The Cool World Issue 7

THE COOL WORLD 

ISSUE 7

AUSTRIA 2021

30 Copies

A limited printing 36-page A5 fanzine from Austria that features vintage European film programmes from the 1930's to 1990's and sometimes beyond. Text is in English (with film titles in the original country's language as well). Issue 7 came with 3 covers, 2 linocut that were limited to 5 and 15 copies respectively and the standard which was limited to 10 copies and also came with 2 free promotional cards designed and signed by 2 members of Wild Evel & The Trashbones. Heavily leaning to the exploitation genre, it's packed with images from the original programmes and printed in colour! This issue's films included The Born Losers, Dino, Play It Cool and the Clash film Rudeboy. There were features on Edgar Wallace and the Juvenile Delinquent paperbacks of Pedigree Books and also an exclusive article with the 5.6.7.8's! Grab a copy IF you can!

 

Skinhead • A Photozine

SKINHEAD • A PHOTOZINE

Austria 2021

25 Copies

A limited print run of 25 copies, this fanzine features "snapshots" of early 1980s skinheads and the skinhead bands The Redskins and The Oppressed. Locations include Southend, London and Cardiff. Each copy is hand-numbered and comes with one of the hand stamped cards that are pictured above.

Rude Boy

RUDE BOY

aka ZESTOK MOMAK

YUGOSLAVIA

1981

"Featuring The Clash"

Starring The Clash, Ray Gange and Caroline Coon 

Directed by Jack Hazan and David Mingay

Buzzy Enterprises / Michael White Productions

UK 1980

Rebel Without A Cause

REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE

aka BUNTOVNIK BEZ RAZLOGA

aka UPORNIK BREZ RAZLOGA

YUGOSLAVIA  (No Date)

"Teenage terror torn from today's headlines"

Starring James Dean, Sal Mineo and Nathalie Wood

Directed by Nicholas Ray

Warner Bros.

USA 1955

The Cheats - Francoise D'Eaubonne

A BRILLIANT AND TERRIFYING STORY OF FRENCH TEEN-AGERS.

A NOVEL BASED ON THE SENSATIONAL MARCEL CARNE FILM LES TRICHEURS

Publisher: Ace Books

Number: H395

Publishing Year: 1960

Printing: First 

Cover Price: 2/6

Cover Artist:

The Book of the Film

THE CHEATS

(Les Tricheurs)

A brilliant novel by Francoise d'Eaubonne based on the controversial film by Marcel Carne. This is a story of the beatniks of Paris for whom fast cars, sullen drinking and unbridled sex are compensations for a lack of purpose in their apathetic lives

The film Les Tricheurs is made by Silver Films and Cinetel and distributed in England by Gala Films

Poor Cow

POOR COW

aka STAKKELS KO

DENMARK 1968 (?)

"Look at those creeps... bet they haven't even put films in the cameras. Still a girl's got to earn a living... and a loving."

Starring Terence Stamp, Carol White and John Bindon

Directed by Ken Loach

 A Joseph Janni Production for Vic Films and Fenchurch Films 

UK 1967

Based on the novel by Nell Dunn

The Love-Thrill Murders

THE LOVE-THRILL MURDERS

aka DER SATAN 

NEUES FILM-PROGRAMM Nr. 6497

AUSTRIA 1974

Six states wanted them jailed. Eight torture victims wanted them dead. All the blood freaks wanted was one more night... of the most brutal orgy in history!

