Advertisements, articles and a strongly worded letter feature in this September issue, The Punter is coming into its own with a definitive style.
ISSUE 17
Nice n Clean. Reviews, Rocky Horror and Brighton Festival. There are some reviews here for the shows advertised in our Do you remember? Section
ISSUE 19
ISSUE 28
Nice n Clean. Reviews, Rocky Horror and Brighton Festival. There are some reviews here for the shows advertised in our Do you remember? Section
ISSUE 31
Just for fun, this issue contained something rarely seen in Brighton… Free Parking! Plus some cool interviews and band reviews. How many bands make 5?
ISSUE 40
Feelin' sporty? This issue contains all the hallmarks of a 'in depth' movie. Sex, Drugs and.. classical music?
ISSUE 50
Feelin' sporty? This issue contains all the hallmarks of a 'in depth' movie. Sex, Drugs and.. classical music?
ISSUE 100
You've always wondered. Now you've seen some of the papers from the 80's why don't you check out the centennial issue of this magazine released in June 1993.
