David Bowie fan club application
 
As a former fan club member of more old-school fan clubs than I care to mention (you know, the ones you used to have to MAIL away for), I thought many of you would dig revisiting the days when for a few dollars you could become a member of your favorite band’s fan club.
 

Slayer “Slaytanic Wehrmacht” fan club application
 

The Cramps fan club application
 
Back in the day, most fan clubs would charge fifteen bucks or less for membership and you would get a bunch of cool swag from buttons and patches, to letters, exclusive magazines or “signed” photos of your idols. Some of you may even remember that members of The Plasmatics fan club (known as The Plasmatics Secret Service, pictured below) got their very own card with their name on it.
 

The Plasmatics “Secret Service” fan club card
 
While I sadly missed out on that one (which included a list of “posers get lost” responsibilities on the back of the card which I still take very seriously anyway), I still have a small box full of my KISS Army gear as well as other fan club memorabilia that I’ll never part with. So without further delay, check out some of the sweet vintage fan club applications, mailers, letters and cards from the last few decades from The Cramps, Slayer, LA punks the Screamers and many more. They almost make me want to write to the old addresses just to see if anything comes back.
 

Screamers fan club application
 

Hanoi Rocks fan club letter
 

T.Rex fan club application
 

Ramones fan club flier
 

Bruce Dickinson (of Iron Maiden) fan club application
 

A letter from The Cure to their fan club offering cheap tickets to their Christmas show at Notre Dame in London on December 18th, 1980
 

The Iggy Pop fan club of 1979 that never happened (with attached note of apology, awww)
 

The Plasmatics fan club mailer, 1982
 

Fugazi responds to a fan letter from “Phil”
 

GG Allin fan club mailer
 

David Bowie fan club application (only $3.50!)
 

B-52s “U.F.O” (United Fans Organization) fan club card
 

A letter from the Buzzcocks to their fan club, 1981
 

Nirvana fan club letter, 1991