Rolling Stone magazine issue # 44 October 18, 1969

Vintage issue # 44 of Rolling Stone magazine dated October 18, 1969 and featuring a classic cover of David Crosby.

The inside cover is of John Lennon and Yoko Ono together on stage.
There is coverage of John & Yoko’ surprise appearance at the Rock and Roll Revival festival in Toronto, an excellent pictorial entitled The Fifties with photos of James Dean and Frankie Avalon, and an essay called Pachuko on the Puerto Rican gang of that name.

There are George Harrison’s comments on the Beatles album Abbey Road which was not yet released, an article called The Great Dope Purge of 1969, coverage of Tiny Tim, Delaney & Bonnie, nudism in Japan, Sha Na Na and the Big Sur Folk Festival with photos including a classic, classic closeup of Crosby, Stills & Nash harmonizing on stage.

The column Random Notes is a fascinating time capsule which provides a glimpse of the events and perspectives of the time. The Musician’s Classified was a networking tool used by aspiring rock bands looking for that last missing piece that would lead to a recording contract.

Album reviews are of Original Golden Greats Vols 1 & 2 by Jerry Lee Lewis, Truly Fine Citizen by Moby Grape, The Stooges by the Stooges, Preflyte by The Byrds, Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival, Santana by Santana, Fathers & Sons by Muddy Waters, Paul Butterfield, Mike Bloomfield et al, Sssh by Ten Years After, Through The Past Darkly by the Rolling Stones, The Band by the Band (written by Ralph J. Gleason), Direct Hits by The Who and many, many more.

Full page adverts are for the Album Satin Chickens by Rhinoceros, A Beautiful Album by Boz Scaggs, the album Hare Krishna Mantra by Radha Krishna Temple in London, an album by jazz guitarist Larry Coryell, the single from Mother Earth Wait, Wait, Wait, a hilarious ad by Buddha Records with copy that says “Yummy, yummy, chewy, chewy and goody goody gumdrops, we’ll never grow up. We’ll keep rocking those mushy, happy-go-lucky bubble gum million sellers to you. Even if you keep buying all that heavy stuff.” More full pagers on The Greatest Little Soul Band in the Land, the album The Music by The Band, KOSS headphones, the album 3614 Jackson Highway by Cher.