The Beat Goes On Lennon on the beach; Kissinger's Strangelove; Crosby & Nash eat grapes; Zappa contest winners; Jerry Lee Lewis shoots up; Bob Dylan tapes out; & more!
Not Insane And Not Funny Either In which our writer sets out to prove that everything the Firesign Theatre knows is wrong. arcana by Lester Bangs Great Guitarists Of The Western World #1: Leo Kottke pickin' and grinnin' by Ed Ward
Utopia Dreamin' With Todd Rundgren mysteriousolemio by Bruno Stein
Ox On The Run Entwistle is no longer that dark throb in the rear corner. home plating by Donald Willson Kiss Komix Clean machine grips Gotham bulbous balloons by Wonder Girl Uhelszki
Gregg Allman: Laid Back, Tattoo Intact Yes, rebs, this brother is together. julep jawing by Bill Douglas
Breaking Up Is Heard To Do In fact, Mott The Hoople can't. tears and flapdoodle by Jonh Ingham
Souther, Hillman, Furay Further on down the road fratricide dutifully recorded by Larry Sloman Creem's Profiles: Rod Stewart
Cover Photos: Mick Jagger & Eric Clapton by Bob Gruen; Jimmy Page by Wendi Lombardi; Elton John by Neil Zlozower; Joni Mitchell by Henry Diltz; David Bowie by Brad McFarlin
CREEMCharlie Auringer | Lester Bangs | Valerie Berman | Leslie Brown | Georgia Christgau | Robert Christgau | Ben Edmonds | Simon Frith | Lynn Griffin | Ann Hursley | Barry Kramer | Connie Krammer | Trish Krauss | Greil Marcus | Dave Marsh | John Morthland | Douglas Mumm | Wayne Robins | Richard Siegel | Jaan Uhelszki | Ed Ward | Bob Wilson