ZABADAK: THE MAGAZINE

For over 25 years the Zabadak Magazine exists. Ron Cooper is the editor and fortunately there are some issues still for sale.

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We announce the very upsetting & sad news that French chanteuse Linda William' has passed away (27^th March 2010 at Orvieto Italy aged 45). We stated very briefly in our Zabadak#24 introduction that Linda was not in a good way "French singer Linda Williams is going through a difficult patch at this moment & we hope that she will pull through this such that we can listen to her music & singing once again. Our thoughts go out to her" and then in our #24 Newsletter (12th Aug 08) was stated “You might recall French chanteuse Linda William' see pages 1, 20-21 #11; 10 #12; 48 #14; 1, 2, 45 #17; 35 #20 & perhaps visit YouTube where Linda's fine 'Traces' video is.

Here is the link or copy into your browser."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UspubsXQs8 ('Traces' video)

Linda's fine songs were always such a great inspiration for the continuation of Zabadak... a small discography of roughly 20 numbers (including 3 remixes) but they each & all were brilliant and will continue to live on. The album 'Traces' had 4 hit singles at least on it and the album deserved far greater recognition. Linda had a brilliant mind, wonderful personality and a deep sensibility making her loss even more tragic.  Her funeral service was held at the chapelle Sainte-Colombe de Villejuif, Paris on Good Friday the 2^nd April.  There is though really quite a feeling of despair & tragedy about all of this but Linda is now finally in peace. From the readers of Zabadak then our love & condolences go out to Linda (plus her family, close friends & fans) where she is resting at "number 23 the boulevard of dreams". God bless you Linda. (Ron Cooper)

Two other fine videos of Linda's can be found/seen at (please if you each could pay some final respects for/to her by at least visiting each of the 3 YouTube links then this would be greatly appreciated)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX70dAWl6Uc ('L'Autre Soleil' video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaiT5yFJwGs ('Traces' live playback)

ZABADAK No. 25 APRIL 2010

Obviously there's a lot devoted to Dave Dee within, with plenty of obituries and a tribute article. Dave's passing was a really sad event but we have tried to remain positive on this. Though things have generally been pretty quiet (no more those odd little tracks that Dave would always sneak out & surprise us with), it still seems as if Dave is with us. The #25 cover has been carefully chosen (hopefully) and as with most then when you fully open it out then the back cover section becomes also a part (of it). Packed as usual with 48 pages of info then #25 continues on with the 7" New Wave Top 20 Singles July'07 - June'08 with The Coral, Hard-Fi, Dykeenies, Sounds, Wombats, Athlete, Polytechnic etc; and also the period July'08 - June'09 with Maccabees, Killers, Answering Machine, Kaiser Chiefs, Pigeon Detectives, Presets, Last Shadow Puppets, Grammatics etc. Other articles, critiques & CD/LP reviews are: A Moment Of Being…The Critters; DDDBMT; Heavy Metal Kids; Honeycombs; America; Gemma Ray; Triffids; Fiel Garvie; Dean Ford; Long Blondes; Gyroscope; Penelope Swales; Glenda Collins; Eskimo Joe; Link Bekka; Tells; Greenhaus; Pills By Post; Bitter Springs; Little Birdy; Interview - Roger Simian of Dawn Of The Replicants; Stark Palace; Stone Ghost Collective; Tarzen; Lilith's Army; Missy Higgins; an interview with Keith Hopwood of Herman's Hermits; Back To The Sixties In Stockholm (25th October 2008 – Downliners Sect, Searchers, Mungo Jerry); Pebbles; DDDBM&T Top 10s; Double D Records; Oldies Festivals; Alan Blaikley; Cheep Boots; Woodsmoke; Robin Gair; Mason; Colin Hare; Marianne Segal; the R.I.P. section (a section which unfortunately seems to be getting larger each year with former NME writer (and also a Zabadak reader) Derek Johnson sadly passing away). In closing if & just to give a slight overview of the printing process then it is a slightly strange (almost painful) experience after working with virtually a coloured magazine for a year (seeing all the time most of it in colour) and then at the end converting it to black & white. One reason why we have to do this is for financial as going to colour (with the excess costs) would have meant we'd have folded years ago. In saying that (as many have also noted) there is a sort of magic & abstractness which unfolds when you see it in black & white - it takes on a freshness & mystique of its own. Of course this is our 25th year anniversary issue. Fasten seat belts. (Ron Cooper April 2010)