Starring Troy Donahue, Renay Granville and Francine Middleton

Directed by Robert L. Roberts

Trans World Attractions 

USA 1971

Also known as 'SWEET SAVIOR"

Rock Rock Rock

ROCK ROCK ROCK

NEUES FILM-PROGRAMM Nr. 210

AUSTRIA 1957

FRANKIE LYMON and THE TEEN-AGERS - HEAR them sing "I'm not a Juvenile Delinquent" SEE - Lovely LA VERN BAKER - HEAR her sing "TRA-LA-LA" SEE - The Inimitable CHUCK BERRY - HEAR him sing "YOU CAN'T CATCH ME"

Starring Alan Freed and his Rock 'n Roll Band, Fran Manfred, Tuesday Weld, Connie Francis, Teddy Randazzo, The Moonglows, Chuck Berry, The Flamingos, Jimmy Cavallo and the House Rockers,  Johnny Burnette Trio, La Vern Baker, Cirino and the Bowties, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, Frank Virtue and the Virtues and Dorsey Burnette

Directed by Will Price

Vanguard Productions

USA 1956

Spare The Rod

SPARE THE ROD

aka VERSUCHUNG AUF DER SCHULBANK

(Temptation on the School Desk)

ILLUSTRIERTE FILM-BÜHNE VEREINIGT 

MIT ILLUSTR. FILM-KURIER Nr. 6215

WEST GERMANY 1962

Starring Max Bygraves, Donald Pleasence and  Geoffery Keen

Directed by Leslie Norman

Weyland Films

UK 1961

Based on the novel by Michael Croft

 

Beat Girl

BEAT GIRL

aka HEISS AUF NACKTEN STEINEN

(Hot on Naked Stones)

NEUES FILM-PROGRAMM Nr. 2088

AUSTRIA 1960

"Dynamic drama of youth mad about "beat", living for kicks!"

Starring Adam Faith, Christopher Lee and Gillian Hills

Directed by Edmond T. Gréville

Willoughby Film Productions

UK 1960

Also known as 'WILD FOR KICKS'

Spare The Rod

SPARE THE ROD

aka VERSUCHUNG AUF DER SCHULBANK

(Temptation on the School Desk)

NEUES FILM-PROGRAMM Nr. 3033

AUSTRIA 1963

Starring Max Bygraves, Donald Pleasence and  Geoffery Keen

Directed by Leslie Norman

Weyland Films

UK 1961

Based on the novel by Michael Croft

Mix Me A Person

MIX ME A PERSON

aka HUNDERT STUNDEN ANGST

(A Hundred Hours of Fear)

ILLUSTRIERTE FILM-BÜHNE NR. 6980

WEST GERMANY 1964

"The dramatic story of one girl's fight to free a youth charged with murder!"

Starring Adam Faith, Anne Baxter and Donald Sinden

Directed by Leslie Norman

Wessex Film Productions

UK 1962

Based on the book by Jack Trevor Story

Reform School Girl - Felice Swados

A SHAMEFUL PATH LED HER THERE - SCARLET SECRETS KEPT HER THERE

 

Publisher: Diversey Romance Novel

Number: 1

Publishing Year: 1948

Printing: First

Cover Price: 35c

Cover Artist:

YEAH! Issue 1

YEAH!

ISSUE 1

AUSTRIA 2021

FIRST PRINTING - 20 COPIES

A limited print (just 20 copies worldwide) hand-numbered 36-page A5 fanzine from Austria. This fanzine is a "tribute" to the Star-Club news magazines that were issued in Germany between 1964 and 1965. The original articles it reproduces have all been translated into English and it also comes with a free copy of one of the original Star-Club postcards which has "YEAH!" printed on the back (by way of a Linocut) and is also hand-stamped with "THE STAR-CLUB FANZINE".

Girls In Prison

I KVINDE FAENGSLETS JUNGLE

aka GIRLS IN PRISON

DENMARK 1957

"The shocking story of one man against 1,000 women!"

Starring  Richard Denning, Joan Taylor and Adele Jergens 

Directed by Edward L. Cahn

Golden State Productions

USA 1956

In 1956, American International Pictures released this film on a double bill with Hot Rod Girl 

Andy Warhol's Lonesome Cowboys

ANDY WARHOL'S LONESOME COWBOYS

NEUES-FILM PROGRAMM NR. 6182

AUSTRIA 1972

"Andy Warhol's Lonesome Cowboys may be a bit too much for many people, but that's their problem"

Starring Viva, Joe Dallesandro, Tom Hompertz and Louis Waldon

Directed by Andy Warhol (Paul Morrissey uncredited)

Andy Warhol Films

USA 1968

Won Best Film at the San Francisco Film Festival in November 1968.

