For the first Episode of the Jamming! Fanzine podcast, Tony Fletcher connects with three old friends who all played an important part in the Jamming! school days, and each of whom wrote an introductory piece for The Best of Jamming! book. They are Richard Heard, Jeni de Haart and John Matthews, and over the course of a lively group call, they discuss the onset of punk,the birth of Jamming and why John Matthews declined a rolefirst gigs at The Marquee on Wardour Streeta shared love of The JamJamming's eclectic tastes - including The Fall, Scritti Politti, Killing Joke and moreattending the Setting Sons recording sessionsApocalypseselling fanzines at gigsbeing taught 'Teenage Kicks' on guitar by The Undertonesthe violence surrounding the tribalism of the late 1970sthe influence of John Peelfave gig memoriesand why those years mattered so much and why they are all still friends The Best of Jamming!: Selections and Stories from the Fanzine That Grew Up 1977-86 is published by Omnibus Press and available from all good book shops.on Sep 23 in the UK/EU, and Dec 2 in the rest of the world. More information and online purchasing options available at: https://tonyfletcher.net/book/the-best-of-jamming/ https://omnibuspress.com/products/the-best-of-jamming-published-on-23rd-september-2021 'The Jamming! Fanzine Podcast Theme' is by Noel Fletcher. Copyright reserved. The Jamming! Fanzine Podcast logo was designed by Greg Morton, who also assisted with editing. The Best of Jamming! book cover was designed by Martin Stiff. The Jamming! Fanzine Podcast website can be found at https://shows.acast.com/the-jamming-fanzine-podcast Instagram.com/LeagleAlien twitter.com/TonyFletcher John Matthews maintains a regularly updated Spotify playlist entitled Latest Shit His Instagram is @john_matthews Jeni de Haart can be found on social media as @jenifusion   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.