ZABADAK No. 24 DECEMBER 2008

Hello & how are you all… a long gap & now 22 months since the last. In this issue there is a short history of Double D Records A Case Of Unfinished Business – The Sweat Features Dance Band Marianne Chase Fatal Charm, The Story Of Herman Van Gaal - A DDDBM&T Fan, There's Gonna Be A Storm - The Left Banke, Manfred Mann - The Fontana Years, Wishbone Ash, Lois Lane, Shapes & Sounds - The Mirage Alan Bown The Gun, Fab Daze - Singles Of The 60s & 70s Strawberry Alarm Clock Thorinshield Sunshine Company Chad & Jeremy Angel Pavement Lynne Randell Sagittarius The Greatest Show On Earth 5th Dimension etc, Casuals Clippings - Toy + Lucky Sarah + Best New Group, Death Proof & Hold Tight, Keith Bickerton Zab#22, 60s Weekend Pontins, Normie Rowe & Playboys 30 Of The Best, Little Birdy Hollywood, Sonny & Cher The Beat Goes On, The Morning Set, The Class Of 64, Peter Mason, The Scorpions Now, Hank Marvin, Pebble Brian Johnson & The Howard Blaikley Songbook, 7" New Wave Top 20 Singles July'06 - June'07 Bloc Party Keane Killers Editors Panic At The Disco, DDDBM&T BBC + Blue Plaque + Concert Salisbury + The Other Versions + The Sarum Sound book + Dozy 69 Interview Clipping, Mungo Jerry Dawn Anthology, Colin Hare, Alan Clayson, Bitter Springs, The Byrds Very Best, Amey Gair Mason Reform, Rod Allen R.I.P, Paul Revere & The Raiders The Spirit Of '67, Groovin' With The Young Rascals, Wilde & Hazzard, Hermits, Clockwork Oranges, 50s - 70s Norwegian Rock Book - Thor Rune Haugen, Dannii Minogue, Kylie, Shakira, Judith Berard Itineraire, Jennifer Lopez Rebirth. Hope that you enjoy. Wishing a Merry Xmas & all the very best in 2009. Cheers. Thanks. Ron

ZABADAK No.23 FEBRUARY 2007

Here are The Complete Herd (Sunshine Cottage), Beach Boys Pet Sounds, DDDBM&T Listen Listen Listen, Penelope Swales Monkey Comfort, The Fun & Games Close To Carmel, Bitter Springs, Cast & Dodgy Collections, Hard-Fi Stars Of CCTV, Gemma Ray Ritual, Ballroom Day After Day, Spectralist, Lemongrowers Ultimate Mutation, Liliths Army Feel The Rage, Geneva Weather Underground, Starsailor Love Is Here, Crosby Stills & Nash Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (John Tobler), Around Grapefruit, The Association Jim Yester & Requiem For The Masses (Part 3), Peter Mason A Long Haul & Every Minute, Thieves Like Us Do It For the Rest Of Your Life, Bob Dylan Chronicles, Aaron Woolley Keep On Tryin', After Tonight - Who Were The Clockwork Oranges, Lollipops Naked When You Come, Renegades, Miguel Angel Villanueva, Mascots 1964-1968, Psykick Holiday, Eskimo Joe A Song Is A City, Colin Hare Life's A Dream, Mungo Jerry Blues Band, 7" New Wave Singles July'05 - June'06 with Bloc Party, Organ, Radio 4, Editors, Pipettes, Kaiser Chiefs, Maximo Park, Killers, Keane, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, etc, Casuals Cool Talk & When We Had £1 Between Us, Nancy Sinatra Greatest Hits, (DD)DBM&T Together + Fresh Ear, Dave Dee Big Send Off, Few People Ever Ask Mick, Bob O'Brien RIP, Solid Silver 60s Show - Wayne Fontana / DDDBM&T / PJ Proby / Gerry & Pacemakers, Hollies, Salisbury Scene (Richard Nash), Les Braid (The SBJ's) RIP, Unit 4+2, Cymbaline's Matrimonial, Herman's Hermits, Bill Cowsill RIP, Obie Benson RIP, Bubblegum & Tampa Florida, Syd Barrett 1946 – 2006.

