The Beat Goes On Greatest music store in the world; Steve Stills in mid-America; in memoriam Lillian Roxon; dear Abby vs. New Left; Emmett Grogan on TV; & more!
Letter From Britain empirical mopery by Simon Frith Jimi Hendrix: The Discovery Of A Superstar Bigger in legend than ever in life, perhaps; the dream is finally being sorted out. yestergrooves by Chris Welch The Ballad Of Mott The Hoople: The Times They Are A-Changin' (Again) Tribulations and triumphs of a band that transcended Britain, brawls and Bowie. shadowing madmen by Ben Edmonds Meeting The Beetles What would you do if you turned on the TV and there they were, together again? If they jumped out into your living room? And started abusing you? You'd love it. napalm jellybabies by Paul Mills Sweet Notes You wanna have lotsa AM hits and be an underground hero, too? You're schizo, kid. pyrenee and lactation by Simon Frith Screwing The System With Dick Clark The shah of Saturday afternoon teenyvision speaks... out. grey worsted by Lester Bangs Eleganza A brief history of glitter, or Who put the Prince Matchiabelli... divine dross by Lisa Robinson
Cover Photo by Donald Silverstein
CREEMCharlie Auringer | Lester Bangs | Leslie Brown | Georgia Christgau | Robert Christgau | Robbie Cruger | Ben Edmonds | Simon Frith | Wes Goodwin | Alison Karpel | Craig Karpel | Barry Kramer | Connie Kramer | Gary Kenton | Greil Marcus | Dave Marsh | Wayne Robins | Richard Siegel | Jaan Uhelszki | Ed Ward | Bob Wilson