1977 Issues

1st January 1977

Cover: Genesis

Articles and interviews:

Genesis
Scott Walker
Al Stewart
Boston
Jim Dvorak
Joy
Best concerts of 1976
NME writers' best lps of '76
1976 Teasers Awards

News:

ABBA, Ralph McTell, Ace, Frank Zappa, Paul McCartney, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Streetwalkers, War, Sly & the Family Stone, Rufus, Poco, Leo Kottke, Bad Company, Silk,

Albums:

Joe Cocker, Genesis, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Tower of Power, Terje Rypdal, Miroslav Vitouš, Love Unlimited Orchestra, Straight Southern Rock (VA)

Singles:

None

Live:

Lindisfarne, Bandit, Dr. Feelgood, Lew Lewis Band, Clover, Hooker, Cuckoo, Burlesque, Santana, Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias,

Volume: 26 - Number: 02

Price - 15p Pages - 36

Cover by Pennie Smith

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

Coming Soon

8th January 1977

Cover: Joe Cocker

Articles and interviews:

Joe Cocker (2pg)
Can (3pg)
Jack Kerouac
Rory Gallagher
The Saints
...
...

News:

Sex Pistols, Fleetwood Mac, Fox, Roxy Music, Bread, Freddie King, Moody Blues, Streetwalkers, Thin Lizzy, John Miles, Steve Gibbons Band, Procol Harum, Melanie, and more...

Albums:

Average White Band, Stephen Bishop, Chris Stainton & Glen Turner, Noel Redding Band, John Abercrombie & Ralph Towner, The G-Band, Lasse Johansson & Claes Palmqvist, and more...

Singles reviewed by Julie Burchill

Water Pistols, Nilsson, Gary Glitter, Bachman–Turner Overdrive, Cado Belle, Eagles, Rose Royce, Simon & Garfunkel, and many more...

Live:

Genesis, Rod Stewart, Talking Heads, Pink Fairies, Stranglers, Little Bob Story, Gorillas, Johnny Thunder & The Heartbreakers, Tiger, Andraé Crouch, and more..

Books:

Silver screen:

Coming Soon

22nd January 1977

Volume: 26 - Number: 03

Price - 15p Pages - 44

Cover by Pennie Smith

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

15th January 1977

Cover: Ry Cooder

Articles and interviews:

Ry Cooder
James Brown
The Sex Pistols
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
Keith Richards in court
Ace
Beatles reunion missed
Readers Poll ballot

News:

The Sex Pistols, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, Bryan Ferry, Roxy Music, Eddie & the Hot Rods, Dirty Tricks, David Bowie, Van der Graaf Generator, Bob Marley, Al Jarreau, Jethro Tull, Frank Zappa, Chicago, Ry Cooder, Ted Nugent, Little Feat, Climax Blues Band, The Eagles, Woody Woodmansey's U-Boat

Albums:

Emmylou Harris, Elvin Bishop,

The Jacksons, Kiss, Suzi Quatro, Jermaine Jackson, Starz, Wendy Waldman, Horslips, Firesign Theatre

Singles by Charles Shaar Murray

The Gorillas, Crime, The Rubettes, , Buster, Roy Allison, Graffiti, Jimmy Castor Bunch, and many more...

Live:

Status Quo, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Foster Brothers, George Hatcher, Carol Grimes, Bastille, Rudi & the Zips, Argent, Dragons, Ted Nugent, J Geils Band, Rex, The Vibrators, Racing Cars, Roogalator, The Gorillas

Volume: 26 - Number: 04

Price - 15p Pages - 00

Cover by Chalkie Davies

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

Cover: Keith Richards

& Mick Jagger

Articles and interviews:

Albums:

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Books:

Silver screen:

Coming Soon

Coming Soon

Volume: 26 - Number: 05

Price - 15p Pages - 44

Cover by Pennie Smith

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

29th January 1977

Cover: Joan Armatrading

Articles and interviews:

Joan Armatrading
The Gorillas
Pink Floyd
Anthony Braxton
Tom Robinson
Generation X
Robert Plant

News:

Sex Pistols, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Frankie Miller, Barry White, Can, Roy Harper, Greenslade, Roy Orbison, Supercharge, Little Bob Story, JJ Cale, The Stranglers, New Seekers,The Vibrators, Alan Price, Mike Harding, Horslips, Burlesque, Doctors of Madness, Pat Travers, Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, Pete Brown, Eagles, Charlie

Albums:

