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Profile and Interview by Metal Mike Saunders, Phonograph Record, August 1972

Cryptic Tales Of America’s Fanny ...

Carly Simon, David Ackles, The Doors, Judy Collins, Love, Paul Butterfield Blues Band: Elektra: The House That Jac Built

Interview by Loraine Alterman, Melody Maker, 23 September 1972

The story of Elektra, one of rock's most influential labels. As told to Loraine Alterman by founder JAC HOLZMAN ...

Yoko Ono: Approximately Infinite Universe (Apple)

Review by Ian MacDonald, NME, 20 January 1973

IN AS MUCH AS the Lennons have spent four years trying to turn self-dramatisation into an art-form, the criticism of indulgence so often aimed at ...

Slade: Steamroller Rock Knocks 'Em Flat

Profile and Interview by Jonh Ingham, Rolling Stone, 1 February 1973

LONDON – Noddy gets the fans shouting, clapping, stomping, throwing their bras and knickers up on stage. Dave looks inhuman, silver from head to toe, ...

Stevie Wonder: Man Of Today And Tomorrow

Interview by David Nathan, Blues & Soul, 16 February 1973

ONE OF THE most rewarding and exciting aspects of taking any serious interest in any field of music is observing the artistic development and progress ...

Bette Midler: The Shape (40-22-36) Of Things To Come

Interview by Roy Hollingworth, Melody Maker, 17 February 1973

Roy Hollingworth meets the divine Miss Midler ...

The Rowan Brothers: Rowan Brothers: Somewhat Glam And Slightly Teenage

Interview by Richard Cromelin, Phonograph Record, March 1973

"THE BROTHERLY Loverlies" – kind of catchy, isn't it? That's what one of the teen mags called the Rowan Brothers when it tossed them to ...

Bonnie Raitt Gives It Back

Interview by David Rensin, Crawdaddy!, March 1973

LOS ANGELES – Bonnie Raitt is by nature a purposeful woman. On a personal level, she is attempting to forge a new ethic reaching beyond ...

Elephant's Memory: Elephant's Memory (Apple Sapcor 22)

Review by Phil Hardy, Let It Rock, March 1973

IT WOULD BE very easy to put down Elephant's Memory. Of course, first you'd say nice things about their playing in general, pick out a ...

Temptations, The: Following Darling David, it's the Temptations Sensation

Report and Interview by Roger St. Pierre, New Musical Express, 31 March 1973

ROGER ST. PIERRE ON THE BIG SOUL TOUR ...

Gary Glitter: Garbage Rock Comes of Age

Essay by Dave Marsh, Creem, April 1973

WHEN THE CURTAIN comes up, the band are all ready there, pumping out a fuzzy, semi-atonal, rhythmically confused version of left-field '50's music. They are ...

Yoko Ono: Approximately Infinite Universe

Review by Metal Mike Saunders, Phonograph Record, April 1973

YEAH, WELL, believe it or not: this is a totally rock 'n' roll album. It's also so far and away the best Beatles-related effort to ...

Rock Critics Rule... and other startling musical revelations!

Special Feature by J. Montague Fitzpatrick, Coast, April 1973

Or: how Lester Bangs, Dave Marsh, Chet Flippo, Nick Tosches, Robot A. Hull, Lenny Kaye, Richard Meltzer, Mike Saunders, Gene Sculatti, Ed Ward and 26 ...

Bruce Springsteen: Greetings from Asbury Park, NJ (CBS 65480, £2)

Review by Richard Williams, The Times, 14 April 1973

Springsteen is special ...

Barbara Jean English

Profile and Interview by John Abbey, Blues & Soul, 11 May 1973

AT A time when a lot of talented girls are beginning to surface again, it is also worth noting that there are a few completely ...

David Bowie: Cha...Cha...Cha...Changes — A Journey with Aladdin

Report and Interview by Roy Hollingworth, Melody Maker, 12 May 1973

CHARING CROSS STATION, London, 9.10 pm: And when he arrived they screamed and they cried, and they rushed, and gushed forth and beat their feverish ...

Anne Murray: Canada's Sweetheart Stays Put

Interview by Judith Sims, Rolling Stone, 7 June 1973

LOS ANGELES — "Canada has never had a star in the real sense of the word. They've had people big in Canada and nowhere else, ...

Jermaine Jackson, Jackson 5, The: Let's Hear a Scream For the Jackson Five

Profile by Lillian Roxon, New York Sunday News, 17 June 1973

"Hey, Jackson Five fan! Look at all this outasight J-5 groovy good stuff you can order! Hurry! Send away today! Fast delivery! Money-back guarantee" ...

CBS Records: U.S. Attorney Bows Probe — Leiberson Upholds Code

Report by Ian Dove, Billboard, 23 June 1973

NEW YORK — Support for the Billboard editorial (see last week's issue) calling for the RIAA to create a committee of industry lenders to structure a code ...

Dr. John: Dr John aka Mac Rebennack

Overview by Greg Shaw, Phonograph Record, 1 July 1973

THE STORY OF NEW ORLEANS ROCK 'N' ROLL ...