30 Amazing Cover Photos of Flipside Fanzine From the 1980s and ’90s

Flipside, known as Los Angeles Flipside Fanzine, was a punk zine published in Whittier and Pasadena, California, from 1977 to 2002. The magazine was associated with its own record label, Flipside Records, releasing vinyl records beginning in 1978.

As a U.S. punk rock fanzine, Flipside chronicled the independent and underground music scene by fans of the punk scene. Flipside evolved from a photocopied fanzine to a magazine produced by web offset printing and featuring glossy covers.

Lasting more than two decades, Flipside remains remembered as a vital chronicle of punk history and a testament to the DIY spirit that defined the movement. Below is a collection of Flipside covers from the 1980s and 1990s.

Flipside cover #48, Spring 1986

Flipside cover #52, Summer 1987

Flipside cover #54, 1987

Flipside cover #56, Summer 1988

Flipside cover #57, Fall 1988

Flipside cover #58, Winter 1989

Flipside cover #60, Summer 1989

Flipside cover #61, Mid-Summer 1989

Flipside cover #62, Fall 1989

Flipside cover #63, Winter 1989

Flipside cover #66, May/June 1990

Flipside cover #68, September/October 1990

Flipside cover #70, January/February 1991

Flipside cover #71, March/April 1991

Flipside cover #72, May/June 1991

Flipside cover #73, July/August 1991

Flipside cover #74, September/October 1991

Flipside cover #79, July/August 1992

Flipside cover #81, November/December 1992

Flipside cover #83, January/February 1992

Flipside cover #80, September/October 1993

Flipside cover #87, December 1993/January 1994

Flipside cover #88, February/March 1994

Flipside cover #90, June/July 1994

Flipside cover #92, October/November 1994

Flipside cover #106, March/April 1997

Flipside cover #108, September/October 1997

Flipside cover #109, November/December 1997

Flipside cover #112, May/June 1998

Flipside cover #113, July/August 1998