Earth Wind & Fire, Kevin Coyne, The Ramones, The Runaways, The Blackbyrds, J.A.L.N. Band, Silver Convention, John Prine, Boney M, The Undisputed Truth, Michael Nesmith, Joachim Kühn, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Bootsy's Rubber Band, Christine McVie, Paris, The Streetwalkers

Singles reviewed by Bob Edmands

Bryan Ferry, Bert Weedon, Chicago, Lee Perry, Mallard, Mr. Big, Snakes, Sean Tyla, John Miles, Jim Croce, Sutherland Brothers & Quiver, The Manhattans, Tony Christie, Dickie Lee, Archie Bell & The Drells, Roy Castle, Bachman–Turner Overdrive, Real Thing, Nazareth, Jawbone

Live:

Be-Bop Deluxe, Tom Robinson, Kevin Coyne, Gallagher & Lyle, Andy Fairweather Low, James Brown, Rory Gallagher, Hinkley's Heroes, Cado Belle, Babe Ruth, Slaughter & the Dogs, Strip Jack, Looney Tunes, The Boys, JALN Band, Paul Brett, Jack the Lad

Volume: 26 - Number: 06

Price - 15p Pages - 52

Cover by Roberta Bayley

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

5th February 1977

Cover: Television

Articles and interviews:

Patti Smith
Roy Harper
Be Bop Deluxe
Leo Kottke
Buzzcocks
Elvis Presley
Peter Green
Leon Redbone

News:

The Stranglers, Jan Akkerman, Sex Pistols, Pink Floyd, Renaissance, Aerosmith, Bad Company, Rolling Stones, Beach Boys, Barry White, Fats Domino, AC/DC, Tom Waits, Marc Bolan, T. Rex, The Moments, The Rimshots, The Hollies, Dory Previn, Suzi Quatro

Albums:

Television, Bobby Womack, Jerry Butler, Chet Atkins and Les Paul, Ashley Hutchings & Friends, Phil Ochs, Allan Holdsworth, Janice Ian, Doors, Leon Redbone, Gong

Singles reviewed by Tony Parsons:

Patti Smith, Nanker Phelge (Rolling Stones), Stranglers, Supercharge, Hawkwind, Talking Heads, Kiki Dee, Grand Funk Railroad, Deaf School, Manhattan Transfer, Split Enz, Mud, Sister Sledge, Fleetwood Mac, Ben E. King, Shadows, Junior Campbell

Gig guide:

Ralph McTell, David Greenslade, Frank Zappa

Live:

Ry Cooder, Rory Gallagher, Lew Lewis, Stranglers, David Bedford, Chicago, Climax, Andy Desmond, Hall & Oates, Muscles, Outsiders, Genesis, Motorhead, The Pirates, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Next, 98 Degrees Inclusive, Bees Make Honey, Tom Robinson, Man In the Street

Volume: 26 - Number: 07

Price - 15p Pages - 44

Cover by unknown

12th February 1977

Cover: Pink Floyd

Articles and interviews:

Todd Rundgren
Little Bob Story
George Coleman
Sniffin' Glue / Mark Perry
Bee Gees
Charly Records
Burlesque
Lester Bangs/ NY punk rock

News:

Fleetwood Mac, Roy Harper, Ian Hunter, Elton John, Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin, Thin Lizzy, Jerry Lee Lewis, Stiff Records, The Damned, Barry White, Iggy Pop, David Soul, Graham Parker & The Rumour, Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes, Van der Graaf Generator, The Rolling Stones, Cherry Vanilla, Electric Light Orchestra, Michael Chapman, Hope & Anchor

Albums:

Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, Elvis Presley, Leo Kottke, Jimi Hendrix, Little Richard, Stephen Stills, Sly & the Family Stone, Tomorrow, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, ZZ Top, Foghat, Crusaders, Funkadelic, Parliament, Gallagher & Lyle, Fairport Convention, Rick Wakeman

Singles reviewed by Angie Errigo

Love Unlimited Orchestra, Chimp 'N' Zee, Ray Stevens, J. J. Barrie, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, Barbara Dickson, and many more...

