A Fanzine of Collections #1

A Fanzine of Collections is a new publication by Studio Camo that presents intriguing collections.

By gently unearthing the untold and unseen stories of collections, each publication showcases a collections – often unexpected – significance, as well as it's purpose, effect, and the emotional responses it creates.

Each issue explores what the collector would want or prefer to pass on to someone who will appreciate it and find the same joy in the collection, rather than sell it on.

The financial value of the collections featured in each edition is insignificant. The interest lays within the connections made by each collections, both in terms of the curated individual items and also with the people who have, and who are interacting with these items.

Issue 1 of A Fanzine of Collections is dedicated to a collection of documents found inside a record box set by Mary Lou Williams, released on Folkways Recordings in 1977. The box set was bought online, on either discogs or ebay, for its music, by a record collector who loves the music of Mary Lou Williams. The record would be a great addition to the buyers ever increasing record collection, and specifically to the section taken up by Mary Lou Williams. The buyer is also a huge fan of Folkway Recordings, for its musical ethos and its iconic approach to record sleeve design.

The listing online did not mention the documents inside. When the record was received the packaging was removed, the box was opened to reveal the two records, one sitting on top of the other. It was only when the records were taken out of the box that all the documents beneath were revealed.