Thursday, December 13, 2007

Rolling Stone magazine issue # 102 February 17, 1972

Vintage issue # 102 of Rolling Stone magazine dated February 17, 1972 featuring the famous nude photo of Janis Joplin on the cover.

Besides the article on Joplin which accompanied the release of a new book on her life, there is a feature length article on John Lennon, and good reads on Isaac Hayes, street drugs, Soho, Jimi Hendrix, the film Play It As It Lays, and screenwriter Joe Eszterhas' expose NARK: A Tale of Terror.

Album reviews are of Nilsson Schmilsson by Harry Nilsson, Don't Knock My Love by Wilson Pickett, the Jackson Five's Greatest Hits, Grin by Nils Lofgren, Hot Rocks by the Rolling Stones, Shake Off The Demon by Brewer & Shipley, Linda Ronstadt's self-titled album, Year Of Sunday by Seals and Croft, Roots by Curtis Mayfield, Asylum Choir by Leon Russell and Marc Benno, Quicksilver's self-titled album, The Dave Clark Five's self-titled album, and many, many more.

The single American Pie by Don MacLean is also reviewed.

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