Billy Connolly (front cover), Highlights of 1975, Bill Oddie, Thin Lizzy, Dave Sanborn, The Brekker Brothers, Dan McCafferty (Nazareth), Steeleye Span, Rory Gallagher, Les Gray (Mud), Article title: "You must be joking" - a multi-artist article on the "lighter" slide of rock industry featuring Dan McCafferty of Nazareth, Alex Harvey, Rory Gallagher
Caught In The Act Reviews include:-
Cat Stevens, Paul Simon, Mud, Rory Gallagher, Elvis Presley, Elton Dean, Pointer Sisters, and a host of others
New Single Reviews include:-
Roxy Music, Barry White, Barry Manilow, Frank Sinatra, Emmylou Harris, Martha Reeves, plus many more
Album Reviews include:-
Santana, John Cale, Richard & Linda Thompson, The Band, Fruup, Electric Light Orchestra, Bill Withers, Three Degrees, James Brown, Kraftwerk, The Glitter Band, Carly Simon, plus many more
1.Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up
2.The Nice - America
3.Jimi Hendrix - Red House (Live at the Albert Hall)
4.Fleetwood Mac - Man Of The World
5.Nazareth - Love Hurts
6.Eric Clapton & Jimmy Page - Freight Loader
7.Small Faces - Itchycoo Park
8.John Lee Hooker - Red House
9.Marc Bolan - Savage Beethoven
10.The Kinks - Lola
Other articles on: David Bowie, Mick Ronson, ELO, Noel Edmonds, Jim Lea of Slade, Candlewick, Yes, Rick Wakeman, Mud, Buddy Holly, Jackson Browne, Brian Eno, Stevie Wonder
Don McLean interview, Neil Diamond interview, Creedence Clearwater revival - Tom Fogerty interview, Mick Softly interview, New Seekers / Eve Graham interview
News: Mott the Hoople & Nazareth will headline the first rock concert for years at Glasgow’s Kelvin Hall; Mikael Rickfors is the new lead singer in The Hollies, Billy Fury to play his first UK tour in five years
Concert reviews: Nazareth - Marquee, London.
Chuck Berry - Massachussets
Blue Mink - Talk Of The Town, London
Marc Bolan article/feature, Isaac Hayes interview, Don McLean interview, Seals & Crofts interview, Stud - John Weider interview, Gene Pitney interview, Big Joe Turner feature, Peter Thorup interview, full page Ringo Starr advert
INTERVIEWS: James Gang, Ravi Shankar, Soft Machine/Elton Dean, Stone The Crows, Tom Fogerty - Creedence Clearwater Revival, Shawn Phillips, The New Seekers, The Fascinations, The Chi-Lites, Rodney Bingenheimer, Bell and Arc, Howard Riley
NEWS ITEMS: Mungo Jerry banned from Majorca, Elton John invited to play for the Kennedy's in Washington
CONCERT ADVERTS: T.Rex, The Faces, Rory Gallagher, Mott The Hoople, Nazareth, Boz Scaggs, John Martyn
Contents: Full page Dave Hill of Slade photo, double page David Cassidy poster, Jackson 5 lyrics page, full page Brian Connolly of The Sweet.
Small news items: David Cassidy, Paul McCartney, The New Seekers
Neil Young article; Rolling Stones - Report on The Stones opening concert in Newcastle; Gerry Rafferty article, Randall's Island article
INTERVIEWS: Dave Greenslade, Rick Grech, Ian Matthews, Carl Palmer - Emerson Lake & Palmer, Harvey Mandel, Graham Bond
CONCERT REVIEWS:
Elton John - Festival Hall, London; Deep Purple - Edinburgh Empire.
Argent - Starlight, Crawley. - Stud/Arc - Marquee, London.
John MAyall - Birmingham Town Hall.
Medicine Head - Plymouth
INTERVIEWS INCLUDE: King Crimson/Robert Fripp; Humble Pie/Peter Frampton; Brewer & Shipley; Moody Blues/Graeme Edge; James Hendricks; Dr. Strangely Strange; Ian McDonald (former King Crimson)
NEWS: Mystery surrounds disappearance of Fleetwood Mac guitarist Jeremy Spencer in America.
Fairport Convention Dave Swarbrick escaped death when a lorry wrecked his home.
Neil Young to record a single during his UK visit.
Free had all their equipment stolen from their van after a gig at Guildford Civic Hall
NEWS: Pete Townshend, Eric Clapton, Darryl Way Wolf (pic), Edgar Winter, Strawbs (pic), Jerry Lee Lewis, Isaac Hayes (pic), Curved Air, Raspberries, Natural Acoustics Band, Moody Blues, Chuck Berry, Claire Hamill, Peter Frampton, Elton John (pic), Kingdom Come, Family, Michael Jackson, Johnny Nash (pic), Sly Stone (pic), Bob Dylan (pic), Sha Na Na (pic), Billy Walker, Martin Hayman, Ray Hammond, Ray Teleford, Robert Wyatt, Ian Gillan, Mell Collins, King Crimson, etc.
