John Lennon 8 page tribute supplement
Inside this week: The Clash - 3 page interview with Joe Strummer, The Beat, The Polecats, Earth, Wind and Fire, The Motels, Zoot Sims, Steeleye Span
Music news and pics - Led Zeppelin, The Stranglers, Elton John, Nazareth, Madness, Roxy Music, Bruce Springsteen, Emmylou Harris
Live reviews: Queen (photo), The Damned, Human League, Uriah Heep, Frankie Miller, Rod Stewart (photo), Split Enz, Dire Straits, John Cooper Clarke, Girlschool
Album reviews: The Clash, Johnny Cash, Gilbert O' Sullivan, Judy Mowatt, Queen, Rita Marley, Paice, Ashton and Lord, Angel Witch, Peter Criss, Poison Girls
Smaller news items include: Ginger Baker concert news, Osmonds concert news, David Bowie tour news, Bad Company news, Slade film release news, Ian Hunter solo news, full page Santana advert, Status Quo article & photos, full page Bachman Turner Overdrive album advert
The Beatles: 2 page article Stuart Sutcliffe - "Do The Beatles Owe A Debt To This Man?" (Part One of a two parter) article with interview and anecdotes from Stu's mum and some great rare photos
Family – Large track by track on Family’s Anyway LP with 2 photos
Mott The Hoople – have happened – half page and great photo
Marc Bolan – The elf who stopped bopping – interview and rare photo
Alexis Korner – conscious of being revered – interview
Clarence Carter – interview and photo Patches isn’t about him!
James Brown – preparing to be president- full page inc live review
Edwin Starr – Souled Out – big interview and great photo
Skid Row – do a Led Zeppelin – half page with great photo
Bay City Rollers article "Whats Next", full page about their finances and plans
Nazareth article: "Nazareth peddle their wares
Major Lance article: Marchin On – interview and life story as he visits UK following Northern Soul Success
Mud article: At the Derby & 1 page photo feature
Albums reviews: Shirley Brown – Woman To Woman , Kilburn & High Roads, ZZ Top, Beach Boys, Four Seasons – Chameleon, Tammy Wynette
Concert reviews: Live reviews of Cockney Rebel & Jack Bruceat Crystal Palace, Linda Lewis, Glitter Band at Royalty Theatre, Uriah Heep in Rotterdam
Music news and pics - The Faces (photo), Bob Dylan, Isaac Hayes, Paul Rogers and Peace ( ex FREE photo), Rolling Stones, Wishbone Ash, Sandy Denny, East of Eden, Melanie, Slade, Uriah Heep, Jon Lord, Quintessence, Frank Zappa ( large live photo), Keith Moon madness hits New York, Stevie Wonder, ELP - Emerson. Lake & Palmer
Gig ads- Jimmy McCulloch Band, Hawkwind, Patto, IF, Juicy Lucy, Pink Fairies, Skin Alley, Supertramp, Man, Gentle Giant, Caravan, Nazareth ( 30 pence !) , Uriah Heep, Status Quo, Nucleus, Genesis, Quintessence, Mott The Hoople, Stray, Brinsley Schwarz, Stackridge, mceoDavid Bowie, Focus, Man, Status Quo, Bob Downes Open Music, Byzantium, Stackridge, Sparks, Patto, East of Eden, Kala,
Content: Articles and ads for, sham 69, the greedy bastards, Nazareth article with photo, David Joahnsen-New York Dolls, Manzanera, The byrds, Peter Tosh advert, Ian Dury, Roy Hill, Devoto, Ivor Biggun, The Banshees, The scream, Rod Stewart, Bethnal, Eric Clapton, James Brown at Hammersmith
Photos & articles on:
Geordie, Argent, Genesis article & photos, Suzi Quatro, The Sweet, Chris Jagger, Capability Brown, Rolling Stones, Lou Reed article, 2 page Eric Clapton article, Mickie Most, Steve Marriott article, Old Grey Whistle Test article, Steve Priest of The Sweet article
The Osmonds - 3/4 page letter; David Cassidy - 3/4 page interview
Slade (Dave Hill) interview; The Osmonds (Alan) - 1 page article & 1 pin-up Michael Jackson/The Jacksons - centrespread poster & 2 page interview; Marc Bolan - pin-up (on top of blue plastic horse & 1 page interview)
64 pages. Features/articles include Paul McCartney/Wings, Led Zeppelin, Bootlegs, Rod Stewart, The Groundhogs, Rory Gallagher, Del Shannon, Richard Perry, Jimmy Witherspoon, Dewey Redman, Herb Cohen, Andy Fraser, Ginger Baker, John Bonham, London's Rainbow Theatre opening night, Berlin Jazz Festival, Keith Emerson, Argent
Black Sabbath tour dates with the headline "The Dark Princes Of Downer Rock" w/Wild Turkey and Nazareth. Nazareth album advert
Articles: Ringo Starr – The Great Ones series – centre piece 4 page feature
Rubettes - half page interview; Alan Freeman – full page Radio DJ feature
Buxton Festival – long review with loads of photos – Faces , Streetwalkers & Lindisfarne star
10CC – big article about their song writing
Other features – Lyn Paul going solo, Terry Sylvester of Hollies branching out, Rick Derringer, First Class & Hector
Singles reviewed include Eric Clapton I Shot The Sherriff, T Rex, Hot Chocolate, Barry Blue, Johnny Bristol, Roberta Flack and many more
Albums include David Cassidy Live, Bee Gees Mr Natural, Monty Python Live Drury Lane, and many more
Live reviews include Sparks at the Rainbow & Cockney Rebel at the Greyhound
Rick Wakeman = large centrespread article and interview after he split from Yes
Stacia / Hawkwind – big interview with the lady and rare photo
Cockney Rebel – article on their break up
Roy Wood – great half page interview
Mud – the new Mud sound
Strawbs – Dave Cousins justifies himself with all the band changes from 73
Other features – Stylistics, Nutz, Paul Da Vinci, Intruders
Singles reviewed include Kinks, Glitter Band, Limmie, Cass Elliott, Drifters, Ilsley Brothers, Kiki Dee
Stevie Wonder – The Great Ones series – centre piece 4 page feature
Bill Wyman – Full page interview promoting his solo album
Sparks – interview predicting great things just before ‘This town’ was a hit
Bay City Rollers – Keep on Rolling full page at the start of their massive success
Tony Blackburn – full page Radio DJ feature Wings in Southampton – Live review & Pics
Cozy Powell – drummers are inclined to be unbalanced!
