"Being able to finally explore this zine in its entirety - zeitgeist-capturing ads included! - should have been a magnificent gift. Unfortunately, Search & Destroy: The Complete Archive contains so much minuscule print, reading some sections feels much more like a sight test than a good time. That's because Search & Destroy 's original pages measured 11 by 17 inches, but the book is a mere 8 by 12 inches."
"The lack of filtered answers here reflects just how much editor V. Vale and his crew of writers were trusted by the folks they were documenting. Vale, it seems, was so much a part of the punk scene wallpaper that some of the conversations featured in Search & Destroy all but fell in his lap. The first Iggy Pop interview only happened because the singer randomly showed up at the home of a fans' house when the writer happened to be there."
Johnny Rotten's sardonic closing line at Winterland captures punk's cheated sensibility. Search & Destroy: The Complete Archive reproduces the original 11x17-inch zine in a smaller 8x12-inch book, causing much text to be minuscule and hard to read. The archive includes zeitgeist-capturing ads, unfiltered interviews, and behind-the-scenes access reflecting editor V. Vale's embedded role in the scene. Notable pieces include a spontaneous Iggy Pop interview and a William Burroughs conversation on drugs and politics. The zine originated with a $100 seed gift from Allen Ginsberg while Vale worked at City Lights. The volume ends with new essays and an oral history by Jello Biafra.
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