ARTICLES: Nazareth, Argent, Ian Gillan of Deep Purple, Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath, Hawkwind, Jo Ann Kelly, Can, Mylon Leferve, The Rock Generation (The Beatles, Tommy Steele, Bill Haley, Cliff Richard), Tim Hart of Steeleye Span 2 page spread, Snape, Van Morrison, Loggins and Missina, Trapeze, Looking back at '72
Interviews include: Van Morrison, Curved Air, Fleewood Mac/Christine Perfect, Al Kooper, Southern Comfort, Carey Bell, Pete Atkin, Mike Softley
Flying Burrito Brothers feature
Music News: Black Sabbath banned from the Royal Albert Hall; Free to undergo a month-long tour of Britain in February; Sleeve of John Lennon's new album may be censored
Concert reviews: Family at Royal Albert Hall, Muddy Waters at Hampstead Country Club, Flying Burrito Brothers at the Lyceum, London, The Faces at Sheffield University
Lord Lord / Deep Purple interview, The Doors interview, Brian Hyland interview, Ten Years After On tour with the band in Switzerland, Neil Diamond interview, Mike Westbrook interview, The Strawbs / Richard Hudson interview
Concert reviews: Curved Air at Lyceum, London; The Kinks at Big Apple, Brighton
Atomic Rooster at Kinema Ballroom, Dunfermline
Roy Harper at Guildford Civic; Humble Pie at Marquee, London
James Brown at Royal Albert Hall, London
Rolling Stones at Roundhouse, London & Jethro Tull at Liverpool University.
Interviews include: Charlie Rich, Ronnie Lane, Barry Blue, String Driven Thing, Mungo Jerry.Ray Dorsett
1/2 page Al Stewart article & photo;
News items: Roxy Music fans angry after band miss Bristol gig; John Baldry to support The Faces on UK tour. Steve Marriott to play the father in the stage version of The Who's Tommy. New York Dolls to play at Biba's London
Neil Young at Festival Hall, London; Roxy Music at the Rainbow London, Hawkwind at Paris Olympia, Uriah Heep, Portsmouth Guildhall
Music news: Music news and pics - Jane Birkin (photo), Scott Walker, Monkees Dave Jones, Jethro Tull, Robin Gibb, Blind Faith, Fleetwood Mac, Bonzo Dog Band, Elvis Presley, Thunderclap Newman split , The New Seekers (photo), Donovan, The Nice, The Equals world tour, The Move
Concert reviews: reviews - Plumpton Festival - Pink Floyd, The Who, Yes photo), Strawbs, Bonzo Dog Band, The Nice, Family, Humble Pie
Inside this week - The Bee Gees, Ginger Baker, Elvis Presley, The Move, Savoy Brown, Hank Snow, Herbie Hancock, Vanity Fare, Johnny Almond, Wynonie Harris, Atomic Rooster
Other articles & content: Richard Thompson, - large interview, The Edge, Robert Palmer, Quincy Jones, Mike Gibbs, Doo Wop, The Crusaders
Single reviews: Singles reviewed - 13th Floor Elevators, Talking Heads, Brinsley Schwarz, Penetration, Tom Petty, The Nips, Deep Purple, Dead Boys, Davie Jones and The King Bees, Donna Summer, Peter Tosh
Concert reviews: Live reviews - Peter Hamill, The Kinks, Rachel Sweet
Music news: Music news and pics - Eric Clapton, Public Image Ltd ( Lydon pic), Yes, Spirit, Clive Maldoon dies, Matumbi, James Brown, Jim Morrison (pic), The Cars, Talking Heads, Sham 69, Nico to support Siouxsie, Peter Tosh, Dire Straits, National Health, Pere Ubu
Adverts: Devo, Uriah Heep, Fleetwod Mac, Black Sabbath, Bob Seger, Alan Ross Band, 10CC, Stiff Records tour, 999, The Jam, Al Stewart, Snips , The Kinks, Hawkwind
Deep Purple/Ritchie Blackmore interview; Emerson, Lake & Palmer Interview; Chickem Shack/Stan Webb interview; Mungo Jerry/Ray Dorset interview; Led Zeppelin - News of a planned TV special of their Albert Hall gig; The Four Tops / Abdul Fakir interview; The Move/Rick Price interview
Full page photos of: Michael Schenker Group (3 pages, including front cover), AC/DC (Live at Donington 81), Slade (Live at Donington 81), Motorhead (live at PortVale), Ozzy (live at Port Vale), Pat Benetar (double-page), Neil Schon of Journey, Philip Lewis of Girl, Jimi Hendrix, Foreigner, Meatloaf
Tour News: Genesis, Gillan, Saxon, Nazareth, Thin Lizzy
Top 100 Albums of all time (voted for by readers of Kerrang and Sounds)
Up-and-coming bands: Grim Reaper, Holocaust, Vixen, Gaskin; Jimi Hendrix – 4-page Discography; Full-page advert with Saxon tour dates