''Peroxide'' was a

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published and edited during the late 1970s by Andrew Thomas, Quentin Cook (a.k.a.

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) and

Ian McKay Ian John McKay, VC (7 May 1953 – 12 June 1982) was a British Army soldier and a posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Bor ...

). Inspired by punk zines such as

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, ''Peroxide'' lasted only two issues, with McKay being ousted by Cook after the first issue. Importantly however, the publication is noteworthy as it served to provide Cook with his first significant point of connection with the professional music business (his contact with Adam Ant being a notable example), and for both McKay and Thomas, their first experiences of publishing. Whilst Cook remained in the music business, McKay became a

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on the

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and

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, while Thomas moved into the business sector; he is currently the publisher of '' Communicate magazine'' and owner of Cravenhill Publishing. Copies of Peroxide have latterly proved highly collectable owing largely to the connection with Norman Cook.

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