ZABADAK No.22 JULY 2005

20 Year Anniversary issue with The Association Trials And Triumphs Of A Six Man Band (Part 2), Mamas & Papas Complete Anthology, Family Dogg A Way Of Life, Marmalade BBC, Various Clippings - Wishful Thinking etc, 7" New Wave Top 20 Singles Jul'04 - Jun'05 (Keane, Franz Ferdinand, Athlete, Paul Weller, Morrissey, Embrace, Feeder, Zutons, Green Day), Kylie & J.Lo, Carl Wayne, Shel Macrae, Cosmics, Honeybus, Jim Kelly, David Daltrey Wayfarer, Kristina, The Hermits, Stevie Wright Hall Of Fame, Paul Ewing (News, Mark IV, Bakery, Jets, Ice), History Of DDDBM&T Part 22...In Search Of Tracker & Lost Dave Dee album, Bickerton's Papers Part 22 - A Stroll Through Zab's 19, 20 & 21, Salad & Cowboy Racer, Tages Fantasy Island, The Renegades, DVD's Top 40 1965-66, Tremeloes, Demis Roussos, Brotherhood Of Man, Pierre's Plastic Dream 'The Garage Tapes', Ollie Halsall 'Caves', Cowsills Harmonies American Style, Fiel Garvie, Fortunes BBC & Heroes Never Die, Blonde Redhead, Kasey Chambers, Jet, Little Birdy, Saucerful Of Secrets Pink Floyd, ALAB Eddie Hardin, The Badge, Unit 4+2 (Part 2) Concrete Extensions, The Casuals A Letter Every Month, Fanzine's, Troggs Times, Songwriters, Small Faces, Association Top 10s, and more.

ZABADAK No.21 OCTOBER 2004

Self Penned Songs Of Herman's Hermits, Where Echoes End Aussie Prog Rock, Association & 'Just The Right Sound' Anthology, New Wave 7" Singles (Blonde Redhead, Franz Ferdinand, The Coral, Limp Bizkit, Lostprophets, Coldplay, Libertines, Starsailor, etc), 60’s Show In Aid Of Dave "Shaky" Morris Of Salford Jets,Stevie Wright & Hard Road Concert, Peter Daltrey & Damien Youth 'Tattoo', Link Bekka 'Pittsburgh Warhola', Kaleidoscope & BBC Sessions, The Marbles, Lindisfarne, Blues Section, Maurice Gibb, Peter Cowap, Hitmakers Tour 2004, Tranquility, Gracious, Castaway In The Harmony Grass, Steve Marriott 'All Too Beautiful', Colin Hare 'Free Together', Vanity Fare 'Hitchin' A Ride', Reflections Of His Life An Interview With Marmalade's Dean Ford, Interview With Marty Wilde - Energy & Ideas, For A Moment....History Of Unit 4 + 2, Dave Dee, Dozy, B, M, & T, Repertoire CD's & 'Greatest Hits' DVD + Historical Clippings Section, Flash Cadillac & The Continental Kids Deserved A Better Break, The Troggs 'From Nowhere', Garlic, Vinyl, Gemma Ray Ritual, Delicate AWOL 'Heart Drops', The Kylie & J.Lo 12" Section, 25 Records Ooer Missus To Out Of Order + Onion Fresh, Dr. Jan (Guru), Phoenix J 'Junkk', Kristina Hautala.

