Cover:  Frank Zappa

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Articles and interviews:

• Frank Zappa

• Steely Dan

• David Allen Coe
• Pete Atkin, Clive James

• Joe Walsh

• Carla Bley

• Syl Johnson

• The Pink Fairies

• NME Compilationsville: Golden Age of British Psychedelia, V2

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News:

The Who, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd, Bobby Womack, John Cipollina, Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart, Bay City Rollers, Status Quo, Don McLean, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Kevin Coyne, Spooky Tooth

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Albums:

Allen Toussaint, Brian Eno & Peter Schmidt, Kansas, Judy Collins, Jet, Kevin Coyne, B.J. Thomas, The  Grease Band, Dave Mason, Dadawah, J.J. Barnes, Nilsson, Golden Earring, Z.Z. Hill, David Porter, Bloodstone

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Singles by Charles Shaar Murray:

John Lennon, Soul Food, Nazareth, Kevin Coyne, Fanny, Gary Glitter, Grand Funk, Roy Orbison, Speedy Keen, Genesis, The Goodies, Cher, Disco-Tex & the Sex-O-Lettes, Billy Swan, The Kinks, Billy Joel

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Live:

Ray Charles, Yes, Dr. Feelgood, Grand Funk, Hart & Prior, The Watersons, Anne Murray, Kokomo, Atlantic Soul

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Full page ads:

Genesis, King Crimson, John Cale, Golden Earring, Dave Edmunds, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Kevin Coyne, Dr. Feelgood, Ken Hensley, Clifford T. Ward, Warner Bros. (Emmylou Harris, Allen Toussaint, America), Decca (Al Green, Bloodstone, Hamilton Bohannon), C&A Gear Cellar

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Half page ads:

Smokey, Chicago, Ian Hunter, Dr. Hook, Mike Storey Band, Capital Radio, Greenslade, Phonogram, Sassafras, Peter Skellern, Bergen White