Vintage issue # 54 of Rolling Stone magazine dated March 19, 1970 and featuring the classic cover of Sly and the Family Stone. Wonder if they were on time to the photo shoot? The inside cover is a haunting photo of John Lennon.
Besides the excellent feature length on Sly entitled Everybody Is A Star, there is an interesting review of the Rolling Stones' Rock and Roll Circus, a tv documentary done for the BBC that was never released. Lots of photos of the Stones in outrageous getups.
Finally there is a classic interview with Jimi Hendrix entitled Hendrix: The End of a Beginning Maybe.
There are also good reads on the Stones and the making of their live album, bluesman Slim Harpo, Traffic, Bob Dylan, Jesse Winchester, Little Richard's appearance at the Coconut Grove, the marijuana legalization movement, the Amsterdam drug scene and musicians from India known as the Bauls, The column Random Notes is a fascinating time capsule which provides a glimpse of the events and perspectives of the time.
Album reviews are of Moondance by Van Morrison, written by legendary rock critic Lester Bangs, Spirit In The Sky by Norman Greenbaum, Shocking Blue by Shocking Blue, See by the Rascals, Sit Down Old Friend by Dion and many, many more.
The singles I Want You Back by the Jackson Five and Everybody Is A Star by Sly and the Family Stone is also reviewed.
The film review is of Little Big Men starring Dustin Hoffman and directed by Arthur Penn. There are several photos of the film being shot on location.
So where were you and what were you doing around the time this issue was released? Post up and let us know!
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