ZABADAK No.20 DECEMBER 2003   

Vanity Fare, Canterbury Tales, Harmony Grass, New Wave 7" Singles (Blur, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Coral, Supergrass, Idlewild, Coldplay, etc), Steve Darbishire & The Yum Yum Band, Grant Tracy & The Sunsets, Honeybus, Lace, Pete Dello, Colin Hare, Paul Bennett, Tony Rivers, Grass Roots, The Turtles, Cryan' Shames, Buckinghams, The Music Machine, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, Marie Laforet, Herman's Hermits, Lindisfarne, Peter Daltrey, Maurice Gibb, The Bee Gees, John Farnham, Stevie Wright, Billy Thorpe, Normie Rowe, Jennifer Lopez, Kylie Minogue, Linda William', Romano Musumarra, Fortunes, Rare Bird, Jay & The Techniques, Jason Crest, Renegades, Troggs, Gracious, Dakotas, Wayne Fontana, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, Barry Ryan, Searchers, Hollies, Ray Davies, James Taylor, SSH Band, Books, Fanzines, Fans Top Tens, and more.

ZABADAK No.19   OCTOBER 2002:

Hollies, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Grass Roots, Turtles, New Wave 7" Singles (Spearmint, Dodgy, Travis, Cosmic Rough Riders, Goldrush, Electric Soft Parade, etc), Lindisfarne, Herman's Hermits, Sylvie Vartan, Jess, Mylène Farmer, Cryan’ Shames, Rockin' Horse, Nirvana/Lyons, Dave Berry, House, Peter Daltrey, Book Reviews (Pet Sounds, Sandy Denny, Hollies, Lillian Roxon, etc), Elton John & Tim Rice, Spearmint, Bitter Springs, Tages, Top 40 Hitdossier 60's / 70's, Birds, Gracious, Status Quo, Shangri-Las, Traffic, Wishbone Ash, Jennifer Lopez, Kylie Minogue, Fortunes, VIP's, Pretty Things, Heroes & Villains Hammersmith 1982, Spencer Davis Group, Troggs, Yardbirds, Long John Baldry, Manfreds, Colin Blunstone, Deep Purple, Moody Blues, Vernons, Eden Kane, Joe Brown, John Leyton, Marty Wilde, Dakotas, Wayne Fontana, Peter Noone, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, Honeybus, The Rain Park & Other Things, Marmalade, English Contemporary Chanson, Rare French 60's Records, Fanzines, Fans Top Tens, and more. Respected writers John Tobler and Alan Clayson have helped with this, along with some sterling work from Gary Tibbs.

ZABADAK No.18   OCTOBER 2001:

The Tale Of Tich Amey & His Ten Guitars, Eurydice & The Snake In The Grass, A Concert For Colin, Oldies Im Schenze, Sixties Sing Nineties, The 7" New Wave Top 20 Plus Others - July'00 To June'01, Starsailor, Travis, Dandy Warhols, Coldplay, Ash, Clearlake, The Hollies, The Casuals, Flaming Youth, Book Reviews, Jacques Brel, Masters Apprentices, Catatonia, Wishbone Ash, The Spice Girls, Kim Wilde, Kylie Minogue, Moody Blues, Herman's Hermits, The Five Day Week Straw People, Steve Ellis, Mr Big, P.J.Harvey, Gene, Bitter Springs, 25 Records, Delicate AWOL, Solid Silver 60's (Wayne Fontana, Dave Berry, DDDBM&T & Peter Noone), Jennifer Lopez, Dave Dee, The Beatles, Peter Daltrey, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Alessandro Safina, Diana Ross, Four Tops, Strawbs, Web Sites, Shirley Bassey, Fortunes, Top Tens, Fanzines, Heroes & Villains Concert - Radio 1's 15th Birthday Sep'1982 R

