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LET'S STAY TOGETHER — Harvey Kubernik hears about the perfect partnership between soul superstar Al Green and Memphis producer Willie Mitchell. Plus, on the 50th anniversary of Green's most famous track hitting #1, we revisit Roy Carr's rave NME review of the Let's Stay Together album... and Green talks later that year to Words & Music's Bob Merlis about "Papa Willie" and his famous Royal recording studio.

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I CAN HEAR MUSIC — As he publishes his memoir For the Records, we revisit the back pages of pioneering music scribe Gene Sculatti (left, with Bob Merlis): a defence of the Beach Boys (Jazz & Pop, 1968), a profile of New York soul man Ben E. King (Phonograph Record, 1975) and a potted history of L.A. punk rock (Creem, 1981)...

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“I’m interested in the business of how man evolved. I try to read everything that enlightens me...”

— Sam Cooke (1962)

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1966	The Mamas & Papas live
1967	Scott Walker
1968	Love's Forever Changes
1969	Canned Heat
1970	Sly & Family live
1971	Bowie/Arnold Corns
1971	Steve Paul
1972	Fanny Hill
1973	The Carpenters
1974	Ann Peebles live
1975	Southern Rock
1976	The Runaways
1977	Dionne Warwick
1978	Boomtown Rats live
1979	Doll By Doll
1980	Marianne Faithfull's English
1981	Steely Dan's Gaucho
1982	Modern Romance live
1982	Simple Minds
1983	Soul veterans
1984	Little Steven's Voice
1985	Loose Ends
1986	Replacements @ Ritz
1987	Anarcho-Punk in the UK
1988	The Bible's Eureka
1989	Gerry Rafferty
1989	Penelope Spheeris
1990	George Benson @ Wembley
1991	Anthony Keidis
1991	Jon Savage
1992	The Mary Chain's Honey
1993	Black Metal murder
1994	Townes Van Zandt live
1995	Life after Britpop
1996	Spring Heel Jack
1997	Depeche Mode
1998	Pulp @ Finsbury Park
1999	Goo Goo Dolls
2000	Alison Moorer
2001	Ani DiFranco live
2002	Joni Mitchell
2003	The Libertines live
2004	Gabrielle
2005	Death from Above 1979
2006	Placebo @ Ally Pally
2007	Kate Nash's Bricks
2008	Steve Winwood
2009	Tommy Weber
2011	New York Dolls' Heels
2012	Earl Scruggs R.I.P.
2013	Those Darlins
2014	Lou Reed
2015	Joss Stone's Water
2016	The McCoys' 'Sloopy'
2017	Busted live
2018	Screamin' Jay Hawkins
2019	Ciara's Beauty Marks
2020	Fontaines DC in Dublin
2021	Sananda Maitreya

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THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH — In an exclusive audio interview from 2006, Marvin Lee "Meat Loaf" Aday (1947-2022) talks about Bat Out Of Hell (I, II and III), plus you can read a read a transcript of the 2006 conversation with Gavin Martin and a hilarious Andrew Stafford phoner with "Meat" (Time Off, 1995). Not forgetting Harvey Kubernik's 2006 interview with the Ventures' Don Wilson (1933-2022)…

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New in the Library

“I’m interested in the business of how man evolved. I try to read everything that enlightens me...”

— Sam Cooke (1962)

… plus articles on:

1966	The Mamas & Papas live
1967	Scott Walker
1968	Love's Forever Changes
1969	Canned Heat
1970	Sly & Family live
1971	Bowie/Arnold Corns
1971	Steve Paul
1972	Fanny Hill
1973	The Carpenters
1974	Ann Peebles live
1975	Southern Rock
1976	The Runaways
1977	Dionne Warwick
1978	Boomtown Rats live
1979	Doll By Doll
1980	Marianne Faithfull's English
1981	Steely Dan's Gaucho
1982	Modern Romance live
1982	Simple Minds
1983	Soul veterans
1984	Little Steven's Voice
1985	Loose Ends
1986	Replacements @ Ritz
1987	Anarcho-Punk in the UK
1988	The Bible's Eureka
1989	Gerry Rafferty
1989	Penelope Spheeris
1990	George Benson @ Wembley
1991	Anthony Keidis
1991	Jon Savage
1992	The Mary Chain's Honey
1993	Black Metal murder
1994	Townes Van Zandt live
1995	Life after Britpop
1996	Spring Heel Jack
1997	Depeche Mode
1998	Pulp @ Finsbury Park
1999	Goo Goo Dolls
2000	Alison Moorer
2001	Ani DiFranco live
2002	Joni Mitchell
2003	The Libertines live
2004	Gabrielle
2005	Death from Above 1979
2006	Placebo @ Ally Pally
2007	Kate Nash's Bricks
2008	Steve Winwood
2009	Tommy Weber
2011	New York Dolls' Heels
2012	Earl Scruggs R.I.P.
2013	Those Darlins
2014	Lou Reed
2015	Joss Stone's Water
2016	The McCoys' 'Sloopy'
2017	Busted live
2018	Screamin' Jay Hawkins
2019	Ciara's Beauty Marks
2020	Fontaines DC in Dublin
2021	Sananda Maitreya