Pop Weekly was promoted as a new concept in
the pop press. The magazine began in February 1962
as Pop Ten Monthly, which ran until the end of
August. On September 1, 1962, it became Pop Weekly
under the stewardship of Albert Hand. It claimed to
be first magazine to combine up-to-the-minute news
reports, articles on all of the most popular artists
and groups of the day together with fabulous shots
of the stars. Most of the photos were exclusive to
the magazine and they were not reproduced elsewhere.
Pop Weekly also attempted a serious,
considered tone in an effort to distinguish itself
from its competitors in the music press.
Publication ended with the issue of February 12,
1966. |
