Sniffin Glue, the first punk fanzine, was produced by Mark Perry in July 1976, a few days after seeing US punk band The Ramones first UK gig. He took the title from their song Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue. Perry's fanzine was the perfect punk forum. Perry recalls At first I printed about 50 (copies), I just printed it out on a typewriter, and I did the felt tipped heading 'n 'that, before my girlfriend took them to her work to photocopy. I took the copies to Rock On (record shop) and they agreed to sell them, and asked for 200 more, we sold about 300 copies of the first issue.
Sniffin' Glue mirrored the lifespan of the movement and closed when mainstream record companies and the media began to embrace the scene, which saw a decline in Punk in its true sense. The fanzine ran for only 14 issues, the last issue selling approximately 20,000 copies.