Live:

Utopia, Charlie, The Manhattans, The Blue Notes, Leon Redbone, Leo Kottke, Flying Aces, Jethro Tull, Bryan Ferry, Burlesque, J.J. Foote, Fabulous Poodles, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Jenny Haan's Lion, The Rejects

Books:

J.G. Ballard: Low-Flying Aircraft
Frank Herbert: Children of Dune
Anthony Fawcett: John Lennon One Day at a Time

Full page ads:

Pink Floyd, Streetwalkers (lp, tour), Don Williams, Bad Company, Utopia, Steve Gibbons Band (lp, tour), Peter Baumann

Half page ads:

Clover (lp, tour), Waylon Jennings, Ralph McTell (lp, tour), Leon Redbone, SAHB without Alex (lp, tour), Gene Vincent

Volume: 26 - Number: 08

Price - 15p Pages - 52

Cover by Chalkie Davies

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

19th February 1977

Cover: Barrie Masters

(Eddie & the Hot Rods)

Articles and interviews:

Hank B. Marvin, Bruce Welch (The Shadows) interview
Procol Harum
Racing Cars
Rod Stewart, Britt Ekland
Cannabis
1976 Readers Poll

Albums:

Jefferson Airplane, Chuck Berry, Charlie Daniels Band, Blondie, Billy Fury, Steve Gibbons Band, The Shadows, Burlesque, Rufus, The Damned, Bandit

Singles reviewed by Roy Carr

Ry Cooder, David Bowie, Wings, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Andrew Gold, Ernest Gold, Barbra Streisand, Mick Ronson, Tuff Darts, The Shirts, Mink DeVille, Tyla Gang, Al Jarreau, Mother's Finest, Hunter, Bill Bowden, Shirley & Johnny, Les Gray, Dead End Kids, Deodato, The Chaplin Band, Cerrone, Alfie Kahn Sound Orchestra, Barry White

Live:

Bryan Ferry, Frank Zappa, Elton Dean, Ultravox, Streetwalkers, House, John Miles, The Mumps, Johnny Thunders, Heartbreakers, Chelsea, John Cale, David Byrne

Full page ads:

The Damned, Fleetwood Mac, Ted Nugent, Supercharge, Frank Zappa, Steve Harley, Boston, Mike Oldfield, Justin Hayward, Streetwalkers

Half page ads:

Eddie & the Hot Rods, Ry Cooder, David Bowie, The Miracles, Steve Young, Guy Clark, Michael Nesmith, Doctors of Madness, Pat Travers, Tyla Gang, Bob Seger, Hawkwind, Grateful Dead, Leo Kottke

Silver screen:

Cross of Iron
Charlotte
Emily
Grizzly
Drive-In

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Volume: 26 - Number: 09

Price - 15p Pages - 48

Cover by Pennie Smith

26th February 1977

Cover: Led Zeppelin

Articles and interviews:

Led Zeppelin (2pg)
Lynyrd Skynyrd (2pg)
The Chieftains
Boston
Louis Hayes
Emmylou Harris
The Films of Mel Brooks

News
Detroit Spinners, The Commodores, The Shadows, Television, Cherry Vanilla, John Cale, Billy Connolly, Grateful Dead, Wayne County, Ace, Johnny Thunder's Heartbreakers, Chicago, Beach Boys, The Eagles, Steve Hillage, The Damned, Bebop Deluxe, Queen, Thin Lizzy, Rough Diamonds, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Iggy Pop, The Clash, The Jam, Barry White, Stranglers, AC/DC

Albums:

Bryan Ferry, Grateful Dead, Gary Wright, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Neil Diamond, Pure Prairie League, Matumbi, Jah Woosh, Jah Stitch, Revolutionaries, Peter Gabriel, Gene Vincent, Peter Baumann, Showaddywaddy, Peter Hammill, Billy Ocean, Patti Boulaye, Rush

Singles reviewed by Cliff White

Gene Vincent, Commodores, Jake Thackray, Roger Whittaker, Phoebe Snow, Showaddywaddy, Bob Seger, Temptations, Kursaal Flyers, Errol Dunkley, Aerosmith, and more...

Live:

Kate & Anna McGarrigle, ABBA, Eddie & the Hot Rods, Laughing Dogs, John Martyn, Roy Harper, Al Jarreau

Gig guide:

Black Sabbath, Frank Sinatra, Jan Akkerman, Uriah Heep, Hawkwind, Iggy Pop, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kiki Dee

Full page ads:

Black Sabbath (lp, tour), Runaways, Graham Parker & the Rumour (lp, tour), Jan Akkerman Kaz Lux & Joachim Kühn (lp, tour), Sweet, Streetwalkers (lp, tour), Status Quo, Peter Gabriel, Peter Baumann

Half page ads:

Steve Gibbons Band (lp, tour), Ray Sawyer, The Albion Dance Band (lp, tour), Dirty Tricks (lp, tour), Smokie, Lew Lewis Band

Films:

