1975 Issues
These are the issues of Record Mirror that came out in 1975.
Some of the issues I have will be available on this site (click the link on the date or picture to take you to the issue which will be available via my Flickr page).
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Price - 10p
Editor - Sue Byrom
Assistant Editor - Peter Harvey
News Editor - David Hancock
Managing Director - Jack Hutton
Editorial Director - Mike Sharman
Advertisement Director - Peter Wilkinson
Editorial:
Jan Iles, Martin Thorpe,
Ray Fox Cummings and David Wright
Volume 22 - Number 1
Cover By - (Unknown)
Price - 8p Pages - 20
Thank you to Howard Mansell for providing the Scans
4th January 1975
Front Cover - David Essex
Centre Spread - Elton John
Interviews and Features:
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David Essex
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Elvis Presley
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A Year At The Top
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That Was '74 That Was...
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A to Z of '74
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Noddy Holder (Slade)
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How Well Do You Know 1974
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Edwin Starr
Albums:
Glady Knight and the Pips, The Miracles, Kool and the Gang, Jefferson Starship, Bryn Hawarth, Noddy / Rupert Bear / Sooty and Sweep / Dick Emery / Blakey and the Tots, Judas Priest, Lieutenant PJ Geon
Singles: by (None)
Live: (None)
Volume 22 - Number 2
Cover By - (Unknown)
Price - 8p Pages - 24
Thank you to Howard Mansell for providing the Scans
11th January 1975
Front Cover - Sweet Sensation,
Pilot, Splinter, Ace
Centre Spread - Merlin
Interviews and Features:
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Status Quo
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David Bowie
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Tips for '75
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Kevin Johnson
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Darlene Love
Song Lyrics
Donny & Marie Osmond - The Mountainside Of The Mountain
Albums:
Rita Jean Bodine, Tim Buckley, Starry Eyed and Laughing, The Baker Gurvitz Army, Golden Hour of the Lovin' Spoonful, Dusty Springfield, Coven, The Shadows, Nana Mouskouri, Barbara Mason, Syl Johnson
Singles: by Sue Byrom
Pilot, Brian Protheroe, Elvis Presley, The Glitter Band, The Chi-Lites, Aretha Franklin, Dana Gillespie, James Brown, Joe Cocker, Paul Anka with Odia Coates, Sailor, Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes, Guys 'N' Dolls, O'Jays, Mike Robertson, Bruce Ruffin, The Traps
Live:
Gallagher and Lyle
Volume 22 - Number 3
Cover By - (Unknown)
Price - 8p Pages - 24
Thank you to Howard Mansell for providing the Scans
Front Cover - Kenny
Centre Spread - Suzi Quotro
Interviews and Features:
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Kenny
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The Tymes
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Guys and Dolls
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Ken Boothe
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Suzi Quotro
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Lonette McKee
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Patti Labelle
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Sweet Sensation
Albums:
Eddie Kendricks, Jodie Mitchell and the LA Express, The Peppers, Donny, Little Feat, Gene Page, John Mayall, Cornell Dupree, Nancy Wilson, Towards Phil Everly, The Warner Bros
Singles: by Sue Byrom
Sparks, Sweet Sensation, Iron Cross, Righteous Brothers, Ronnie Lane and the Band Slim Chance, The Pearls, John Henry, Betty Wright, Survival Kit, Syreeta, Wigan's Chosen Few, Mother's Pride, Mac and Katie Kissoon, Jimmy Ruffin, Paul Anka, Shirley Brown, Trammps, Harry Chapin, Love Unlimited, Eddie Holman, Revelations, The Temptations, Gary Walker
Live:
Average White Band, Hawkwind, Leo Sayer
Volume 22 - Number 4
Cover By - (Unknown)
Price - 8p Pages - 40
Thank you to Howard Mansell for providing the Scans
Front Cover - Slade
Centre Spread - Elvis
Interviews and Features:
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1974 Poll Results
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Little Feat
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The Doobie Brothers
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Mott The Hoople
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David Essex
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Slade
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Pilot
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Sparkes
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Olivia Newton-John
Albums:
Lamont Dozier, Donovan, Jimmy Buffett, Leo Kottke, John Lee Hooker, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Richard Harris and Arif Mardin, Bonaroo, Love, PFM, Eric Burdon Band, Robert Lamm, Fats Domino
Singles: by Sue Byrom
Queen, Alvin Stardust, John Lennon, Percy Sledge, Lindisfarne, Jackson Sisters, The Troggs, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Rupie Edwards, Johnny Nash, Blue Mink , Redbone, Johnny Cash, Syl Johnson, Ronnie Charles with the London Symphony Orchestra, Joni Mitchell, The Drifters, John Denver
Live:
Little Feat, Syl Johnson, Jack The Lad, Doobie Brothers
Songwords:
Stevie Wonder - Boogie on Reggae Woman
18th January 1975
25th January 1975
Volume 22 - Number 5
Cover By - (Unknown)
Price - 8p Pages - 24
Thank you to Howard Mansell for providing the Scans
1st February 1975
Front Cover - The Glitter Band
Centre Spread - Olivia Newton-John
Interviews and Features:
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Johnny Wakelin
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Freddie Mercury (Queen)
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Stepping Stone - Shadowfax
(Edinburgh)
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Dana
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The Glitter Band
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Marc Bolan
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Gilbert O'Sullivan
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Ohio Players
Song Lyrics:
Mac and Kate Kissoon - Sugar Candy Kisses
Albums:
The Marvelettes, David Ruffin, Millie Jackson, Johnny Winter, Sonny & Cher, Rufus featuring Chaka Khan, Michael Jackson, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Dave Mason, Black Oak Arkansas, Charley Pride, Stackridge, Tower Of Power, The Stylistics, Steeleye Span, Strife
Singles: by Sue Byrom
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, Mickey Baker, Linda Ronstadt, Andy Fairweather Low, Sha Na Na, The Hues Corporation, The Pepper, David Gates, Stackridge, Magee MacNamara, Milk 'N' Cookies, Nillsoon, Glen Campbell, Rita Jean Bodine, Shirley, Bruce Channel, Bugatti and Musker, Hudson Brothers, Kool and the Gang
Live:
Sha Na Na, Supertramp / Gallagher and Lyle
Volume 22 - Number 6
Cover By - (Unknown)
Price - 8p Pages - 32
Thank you to Howard Mansell for providing the Scans
8th February 1975
Front Cover - Pilot
Centre Spread - Alvin Stardust
Interviews and Features:
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Pilot
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Mud
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Arrows
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Ohio Players
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Stepping Stone - Savoury Duck
(Liverpool)
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Brian Protheroe
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Alvin Stardust
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Tales Of Fan-Mania
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Helen Reddy
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Betty Wright
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Millie Jackson
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Chi-Lites
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Splinter
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Johnnie Walker
Song Lyrics:
Sweet Sensation - Purely By Coincidence
Albums:
Elvis Presley, The Chi-Lites, Gloria Gaynor, Ralph McTell, Aretha Franklin, Tom Rush, Robin Trower, Andy Williams, Billy Swan, Detroit Spinners, Bod Dylan, Shanghai
Singles: by Sue Byrom
Slade, Mud, The Osmonds, Paul McCartney and Wings, Sweet Dreams, anis Joplin, Willie Hutch, Shirley & Company, Suzi Quatro, The Javells featuring Noso King, Parliament, Paper Lace, Donovan, Ohio Players, Emperor Bosko, Neil Sedaka, O'Jays, Average White Band, Mike McGear
Live:
Kool and the Gang, Giovanni Dadomo Ohio Players, Showaddywaddy
Volume 22 - Number 7
Cover By - (Unknown)
Price - 8p Pages - 32
Thank you to John Harrison for donating the issue for scanning.
