The Beat Goes On Gato Barbieri's third world razberry; Mardi Gras primer; roving perverts attack star; coop group mugs up; putting on the dogs; stars don the con-do.
Dust My Pumice The Howard Bloom story, and subtler atrocities. roller coasting by R. Meltzer Cruisin' With The Guru: Carlos Santana & Manhavishnu John McLaughlin Used to be the guys in white suits came to take you away. astral yoghurt by David Rensin
Tighten Up 1973 might not've cooked, but it sure could dance. backtracking by Vince Aletti
The Who: Quadrophenia Reconsidered In which our beloved commentator dines on his own words.
retroactivism by Dave Marsh Godhead Hi-Jinx Guru Maharaj Ji's Texas whoopup. We'd rather be saved than miss a party. child beating by Richard Elman
Blood Feast Of Reddy Killowatt: ELP Sans Insulation And you wondered why there's a shortage. switched-on schlock by Lester Bangs
Jerry Lee Lewis: The Killer Staggers On This prince among honks may be older, but dementia in maturity has a gleam that punks will never know. good carnage by John Morthland
Eleganza Divine sleaze is dead, but Patti Smith is burning bright. ubiquity by Lisa Robinson Creem's Profiles: Slade
Cover Photo by Barry R. Roth
CREEMCharlie Auringer | Lester Bangs | Leslie Brown | Georgia Christgau | Robert Christgau | Dirty Ed | Ben Edmonds | Simon Frith | Wes Goodwin | Alison Karpel | Craig Karpel | Barry Kramer | Connie Krammer | Trish Krauss | Greil Marcus | Dave Marsh | Wayne Robins | Richard Siegel | Jaan Uhelszki | Ed Ward | Bob Wilson
