Go Publishing

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Go Publishing was an American music magazine publisher founded by Robin Leach. Titles included GO Magazine, R'n'B World, and Stereo Review. It was mainly active during the late 1960s.

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History

Robin Leach had immigrated to the US from England in the 1960s and worked for publications such as New York Daily News and People, [1] before launching Go Magazine (sometimes stylised GO Magazine or Go! Magazine) in May 1966. [2] The new magazine, an oversized tabloid, [3] was published by his company Go Publishing and ran for two years. [1] When The Yardbirds first toured America, the first magazine to publish a story about the band was Go. [1]

Go Magazine was published weekly in New York and distributed by radio stations to record stores, [2] where it was given away for free. [1] It began in New York with a partnership with WMCA, and by April 1967 was distributing 390,000 copies in thirteen cities. It was 12-16 pages with charts supplied by the local radio stations while all other content remained the same nationally. [4] [5] The magazine shifted focus from pop music to underground acts, and ended in October 1969, before relaunching in 1970 for four issues before closing again. [2] An annual publication Go, was also published by Pyramid Books featuring writing from Go Magazine. [6]

In 1968, Go Publishing began a new music magazine titled R'n'B World. It followed the same system as Go, and was connected with radio stations who provided local charts. [7] R'n'B World was published bi-weekly. [8] In late 1969, the magazine was retitled Afro-Star, [9] [10] and folded by 1971. [11]

Leach announced Go Publishing had acquired Student Marketing Institute in March 1969 as a way to expand their youth marketing-promotional arm, Market-GO Inc. Go also planned to open POP Shops, a chain of youth-marketed stores in April 1969. [12] They launched the first Pop Shop in May 1969 in Brooklyn, and had plans for 70 more to open by Christmas. [13] They were described as "A mini department store with psychedelic, atmosphere, stocked with records, fashions, etc., and catering to teen-agers and young adults." [14] Go was also an affiliate of Disc O Mat National Inc., a record vending machine business. [15]

Staff included Loraine Alterman (editor Go Magazine and R'n'B World), [16] Dan Langdon (feature writer Go Magazine and R'n'B World), [17] and Richard Robinson (writer Go Magazine). [18]

Publications

Archives

New York Public Library hold a collection of clippings relating to Go Publishing. [19] Select issues have been digitsed by Adam Matthew Digital. [20]

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