Mark Perry

One of the first to spot the oncoming onslaught of UK punk, Mark Perry (b. London, England) was a bank clerk who, inspired by the Ramones, started the Sniffin' Glue (And Other Rock ‘N' Roll Habits) fanzine in mid-1976. After leaving his job and shortening his name to Mark P., he and south London pals such as Danny Baker became the unofficial media messiahs of punk rock. Sniffin' Glue only lasted until August 1977, but by that time Perry was working on several labels and his new band, with Alex Ferguson, Alternative TV (signifying Alternative to TV). He had previously played i...