The Producers (1967)
The Twelve Chairs (1970)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Silent Movie (1976)

Volume: 26 - Number: 10

Price - 15p Pages - 60

Cover by Andrew Kent

(The Idiot lp cover)

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

5th March 1977

Cover: Iggy Pop

Articles and interviews:

Iggy Pop
Frank Zappa
Southside Johnny
25 years of NME
Lester Bangs
Thelma Houston
Cherry Vanilla
Ted Nugent
John Entwistle (The Who)

News:

Keith Richards bust, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Roy Harper, Billie Jo Spears, J.J. Cale, Pink Floyd, Neil Diamond, Kinks, Can, Eric Clapton

Albums:

The Kinks, Johnny Clarke, Jethro Tull, City Boy, Eberhard Webber, Journey, Supercharge, Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, Valerie Carter, Justin Hayward, Procol Harum, John Lodge, Boz Scaggs, Kim Carnes, Melanie, FBI, James Booker, Derringer, Dan Hartman, Deaf School, Johnny Cash

Singles reviewed by Phil McNeil

Metro, Suzi Quatro, Ultravox, Maxine Nightingale, Todd Rundgren Utopia, Russ Ballard, Billy Joel, Billy Ocean, Ted Nugent, Sparks, Sweet, Bandit, Heart, The Damned, ABBA, England, Jackson Browne, Kansas, Roy Harper, Steve Hillage, Rufus, Procol Harum, AC/DC, Paul Nicholas, Joni Mitchell, Lew Lewis, Barclay James Harvest, The G-Band, Frank Sinatra, The Black Stones, Ralph McTell, The Captain & Tennille, Elkie Brooks, Bad Company, Melba Moore, Nasty Pop, Paul Jones, Straps, The Fatback Band

Live:

Jerry Lee Lewis, Darts, Michael Chapman, Manhattan Transfer, Van der Graaf Generator, Suzi Quatro, Squeeze, The Damned, Dave Edmunds' Rockpile, Ralph McTell, The Jam, SAHB without Alex, Procol Harum, Lew Lewis, Mike Harding, Johnny Moped

Gig guide:

Graham Parker & The Rumour, Frankie Miller's Full House, Michael Chapman, Iggy Pop

Full page ads:

Can (lp, tour), Queen, Procol Harum, The Babys, Barclay James Harvest, Ultravox, Deaf School, Horslips (lp, tour), Bad Company, Peter Gabriel, Nickelodeon (Peter Bogdanovich), Status Quo, Elkie Brooks, Van McCoy, Frankie Miller's Full House (tour), Nils Lofgren, Supercharge, , , , ,

Half page ads:

Charlie (lp, tour), Michael Nesmith, Doctors of Madness, (lp, tour), Pat Travers, Michael Chapman (lp, tour), Eater, Nutz, U-Boat (tour), George Benson, Buckingham Nicks, Deaf School (tour), Racing Cars (tour)

Silver screen:

Network
Inserts
Helter Skelter
Nickelodeon
Dreams of Thirteen

Volume: 26 - Number: 11

Price - 15p Pages - 56

Cover by Chalkie Davies

12th March 1977

Cover: Iggy Pop, David Bowie

Articles and interviews:

Iggy Pop
Peter Gabriel
Graham Parker
Nils Lofgren
Bob Dylan
Rene McLean

News:

The Who, John Cale, Chuck Berry, Lou Reed, Tom Waits, Roy Harper, Streetwalkers, Albion Dance Band, Stranglers, Heavy Metal Kids, The Clash, Widowmaker, The Eagles, Pink Floyd, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, SAHB, Sex Pistols, Hot Chocolate, Johnny Thunders' Heartbreakers, Brass Construction, The Four Tops, Eric Burdon, Asleep at the Wheel, Osibisa, Nils Lofgren, David Soul, Led Zeppelin, Rough Diamonds

Albums:

Muddy Waters, Albert King, Son Seals, Sonny Boy Williamson & the Animals, John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Reed, The Newbeats, Dolly Parton, The Manhattans, Ian Whitcomb, George Benson, MC5, Stuff, Barbra Streisand & Kris Kristofferson, Steve Tilston, The Big Wha-Koo, Oregon, Elvin Jones, David Bromberg, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Hi Rhythm, Sunny Memories, José Feliciano

Singles reviewed by Steve Clarke

Graham Parker & the Rumour, Hall & Oates, The Ramones, Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes, Talking Heads, Deniece Williams, Woody Woodmansey's U-Boat, and more...

