Negative response 1981

Negative response was the 1981 title by Alan Rider in the A6-sized onezine trilogy series, after he published Sticky fingers and Certain substances. Negative response spoofed the music scene of Coventry, England, at the time. Intriguingly, the cover featured a crying baby. It contained a mix of cartoons lampooning the Coventry music scene, album reviews, and a cash giveaway competition (comprising a UB40 signing-on card). As with the previous two fanzines in the series, there was no editorial address, and it was credited as Yet Another Bad Habits Production, named after the “tuneless school punk band” where Rider played. Alan Rider also edited Adventures in reality and Not the jobhunter. All Rider’s titles are included in RAPMM.