15th February 1975
Front Cover - The Osmonds
Centre Spread - Freddie Mercury
Interviews and Features:
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The Osmonds
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Syreeta
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Sweet Sensation
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Gary Lewis
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Frankie Valli
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Northern Soul Dance
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Keith Foster
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Bell Brothers
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Minnie Riperton
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Tower Of Power
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Stepping Stone - Cisco (Nottingham)
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Johnnie Mathis
Song Lyrics:
Syreeta Wright - Your Kiss Is Sweet
Albums:
Alice Cooper, Straws, Maggie Bell, Raspberries, Chess Golden Decade Sampler, The Hollies, Peter Hamill, Neil Sedaka, David Cassidy, Disco Demands Solid Soul Sensations, Esther Phillips, Doctor Feelgood, The Short Wave Band, Chuck Berry, Mataya, Clifford
Singles: by Sue Byrom
Barry Manilow, The Detroit Spinners, Peter Skellern, Commodores, Gene Pitney, Grand Funk, Rockin Berries, Anne Murray, Telly Savalas, Dooley Silvers-poon, Johnathan King, Budgie, Rock Bottom, Doyley Brothers, The Guess Who, The Fantastics, The Tree Degrees, Jose Feliciano, The Fugitives, Showaddywaddy, The Philly Sound
Live:
Hawkwind, Jess Roden, Slack Alice, Budgie
Volume 22 - Number 8
Cover By - (Unknown)
Price - 8p Pages - 32
Thank you to Howard Mansell for providing the Scans
22nd February 1975
Front Cover - Hamilton Bohannon
Centre Spread - The Carpenters
Interviews and Features:
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Alice Cooper
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The Carpenters
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Hamilton Bohannon
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Paper Lace
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Stepping Stone - The Sparcals
(Liverpool)
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Tito Simon
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Billy Swan
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The Commodors
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Nooscha Fox
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Simon Townsend
Song Lyrics:
Queen - Now I'm Here
Albums:
Temptations, Status Quo, Kiss, Roy Buchanan, Linda Ronstadt, Frank Battiato, The Dells, Don Covay, Albert King, Dadawah, Lena Zavaroni
Singles: by Sue Byrom
David Bowie, Lynsey De Paul, Hello, Peter Shelley, The Marvelettes, Melanie, Margo Thunder, Rufus, Jimmy Scott, Billy Swan, Merlin, Lyn Paul, Samantha Sinclair, Linda Lewis, The Tremeloes, Charlie Thomas & The Drifters, Dr Hook and the Medicine Show
Live:
Linda Lewis, The Kiki Dee Band, Chilli Willi / Doctor Feelgood / Kokomo
1st March 1975
Front Cover - Steve Harley
Centre Spread - Mud
Interviews and Features:
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Steve Harley
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Shirley Goodman
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Gladiator Rock
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Leo Sayer
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Bay City Rollers
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Patti Labelle
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Stepping Stone - Newcastle
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Average White Band
Song Lyrics:
Alvin Stardust - Good Love Can
Never Die
Albums:
BT Express, John Lennon, Scaffold, Various Artists (Piccadilly Radio 261 Soul Train), Betty Wright, Melanie, The Gil Evans Orchestra, Dionne Warwick, Max Boyce, Tom Newman, Jigsaw
Singles: by (Unknown)
Millie Jackson, Rubettes, Ringo Star, Kenny, Duane Eddie and the Rebelettes, The First Class, Mike Oldfield, Miki Antony, Neil Diamond, Little Feat, Bay City Rollers, Alice Cooper, George Harrison, Wishbone Ash, Clarence Carter, Silver Convention, Th Elton John Band
Live:
Leo Sayer, Elton John, Chuck Berry
Volume 22 - Number 10
Cover By - (Unknown)
Price - 8p Pages - 24
Thank you to Howard Mansell for providing the Scans
Front Cover - David Bowie
Centre Spread - Hello
Interviews and Features:
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Angie Bowie
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Bryan Ferry
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Terry Davis
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Status Quo
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A Look At The Charts
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Rufus
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Tommy - Film Report
Song Lyrics:
Slade - How Does It Feel
Albums:
Labelle, Steve Harley and Cockney Rebels, John Entwistle, Ronnie Lane, Richard and Linda Thompson, Mike Heron, Bolan's Zip Gun, Mike Ronson, Rock Flashbacks, Jimi Hendrix, Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger Trinity, Rory Gallagher, Frank Zappa, Lifetime, Led Zeppelin, The Guess Who
Singles: by Sue Byrom
Gloria Gaynor, George McCrea, Olivia Newton John, Sweet, The Hues Corporation, Dave Edmunds, Barry White, The Shadows, Mike Batt, Grame Grace, Splinter, Al Green, The Disco Kid, Electric Light Orchestra, Wigan's Ovation, The Miracles, The McCoys, Swingle, Scaffold
Live:
Sweet Sensation, Alvin Stardust, Kiki Dee, Helen Shapiro
8th March 1975
Volume 22 - Number 9
Cover By - (Unknown)
