‘Corridor’

Manchester-based magazine, edited & published by Michael Butterworth.

No. 1
January/February 1971;
price: 3s;
20 pages;
I.S.S.N.: none;
designer & cover artist: Rick Barman.

Contents:-
p. 1: Front cover; illustration by Rick Barman;
pp. 2–10: ‘Pride Of Empire’ (part) (illustrated by Arthur Moyse) by Michael Moorcock;
pp. 11/12: ‘Pictures From An Exhibition 11’ by Giles Gordon;
pp. 13/14: ‘The Day I Came Back From The Dead’ (part) (illustrated by Christine Lightfoot) by Michael Ginley;
pp. 15–19: ‘Vaginal Tract’ (illustrated by Bob Jenkins) by Alex Kernaghan;
p. 19: ‘Pride Of Empire’ (continued), and ‘Pictures From An Exhibition 11’ (conclusion);
p. 20: ‘Pride Of Empire’ (conclusion).

No. 2
May/June 1971;
price: 15p;
24 pages;
I.S.S.N.: none;
design: Rick Barman;
cover artist: Bob Jenkins.

Contents:-
p. 1: Front cover; illustration by Bob Jenkins;
pp. 2/3: ‘War Games’ (illustrated by Alan Stephanson) by Alex Kernaghan;
pp. 4–6: ‘Comedo’ (illustrated by Rick Barman & Stephanson) by John Sladek;
p. 6: ‘Sculpture’ (poem) by John Clark;
pp. 7/8: ‘Jane Crying’ (illustrated by Gina Butterworth) by James Sallis;
p. 8: ‘Guile Evicted’ (poem) by Thomas M. Disch;
p. 8: “Two Pieces Of Music” (poems) by Disch comprising:-
p. 8: ‘The William Tell Overture’;
p. 8: ‘The Goldberg Variations’;
pp. 4–13: ‘A Cunt Not Fit For The Queen’ (illustrated by Steve Greenhalgh) by Paul Buck;
p. 13: ‘Poem’ (poem) by Neil Spratling;
pp. 14–17: ‘Dillinger Is Real’ (illustrated by Stephanson) by Bob Jenkins;
p. 17: ‘Conception And Death’ (poem) by Gina Butterworth;
p. 18: ‘Mada Genisis’ (part) (illustrated by Jenkins) by Terry Gregory;
pp. 19/20: ‘Masks Of Judgement’ (part) (illustrated by Peter Kirkham) by Gordon Abbott;
pp. 21/22: ‘Encounter At Mornington Crescent’ (illustrated by Jenkins) by Giles Gordon;
p. 23: ‘Masks Of Judgement’ (concluded), and ‘Mada Genisis’ (conclusion);
p. 23: untitled (poem) by Gina Butterworth;
p. 24: Back cover; illustration by Jack Yates.

N.B. At least some copies included a one-page loose-leaf insert, ‘Important Notice To “Corridor” Readers’.

No. 3
May/June 1972;
price: 15p;
20 pages;
I.S.S.N.: none;
design: Rick Barman;
cover artist: Alan Stephanson.

Contents:-
p. 1: Front-cover word montage (illustrated by Alan Stephanson) by Kevin Dixon-Jackson;
p. 2: Contents page (illustrated by Andrew Lanyon);
pp. 3–5: ‘Jo’ (illustrated by Bob Jenkins) by Charles Platt;
pp. 5/6: ‘Impresario’ (illustrated by Arthur Moyse) by Bruton Conors;
p. 6: “Anthology?” (poems) comprising:-
p. 6: ‘My Friend Th Hard Edged Painter’ (sic) by Barry Edgar Pilcher;
p. 6: ‘Mannequin’, ‘Clarified’ and ‘Uncertain’ by David Jaffin;
p. 6: ‘X Changes’ by Harry Hoogstraten;
pp. 7/8: ‘A Cardboard Landscape’ (illustrated by Jenkins) by Alex Kernaghan;
pp. 9/10: ‘Stairs And Steps’ (illustrated by Nigel Fowler) by Andrew Darlington;
pp. 10/11: ‘Absurd And Phantastic’ (reviews) (illustrated by Lanyon) by Michael Butterworth (reviewing New Worlds Quarterly [1 & 2] & others);
pp. 12/13: ‘I Might Please Other Tenants Every Night Cøunt Elizabeth’ (illustrated by Jannick Storm) by Paul Buck;
pp. 14/15: ‘Socrates’ Brief Journey Into The 20th Century’ (illustrated by Pete Duxbury) by Gordon Abbott;
p. 15: ‘Feedback’ (letters, incl. by Buck);
pp. 15/16: ‘Publications Received And Notices’;
pp. 16/17: ‘The Good Queen’s House’ (illustrated by Stephanson) by Ismael Casbah;
pp. 18/19: ‘The Quick Brown Fox Jumps Over The Lazy Dog’ (illustrated by Duxbury) by Glenda George;
p. 20: Back cover; advertisement.

