Inside this week - David Bowie, YES, Rory Gallagher, Slade- 2 pages, Status Quo, Brain Eno -2 page interview, Cat Stevens, Family, Chip Taylor, Glencoe, Goblin, Sundown rock venue, Paul Brett
Album reviews - The Nice, Ginger Baker, Aretha Franklin, Batdorf and Rodney, Brian Golbey, Ike Turner, Little Johnny Taylor, Laurie Styvers, Tommy James, Ashman Reynolds
Music News- Free tour again, Mott The Hoople (photo), John and Yoko, Argent, Pink Floyd, Argent, Stone the Crows, Hawkwind drummer collapses, Wishbone Ash, Slade, Frank Zappa, Heads, Hands and Feet, Jackson Heights, Randy California, T.Rex , Rolling Stones, Hope Festival report, Jefferson Airplane
Live reviews - Jimmy Cliff (photo), Curved Air, Nazareth, Steeleye Span, Hawkwind, Donovan, Johnny Nash
Contents: Donny Osmond front cover, Bjorn Borg - full page color photo plus half a page,
Mick Tucker of The Sweet - color poster, Marc Bolan - 1 page, Ayshea Brough - half a page,
Slade - back cover photo
Music News: Ed Sullivan dead, The Groundhogs, Stray, Nazareth (photo), Man, Al Stewart, Nektar, (photo) The Faces, Mick Ronson, ELO, Jethro Tull (photo), Wishbone Ash, Incredible String Band, Heavy Metal Kids, Captain Beefheart (photo) Alvin Lee, Russ Ballard, John Lennon, Steely Dan, Elton John fans riot, Paul McCartney and more
Live reviews - Stevie Wonder (photo), The Groundhogs, Bruce Springsteen, Labelle, The Pointer Sisters
Inside this week: The Rolling Stones - 7 pages, Steve Marriott on Humble Pie, Slade, Robin Trower, Bert Jansch, Wishbone Ash, Stephen Stills interview, AJ Webber, Horslips, Mike McGear, Pete Sinfield, Rufus, Minnie Ripperton, Status Quo
Inside this week: Bruce Springsteen, The Sweet, The Kinks, Lowell George of Little Feat interviewed, Kenny Everett, Grand Funk, Badfinger, HB Barnum, Ace Kefford ex of The Move, Roy Orbison, Denny Laine and Wings, Rufus Thomas, Strider, The Neutron
Live reviews - Reading Festival with Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Heavy Metal Kids, Greenslade, Traffic, Camel, Thin Lizzy, 10cc
Music News: Status Quo (pic), The Kinks, Lindisfarne (photo), Bees Make Honey, Adam Faith, Johnny Rivers, UFO, Sharks, ELP, Al Stewart, Georgie Fame, Judas Priest, Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Articles & interviews include: Generation X,Genesis, David Bowie (4 pages), Rolling Stones, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Kursaals, Kokomo. Small articles include: Frank Zappa, Neil Sedaka, John Miles interview, Average White Band/Hamish Stuart interview
News items: 10cc search for new guitarist and keyboard player ahead of world tour.
Sex Pistols outrage over band's behaviour at Heathrow Airport.
Contents: Inside this week - David Bowie ( photo and article ), Osibisa, Lesley Duncan, Plainsong, YES, Linda Lewis, Wild Turkey, Johnny Nash, Man, Ian Carr, The Pink Fairies, Lou Reed, Bread, Kenny Jones of The Faces - 2 page interview
Live reviews - Focus, Nazareth, Jeff Beck (pic), Mott The Hoople, Tom Paxton, Ike and Tina Turner, Neil Diamond
Music News- Curved Air split, Hawkwind, The Moody Blues, Tempest, Lou Reed, Lindisfarne (pic), Joe Cocker, Bread, Phil Seamen dies, Thin Lizzy, Crazy Horse, Ten Years After, Ralph McTell, Sly Stone, Grateful Dead, Cat Stevens, David Bowie, Hot Tuna and more
Ronnie Lane of The Small Faces & Faces - Giant, 2 page centerfold poster! See the photo.