Price - 8p Pages - 32
Thank you to Howard Mansell for providing the Scans
Volume 22 - Number 11
Cover By - (Unknown)
Price - 10p Pages - 32
This Issue ad a 2p Cover Price Increase
Thank you to Howard Mansell for providing the Scans
15th March 1975
Front Cover - Telly Savalas
Centre Spread - Lynsey De Paul
Interviews and Features:
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Telly Savalas
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Pilot
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Showaddywaddy
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Lynsey De Paul
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Duane Eddy
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Sweet
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Stepping Stone - Arena (Hull)
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A Look at the single Viva Espana
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Labelle
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The Moments
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Rosko
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Smokey
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Neil Sedaka
Albums:
Blue Magic, Caston and Majors, Eric Clapton, Stealers Wheel, Telly Savalas, David Bowie, Mick Robertson, David Gates
Singles: by Sue Byrom
John Rossall, R. Dean Taylor, Chi-Lites, Jackson 5, Curtis Mayfield, Johnny Johnson & the Band Wagon, Paul Young, Clifford T Ward, illy Connolly, The Celebrated Artists Band, Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, Diana Ross, Hudson Brothers, Poodles, Andy Desmond, Fancy, Sylvia, Kool and the Gang, D. C. Palmer
Live:
Lou Reed, 10cc, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Chi-Lites
Volume 22 - Number 12
Cover By - (Unknown)
Price - 10p Pages - 32
Thank you to Howard Mansell for providing the Scans
22nd March 1975
Front Cover - Mud
Centre Spread - Guys 'n' Dolls
Interviews and Features:
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Mud
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Gloria Gaynor
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Rubettes
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John Rossall
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Bay City Rollers
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Supertramp
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Average White Band
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Guys 'n' Dolls
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Melanie
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Mataya Clifford
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The Moody Blues
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Stepping Stone - Cosmic Love
(Great Yarmouth)
Albums:
Various Artists (Super Soul), Gladys Knight and the Pips, The Mighty Clouds Of Joy, Ian Hunter, John Denver, Yes, Justin Haywood, Clifford T Ward, Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen, Great Disco Demands, Shirley Bassey, Johnathan King, Tom Jones
Singles: by Sue Byrom
Ace, The Tymes, Love Unlimited, Dionne Warwick, Bad Company, Hot Chocolate, Bob Dylan, Philadelphia Flyers, Lulu, Sunny, George Melly, Steeleye Span, Joe Cocker, The Cascades, Anne Pebbles, Fanny, The Intruders, Nazareth, Odia Coates, Robert Knight
Live:
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, The Manhattan Transfer, Loud Reports, Neil Sedarka, 10cc, Suzi Quatro
Volume 22 - Number 13
Cover By - (Unknown)
Price - 10p Pages - 40
Thank you to Howard Mansell for providing the Scans
29th March 1975
Front Cover - Kenny
Centre Spread - David Bowie
Interviews and Features:
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Kenny
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Jim Gilstrap
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Clifford T Ward
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The Eurovision Song Contest
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Wigan's Ovation
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Helen Shapiro
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Pilot
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A Look At Fan clubs
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The Glitter Band
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The Goonies
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Peter Shelley
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Ann Peebles
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Mike Reid
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Stealers Wheel
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Stepping Stone - Doogie Miller
(Southampton)
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Yin and Yan
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Leroy Hutson
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The Drifters
Albums:
Alice Cooper, Blow By Blow, The Shadows, Bachman Turner Bachman, John Howard, Roberta Flack, Steely Dan, Charlie Rich, Sandy Davis, Smokey, Buffy St. Marie, Humble Pie, Demis Roussos, Bad Company, Lou Reed, Maynard Williams, Various Artists (Rosko Roadshow Vol 3)
Singles: By Ray Fox Cumming
Nemo, The Kiki Dee Band, Marty Paul and Danny, Golden Earring, Humble Pie, Barry Blue, Linda Kendrick, Dorothy Squares, String Driven Thing, Gary US Bonds, 10cc, Pilot, Ruby Pearl and the Dreamboats, Cliff Richard, R.T. Express, Ken Hemsley, The Baker Gurvitz Army, KC and the Sunshine Band, John Holt, The Undisputed Truth, Yin and Yang, Ralph McTell, Rivendell, Tony Orlando and Dawn, Barbara Mason, Gladys Knight and the Pips
Live:
Golden Earring, Tymes, Ace, Stackridge, Alvin Lee and Co.
