The Beat Goes On Plastic pianos and naugahyde harmonicas; Van Morrison in Berkeley; Gearoge Carlin pounds his pud; everything your children don't want you to know about four letter words; farting in rock, parts I & II; & more!
Looney Toons Four years of CREEM—we're an institution! (But watch that Reader's Poll). happy returns by Dave Marsh Roxy Music: Terror In The Rue Morgue These boys are not just the transformers next door. moogolatry by Lisa Robinson
Letter From Britain Hello hurray—The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown as return to normalcy. anglicization by Simon Frith
Tighten Up The absolute final Top Ten of 1972 list—and the only one with a difference. superflight by Vince Aletti Jethro Tull In Vietnam Ian Anderson's pacification program. defoliation by Lester Bangs
Travel Round The Country Playing Music By The Hour Asleep At The Wheel are proud to be Okies from McDonald's oataton by Ed Ward
The Man Who tried To See The Groundhogs T.S. McPhee, England's most obscure guitar dynamo? The Grand Inquisitor knows. shadow-chasing by Colman Andrews
Who Will Save The World? The Mighty Groundhogs! Four pages of color comix bringing three new superheroes into your life. ecological counter-contamination by Neal Adams
Play It Loud Burton Cummings' amazing pickup; or, piano players have problems too. axe grinding by Guitar Arnie
Cover Photo by Charlie Auringer
CREEMCharlie Auringer | Lester Bangs | Iris Charmer | Robert Christgau | Robbie Cruger | Ben Edmonds | Alison Karpel | Craig Karpel | Gary Kenton | Barry Kramer | Greil Marcus | Dave Marsh | Richard Pinkston | Ruthanne Ponnech | Linda Pravel | Richard Siegel | Jaan Uhelszki | Ed Ward | Bob Wilson
