Ripped & Torn Zine
SPEC.RARE.0353
Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
0.25 Cubic feet
1976-1979
Tony Drayton (1958-), also known as Tony D, is a zine editor who created
Ripped & Torn initially in Glasgow, Scotland and later in London, England during the rise of the punk scene in Europe. The
Ripped & Torn Zine collection dates 1976-1979 and contains 15 issues of the zine.
(1) 2.5" legal document box
English
Drayton, Tony, 1958-
Arrangement of Materials
Materials are arranged sequentially by issue number.
Acquisitions Information
Accession No. RARE.2025.0058: Purchase, 2024 November
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Ripped & Torn Zine, SPEC.RARE.0353, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University
Access to Materials
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Use of Materials
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Processing Information
Processed by: Allison McPherson, 2025 July; Finding aid written by: Allison McPherson, 2025 July
Biographical Note
As of 2025, Tony Drayton (1958-), also known as Tony D, is a zine editor who created
Ripped & Torn initially in Glasgow, Scotland and later in London, England during the rise of the punk scene in Europe. Drayton published 17 issues of the zine between 1976-1979.
Vermilion, also known as Vermilion Sands, was a member of the American punk band Mary Monday, and a writer for American punk zine Search & Destroy; Vermilion created issue 18 of
Ripped & Torn.
Scope and Contents
The
Ripped & Torn Zine collection contains 15 issues including issue #1, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #15, #16, #17, and #18. These zines were created between 1976-1979. The topics in the collection focus on punk music venues, upcoming shows, reviews of musicians, bands, and music mainly from Europe.
Drayton, Tony, 1958-
Fanzines
Periodical editors--20th century
Punk rock musicians--20th century
Self-publishing--20th century
Issue #1
1
1
1976 November
Issue #4
1
2
1977 April
Issue #5
1
3
1977 May
Issue #6
1
4
1977 Summer
Issue #7
1
5
1977 August
Issue #8
1
6
1977 September/October
Issue #9
1
7
1977 November
Issue #10
1
8
1978 February
Issue #11
1
9
1978 April
Issue #12
1
10
1978 Summer
Issue #13
1
11
1978 August
Issue #15
1
12
1978 November
Issue #16
1
13
1979 January
Issue #17
1
14
1979 March
Issue #18
1
15
1979