Volume 22 - Number 14
Cover By - (Unknown)
Price - 10p Pages - 24
Thank you to Howard Mansell for providing the Scans
5th April 1975
Front Cover - Sweet
Centre Spread - The Moments
Interviews and Features:
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Sweet
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Mud
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Bay City Rollers
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Barry Blue
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Spinners
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Stepping Stone - Jacob Marley
(Bristol)
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They Went And No One Noticed - a look at the artists who have not had a hit in a while
Song Lyrics:
David Bowie - Young Americans
Albums:
The Jimmy Caster Bunch, Yamashta Raindog, Sweet Sensation, Cole Younger, Ariel, Bonnie Bramlett, Rick Wakeman, Esperanto, John Mayall, Leslie West
Singles: by Ray Fox Cummings
Roger Daltrey and Chorus, Teach-in, Love Unlimited, Mr Bloe, Sharon Whitehead, Smokey Ken Boothe, The Gilly Mason Band, Helen Shapiro, 10cc, John Hetherington, Strawbs, Stephanie e Sykes
Live:
The White Explosion, Ozard of Wiz / White Mouse / The Eruptions, Radio Forth
Volume 22 - Number 15
Cover By - (Unknown)
Price - 10p Pages - 32
Pages 29-30 Damaged
Thank you to Howard Mansell for providing the Scans
12th April 1975
Front Cover - Sweet Sensation
Centre Spread - Labelle
Interviews and Features:
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Sweet Sensation
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Olivia Newton-John
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Tom White
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Barry Manilow
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Gilbert Becaud
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M.P.D
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Stepping Stone - Ryan Express
(Glasgow)
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Al Green
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Gary Glitter
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Kiki Dee
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The Fatback Band
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Ace
Albums:
Sister Sledge, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Kevin Ayers, Peter Frampton, Barry Manilow, Randy Pie, George Carlin, Allen Toussaint, America, Nazareth, Barry White, Catherine Howe
Singles: by Ray Fox Cummings
The Glitter Band, Ian Hunter, Suzi Quatro, Average White Band, Carpenters, Thunder Thighs, The Jezelbelles, Ruth Swan, Wess and Dori, Susan Mellen, Kristine, Dalston Diamonds, Barry Chapin, Dee Dee Warwick, Rab Noakes, Joey Del, Skyband, Leroy Hutson
Live:
Mud, Osibina, Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames, Slik, Perry Como, Rubettes
Volume 22 - Number 16
Cover By - (Unknown)
Price - 10p Pages - 32
Pages 29-30 Damaged
Thank you to Howard Mansell for providing the Scans
19th April 1975
Front Cover - Pilot
Centre Spread - Alice Cooper
Interviews and Features:
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Pilot
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Alice Cooper
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Son Of A gun
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Bay City Rollers
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Stepping Stone - Remember This (Huddersfield)
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Peter Skellern
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Teach In
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Sister Sledge
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Jimmy Castor
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Focus On Black Magic Label
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Anne Murray
Song Lyrics:
Kenny - Fancy Pants
Albums:
Joan Armatrading, The Bay City Rollers, Hamilton Bohannon, Bloodstone, Nilsson, The Glitter Band, Arthur Brown, Rubettes, Various Artists (Live At The Turntable Club), Dennis Brown, Golden Earring, Grame Grace
Singles: by Ray Fox Cummings
Mud, Helen Reddy, Justin Hayward and John Lodge, Demis Roussos, Rolf Harris, Johnny Goodison, ABBA, Ellie, Ronnie Lane, Alan Price, Anne Murray, The Turtles, Oscar, The Pointer Sisters, Leapy Lee, Geno Washington, Glen Campbell, Roy Orbison
Live:
Cockney Rebel, Atlantic Super Soul, Arthur Brown
Volume 22 - Number 17
Cover By - (Unknown)
Price - 10p Pages - 32
Pages 19-20 Damaged
Thank you to Howard Mansell for providing the Scans
26th April 1975
Front Cover - The Glitter Band
Centre Spread - Stephanie De Sykes
Interviews and Features:
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The Glitter Band
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Slade
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Pilot
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Alex Harvey
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Minnie Riperton
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Betty Wright
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Lulu
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Susan Cadogan
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Stephanie De Sykes
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Bobby Goldsboro
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Stepping Stone - Fragile (Newport)
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Ben E King
Song Lyrics:
10cc - Life Is A Minestrone
Albums:
The Commodors, Billy Paul, ox, Keith Moon, Te Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Various Artists (Country Matters), The Sadistic Mika Band, Fania All Strs, Camel, A Band Called O, Emmylou Harris, Ramsey Lewis
Singles: by Sue Byrom
The Wombles, Guys 'N' Dolls, Johnny Bristol, Mac & Katie Kissoon, Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes, Genesis, Gary Glitter, Eric Clapton, Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes, Brenda and the Tabulations, Desmond Dekker, The Goodies, Rimshots, Petula Clark, John Lennon, Jambo, Tom Jones, Billy Swann
Live:
Anne Murray, Paper Lace, Clancy
Volume 22 - Number 18
Cover By - (Unknown)
Price - 10p Pages - 24
Thank you to Howard Mansell for providing the Scans
3rd May 1975
Front Cover - Mud
Centre Spread - Mud
Interviews and Features:
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Bay City Rollers
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Mud
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Tammy Wynette
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Tami Lynn
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Tammy Jones
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The Three Degrees
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Eruptions - RCA and Record Mirror Soul Search Winner
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Pilot
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Wombles
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Gladys Knight
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Joan Armatrading
Song Lyrics:
The Glitter Band - The Tears I Cried
Albums:
Jimmy Weatherspoon, James Brown, Pilot, Jimmy Osmond, Carly Simon, Al Green, It's All Platinum, The O'Jays, Glen Campbell, Ike and Tina Turner, America, Greenslade
Singles: by Sue Byrom
Fox, Telly Savalas, Eddie Kendricks, Freddie Star, Fulham Football Team, Polly Brown, Michael Jackson, Brotherly Love, B.J Thomas, Cher, Jose Feliciano, The Rollettes, Retta Young, White On Black, Eddie Cochran, Kraftwerk, Speedy Keen
Live:
Marty Paul and Danny, Helen Reddy, Jimmy James and the Yaga Bonds
Volume 22 - Number 19
Cover By - (Unknown)
Price - 10p Pages - 32
Page 32 Missing
Need Better Scan
Thank you to World Radio History for the scans
10th May 1975
Volume 22 - Number 19
Price - 10p Pages - 32
Front Cover - Bay City Rollers
Centre Spread - The Three
Degrees
Interviews and Features:
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Bay City Rollers
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Nicky Chinn
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10cc
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Pilot
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Jackie Wilson
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Sylvia
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Silver Convention
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Arthur Brown
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Mike Aspel (DJ Focus)
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Exciters
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Stepping Stone - The Strutters
(London)
Albums:
Fred and the New JB's, Various Artists (The Stax Story), Marie Osmond, Eddie Cochran, Alan Price, Des Parton, Zzebra, Labelle, Janis Joplin, David Bowie, Dave Jordan
Singles: by Sue Byrom
Judy Collins, The Osmonds, Slade, Tony Orlando & Dawn, David Bowie, Barry Manilow, The Stylistics, Sly Johnson, The Exciters, Pipkins, West Ham United Cup Squad, Evie Sands, Eagles, Judge Dread, Tony Christie
Live:
Bachaman Turner Overdrive, Little, American Gypsy
Volume 22 - Number 20
Cover By - (Unknown)
Price - 10p Pages - 32
Free Sweet Sensation and Rubettes 2 Track Flexi Disc
(See Below)
Thank you to Howard Mansell for providing the Scans
17th May 1975
Volume 22 - Number 20
Price - 10p Pages - 32
Front Cover - Gary Glitter
Centre Spread - Bay City Rollers
Interviews and Features:
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Gary Glitter
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The Rolling Stones
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Katie Kissoon
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Mud
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Ian Hunter
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Eric Clapton
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Kraftwerk
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Frankie Valli
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The Charts and Football Records
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Barry White
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Bobby Womack
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Geno Washington
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Blackbyrds
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David Gates
-
Desmond Decker
Song Lyrics:
Mud - Oh Boy!