Edwin Starr & Junior Walker in Manchester Live – Northern Soul live with great photos
Other features – Joe Stafford, Scorched Earthand more
Singles reviewed include David Essex – America, Bad Company, Thunderthighs, Jackson Five, David Cassidy, Mick Ronson
Main articles are
Mud – centrespread on their recording studio hideaway
Queen – Brian May – Fit to rule another day – follows his hepatitis illness and recovery and talks about the 1974 US tour supporting Mott
Three Degrees – full page interview with live photo
Ron Wood interview – One of the boys
Paul McCartney – full page interview
10CC – Imageless – Kevin Godley interviewed
Singles reviewed include Olivia Newton-John , Thunderthighs , Dave Edmunds, Wombles Barry Blue and many more
Albums include Rod Stewart – Smiler , Mike McGear, David Essex , Traffic , Robert Palmer , Splinter, Mungo Jerry Isaac Hayes , Pointer Sisters , Toots & Maytels and many more
Live reviews of The Band in New York , Leo Sayer & Tremeloes
Full page ad – Rod Stewart – new single farewell, David Essex new LP and Mud – Mud Rock LP
Keith Richard interview promoting its only rocknroll LP – ‘Charlie nearly drowned’ in the bubblebath tent for the promo
Osmonds – centre pages promoting their BBC TV shows every day this week with 8 photos of the family members
Billy Preston – rare interview and feature; Mott The Hoople – Ariel Bender interview and pic
Suzi Quatro – page interview with nice photos
Singles reviewed include Stylistics, Stevie Wonder, Nilsson, Showaddywaddy, Osmonds, Alvin Stardust, Paper Lace, Hawkwind
Articles include - Donovan, TYA / Alvin Lee, Status Quo, Peter Frampton, Steeleye Span, Jefferson Airplane, Fairport Convention, Nazareth, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Edgar Winter, Robin Trower, Camel, Gryphon,
45's reviewed include Velvet Underground, Humble Pie, Dr John, AWB, Ian Matthews, John Kay, Alan Hull, Argent
LP reviews include Richie Havens, Mike Bloomfield, IABD, Longdancer, Mothers Of Invention, Bloodstone, Sly Stone, Alex Harvey, Soft Machine, Stray, melanie and more
Full page ads - Carole King, Stomu Yamashta, Jethro Tull, West Bruce & Laing, Asylum Records (including The Eagles), Terry Reid & Vinegar Joe gig ad.
Gig Reviews include Led Zeppelin in Los Angeles (half page), Pete Atkin, Arthur Brown, Ellis, Terry Rei
Full page photos include: Jürgen Marcus, Vicky Leandros, Alvin Lee (Ten Years After)
Barry Ryan, Steve Marriott, Uriah Heep, Bread, Paul McCartney, Faces
News items/articles: The Who, Jeff Beck Group, Ten Years After, Bread
Contents: Full page photos include - Stu Cook of Creedence Clearwater Revival, Faces-Rod Stewart, Keith Richard - Rolling Stones, Barry & Robin Gibb, John Lennon
New items include: Rod Stewart and the Faces, Keith Moon (The Who), CCR, Bee Gees, Shocking Blue.
Abba – Singles in the Snow – two page feature on Agnetha & Bjorn discussing their ‘happy divorce’ – large pic of Agnetha; Stranglers – Laid in Japan – 2 page feature; Sex Pistols – 2 pages of photos on the filming of Swindle with Syd Vicious
Lene Lovich – A pig tale – 2 pager; Stiff Little Fingers in Nottingham – 2 pages
Squeeze - long interview with Glen & Chris; Sham 69 at BBC in Concert
Other features & Interviews – Leif Garrett, John Waite , Transmitters, Jean Michel Jarre
Contents: Alice Cooper - pin-up & 1 page article with Alice playing baseball, David Bowie - 0.5 page letter, David Cassidy - 3/4 page interview, Sparks - pin-up & 1 page competition, The Osmonds - 1 page letter, New Seekers (Marty) - 2 page interview