ZABADAK No.17   OCTOBER 2000

The Sixties Solid Gold 2 Tour, Morgan, Cranberries, Catatonia, British Lions, Gillan, 60’s Nirvana, Andromeda, Fairfield Parlour, Saxon, Warhorse, Atomic Rooster, Gene, Flaming Youth, The New Rave Of New Wave 7" ZAB Top 20 Plus Others – Spearmint, Coldplay, Longpigs, Eels, Clearlake, Sing Sing, Medal, Supergrass, Snafu, Pirates, Led Zeppelin, Renegades, Dave Clark Five, Four Tops, Jennifer Lopez, Casuals, Linda William’s, Jeanne Mas, Cowsills, 60's Sings 90's (Newman, Hawkes, Dee, D'Abo, etc), Mylène Farmer, Bitter Springs, N.W.F.O.F., Just Others, Supremes, Troggs, Tremeloes, Fortunes, Delicate AWOL, Baxendale, Dawn Of The Replicants, DDDBM&T, The Beatles, Oasis, Tales Of Justine, 25 Records,  Top Ten Acts Votes, Fanzine Reviews, DDDBM&T Top 10's, and wot’s more, there's a lot more.

ZABADAK No.16  AUGUST 1999

Prepare for the millennium with ZABADAK 16 - The Masters Apprentices, Catatonia, Billy Thorpe & Aztecs, Twilights, 40 Years Of Oz Rock'N'Roll, Stevie Wright, Ray Brown & The Whispers, Freedom, Tee Set, Gillan, Mick Ralphs, Mott The Hoople, Steve Hyams, Verden Allen, Fairfield Parlour, The New Rave Of New Wave 7" ZAB Top 20 Plus Others - Subaqwa, Ballroom, Sea-Fruit, Puressence, Blur, Velocette, 60's Storybook Marmalade, Hawkes, Dee, D'Abo, Mylène Farmer, Bitter Springs, No Wings Fins Or Fuselage, Rare Bird, Suede, Elite, The Magicians, Box Office Poison, Honeycombs, Glenda Collins, Delicate AWOL, Baxendale, Molotova, Theaudience, Salad, The Bluetones, Dawn Of The Replicants, Kinks, Mansun, DDDBM&T, The Beatles, Pretty Things, Peter Daltrey, Whistler, Hermans Hermits, Jethro Tull, Oasis, The State Of Art Today, Steve Rowland The Producer, Bee Gees, Top Ten Acts Votes, Fanzine Reviews, DDDBM&T Top 10's, and there's more. Read in more than 30 countries - and so be a part of this exciting global experience (sorry but the champagne's not free) as we surf the zeitgeist.

ZABADAK No.15 OCTOBER 1998

The Easybeats – Hello How Are You, Loved Ones, Normie Rowe, Glen Ingram With The Hi Five – Skye Boat Song, Vibrants – Something About You Baby, The Mixtures – (They Call The Wind) Maria, ‘97/’98 New Rave 7”, Ballroom, Bitter Springs, Theaudience, Black - The Wonderful Comedy Of Life, Marty Rhone & The Soul Agents, Salad – Yeah Yeah & Ice Cream, Verve, Monkees - Justus, Caravan, Rare Bird, Mover, Geneva, Four Tops – Still Waters Run Deep, The Gibsons – Jeff Dart John Rigby John Kaye John Brommell & The Magic Book, The Casuals – Jesamine A Butterfly Child (Part 3), DDDBM&T, Company Caine, Catatonia, Superstar, Twilights – I Won’t Be The Same Without Her, Bluetones, Ultrasound, Feline – Just As You Are, Gene – Speak To Me Someone, Kaleidoscope, July, Turquoise, 23rd Turnoff, Selena – Dreaming Of You, Searchers, Hollies, Sleeper, Stereophonics, Paul Kelly & The Messengers – So Much Water So Close To Home, Gordon Haskell – Serve At Room Temperature, Box Office Poison – Heavy Breathing Decade, There Was Noone Like Peter Cowap & The Hermits, Fanzine Reviews (REPEAT, The Indiependent, The Songwriters, A Hostage To The Beat, Mohair Sweets, The Original Sin), etc

ZABADAK No.14 SEPTEMBER 1997

DDDBM&T – The Complete Collection, ‘96/’97 New Wave 7”, Kaleidoscope, Salad, Catatonia, Lush, The Strangers – Terry Walker Is A Stranger No More, Jeanne Mas – Depuis La Toute Premiere Fois, Crowded House, Blur, Monaco, Real People, Pulp, Backwater – Angels Are Cool, Manic Street Preachers, The Who – Join Together With The Band, Strain, Longpigs, Archive - Londinium, Future Sound Of London - Lifeforms, Kula Shaker, Honeybus, The Gibsons, Turquoise, Johnny Farnham – Sadie, Doobie Brothers, Khaled - Aicha, Mylene Farmer, Peter Daltrey – When We Were Indians, The Hollies – The Distant Lights Of Rickfors, The Kinks – Only A Dream, Suede – Coming Up, The Troggs – After Athens, Swinging Blue Jeans – Come On Everybody

