International times.

Uniform Title:
International times (London, England : 1966-1980).

Publisher:
London : Lovebooks Ltd. [etc.], 1966-1980.

Description:
5 v. : ill. ; 30-43 cm.

Notes:
No more published.
Description based on : [No. 1] (Oct. 14-27 [1966]) and subsequent issues ; title from masthead.
For most of its life the periodical had no single named editor ; usually it was edited collectively by changing groups of those involved generally in the production. The first ten issues were edited by Tom McGrath ; Nos. 26 (Oct. 27-Nov. 9 1967) to 29 (April 19-May 2 1967) had as the named editor Bill Levy, who was also heavily involved editorially and in most other aspects of production until 1969. Sid Rawle was co-publisher and editor of Vol. 3 (1975).
Published in A3 newspaper format, except for issue nos. 125 (9-[23] March 1972) to 132 (19 June-[3 July] 1972), which were in A4 magazine format with full colour covers.
The first two issues, dated Oct. 14-27 [1966] and Oct. 31-Nov. 13 [1966], were not printed with issue numbers, but constituted Nos. 1 and 2. Thereafter issues (mostly published fortnightly with occasional short gaps) were numbered in one continuous sequence until No. 164 (Oct. 5-19 1973). Publication suspended Oct. 1973 to May 1974. Vol. 2 contains issues numbered 1 (May/June 1974), 2 (July 1974) and 3 (August 1974). Publication suspended Sept. 1974 to May 1975. Vol. 3 contains issues numbered 1 (June 1975), 2 (July 1975), 3 (Aug. 1975) and 4 (Sept. 1975). Publication suspended Oct. 1975 to 1976). The next issues were designated [19]76 : no. 1 to [19]76 no. 4 : these were not dated but were probably published Sept. to Dec. 1976. The subsequent monthly issues dated Jan. 1977 to Aug. 1977 were numbered 5 to 12 but were not assigned any volume number. Publication suspended Sept. to 1977 ; Vol. 4 contains issues numbered 1 ( 1978) to 12 (Dec. 1978 ; Vol. 5 contains issues numbered 1 (Mar. 1979), 2 (May 1979), 3 ( 1979), 4 ( 1979) and 5 (Jan./Feb. 1980). The final issue, dated Summer 1980, is unnumbered.
An emergency, interim issue numbered 10.5 (dated Easter 1967) was published between No. 10 (Mar. 13-26 1967) and 11 (21-28 April [1967]) ; the emergency issue was a result of a police raid on the magazine's premises.
A special "New Year 1968" poster was designated No. 22.5 ; published with No. 22 (Dec. 15-28 1967).
An unnumbered, undated "pirate" issue was produced and issued 13 October 1969, between "official" 'International times' no. 66 (Oct. 10-23 1969) and 67 (Nov. 6-20 1969). Produced as a result of a dispute between the editorial committee and some of the staff ; the latter occupied the magazine's premises temporarily and produced their own issue of the magazine.
Imprint varies : London : Lovebooks Ltd. ([No. 1] (Oct. 14-27 1966) to No. 32 (May 31-June 13 1968) ; London : It Workers Co-op Ltd. (Nos. 33 (June 14-27 1968) to 35 (July 12-25 1968) ; London : It (Printing, Publishing & Promotions) Ltd. (Nos. 36 (July 26-Aug 8 1968) and 37 (Aug. 9-22 1968) ; London : Knullar (Printing, Publishing & Promotions) Ltd. (Nos. 38 (Aug. 23-Sep. 5 1968) to 124 (Feb. 24-Mar 9 1972)) ; London : Bloom (Publications) Ltd. (Nos. 125 (Mar. 9-[23] (1972) to 143 (Dec. 2-16 1972)) ; London : Cardinellar Publications Ltd. (Nos. 144 (Dec. 14 1972-Jan. 10 1973) to 164 (Oct. 5-19 1973)) ; London : Newspeak (Publishing) Ltd. (Vol. 2 (1974)) ; London : Maya (Print and Design) and Sid Rawle (Vol. 3 (1975)) ; London : Myriad House (issues from 1976 and 1977) ; London : Max Music Ltd. (issues from 1978, 1979 and 1980).
Resumption of publication with Vol. 3, no. 1 (June 1975) was as a result of merging with the magazine 'Maya' (published Feb. to May 1975). Vol. 3, nos. 1 (June 1975) and 2 (July 1975) were also designated 'Maya' no. 5 and 'Maya' no. 6.
38041800702896 No. 12 displayed in 'David Bowie is...' at the V&A, Gallery 39, 23rd March to 11th August 2013 and then touring until 2015.
38041800702888 No. 60 displayed in 'David Bowie is...' at the V&A, Gallery 39, 23rd March to 11th August 2013 and then touring until 2015.

Cited in:
Main sources : Underground : the London alternative press, 1966-74 / Nigel Fountain (London : Routledge, 1988) ; The British Counter-culture, 1966-73 : a study of the underground press / Elizabeth Nelson (London : Hamish Hamilton, 1989).

Summary:
" ... the longest running of the British underground newspapers of the 1960's. The emphasis of the paper changes from time to time with the involvement of different writers and editors : at some times dominated with maaters of sex and drugs, at others with politics, literature and justice. Overall the mood is iconoclastic, questioning, radical. The angry, rebellious, provocative attitude of the paper mirrors that of the 1960's ... " -- extract from David Batterham's catalogue list no. L.176 (1995).

Publication History:
[No. 1] (Oct. 14-27 [1966]) - [No. 2] (Oct. 31-Nov. 13 [1966]) ; No. 3 (Nov. 14-27 [1966]) - No. 164 (Oct. 5-19 1973) ; Vol. 2, no. 1 (May/June 1974) - Vol. 2, no. 3 (Aug. 1974) ; Vol. 3, no. 1 (June 1975) - Vol. 3, no. 4 ([Sept. 1975]) ; [19]76, issue no. 1 ([Sep. 1976]) - [19]76, issue no. 4 [Dec. 1976] ; No. 5 (Jan. 1977) - No. 12 (Aug. 1977) ; Vol. 4, no. 1 ([Jan. 1978]) - Vol;. 4, no. 12 (Dec. 1978) ; Vol. 5, no. 1 (Mar. 1979) - Vol. 5, no. 5 (Jan./Feb. 1980) ; Summer 1980 ("The last issue").

Local Notes:
Libraries main sequence of copies shelved in four especially made solander boxes.

Frequency:
Irregular, 1974-1980.

Former Frequency:
Fortnightly, 1966-1973.

Web resource, see references.

Subjects:
Counter culture -- Periodicals.
Underground art -- Periodicals..

Genre or Form:
Periodicals -- England 1966-1980
Newspapers -- England 1966-1980
Solander boxes -- England 1995.
Electronic journals.

Names:
McGrath, Tom. 1940-2009 editor
Levy, Bill. editor
Rawle, Sid. editor
Lovebooks Ltd. publisher
It (Printing, Publishing & Promotions) Ltd. publisher
Knullar (Printing, Publishing and Promotions) Ltd. publisher
Bloom Publications. publisher
Cardinellar Publications Ltd. publisher
Newspeak (Publishing) Ltd. publisher
Maya Print & Design. publisher
Myriad House (Firm). publisher
Max Music Ltd. publisher

Added Title:
It.
I. T.

Absorbed in part:
Maya