Live:

Ted Nugent, Uriah Heep, Black Sabbath, Graham Parker & The Rumour, Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes, Television, Frankie Miller, The Drones, Frank Sinatra, Dirty Tricks, Bert Weedon, Gary Glitter

Volume: 26 - Number: 12

Price - 15p Pages - 00

Cover by Chalkie Davies

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

Coming Soon

19th March 1977

Cover: Dave Vanian (Damned)

Articles and interviews:

Albums:

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Books:

Silver screen:

Coming Soon

Volume: 26 - Number: 13

Price - 15p Pages - 52

Cover: Allan Tannenbaum

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

26th March 1977

Cover: Bruce Springsteen

Articles and interviews:

Bruce Springsteen
Television
Tapper Zukie
Chris Barber
Doctors of Madness
Fanzines
The Mafia
New Wave update: The Clash, The Jam, The Sex Pistols, Eddie & the Hot Rods, Heartbreakers, Dr. Feelgood, Television, Chelsea, Vibrators, Stiff Records, Damned, Nick Lowe, Elvis Costello, Lew Lewis Band, Stranglers, Cortinas, Suzi Quatro, Chris Spedding, The Boys, and many more...

News:

Sex Pistols, Eric Clapton, Peter Gabriel, Small Faces, Stranglers, The Eagles, The Beatles, Richard & Linda Thompson, Supertramp, The Jacksons, Tavares, Country Joe McDonald, Hot Chocolate, Thin Lizzy, Count Bishops, Gillan, Lou Reed, Bob Dylan

Albums:

Return to Forever, Chick Corea, The Band, John Martyn, Dillinger, I Roy, Michael Mantler, Illusion, Michael Bloomfield, Jeff Beck & Jan Hammer, Minnie Riperton, Steeleye Span, Pete Atkin, The Babys, Buster, Frankie Miller, Hawkwind, Ray Sawyer, Jim Reeves, Motown Special (VA)

Singles by Charles Shaar Murray

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, The Kinks, Elvis Costello, Horslips, Al Stewart, Bread, and many more..

Live:

Pink Floyd, AC/DC, Pete Brown, Roger McGuinn's Thunderbyrd, Kevin Coyne, The Commodores, The Chieftains, Jack Bruce Band, Peter Gabriel, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, Horslips, Jan Akkerman & Kaz Lux, Kayak, Café Jacques, Window, Nasty Pop

Gig guide:

Kinks, Steve Hillage, Be Bob Deluxe, Paice Ashton Lord, Fats Domino, Osibisa

TV/Radio:

Graham Parker & The Rumour, Leo Sayer, Roy Harper, Dave Lee Travis

Full page ads:

Jack Bruce Band, Michael Nesmith, Electric Light Orchestra, Clover, Slade (lp, tour), Nasty Pop, A Star Is Born (film), Mr Big, The Stylistics (lp, tour), Fats Domino (lp, tour), Mallard

Half page ads:

Ultravox, Paice Ashton Lord, Minnie Riperton, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Television, Jessie Green (lp, tour), Muddy Waters, MC5, Twiggy (lp, tour), Dolly Parton, Ninth International Festival of Country Music

Silver screen:

A Star Is Born
The Last Tycoon

Volume: 26 - Number: 14

Price - 15p Pages - 00

Cover by Chalkie Davies

2nd April 1977

Cover: The Clash

Articles and interviews:

The Clash
Fleetwood Mac
Jack Bruce
Steve Hillage
Norman Whitfield
Golden Earring
Pat Travers

News:

Beach Boys, Gong, Ramones, Roy Harper, Talking Heads, Eagles, The Shadows, Lou Reed, Dory Previn, John McLaughlin's Shakti, Cherry Vanilla, Television, The Band, Yes, Bad Company, Damned Yankees, Cat Stevens, Fairport Convention, Faces, 10cc, The Commodores

Albums:

Emerson Lake & Palmer, Roger McGuinn, Milton Nascimento, Pat Travers, Cliff Richard, Billy Swan, Gary Glitter, Kinky Friedman, The Orlons, Colin Blunstone, Caldera, Fat Larry's Band, Pablo Cruise, Millie Jackson, Mass Production, Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, The Miracles, Double Exposure, Dynamic Superiors, Muscles, The Tamlins, Olympic Runners, Leon Ware, Syreeta, Walter Jackson, Johnny Bristol, Norman Connors, Jesse Green, Thelma Houston, Biddu & Orchestra, The Stooges, Iggy Pop, Leo Kottke, T. Rex

Singles reviewed by Julie Burchill

Paulette Walker, Rose Royce, Max Romeo, Crystal Gayle, The Three Degrees, Shakin' Stevens, Boston, Johnny Mathis, Wendy Waldman, Warm, 10cc, and many more...