 ZABADAK NO. 13 SEPTEMBER 1996

ZABADAK NO.12 JULY 1995

ZABADAK NO.11 JULY 1994

	Then came a rather turbulent year for Zab#10 with both the interruption caused by a fairly difficult house move which resulted in the changing of the printing firm halfway through production, plus with also the news of Paul Bennett being now replaced by Tony Carpenter (who now assumed the role as the new "Beaky"). In fact after the really good vibes present in Zab#9 concerning Paul then things seemed to go quickly downhill for him & so in the end it was actually no real surprise to see Tony now entering the band. #10 was more of an issue for Moody Blues and Procol Harum fans with in depth articles for each of them. Both bands had just now released new LPs which captured our fancy and inspired those articles - for example Dave Dee was listening and enjoying very much Procol's then current 'Prodigal Stranger' LP. There were though plenty of other interesting aspects within with articles on The Move, Scandinavian 60s pop rock, Herman's Hermits, plus plenty of retrospective (from original vinyl) LP reviews - Jethro Tull, Wayne Fontana, McGuiness Flint, Allan Clarke, Gerry Rafferty, Downliners Sect, Zed, Tremeloes, Magic Lanterns, Marmalade, Cat Stevens, Beatles, Ringo Starr, Animals, Lindisfarne, etc. DDDBM&T were again well represented with some in depth retrospective analysis for both the 'If No One Sang' and 'Fresh Ear' LPs plus also the latest news in both the DD and D,B,M&T camps. Some big news was that Dave Dee had (then 9 months previously) started work on his solo album - so much so that he'd in fact recorded 12 tracks but that there had been quite a change of direction during this process (six of which had already been thrown out i.e. 'No Guts No Glory' as no longer fitting in with the concept) – Dave was really throwing himself 100% into this project with help from Export's Steve Morris & Marmalade's Sandy Newman. Then there was the Story Of Bubblegum Part 2 (really quite amazing some of the new info that our readers had come up with after Part 1); then continuing with notable singles by sixties artists released during the period May'92 to May'93; continuing also with notable singles from the sixties/seventies "in general" (i.e. Barry Ryan) and some very fine & thoughtful DDDBM&T top tens from various readers were presented. Looking back now at #10 even if perhaps overall not quite as good as #9 it still turned out OK (with plenty of nostalgia & enjoyment within) & a special thanks to Aicha for her encouragement that we were able to continue on during this tricky period. (Ron Cooper February 2010)
ZABADAK NO. 9 APRIL 1992
	After a refreshing lay-off period (a 3 year gap from June 1989's Zab#8) then our ninth issue came out (April 1992). The magazine had quickly evolved after #1 into a fairly general 60s magazine (even if still concentrating on DDDBM&T) with now bands like Troggs, Tremeloes, Hollies, Marmalade etc also under the spotlight). Mario Sienknecht and I though had decided to finish the magazine up after #8 mainly because when main heroes DBM&T had returned back to the UK from their Spanish sojourn, that they had seemingly split up (Beaky Dymond now wishing to stay on in Spain and not to continue on with the DBM&T cause). Frankly there did not seem to be many positive things happening in the world of DDDBM&T back then (early 1989 that is). Then events slowly or even quickly began to happen in a positive way with 1989 ending up being quite an excellent year. DBM&T reformed with Paul Bennett taking over the role of "Beaky" and with also the release of Dave Dee & Marmalade's excellent 'Scirocco' single, then things were looking up. Both the sad passing of Steve Marriott and Rex Woodard (a staunch USA supporter of DDDBM&T and Zabadak) were also strong motivations (we wished to dedicate something for them). There was also now more feedback from fans and readers and #2 through to #8 were all sold out. Therefore with all these events then decided to resurrect and continue on to produce another edition. Articles that stand out in #9: Murray Head – seemingly one of the more significant ever on him (quite surprising considering the number of albums that he has released and his important role in stage musicals); Bubblegum - we took this short lived fad into thought provoking realms and through one Gerd