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Many Back Issues of Dark Star Mike Oldfield magazine are still available in print. Please note that original print copies of issues 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13, 14, 21, 24, 28 and 31 have SOLD OUT but most are still available as digital downloads in PDF format.
Dark Star's roots go back to 1986, when Chris Dewey launched a very small fan magazine in place of the official fan club run by Janet Arnold, which sadly closed in 1985. Paul Beard was heavily involved in the early days, and helped develop Shoes & Strings to a respectable magazine which exploded in size and switched to full colour printing after handing out free promotional postcards to fans queuing for the Edinburgh premiere of Tubular Bells II in 1992. Courtesy copies of the magazine sent to Mike’s manager, Clive Banks, caught his attention and led to official accreditation as Dark Star in 1994, with the first official issue being number 5 in 1994.
The economies of scale from the jump in membership allowed us to grow further, gain support and join forces with Peter Evans’ much-loved View from the Beacon and David Porter’s informative Airborne fanzines. Many fans also know Paul Harris well, who joined us to significantly develop the service from 1998. It is a testament to Mike’s long-lasting appeal that most of our early subscribers aremybook.to/DarkStarMagazine still heavily involved with Dark Star today, including Michael Kuleczko who has been key to our success throughout.
Download the index of back issues to see what was featured in each magazine.
NEW: AMAZON GLOBAL PRINT ON DEMAND
Issues 30 onwards are now ALSO available through Amazon's Global Print On Demand service, where books are printed and shipped locally, wherever you are in the World. Our prices direct from Dark Star are much lower than Amazon's, but if you live outside the UK, you will avoid paying international postage charges and import duties. Browse our complete Amazon P.O.D. Collection, or order direct from Dark Star using the "ADD TO CART" button above.
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