Allan Jones (born 1951 or 1952)[1] is a British music journalist and editor.
[1] During Jones's tenure as editor Melody Maker provided early publicity for bands ranging from the Stone Roses to Pearl Jam.
One of his most significant early decisions was to resist the publisher's instruction to put Kajagoogoo on the cover, choosing instead the Smiths.
[citation needed] In 1997 Jones left Melody Maker to found and edit Uncut, a monthly magazine covering music and films.
[3] Jones was a fan of Jethro Tull and Yes in their early incarnations, but, as he explained in Uncut in 2011, he lost interest in both bands as they embraced the excesses of progressive rock: "It didn't take punk to turn me off bands like Jethro Tull and Yes, who in their earlier incarnations I liked.