N.B. At least some copies included a one-page loose-leaf insert, ‘Corridor News Sheet No. 2’.

No. 4
Winter 1972;
price: 15p;
24 pages;
I.S.S.N.: none;
design: Ric Barman;
cover artist: David Britton.

Contents:-
p. 1: Front cover; illustration by David Britton;
p. 2: Contents page (illustrated);
pp. 3–12: ‘The Swastika Set-Up’ (illustrated by Britton) by Michael Moorcock;
pp. 13–16: ‘City’ (poem) (illustrated by John Riley & Mike Holmes) by Kevin Dixon-Jackson;
pp. 17/18: ‘Reviews’ (illustrated by Christine Lightfoot) by J. Jeff Jones and John Gill;
pp. 19–21: ‘Daughter Of The Valley’ (illustrated by Britton) by Riley;
p. 22: ‘Letters’ (incl. by Steve Sneyd, Andrew Darlington, Glenda George);
p. 23: ‘Per Valium Ad Astra’ by Chris Naylor;
p. 24: Back cover; advertisement (illustrated by Riley).

No. 5
1974;
price: 20p;
32 pages;
I.S.S.N.: 0010-9142;
designer & cover artist: David Britton.

Contents:-
p. 1: Front cover; illustration by David Britton;
pp. 2/3: Contents/editorial pages (illustrated);
pp. 4–7: ‘J.G. Ballard: Interview’ (illustrated) by Peter Linnet;
pp. 8–12: ‘On Board The Good Ship Venus’ (illustrated by Jim Cawthorn) by Hilary Bailey;
p. 12: ‘Vivid Dormitory’ (written & illustrated) by John Walsh;
pp. 13–15: ‘Last Night Of “Hamlet”’ (illustrated by Britton) by Brian Griffin;
pp. 16/17: ‘Space Radio’ (non-fiction) (illustrated by Martin Dutton & Martin Sudden) by Ace Space (a.k.a. J. Jeff Jones);
p. 17: ‘Brass Rubbing’ (poem) by John H. Clark;
pp. 18–20: ‘“Notes For Films” 1. The Last Western’ (written & illustrated) by Bob Jenkins;
pp. 20/21: ‘The All Plastic Girl’ (poem) (written & illustrated) by Michael Ginley;
p. 22: ‘The Man From The Ministry’ by Terry Gregory;
p. 23: ‘Milestones In A Life: A Fictional Narrative’ by Richard Kostelanetz;
pp. 24/25: “Three Stories” (illustrated by Alan Stephanson) by Ismael Casbah (as “Ismahel Casbah”) comprising:-
p. 24: ‘Drag, Drug + Dreg At Play’;
pp. 24/25: ‘Consuelli + Hertz’;
p. 25: ‘An Entire Nation Under Arms’;
p. 26: ‘Desk’ by Peter Finch;
pp. 27–29: ‘Clashing Symbols’ (illustrated by John Mottershead) by Alan Cormack;
pp. 30/31: ‘Review[s]’ (illustrated by David Griffiths) by Jones (reviewing New Worlds Quarterly [6] & others);
p. 32: Back cover; advertisement (illustrated by Sudden).

(Followed by Wordworks)