Rochel even inspired an Ohio Express resuscitation (plus also in a convoluted way a 1910 Fruitgum Co one); Steve Marriott; The Herd; Gary Brooker; Four Seasons; Gladys Knight & The Pips; Ten Years After; some French music discussion; various Alan Clayson books (it was quite a golden period for him); notable singles by sixties artists during the period May'89 to May'92; notable singles from the sixties/seventies in general; Searchers; Beach Boys; top groups in Western Australia November '66 to May '70 (3.5 year chart history); plus more. Within this context we continued the DDDBM&T Appreciation Society with the aim to devote roughly 7 pages each issue (if ever there would be an explosion of interest then we would increase this coverage). We also covered the career of the new "Beaky" Paul Bennett in great detail (we thought that he was going to help revive DBM&T's career into a higher circle). Looking back now at #9 then it was really quite a fine issue – and luckily enough there are a few copies still left & available today. (Ron Cooper February 2010)
ZABADAK NO.1 DECEMBER 1985
	This first issue of Zabadak (#1 December 1985) was totally dedicated to DDDBM&T and briefly covered bits & pieces of most of their career within. We had a lot of fun making it though looking back now it is a bit rough & ready but there was an innocence & an enthusiasm which still lends a certain charm today. When Mario Sienknecht & I began this adventure (of producing a fanzine dedicated to DDDBM&T and running their Appreciation Society) we did have slightly higher expectations of what would happen. This is one of the reasons why copies (of this original issue #1) are still available today! Yes we thought that there would have been more fans out there! One of the initial problems was that the fanzine really probably came out a couple of years too late. The band had been slowly evolving into something that seemed to be set to achieve some sort of a reasonable "comeback success". Between 1979 and 1983 (DD)DBM&T had released 6 singles 'You've Got Me On The Run', 'In The Coven', 'Ballad Of Bulldog Bobby', 'Doo Wah Diddy', 'Xanadu (live H&V)' and 'Staying With It' - with each indicating a certain continuing positive upward trend. Discussions had been ongoing also with Howard & Blaikley for a new song and there were quite a number of their unreleased demos (original songs) in the vaults awaiting finalisation & a possible album release. The scene had now been set for a Top 40 hit. But then after 'Staying with It' things frankly began to become really rather reversed because 1984's Heartbreak Hotel covers LP then came out, then 'Here We Go' only ever happened in promo vinyl versions (Atlantic knocked it on the head and as boldly original as it was, it was the weakest single so far), plus 'Matthew & Son' for all its promise (fine production & performance) was never going to achieve much (a cover version without a UK release and with no Dave Dee in the band - plus almost 3 years after 'Staying With It'!). Much of this interesting scenario is presented within #1.  Perhaps if #1 had have come out in December 1983 things may have been different for the band – creating a little more added media interest at the time. In fact we began working on the first issue in April 1984 and eventually produced enough parallel info to produce the next 4 issues (in a quicker time framework). Further to this then when our first issue came out it unfortunately coincided when Dave Dee had just been asked to leave the band (by the others) because he wasn't devoting 100% of his energy (to the band) – this was because he was also involved in band management (Tarzen & Export) plus charity organisations etc. Though 1984 & 85 had in any case been a slightly barren time zone (for DDDBM&T fans) this was now really quite a major setback. Perhaps if we'd received more feedback & participation from fans back then this may have helped DDDBM&T's subsequent career somewhat - but many were nowhere to be seen. Looking back now it seems a case of only if that happened then this may have happened etc. In any case #1 still makes for a fine first chapter of one of the greatest & most unsung bands from the sixties. A copy recently went for more than 30 Euros on eBay which is quite strange because there are still some available here for 6€!!! (Ron Cooper January 2010)