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"The World's Best Rock Read": Let It Rock magazine 1972-1975

Dave Laing, Popular Music and Society, October 2010

Introduction

THIS ARTICLE IS a case study of an influential British music publication of the 1970s. Let It Rock (hereafter LIR) was a monthly magazine and a forerunner of such present-day publications as Q and Mojo. 35 issues of the magazine were published between October 1972 and December 1975.

Total word count of piece: 7496

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