Albums:
Smokey Robinson and the Quite Storm, The Moments, Judy Collins, Nils Lofgren, Geno Washington & the Ram Jam Band, Bill Withers, Dave Edmunds, Guys 'N' Dolls, Orleans, Rick Derringer, Dog Soldier, Rab Noakes, Cat Stevens
Singles: by Sue Byrom
Neil Sedaka, 10cc, Elvis Presley, Keith Moon, Showaddywaddy, Arrows, Bobby Womack, Tam Wite, Labelle, Peter Oliver, , The Temptations, Charles Aznavour, The Hermits, Shirley Bassey, Lou Christie, Albert Hammond, Gonzalez, Lorraine Chandler, David Hentsshel, Val McKenna, Johnny Nash, The Belles, New Pickettywitch, The Real Thing, Melanie
Live:
Status Quo
Volume 22 - Number 21
Cover By - (Unknown)
Price - 10p Pages - 32
Free Pilot and Olivia Newton-John 2 Track Flexi Disc
(See Below)
Thank you to Howard Mansell for providing the Scans
24th May 1975
Front Cover - Slade
Centre Spread - David Essex
Interviews and Features:
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Randy Bachman
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Slade
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Errol Brown
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Tammy Wynette
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Queen
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Sir Monti Rock III
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Sweet
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Keith Moon
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The Real Thing
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Status Quo
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Guys 'n' Dolls
Song Lyrics:
Mac & Kate Kissoon - Sugar Candy
Kisses
Albums:
American Gypsy, Blackbyrds, Elton John, John R. Cash, Suzi Quatro, Be Bop Deluxe, Tony Orlando, Sly and the Family Stone, The Doobie Brothers, The Three Degrees, Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Singles: by Ray Fox Cummings
Wings, Greme Grace, Arthur Brown, Bachman-Turner Overdrive, Bogart, Camel, Miki Antony, Bee Gees, Jet, Roy Harper, Jimmy Ruffin, Marth Reeves, Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, Lobo, Miami, The Doobie Brothers, Nutz, Zero
Live:
Barry White, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Nazareth
Volume 22 - Number 22
Cover By - (Unknown)
Price - 10p Pages - 32
Free Guys 'n' Dolls and The Moments 2 Track Flexi Disc
(See Below)
Thank you to Howard Mansell for providing the Scans
31st May 1975
Front Cover - The Osmonds and
Showaddywaddy
Centre Spread - Slade
Interviews and Features:
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The Osmonds
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Showaddywaddy
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Don and Windsor
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Phil Mazanera
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Hamilton Bohannon
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Wings
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Chips
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10cc
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Judy Collins
-
Catherine Howe
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Millie Jackson
-
Women in Rock
Song Lyrics:
Gladys Knight and the Pips - The Way We Were
Albums:
Various Artists (The Trojan Sound, The Stax Story Vol 2), Hopeton Lewis, Jimmy James and the Vagabonds, Wings, The Osmonds, 10cc, Lesley Duncan, The Kinks, Deep Purple, Clancy, Ali's Big Deal, Mac and Katie Kissoon, Cher
Singles: by Sue Byrom
Steve Harley and the Cockney Rebels, 10cc, Roy Wood, The Rolling Stones, Labelle, Frankie Valli, Roger Daltrey, Mike Batt, Dana, Rufus, Tiger Tim, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Zap Pow, Ace Cannon, Wigan's Ovation, The Kinks, Olympic Runners, The Peppers, Jerri Bo Keno, Kenny, Dolly Parton
Live:
Led Zeppelin, Pilot, Mud
7th June 1975
14th June 1975
Front Cover - MUD
Centre Spread - Bay City Rollers
Interviews and Features:
MUD
Kenny
Bay City Rollers
Retta Young
Nazareth
Tammy Wynette
Hamilton Bohannon
Major Lance
Song Lyrics:
Fox - Imagine Me, Imagine You
Albums:
Beach Boys, ZZ Top, Tea, BBC TV Best Of Top Of The Pops Volume 2, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, James Brown, The Righteous Brothers, Tammy Wynette, Three For All, Billy Cobham
Singles by: Ray Fox-Cumming
Mud, Paper Lace, Donnie and Marie Osmond, Gary Glitter, The Four Tops, Duane Eddy, Bobby Goldsboro, Evel Knievel, Vince Hill, Carly Simon, Bulldog, Bunny, The Kinks, Liberace, Jeffrey Hooper, David Gates, America, Conway Twitty, The King's Singers, Lena Zavaroni, John Rossall
Live:
Linda Lewis, Glitterband, Uriah Heep
Front Cover - Bay City Rollers
Centre Spread - Gary Glitter
Interviews and Features:
-
Bay City Rollers
-
Glitter Band
-
Pilot
-
Ian Hunter
-
Billy Wilde
-
Arrows
-
Smokey Robinson
-