Live:

Eagles, Smokie, Steve Hillage, Fats Domino, Emmylou Harris, Asleep at the Wheel, The Kinks, Alex Chilton, Talking Heads, City Boy, Eberhard Weber, Heron, Flying Hearts, Gentle Giant

Silver screen:

Jackson County Jail
The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
Carquake (aka Cannonball)
Jabberwocky
Illuminatus!

Volume: 26 - Number: 15

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9th April 1977

Cover: Phil Lynott (Thin Lizzy)

Articles and interviews:

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Volume: 26 - Number: 16

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Cover by -

Pages 25 - 28 missing

Thanks to John Harrison

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16th April 1977

Cover: Ray Davies (The Kinks)

Articles and interviews:

Ray Davies
Genesis
Manfred Mann
Patty Smith
Roy Harper
Michael Nesmith

Albums:

The Clash, Curtis Mayfield, Jack Bruce, Grover Washington Jr., Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Steve Young, Television, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Ritchie Family, Quantum Jump, Glenn Phillips, Kaleidoscope

Live:

Bruce Springsteen, The Tubes, The Jam, Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes, John Hartford, Blondie, Ronnie Spector, Daevid Allen, Bicycle Thieves, Ultravox, The Adverts, Detective, Brody, John Miles, Manfred Mann

Silver screen:

Rocky
Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers
Supervixens

More info to come...

Do Not Have Can You Help

Volume: 26 - Number: 17

Price - 15p Pages - 56

Cover by Dennis Morris

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

23rd April 1977

Cover: Bob Marley

Articles and interviews:

Bob Marley (3pg)
Ray Davies / Kinks (3pg)
Ninth Annual Country Music Festival (3pg)
Roots (miniseries; 2pg)
Frankie Miller
Talking Heads
Joe Pass
Richard Thompson
Penetration
Jim Reeves
Lone Groover family tree

News:

Queen, The Clash, The Vibrators, The Pirates, Dr. Feelgood, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Bob Marley, George Benson, Eddie & the Hot Rods, Mr. Big, The Gorillas, Johnny Thunder, Jenny Haan's Lion, Peter Gabriel, Lindisfarne, The Jam, Tim Renwick, Dan Fogelberg, Ralph McTell, The Damned, The Rolling Stones

Albums:

Van Morrison, Mary MacGregor, Ultravox, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 1976 (Allen Toussaint, Ernie K-Doe, Robert Parker, Irma Thomas, Earl King, Lee Dorsey, Lightnin' Hopkins, Professor Longhair), Kew Rhone (John Greaves, Peter Blegvad, Lisa Herman), Bellamy Brothers, Hummingbirds, Sammy Hagar, Don Harrison Band, Deep Purple, Adrian Wagner, Rory Gallagher, Nutz, Lake, Shabby Tiger, Nektar

Singles reviewed by Steve Clarke

The Jam, Television, Rod Stewart, George Benson, The Kinks, Eddie & the Hot Rods, Georgie Fame, Dave Edmunds, Yvonne Elliman, Billy Paul, The Saints, and many more...

Live:

Status Quo, John Mayall, Harry Chapin, Dr. Feelgood, John Cale, Generation X, The Boys, Jack the Lad, The Damned, Asleep at the Wheel, Electric Light Orchestra, Jack Bruce Band, Cherry Vanilla, Stranglers, The Jam, Atlanta Rhythm Section

Gig guide:

Eric Clapton, Peter Gabriel, Lou Reed, Eagles, Joe Walsh, Roy Harper

Full page ads

The Stranglers, Beach Boys, Smokie, Lou Reed (lp, tour), Roger Daltrey, Sweet, The Mighty Diamonds

Half page ads
Roy Harper (lp, tour), Richard & Linda Thompson, Dave Edmunds, Ian Gillan Band (lp, tour), Kraftwerk, The Clash, Pousette-Dart Band, The Jam, Electric Light Orchestra, Scorpions (lp, tour), The Ramones, Kevin Ayers, Gryphon (lp, tour), Jess Roden Band (lp, tour)

30th April 1977

Cover: Muddy Waters

Articles and interviews:

Muddy Waters
Small Faces
Fats Domino
Jimmy Webb
Atlanta Rhythm Section

News:

