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{{Infobox magazine
{{Infobox magazine
| category     = [[LEGO Club]]
| image_file    = Bricks 'n Pieces Spring 1983 cover.jpg
| editor       = [[Clive Nicholls]]
| image_size    = 200px
| frequency   = 3 per year (1979–1994)
| image_caption = Spring 1983 issue<!--
| firstdate   = {{Start date and age|1974|12}}
| category     = [[LEGO Club]]-->
| finaldate   =  
| editor       = [[Clive Nicholls]]
{{End date and age|2000|1}}
| editor_title  = Club President
| company     = [[LEGO UK Ltd]]
| editor2      = Susan Lister (1983–1994)
| country     = [[Wikipedia:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]
| frequency     = 3 per year (1979–1994)
| language     = English
| firstdate     = {{Start date and age|1974|12}}
| finaldate     = {{End date and age|2000|1}}
| company       = [[LEGO UK Ltd]]
| country       = [[Wikipedia:United Kingdom|United Kingdom]]
| language     = English
}}
}}
'''''Bricks 'n Pieces''''' was a British LEGO magazine. It was first published as a newsletter in 1974 with no set schedule; in 1979 it was relaunched with a triannual schedule. After January 2000 it was merged into ''[[LEGO World Club Magazine]]''
'''''Bricks 'n Pieces''''' (originally '''''Bricks and Pieces''''') was a British LEGO magazine. It was first published as a newsletter in 1974 with no set schedule; in 1979 it was relaunched as a LEGO Club publication with a triannual schedule. After January 2000 it was merged into ''[[LEGO World Club Magazine]]''.


== History ==
== History ==
The first issue of the original ''Bricks and Pieces'' newsletter was published in December 1974. It was sent out to subscribers of LEGO catalogues. Clive Nicholls, a marketing employee at British LEGO Ltd, was the newsletter's initial editor.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://images.brickset.com/library/bricksAndPieces/1974-1%20December.pdf |title=Dear Collector |first=Clive |last=Nicholls |date=December 1974 |number=1 |magazine=Bricks and Pieces |publisher=British LEGO Ltd |page=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508132912/https://images.brickset.com/library/bricksAndPieces/1974-1%20December.pdf |archive-date=8 May 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=The Birth of LEGO Clubs |first=Daniel |last=Konstanski |date=February 2019 |magazine=Blocks |number=52 |pages=42–44 |publisher=Blockhead Media Ltd}} Web copy: {{cite web |url=https://blocksmag.com/what-was-the-first-ever-lego-magazine |title=What was the first ever LEGO magazine? |date=July 16, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508141759/https://blocksmag.com/what-was-the-first-ever-lego-magazine |archive-date=8 May 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> By December 1976 the newsletter had sixty-five{{nbsp}}thousand subscribers.
The first issue was sent out in December 1974. The Lego Magazine turns 50 this year!
The first issue was sent out in December 1974. The Lego Magazine turns 50 this year!



Revision as of 18:33, 9 May 2024

Bricks 'n Pieces
Spring 1983 issue
Club PresidentClive Nicholls
EditorSusan Lister (1983–1994)
Frequency3 per year (1979–1994)
First issueDecember 1974; 49 years ago (1974-12)
Final issueJanuary 2000; 24 years ago (2000-01)
CompanyLEGO UK Ltd
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Bricks 'n Pieces (originally Bricks and Pieces) was a British LEGO magazine. It was first published as a newsletter in 1974 with no set schedule; in 1979 it was relaunched as a LEGO Club publication with a triannual schedule. After January 2000 it was merged into LEGO World Club Magazine.

History

The first issue of the original Bricks and Pieces newsletter was published in December 1974. It was sent out to subscribers of LEGO catalogues. Clive Nicholls, a marketing employee at British LEGO Ltd, was the newsletter's initial editor.[1][2] By December 1976 the newsletter had sixty-five thousand subscribers.

The first issue was sent out in December 1974. The Lego Magazine turns 50 this year!

At first it was a really cool magazine. But in the mid-1990s it became too commercial. So sad.

Contents

Stuff it had in it

References

  1. Nicholls, Clive (December 1974). "Dear Collector" (PDF). Bricks and Pieces. No. 1. British LEGO Ltd. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 May 2024.
  2. Konstanski, Daniel (February 2019). "The Birth of LEGO Clubs". Blocks. No. 52. Blockhead Media Ltd. pp. 42–44. Web copy: "What was the first ever LEGO magazine?". July 16, 2021. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024.