Tina Turner
Albums:
--
Singles: by
--
Live:
--
Volume 22 - Number 24
Cover By - (Unknown)
Price - 10p Pages - 24
Thank you to Howard Mansell for providing the Scans
Volume 22 - Number 23
Cover By - (Unknown)
Price - 10p Pages - 32
Do Not Have
Can You Help
Do Not Have Can You Help
Do Not Have Can You Help
Volume 22 - Number 25
Cover By - (Unknown)
Price - 10p Pages - 24
Thank you to Howard Mansell for providing the Scans
21st June 1975
Front Cover - Elton John
Centre Spread - Kenny
Interviews and Features:
-
Elton John
-
Sweet Sensation
-
Status Quo
-
Van McCoy
-
Johnny Nash
-
Jackie Wilson
-
Isaac Hayes
Song Lyrics:
Johnny Nash - Tars On My Pillow
Albums:
Curtis Mayfield, Isaac Hayes, Average White Band, Rolling Stones, Eagles, Uriah Heep, Todd Rundren, Peter Sarstedt, Paul Anka, Alan Hull, Stray, Nutz
Singles: by Ray Fox Cummings
Alvin Stardust, Rubettes, Alan Price, Linda Lewis, David Cassidy, Olivia Newton-John, Kiss, Skyband, Ray Stevens, Syreeta, T-Rex, Neil Diamond, Bryan Ferry, Valentino, Brian Hyland, Limmie and the Family Cookin', ENO, Jay Black, Nilsson
Live: None
Volume 22 - Number 26
Cover By - (Unknown)
Price - 10p Pages - 24
Thank you to Howard Mansell for providing the Scans
28th June 1975
Front Cover - David Cassidy
Centre Spread - Steve Harley
Interviews and Features:
-
David Cassidy
-
Stiles and Davis
-
MUD
-
Bay City Rollers
-
The Kings Venue
-
Tony Camillo
Song Lyrics:
The Goodies - Black Pudding
Bertha
Albums:
Carpenters, Bee Gees, ABBA, Mae McKenna, White Heat, The Rolling Sones, Harvey Andews and Graham Cooper, Tom Scott, Christoher Rainbow, Neil Young, Banco
Singles: by Sue Byrom and
Ray Fox Cummings
Elton John, David Essex, Sparks, Tammy Wynette, Lynsey De Paul, B.T. Express, The Moments, Telly Savalas, Uriah Heep, , Minnie Riperton, Moonrider, Jessi Colter, Major Lance, Dean Martin, Joe Walsh, Bobby Womack
Live: None
Volume 22 - Number 27
Cover By - (Unknown)
Price - 10p Pages - 24
Thank you to Howard Mansell for providing the Scans
5th July 1975
Front Cover - David Essex
Centre Spread - Goodies
Interviews and Features:
-
David Essex
-
Sailor
-
The Goodies
-
Suzie Quatro
-
Sister Sledge
-
Rufus Thomas
-
Kilburn And The Highroads
Song Lyrics:
MUD - Moonshine Sally
Albums:
--
Singles: by
--
Live:
--
Volume 22 - Number 28
Cover By - (Unknown)
Price - 10p Pages - 24
Pages 23 and 24 Damaged
Thank you to Howard Mansell for providing the Scans
12th July 1975
Front Cover - Bay City Rollers
Centre Spread - Sister Sledge
Interviews and Features:
-
Bay City Rollers
-
What Is Fan Mania?
-
Pete Wingfield
-
Ray Stevens
-
Judge Dread
-
Bee Gees
-
Chaka Khan
Song Lyrics:
Pete Wingfield - Eighteen With
A Bullet
Albums:
--
Singles: by
--
Live:
--
Volume 22 - Number 29
Price - 10p Pages - 24
Front Cover - Rubettes
Centre Spread - Bay City Rollers
Interviews and Features:
Rubettes
Lyn Paul
Wigan's Ovation
Bryan Ferry
Nosmo King
Dee Dee Warwick
Biddu
Frankie Valli
Alvin Stardust
Song Lyrics:
Elton John - Someone Saved My
Life Tonight
19th July 1975
Volume 22 - Number 30
Price - 10p Pages - 24
Front Cover - Typically Topical
Centre Spread - Chi-Lites
Interviews and Features:
Tipically Topical
David Essex
Linda Lewis
Sweet
Adrian Barker
Slade
Smokey
Linda Cann
Chris Redburn (Kenny)
Betty Davis
Song Lyrics:
Bay City Rollers - Give A Little Love
26th July 1975
Do Not Have Can You Help
Do Not Have Can You Help
Volume 22 - Number 31
Price - 10p Pages - 24
Front Cover - Rod Stewart
Centre Spread - Glitter Band
Interviews and Features:
Rod Stewart
Brian Hyland
Alex Harvey Band
sue Cadogan
The Stylistics
Bimbo Jet
Andy Walton (Kenny)
ABBA
Song Lyrics:
Sparks - Get In The Swing
Back Cover Missing
Need Better Scans
2nd August 1975
9th August 1975
Volume 22 - Number 32
Price - 10p Pages - 24
Front Cover - Smokey
Centre Spread - Adrian Barker
Interviews and Features:
Smokey
Sparks
Yan Style (Kenny)
Toni Tennille
MUD
Rimshot Rhythum
Mike Harding
A Look at Philadelphia
Alexander Bartholomew Basil
Matthews
Tony Allen
Song Lyrics:
Smokey - If You Think You Know
How To Love Me
16th August 1975
Volume 22 - Number 33
Price - 10p Pages - 32
Front Cover - Alex Harvey
Centre Spread - Super Womble
Interviews and Feature:
Alex Harvey
Chris Laklison (Kenny)
Mike Batt (Wombles)
Jan and Dean
KC and the Sunshine Band
Biddu
The Eagles
Shirley and Company
Johnny Mathis
Gladys Night and the Pips
MUD
Roger Whittaker
Cilla Black
Song Lyrics:
George McCrea - It's Been So Long
Volume 22 - Number 34
Price - 10p Pages - 24
Front Cover - Biddu
Centre Spread - Slade
Interviews and Features:
Biddu
Billy Jo Spears
Manhattan Transfer
George McCrea
Jasper Carrott
Gary Benson
Hamilton Bohannon
Suzi Quotro
Rick Driscoll (Kenny)
The Average White Band
Song Lyrics:
KC and the Sunshine Band - That's
The Way
23rd August 1975
30th August 1975
Volume 22 - Number 35
Price - 10p Pages - 24