The Groundhogs / Tony McPhee - cover story & feature article
Mott the Hoople - cover story
Keith Moon of The Who - interview / feature article
Chris Wood of Traffic - extensive interview in the Talk-In feature
Davey Johnstone of the Elton John Band article
The Beach Boys - LA concert review
Kevin Ayers - cool full page ad
Glencoe - feature article
Concert reviews include The Kinks, Thin Lizzy, Strawbs, Wishbone Ash and more
Inside this week: Jethro Tull - 2 page interview with Ian Anderson, Colosseum, The Incredible String Band, Brian Auger, Mike Westbrook, Gerry Rafferty, Melanie Procul Harum Caravan, Osibisa, Gordon Lightfoot, Emitt Rhodes, Stud, John Williams The Nighthawks ( british blues band ) Wynder K Frog, Rick Wakeman
Music news- Jimi Hendrix, Quintessence, Cat Stevens, John Entwistle Mungo Jerry, Melanie, Ten Years After, Gringo, Isle of Wight Festival
Inside this week: Steve Gibbons Band, Gringo, BB KIng interview, Randy Newman, Procol Harum, Osibisa, Sha Na Na, Grand Funk, nice piece on bluesman Robert Johnson, Baz the Roadie, Paul Korda, Bob Johnston, The Drifters, Steve Tllston, Janet Kerr
Music News: Cat Stevens, Elvis Presley, Rory Gallagher, Andy Fraser of Free, Al Kooper, Procul Harum, Stephen Stills, Grand Funk, Deep Purple, Graham Nash, Led Zeppelin, Joe Cocker, Elton John, Procul Harum
Inside this week - David Bowie interview, Jethro Tull, The Byrds, Forever More, Laura Nyro, Johnny Winter- 2 page interview, Bessie Smith, Paul Simon, Eric Burdon and War, Leon Russell, Andy Roberts, Mike Osborne, Hookfoot, Mogul Thrash, Keef Hartley, Rod Demick and Herbie Armstrong, Gas Works
Music News- Deep Purple (photo), The Rolling Stones, ELO, Hookfoot, The Kinks,Iron Butterfly, Fleetwood Mac, Fame and Price, Soft Machine, Richard Thompson leaves Fairport Convention, Steamhammer, T.Rex (photo), Eric Burdon ill, Duster Bennett (photo), Elton John live album, Jim Webb, Jethro Tull
Inside this week: Jeff Beck - 2 page interview, David Bowie, The Pink Floyd, The J. Geils Band, Fleetwood Mac Every Which Way, Free, Santana, Wishbone Ash, John Cameron, Leon Rosselson, Harvey Andrews
Live reviews- Yes, Wishbone Ash, Graham Bond and Magick, Osibisa, Fairport Convention, more
Music News: Fleetwood Mac, Grand Funk, The Byrds, The Pink Floyd, Centipede, Mungo Jerry, Mark/Almond, The Faces, Wishbone Ash, Dr Strangely Strange, Edgar Broughton Band, Lindisfarne, Bread, Brinsley Schwarz, Paul McCartney
64 pages
Interviews include: Generation X, Magnet, X Ray Spex, Willie Alexander, Genesis
Jane Aire, Steel Pulse, Styx
"On the Road": Television - Newcastle
Manfred Mann's Earth Band - Newcastle
The Smirks - Nottingham
Elvis Costello - Portsmouth
Rory Gallagher - Glasgow
Rare "London Edition" with 8 page supplement with Wishbone Ash front cover and includes features on Keef Hartley Band, Gypsy, The Equals, Wishbone Ash interview, The Groundhogs
Inside this week: Deep Purple - 2 page feature, UFO, The Kinks, The Hollies, Rufus Thomas, Paul Simon interview, Al letter from John Lennon, Muddy Waters, Buddy Rich, New World, Congregation, Jimi Hendrix (photo)
Music news:- Elvis Presley ( pic), Jethro Tull, Heads, Hands and Feet, Black Sabbath, Argent, Canterbury Festival, The Supremes, Tom Jones, George Harrison, Caravan, Gentle Giant, Slade, Pete Sinfield leaves King Crimson, The Strawbs, Moody Blues, Armada, The Osmonds
Gig adverts: The Byrds, Thin Lizzy, Stevie Wonder, Lindisfarne, Family, Rory Gallagher, Sam Apple Pie, Nazareth, Vinegar Joe, Armada, An Evening with John Peel, Tim Hollier, Stray, Argent, Patto, Keith Christmas
Inside this week - Cat Stevens - 2 page interview, Pink Floyd, Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come, Ginger Baker and Fela Kuti, Labi Siffre, Traffic, Congregation, Stevie Wonder, Al Stewart, Andy Dunkley on John McLaughlin, Marmalade, Sandy Denny interview, Osibisa, Bloodstone, King Crimson ( Robert Rripp interview ), Dave and Ansell Collins, Keith Moon of The Who, Roger Cooke
