Duke of earl 1970

The fanzine legend Greg Shaw wrote a onezine titled Duke of earl in 1970 for the REAP, the Rock & Roll Apa, which influenced his other publications. Duke of earl contained a manifesto on writing about rock music, including Shaw's dos and don'ts, and a rare self-description of his listening history and the development of his musical taste. Shaw views rock music as a nonverbal experience, believing that excessive verbalization or conceptualization might endanger this experience. Instead, he suggests asking helpful questions about individual reactions towards music and encourages writing music reviews of relatively obscure records, despite the challenges involved. He also emphasizes the importance of basing musical judgements on factual information. Duke of earl highlights the significance of amateur press associations (APAs) in popular music editing. This zine should be read alongside Shaw’s other titles: Metanoia, Mojo navigator, Mojo entmooter, Phonograph record magazine, Bomp!, and Rock, you sinners!, all included in the RAPMM collection.