Blondie, Television, Count Bishops, Ace, John Cale, Heavy Metal Kids, Caravan, Bob Seger, 10cc, Queen, Beatles, Elvis Presley, Mud, Darts, Frankie Miller's Full House, Rough Diamond, Nils Lofgren, Stranglers, Wayne County, Barbra Dickson

Albums:

The Stranglers, Brand X, Essra Mohawk, Supertramp, Garland Jeffreys, Jess Roden Band, Five Hand Reel, The Harder They Come (soundtrack)

Singles reviewed by Bob Edmands

Trammps, The Hollywood Stars, Count Bishops, Uriah Heep, MC5, Johnny Cash, Marvin Gaye, The Captain & Tennille, Jimmy Webb, Quincy Jone, and many more...

Live:

Peter Gabriel, John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett, Klaus Schulze, Billy Paul, Harry Chapin, Last Call, Wayne County, Bethnal, John McLaughlin & Shakti, The Dead Boys, Eric Clapton, Patti Smith

Gig guide:

Chuck Berry, Kursaal Flyers, Roger McGuinn, Richard Thompson, Ian Gillan, The Shadows, Tom Waits, Slade, Elton John, Cado Belle

Full page ads:

Van Morrison, The Clash (lp, tour), Denny Laine, Billy Connolly (lp, tour), Cat Stevens, Eric Clapton (lp, tour), Nils Lofgren (lp, tour), Judas Priest (lp, tour), Faces

Half page ads:

Strapps (lp, tour), Hunter, Jeff Beck, Bachman–Turner Overdrive, Gilbert O'Sullivan (tour), Pousette-Dart Band, The Ramones (lp, tour), Shakti with John McLaughlin, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes, Roger McGuinn Chris Hillman Gene Clark (tour), Bill Quateman, Foreigner, Split Enz (lp, tour), Brand X

Silver screen:

The Harder They Come
Airport '77
The Eagle Has Landed

Volume: 26 - Number: 18

Price - 15p Pages - 56

Cover by Joe Stevens

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

Volume: 26 - Number: 19

Price - 15p Pages - 56

Cover by Pennie Smith

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

7th May 1977

Cover: The Jam

Articles and interviews:

The Jam
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Deniece Williams
Horslips
The Stranglers
The Clash
Slade
Elvis Presley
Eric Clapton
Valerie Wilmer
Clint Eastwood

Albums:

The Beatles, 10cc, The Mighty Diamonds, John Stevens Away, Brian Poole & The Tremeloes, Linda Ronstadt, Chip Hawkes, Irma Thomas, Johnny Taylor, Amazing Rhythm Aces, John Cale, Al Di Meola, Rita Coolidge, Jerry Lee Lewis

Singles reviewed by Tony Parsons

Lou Reed, Bryan Ferry, Hello, Alice Cooper, Adverts, Isley Brothers, Ronnie Spector & the E Street Band, Clover, and many more...

Live:

Eagles, Lou Reed, Chi-Lites, Eric Clapton, Bad Company, Joe Tex, Tavares, Atlanta Rhythm Section, The Jacksons, Wild Cherry, Glen Campbell, Small Faces, Four Seasons

Books:

Silver screen:

Coming soon

Volume: 26 - Number: 20

Price - 15p Pages - 00

Cover by Joe Stevens

Do not have this issue.

Do Not Have Can You Help

14th May 1977

Cover: Ian Hunter

Articles and interviews:

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Volume: 26 - Number: 21

Price - 15p Pages - 64

Cover by Chalkie Davies

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21st May 1977

Cover: The Ramones

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Television, Blondie, Ramones, J.J. Cale, Mr. Big, Lesser Known Tunisians, Rings, Siouxsie & the Banshees, The Heartbreakers, Richard & Linda Thompson, UFO, The Shadows, Horslips, Quantum Jump, Visitor 2035

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11th June 1977

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New York, New York
Lee Brilleaux (Dr. Feelgood)
Minnie Riperton, Millie Jackson
Dolly Parton
Kenny Young
Carole Bayer Sager
Alan Stivell
Stafford James
The Heavy Metal Conspiracy

Albums:

MC5, Shakti, Pekka, Ian Hunter, Duncan Mackay, Steeleye Span, Brothers Johnson, George Duke

Singles by Charles Shaar Murray

Bob Marley & the Wailers, Chelsea, Ian Hunter's Overnight Angels, The Cortinas, Genesis, Queen, Eater, Kraftwerk, T.Rex, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, and many more...