Music news:- Roy Harper, Heads, Hands and Feet, The Kinks, Cat Mother, Humble Pie, The Byrds, Rick Nelson, The Faces, Sandy Denny, John Mayall, Flash, Black Widow, Cilla Black, Free, Elton John
Inside this week: Queen in Paris, Steve Hackett, The Boys The Shirts The Rutles, Pere Ubu
Live reviews- The Jam (photo), The Police, Bob Diddley and Carl Perkins, Jonathan Richman, Girlschool, Bob Marley (photo), Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Steel Pulse, Wreckless Eric, The Boys, Suzi Quatro, The Tubes, The Look
Music News: Johnny Rotten (photo), The Stranglers, AC/DC, Pere Ubu, Blondie, Slaughter and The Dogs, Suzi Quatro, ELO (photo), Elton John, Darts, Steve Gibbons Band (photo), Mud, The Clash, Black Sabbath, The Pirates
Live reviews: David Bowie at The LA Forum, Hawkwind, Rory Gallagher (Photo), Detective, Radio Stars, Generation X, The Doctors with Dave Vanian, Kevin Coyne
Other content: Crosby, Still & Nash article; Bee Gees article; David Griffiths of Procol Harum article/interview; Humble Pie - Steve Marriott interview/article; Elvis article; Small Bobby Hebb article
John Lord - Deep Purple interview; Ronnie Lane interview & poster; Roxy Music - Andy Mackay interview; Genesis interview; Bob Dylan poster
PAUL McCARTNEY producing Mike McGear solo album.
THE WHO re-recording tracks from "Tommy" for forthcoming film version.
SWEET have new album ready to coincide with their first major British tour.
Music News: Joni Mitchell (pic), Gentle Giant, Rory Gallagher, Sassafras, Pete Townshend, Curved Air, Slade, Tim Buckley, Procul Harum, Wings, Kevin Ayers, Jethro Tull, Mott The Hoople (pic), Genesis, Fleetwod Mac (pic), PFM, Jack Bruce, Al Stewart, ELP, Bob Dylan
Inside this week: Deep Purple 2 page feature, Johnny Winter interview, Jack Bruce, Phil Spector, Steve Harley, Jimmy McCulloch, Alan Hull, Ivor Cutler, Neil Innes
Live reviews: Tangerine Dream, Steve Gibbons Band, Supertramp Johnny Winter, Fruupp, Can, Jonathan Kelly, Leo Sayer, Sutherland Brothers and Quiver
Contents: Full page photos include: Mott The Hoople, Suzi Quatro, Alvin Stardust, Barry Blue
Golden Earring article, Alice Cooper article, Marc Bolan article, 1/4 page Thin Lizzy lyrics & photo, David Cassidy article & photos, David Bowie photo feature
Inside this week - Marc Bolan and T.Rex, George Harrison, Deep Feeling, Engelbert Humperdink, Neil Diamond, Flame,
Live review: Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention at London Colosseum theatre
Music News- Mungo Jerry, The Who, Matthews Southern Comfort -facts about the split, The Faces, The Kinks, John Lennon solo album in depth news piece, Elton John, Creedence, The Equals
Nick Lowe (2 pages), Paul McCartney (8 pages), Dire Straits (3 pages), Neil Young (8 pages), Rod Stewart (5 pages). Live In New York - 3 pages with Cheap Trick; Diana Ross (1 page), Joni Mitchell (1 page), Leonard Cohen (3 pages)
Roxy Music (2 pages), Keith Richards (4 pages), Stevie Wonder (2 pages), Emerson Lake & Palmer (8 pages), Ian Dury (3 pages), The Tubes (3 pages), Frank Zappa (1 pages)
Inside this week:- Brian Eno talks about his resons for quitting Roxy Music, Van Morrison, Roy Wood, Sly Stone, Jimmy Miller, Family, Patto, Janis Joplin - 2 page feature, Edgar Winter - 2 page interview, Mott The Hoople, Procul Harum, Hudson- Ford, Aynsley Dunbar, Ric Grech, Canned Heat - Bob Hite interview and pic, Alan Hull , Freddie King, Don Nix
Report from the Buxton Festival - Nazareth (pic), Chuck Berry, Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Music News: Clarence White killed, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, CSNY together again, Sharks (pic), Hawkwind, Procul Harum, Edgar Broughton Band, The Groundhogs, Status Quo, Snafu, Fleetwood Mac, Mountain (pic), T.Rex