The UK music press was highly competitive in this period, with four weekly papers documenting new bands and trends, and the grouping of bands, often artificially, with an overarching label to heighten interest or sell copies, was commonplace.
The UK music press was, in 1986, highly competitive, with four weekly papers documenting new bands and trends. The grouping of bands, often artificially, with an overarching label to heighten interest or sell copies, was commonplace.