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Item: lot of ten Spin music magazines, English-language illustrated softcover issues published in the United States in 2003 and offered together as a collector set for fans of alternative and pop rock.
Magazines show light to moderate reading and storage wear across the lot with spine rubbing, edge scuffs, surface rubbing, and softened corners. Strokes special collector issue has a small tear and surface paper loss at the upper left front corner near the Spin masthead. White Stripes Cool List issue has a small diagonal crease and curl at the lower right front corner. Red Hot Chili Peppers and early Strokes Year in Music covers show minor corner bends near the lower edges. Vines, Coldplay, Sum 41, and Dashboard Confessional issues retain printed mailing labels across the lower front cover areas. Interior pages where visible are intact with covers attached; no additional items are included beyond these ten softcover magazines shown.
Cover stories across the lot include Red Hot Chili Peppers with Ozzfest 2002 coverage, The Strokes as Band of the Year in the Year in Music 2002 issue, The Vines and the Detroit rock scene, a Year in Music 2003 feature crowning Coldplay as Band of the Year, a special collector issue devoted to The Strokes, and the Cool List spotlighting Jack and Meg White of The White Stripes alongside 30 of the most badass people in rock.
Additional issues focus on Eminem in the Ultimate List Issue naming him the number one artist making music now, Sum 41 and the Spin Readers Poll, Dave Matthews and his solo debut, and Dashboard Confessional appearing with scene coverage on Good Charlotte, Outkast, The Strokes, The Distillers, Thursday, Jack Black, and more early-2000s artists.
Each magazine is a full-color, illustrated Spin publication with glossy photo covers and interior pages combining music news, album and concert reviews, artist profiles, pop culture features, and photography centered on 2000s alternative rock and pop. Cover dates represented include January, February, April, August, September, October, November, and December 2003. UPC: 074470343943 appears on the barcodes of these issues.