Beat Poets - Selected by Gene Baro

Publisher: Vista Books

Number: Pocket Poets Series - No Number

Publishing Year: 1961

Printing: First 

Cover Price: 

Cover Artist:

Includes poems by Paul Carroll, Gregory Corso, Edward Dorn, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, Le Roi Jones, Jack Kerouac, Ron Loewinsohn, Michael McClure, Gary Snyder, Philip Whalen,  John Wieners and Jonathan Williams.

The Cool World Issue 6

 

THE COOL WORLD

ISSUE 6

AUSTRIA 2021

30 COPIES

A limited printing 36-page A5 fanzine from Austria that features vintage European film programmes from the 1930's to 1990's and sometimes beyond. Text is in English (with film titles in the original country's language as well). Issue 6 comes with 2 covers, both limited to 15 copies. Heavily leaning to the exploitation genre, it's packed with images from the original programmes and printed in colour! This issue's films include Crime In The Streets, Motorcycle Gang, Blackboard Jungle, Beat Girl, The Plague Of The Zombies and a whole lot more ! Grab a copy while you can!

The Cool World Fanzine

The Losers

VERDAMMT, VERKOMMEN, VERLOREN - THE LOSERS

(Damned, Depraved, Lost - The Losers)

aka THE LOSERS

NEUES FILM-PROGRAMM 5983

AUSTRIA 1971

"Now the Army Has Its Outlaws. . .In the Most Savage Action Picture of All Time!"

Starring William Smith, Bernie Hamilton and Adam Roarke

Directed by Jack Starrett

Fanfare Films

USA 1970

A portion of this movie is seen in the Quentin Tarantino film, "Pulp Fiction." It is showing on the TV in the hotel room the morning after Butch's boxing match.

The Girl Can't Help It

SCHLAGERPIRATEN (HIT PIRATES)

aka THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT

ILLUSTRIERTE FILM-BÜHNE Nr. 3651

WEST GERMANY 1957

IT'S GOT THE HEAT! AND THE BEAT!

Starring Tom Ewell, Jayne Mansfield, Edmond O'Brien, Julie London, Fats Domino, The Platters, Little Richard and His Band, Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps, Eddie Fontaine and Eddie Cochran 

Directed by Frank Tashlin

20th Century Fox

U.S.A. 1956

In this film, Eddie Cochran performs "Twenty Flight Rock". That song's influence was so great 

in Liverpool, that Paul McCartney's ability to memorise the words and perform the song impressed John Lennon enough to ask him to join his group, then known as "The Quarrymen", which later became The Beatles.

Ciao Manhattan

ADDIO MANHATTAN

aka CIAO MANHATTAN

NEUES FILM-PROGRAMM NR. 6612

AUSTRIA 1974

"The Citizen Kane of The Drug Generation"

Starring Edie Sedgwick, Wesley Hayes & Isabel Jewell

Directed by  John Palmer & David Weisman

Court Pictures / Maron Films /  Sugarloaf Films Inc.

U.S.A. 1972

The film is dedicated to Edie Sedgwick and ends with the actual headlines announcing Sedgwicks' death. The film originally followed the excessively hip lives of Sedgwick and fellow Warhol superstar Paul America, as they lived life in the fast lane (literally speeding down the West Side Highway on massive amounts of amphetamine).

The Happening

 

DIE MEUTE (THE MOB)

aka THE HAPPENING

NEUES FILM-PROGRAMM 4707

AUSTRIA 1967

"Hear "The Supremes" Sing the Swinging Hit Song...From the Swinging Hit Picture!"

Starring Anthony Quinn, George Maharis, Faye Dunaway and Michael Parks

Directed by Elliot Silverstein

Horizon Pictures

U.S.A. 1967

Four hippies kidnap a retired Mafia mob boss and hold him for ransom. This was Faye Dunaway's film debut.