Front Cover - Errol Brown
Centre Spread - Susan Cadogan
Interviews and Features:
Errol Brown (Hot Chocolate)
David Bowie
Glitter Band
Bay City Rollers
The Band Of The Black Watch
Crispy and Company
Procol Harum
Paul Carrack (Ace)
Natalie Cole
Robin Trower
Song Lyrics:
Susan Cadogan - Love Me Baby
Volume 22 - Number 36
Price - 10p Pages - 40
Front Cover - David Essex
Centre Spread - Kenny
Interviews and Features:
KC and the Sunshine Band
David Essex Compatition
Howard Casey
Mott
Gladys Night and the Pips
Alice Cooper
Mike Batt
Pilot
Edwin Starr
Song Lyrics:
Mike Batt - Summertime
This Issue sees the Merger of Record Mirror and Disc Magazines
6th September 1975
Do Not Have Can You Help
Do Not Have Can You Help
13th September 1975
Volume 22 - Number 37
Price - 10p Pages - 40
Front Cover - Leo Sayer
Centre Spread - Wings
Interviews and Features:
Leo Sayer
Showaddywaddy
Hello
Pan's People
Dan McCafferty
Wings
Paul McCartney
Andy Fairweather Low
The Supremes
Chi-Lites
George Baker and Johnathan King
Spedding
Song Lyrics:
Showaddywaddy - Heartbeat
Volume 22 - Number 38
Cover By - (Unknown)
Price - 10p Pages - 32
Thank you to Howard Mansell for providing the Scans
20th September 1975
Front Cover - Rod Stewart
Centre Spread - 5000 Volts
Interviews and Features:
-
Rod Stewart
-
The Diversions
-
5000 Volts
-
Wings
-
Simon and Garfunkel
-
Disco Tex
-
Jimmy McCulloch (Wings)
-
Three Pieces
Song Lyrics:
Leo Sayer - Moonlighting
Albums:
David Essex, Robert Calvert, Alexis Korner, Big Youth, Eugene Wallace, Joe Cocker, Felix Cavaliere, Starry Eyed and Laughing, Groover Washington Jnr, Joe Beck
Singles: by Sue Byrom
Mud, Marty Paul and Danny, Sam and Dave, Johnny Nash, Helen Reddy, Glyder, Jackie Lyton, , B.T. Express, Gary Toms, The Real Thing, Peters and Lee, Bruce Springsteen, Judy Collins, , Billy Swan, Linda Lewis, Allen Toussaint, The Outlaws, Temperance Seven, Dooley Silverspoon
Live:
Alice Cooper, Chi-Lites, Clance, Shausha
27th September 1975
Volume 22 - Number 39
Price - 10p Pages - 32
Front Cover - David Essex
Centre Spread - Chris Spedding
Interviews and Features:
David Essex
MOTT
Linda McCartney (Wings)
Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds
Kisson
Sandy Posey
Focus On Reggae
Queen
Mary Wilson (Supremes)
Song Lyrics:
Johnathan King - Una Paloma
Blanca
Volume 22 - Number 40
Price - 10p Pages - 32
Front Cover - MUD
Centre Spread - 53rd and 3rd
Interviews and Features:
Alex Harvey
MUD
Drifters
Smokey
Esther Phillips
53rd and 3rd
Sidney Bernstein
Joe English (Wings)
Feature on Reggae
Fatback Band
Song Lyrics:
Kenny - Julie Anne
4th October 1975
11th October 1975
Volume 22 - Number 41
Price - 10p Pages - 32
Front Cover - Art Garfunkel
Center Spread - Showaddywaddy
Interviews and Features:
Art Garfunkel
ABBA
Blue Jays
Carl Malcolm
Denny Laine (Wings)
Leo Sayer
Peoples Choice
Judge Dread
Song Words:
David Essex - Hold Me Close
18th October 1975
Volume 22 - Number 42
Price - 10p Pages - 32
Front Cover - Sparks
Centre Spread - Smokey
Interviews and Features:
Sparks
Pilot
Bob Marley
Gloria Gayner
Linda Lewis
Roxy Music
Morris Albert
Stephanie De Sykes
Faith Hope and Charity
Gloria Gayner
Song Lyrics:
Sparks - Looks Looks Looks
25th October 1975
Volume 22 - Number 43
Price - 10p Pages - 48
Front Cover - Bryan Ferry
Centre Spread - The Googies
Interviews and Features:
Roxy Music
John Miles
George McCrae
John Inman
Harvey Smith
Glen Campbell
Gary Glitter
Van McCoy
Tommy Hunt
Mike Mansfield
The Bay City Rollers
The Chequers
Typically Tropical
Laurel Aitken
Melvin Franklin
Song Lyrics:
The Goodies - Nappy Love
1st November 1975
Volume 22 - Number 44
Price - 10p Pages - 32
Front Cover - David Bowie
Centre Spread - The Rubettes
Interviews and Features:
David Bowie
MUD
The Rubettes
David Essex
Stretch
George Benson
Nazareth
A Look At top Of The Pops
The Marvels
Natalie Cole
Song Lyrics:
Hello - New York Groove
Volume 22 - Number 45
Price - 10p Pages - 32
Front Cover - David Cassidy
Centre Spread - Blue Jays
Interviews and Features:
David Cassidy
Elton John
Billy Connolly
Jigsaw
Hello
Marianne Faithfull
Song Lyrics:
Elton John - Island Girl
Volume 22 - Number 46
Price - 10p Pages - 48
Front Cover - Freddie Mercury (Queen)
Centre Spread - George McCrae
Interviews and Features:
Queen
Slade
Jim Capaldi
John Lennon
Austin Roberts
Status Quo
Peter Waterman
Fox
Roxy Music
Tanya Tucker
Four Tops
Dee Clark
Song Lyrics:
George MCrae - I Ain't Lying
8th November 1975
15th November 1975
Volume 22 - Number 47
Price - 10p Pages - 32
Front Cover - Bay City Rollers
Centre Spread - Hello
Interviews and Features:
Bay City Rollers
Trammps
Justin and John
Wizzard
Queen
The Twist - Dance Craze Is Back
Hot Chocolate
Yvonne Fair
Song Lyrics:
David Bowie - Space Oddity
22nd November 1975
29th November 1975
Volume 22 - Number 48
Price - 10p Pages - 32
