Rolling Stone magazine issue # 86 July 8, 1971

Vintage issue # 86 of Rolling Stone magazine dated July 8, 1971 and featuring a classic cover of rocker Doug Sahm. The “inside” cover features Stewart Brand, founder of the Whole Earth Catalog.

Besides the excellent feature length articles on Sahm by Chet Flippo and the demise of the Whole Earth Catalog, there are also good reads on John Lennon, Link Wray, Jethro Tull, Bob Zimmerman aka Bob Dylan, Nils Lofgren and his band Grin, the famed Studio B of Columbia Records located on Folsom Street in San Francisco, the London club scene, Traffic, the 25th annual Cannes Film Festival, and legendary guitarist Alexis Korner.

There is also The Record Company Executive Thing, the Rolling Stone interview of Joe Smith, Executive Vice President of Warner Brothers Records and Reprise Records. There is another interview entitled Talking (whew!) to Karlheinz Stockhausen.

The column Random Notes is a fascinating time capsule which provides a glimpse of the events and perspectives of the time. The column Acoustics covered stereo equipment and musical instruments that were coming to market.

Album reviews are of Every Picture Tells a Story by Rod Stewart (John Mendelsohn), Ram by Paul McCartney (Jon Landau) Oh! Pleasant Hope by Blue Cheer (lester bangs) Link Wray’s self-titled debut album (John Lombardi), Steppenwolf Gold (Jon Landau), Golden Bisquits by Three Dog Night (Jon Landau), Bad Manors by Crowbar, Peaceful World by The Rascals, Leon Russell and the Shelter People, Jack Johnson by Miles Davis, Winwood by Stevie Winwood, 11-17-70 by Elton John, A Message To The People by Buddy Miles and many, many more.

Book reviews are of Drop City by Peter Rabbit, and Bossmen: Bill Monroe and Muddy Waters.

The film reviews are of The Summer of ’42 starring Gary Grimes and Jennifer O’ Neill, and Woody Allen’s Bananas.

The Musicians Free Classified provided a no-cost method of networking for musicians.

Full page advertisements for album Every Picture Tells a Story by Rod Stewart, debut album Mark - Almond, a series of classical music albums with a caricature of Beethoven flashing the peace sign, live album 11-17-70 by Elton John, album Grin by Nils Lofgren, AMPEG amplifiers, album Songs For Beginners by Graham Nash, album Bird On A Wire by Tim Hardin, Budget Tapes & Records, and Rolling Stone posters.

There is tons more vintage advertising and photos of our music and entertainment icons looking much younger.