TeenSet

TeenSet
June 1968 cover featuring Jim Morrison
EditorJudith Sims
CategoriesMusic, celebrity, teen, young adult
Frequencymonthly
Circulation500,000
PublisherCapitol Records
First issueOctober 1964
Final issueJuly 1969
CountryUnited States
Based inLos Angeles

TeenSet (originally The Teen Set) was an American music and fan magazine published by Capitol Records. Beginning in 1964 as a free album insert for fans of the Beach Boys, the magazine was sold separately in 1965 and it grew in popularity.[1] It was introduced as a vehicle to promote the Beach Boys and other Capitol artists, but in the hands of editor Judith Sims, the magazine broke new ground, rising above its fan club origin.[2][3] Quickly establishing itself as the gateway to the inner circle of the Beatles at the height of Beatlemania,[4] TeenSet parlayed this trust to introduce their readers to new artists, in the process greatly increasing the visibility of Buffalo Springfield, the Doors, Janis Joplin and the Mothers of Invention.[5] The magazine benefited from articles by music critic Sue Cameron, London correspondent Carol Gold, psychedelic maverick Robert Shea (writing under pseudonyms), and photographs from Jim Marshall and Michael Ochs.[6][7] It began as an early teen girls' magazine but by 1968 was shifting to focus on late teen girls and young women in their early twenties.[8]

  1. ^ Armstrong, Donald E. Jr. (October 21, 2019). "TeenSet Part 1". Music Journalism History. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  2. ^ Armstrong, Donald E. Jr. (October 23, 2019). "TeenSet Magazine Part 2". Music Journalism History. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  3. ^ Fong-Torres, Ben (April 5, 1996). "The Mean, Mean Month of March" (PDF). Gavin. No. 2099. p. 6.
  4. ^ Sims, Judith (August 3, 1986). "Four Who Dared: Backstage With the Beatles on Their Last Tour". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  5. ^ McDonough, James (2010). Shakey: Neil Young's Biography. Random House of Canada. p. 182. ISBN 9780307373809.
  6. ^ Armstrong, Donald E. Jr. (October 26, 2019). "TeenSet Part 3". Music Journalism History. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
  7. ^ Sims, Judith (August 2, 1987). "1967, The Summer of Love: There Was a Brief Moment When the Sun Really Shone". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
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