Front Cover - Steeleye Span
Centre Spread - Roy Wood
Interviews and Features:
The Faces
Smokie
Steeleye Span
Maxine Nightingale
Slade
Andy Fairweather Low
The Rubettes
Splinter
The Tymes
Song Lyrics:
Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing
6th December 1975
Volume 22 - Number 49
Price - 10p Pages - 40
Front Cover - Steve Harley
Centre Spread - Pilot
Interviews and Features:
Steve Harley
David Bowie
History Of Rock 'n' Roll -
Part One - Alan Freed
Sailor
Sweet
Ace
a Look At Sport Singles
Martha Reeves
Stevenson's Rocket
Kiki Dee Band
Chuck Jackson
Song Lyrics:
Slade - In For A Penny
13th December 1975
Volume 22 - Number 50
Price - 10p Pages - 32
Front Cover - 10cc
Centre spread - David Bowie
Interviews and Features:
10cc
MUD
Clifford T Ward
Chubby Checker
Greg Lake
History Of Rock 'n' Roll -
Part Two - Bill Haley
Alex Harvey
The Exciters
Tamiko Jones
Queen
Song Lyrics:
10cc - Art For Art Sake
20th December 1975
Volume 22 - Number 51
Price - 10p Pages - 24
Front Cover - David Essex
Centre spread - Stretch
Interviews and Features:
David Essex
The Glitter Band
Chris Hill
Billy Howard
Roxy Music
The History Of Rock 'n' Roll -
Part Three - Elvis Presley
Chris Hill
Dynamite Superiors
Song Lyrics:
MUD - Show Me You're A Woman
Volume 22 - Number 52
Price - 10p Pages - 20
Front Cover - Gary Glitter
Centre Spread - The Sensational
Alex Harvey Band
Interviews and Features:
Gary Glitter
Record Mirror Top Ten of 1975
Charting '75 - The Good The Bad
and The Ugly
Have A Media Christmas -
Christmas TV and Radio Shows
From Us To You
The History Of Rock 'n' Roll -
Part Four - Arthur Crudup
Chubby Checker
Song Lyrics:
A Galaxy Of Stars -
The Twelve Days Of Christmas
27th December 1975
Merger
6th September 1975
Disc was a weekly British popular music magazine.
It was first published on 8th February 1958, with the main competition being Record Mirror.
It was also known for periods as Disc Weekly (1964 – 1966) and Disc and Music Echo (1966 – 1972).
Disc gained a reputation for its emphasis on pop music as reflected in the music charts, in comparison with its more music-industry-focused rivals Melody Maker and New Musical Express.
30th August 1975
Announcement in Record Mirror
Disc's pop music charts were based on its own sample of shops, initially no more than 25 in number, but expanding to about 100 by the mid-1960s.
It awarded silver discs (for UK sales of 250,000) and gold discs (for UK sales of 1,000,000) from 1959 until 1973. Awards were based on sales figures submitted by record companies.
In 1973, Disc's awards were superseded by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) setting up an 'official' certification award system.
Disc was renamed Disc Weekly between 5th December 1964 and 16th April 1966.
In 1966, it was incorporated with Music Echo magazine, which had itself previously taken over Mersey Beat. The new magazine was known as Disc and Music Echo (with the name "Disc" shown more prominently on the masthead).
Disc dropped the name Music Echo from its title in 1972, and continued to be published until 30th August 1975, when it merged with Record Mirror.
Free stuff
At times Record Mirror would either give something away Free or make it possible to send off for a Free Gift. Below are the items available in this year.
Free Flexi Disc
In the 17th May 1975 issue of Record Mirror the magazine gave it's readers a Free 2 Track Flexi Disc by the bands Sweet Sensation and Rubettes.
Label:
Pye Records – 1083-1, State Records – 1083-1, Record Mirror – 1083-1
Format: Flexi-disc, 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided
Country - UK
Released - 17 May 1975
Genre - Rock, Funk / Soul
Style - Funk, Glam
Companies - Manufactured By – Richard Scherpe
17th May 1975
A1 – Sweet Sensation - Mr Cool
A2 – Rubettes*At The High School Hop Tonight
Tracklist
Credits:
Free Flexi Disc
In the 24th May 1975 issue of Record Mirror the magazine gave it's readers a Free 2 Track Flexi Disc by Pilot and Olivia Newton-John.
24th May 1975
Tracklist
A1 – Pilot - Love Is
A2 – Olivia Newton-John - Please Mr. Please
Credits:
Label - Record Mirror – none
Format - Flexi-disc, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Single Sided
Country - UK
Released - 24 May 1975
Genre - Folk, World, & Country
Style - Country
Manufactured By – Richard Scherpe
Free Flexi Disc
In the 31st May 1975 issue of Record Mirror the magazine gave it's readers a Free 2 Track Flexi Disc by Guys 'n' Dolls and Moments.
Tracklist
A1 – Guys 'n' Dolls - Thomas J.Cricker
Written-By – Paul Griggs
A2 – Moments - Sexy Mama
Written-By – A. Goodman, H. Ray,
S. Robinson
Credits:
Label - Record Mirror – none
Format - Flexi-disc, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided
Country - UK
Released - 31 May 1975
Genre - Funk / Soul, Pop
Style - Vocal, Soul
31st May 1975