Live:

The Jacksons, Dolly Parton, Television, Blondie, 10cc, Tony Joe White, Barbara Dickson, Andy Desmond, The Strutters, Osibisa, Fabulous Poodles, Dennis Waterman, Elliot Murphy, Kevin Ayers, Future Shock

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Little Feat / Paul Barrere
Dickey Betts & Great Southern
The Nuclear Age 1945-1977
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Singles reviewed by Phil McNeill

Cat Stevens, UFO, Bette Midler, , , , , ,

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Bob Marley, Rush, The Ramones, Talking Heads, The Saints, Larry Coryell & Philip Catherine, Jean-Luc Ponty, Shakin' Stevens, The Damned, The Adverts, Bellamy Brothers, Skrewdriver, The Boys, George Benson, Junior Walker, Four Tops

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Queen (2pg)
Malcolm McLaren arrest (2p)
Steeleye Span
David Murray, Don Pullen and Phillip Wilson
Judas Priest
The Ramones
Windscale nuclear incident
Canvey Island: Dr. Feelgood, Eddie and the Hot Rods, Gypsy Rock Squad, Lew Lewis, Savage

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Greg Kihn, The Rubinoos, David Dundas, Graham Central Station, Spartacus, Wishbone Ash, Dave Mason, Klaus Schulze, Ashra, Taj Mahal, Ted Nugent, Elkie Brooks, Ray Dorset & Mungo Jerry, Silver Convention, Al Jarreau, Gryphon, Gene Clark, Outlaws, Neil Innes, Dexter Gordon, Widowmaker

Singles reviewed by Cliff White

The Commodores, Elvis Costello, Bob Marley & the Wailers, Eddie & the Hot Rods, Jimmy Jewell & Ears, Johnny Nash, Elton John, London, David Bowie, Skrewdriver, Kris Kristofferson, Tavares, Boney M, Acker Bilk, and many more...

Live:

Ian Hunter, Dory Previn, Chelsea, Roogalator, Music for Socialism (Henry Cow), Heavy Metal Kids, Steps, Buzzcocks, Penetration, Mike Harding, Gryphon, Fairport Convention

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Alex Harvey
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Boomtown Rats
The Cortinas
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Gig guide:

Genesis, Neil Diamond

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16th July 1977

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20th August 1977

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Rod Stewart
Joan Jett / Runaways
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The Motors
The Kursaal Flyers
Johnny Thunders
Joe Zawinul (Weather Report)
Mick Farren & The Deviants
Nona Hendryx, Patti LaBelle
Blondie
Los Angeles punk scene
(Nuns, Crime, Weirdos, Dils, Zeros, Backstage Pass, Vom, Germs, Screamers)

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The Ramones, Bob Welch, Little Richard, Status Quo, Darts, 10cc, Cliff Richard, Man, Gregg Allman, Levon Helm & the RCO All-Stars, David Bedford, Gordon Giltrap, Steeleye Span, Burlesque, John Martyn, Alvin Stardust, Klaatu, Bunny Wailer, Sweet, Ben Sidran, Donna Summer, Dennis Brown, Billy Connolly, The Jacksons, Streets (VA)

Singles by Charles Shaar Murray

Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Jimmy Dean, Boomtown Rats, Bob Seger, Wings, Mink DeVille, Bob Marley & the Wailers, Greg Kihn, Penetration, Robin Tyner & The Hot Rods, Leo Sayer, Don McLean, Amanda Lear, Mick Farren & The Deviants, John Cooper Clarke, Yes, Advertising, Wayne County & Electric Chairs, Kilburn & the High Roads, Julie Covington, Celia & the Mutations, Lockjaw, Dr. Feelgood, The Now, Generation X, Some Chicken

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Graham Parker & The Rumour, Blast Furnace & the Heatwaves, The Tubes, Albion Dance Band, Rainbow, Pacific Eardrum, Cleo Laine, Simon Townshend, Demis Roussos, Steve Gibbons, Pirates, Five Hand Reel, Chris Spedding, George Duke, Four Tops, Grand Hotel, Keith Jarrett, Sham 69, Louisiana Red

Gig guide:

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The Dead Boys (tour), Richard Hell and the Voidoids, Talking Heads; The Clash, Paul McCartney and Wings, Generation X, Colosseum II (lp, tour), Burlesque, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Gregg Allman & Cher (lp, tour), Rick Wakeman, Nazareth (lp, tour), Frankie Miller, Status Quo, Meal Ticket (lp, tour), Santana, Thin Lizzy (lp, tour), The Sex Pistols

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3rd December 1977

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