Vintage issue # 96 of Rolling Stone magazine dated November 25, 1971 and featuring a classic cover illustration by Ralph Steadman that accompanies the conclusion of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - A Savage Journey into the Heart of the American Dream by Hunter S. Thompson.
Here's the section of the piece that was the inspiration for the illustration: "The sight of a 344 pound police chief from Waco, Texas, necking openly with his 290 pound wife when the lights were turned off for a Dope film was just barely tolerable......"
Toooo funny!
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Rolling Stone magazine issue # 95 November 11, 1971
Vintage issue # 95 of Rolling Stone magazine dated November 11, 1971 and featuring a truly classic cover illustration by Ralph Steadman. Hunter S. Thompson, (aka Raoul Duke ) the gonzo journalist himself, weighs in with his seminal piece, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - A Savage Journey into the Heart of the American Dream along with 12 more Steadman illustrations.
If you came of age in the seventies, you were well aware of this journalistic work of art, which begins with "We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold. I remember saying something like "I feel a bit lightheaded; maybe you should drive..." And suddenly there was a terrible roar all around us and the sky was full of what looked like large bats, all swooping and screeching and diving around the car...".
If you came of age in the seventies, you were well aware of this journalistic work of art, which begins with "We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold. I remember saying something like "I feel a bit lightheaded; maybe you should drive..." And suddenly there was a terrible roar all around us and the sky was full of what looked like large bats, all swooping and screeching and diving around the car...".
Rolling Stone magazine issue # 94 October 28, 1971
Vintage issue # 94 of Rolling Stone magazine dated October 28, 1971 and featuring the classic cover of the Beach Boys with their guardian angels, rendered in pink tones.
More to come on this issue...check back later!!
More to come on this issue...check back later!!
Rolling Stone magazine issue # 93 October 14, 1971
Vintage issue # 93 of Rolling Stone magazine dated October 14, 1971 and featuring a classic cover photo of Ike & Tina Turner in happier days :)
Besides the excellent feature length article on the Turners, there is a chronicle of Sly Stone's career as it was bottoming out. The year before, in 1970, he had cancelled 26 of his 80 concerts, and was late for 8 of the shows he did play. His new manager, David Kapralik talked with Rolling Stone in an effort to salvage his clients reputation and career. Fascinatin' stuff. There is also an essay entitled Les Cockettes De San Francisco - Tinsel Tarts in a Hot Coma ! From what I could tell it is about a gay theatrical troupe called the Cockettes. And filling out the issue is an article called Jojouka / Up The Mountain which explores the region, the music and the Islamic traditions of Jajouka in Morocco.
There are good reads on John Lennon and Yoko Ono, the Stones, the 14th annual Monterey Jazz Festival, raids made on album bootleggers and what they turned up, rocker Steve Paul, Traffic, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Nashville and the country music scene, Don Nix, and a dissertation on the small venue concert scene by Jon Landau.
The columns Perspectives and Random Notes are fascinating time capsules which provide glimpses of the events and perspectives of the time. The column Acoustics covered stereo equipment and musical instruments that were coming to market. Visuals analyzed television, Hollywood, Broadway and Madison Avenue.
Album reviews are of Surf's Up by the Beach Boys, N.R.P.S. by New Riders of the Purple Sage, From the Inside by Poco, 20 Granite Creek by Moby Grape, A Space In Time by Ten Years After, Sometimes I Fell Like Smiling by The Butterfield Blues Band, Charity Ball by Fanny, Message From the Country by The Move, Labelle by Labelle, Wet Willie by Wet Willie and many, many more.
Book reviews are of Scattered Poems by Jack Kerouac, Max's Kansas City Stories by Tony Weinberger and Tightrope Minor by Tom Topor.
The film reviews are of The Hellstrom Chronicle and Punishment Park.
Besides the excellent feature length article on the Turners, there is a chronicle of Sly Stone's career as it was bottoming out. The year before, in 1970, he had cancelled 26 of his 80 concerts, and was late for 8 of the shows he did play. His new manager, David Kapralik talked with Rolling Stone in an effort to salvage his clients reputation and career. Fascinatin' stuff. There is also an essay entitled Les Cockettes De San Francisco - Tinsel Tarts in a Hot Coma ! From what I could tell it is about a gay theatrical troupe called the Cockettes. And filling out the issue is an article called Jojouka / Up The Mountain which explores the region, the music and the Islamic traditions of Jajouka in Morocco.
There are good reads on John Lennon and Yoko Ono, the Stones, the 14th annual Monterey Jazz Festival, raids made on album bootleggers and what they turned up, rocker Steve Paul, Traffic, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Nashville and the country music scene, Don Nix, and a dissertation on the small venue concert scene by Jon Landau.
The columns Perspectives and Random Notes are fascinating time capsules which provide glimpses of the events and perspectives of the time. The column Acoustics covered stereo equipment and musical instruments that were coming to market. Visuals analyzed television, Hollywood, Broadway and Madison Avenue.
Album reviews are of Surf's Up by the Beach Boys, N.R.P.S. by New Riders of the Purple Sage, From the Inside by Poco, 20 Granite Creek by Moby Grape, A Space In Time by Ten Years After, Sometimes I Fell Like Smiling by The Butterfield Blues Band, Charity Ball by Fanny, Message From the Country by The Move, Labelle by Labelle, Wet Willie by Wet Willie and many, many more.
Book reviews are of Scattered Poems by Jack Kerouac, Max's Kansas City Stories by Tony Weinberger and Tightrope Minor by Tom Topor.
The film reviews are of The Hellstrom Chronicle and Punishment Park.
Rolling Stone magazine # 91 September 16, 1971
Vintage issue # 91 of Rolling Stone magazine dated September 16, 1971 and featuring one of the first few covers that was not a photograph. This one is of The Incredible Hulk and is strikingly done.
More to come on this issue....check back later!!
More to come on this issue....check back later!!
Rolling Stone magazine # 90 September 2, 1971
Vintage issue # 90 of Rolling Stone magazine dated September 2, 1971 and featuring a classic cover of George Harrison in that famous white suit he wore during The Concert for Bangla Desh.
More to come on this issue....check back later!!
More to come on this issue....check back later!!
Rolling Stone magazine # 89 August 9, 1971
Vintage issue # 89 of Rolling Stone magazine dated August 9, 1971
and featuring the classic cover of Stones’ guitarist Keith Richards. The “inside” cover is of Graham Nash.
The excellent feature length ( 13 full pages) interview of Keith Richards is a must-have if you are a Stones fan. The questions and answers chronicle the history of the band and offers a fascinating behind-the-scene account of what they were like circa 1971, at the height of their powers. There is also an absorbing essay on San Francisco business man and social activist Alvin Duskin entitled Who is Alvin Duskin and why is He Saying Those Terrible Things About The City Fathers?
There are also good reads on Grand Funk Railroad, Bob Neuwirth, Graham Nash, Ali Akbar, the Joy of Cooking, Alice Cooper, Mother Earth, Max Neuhaus, Anthony Newman, and pornographers Alan Bell, George Schwartz and Veronica Pond.
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 Exposed by Valerie Simpson, The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East, Byrdmaniax by the Byrds, Runt (the Ballad of Todd Rundgren) by Tod Rundgren,Stephen Stills 2 by Stephen Stills, Live by Randy Newman, Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Mudlark by Leo Kottke, Blue Memphis by Memphis Slim, Touching Home by Jerry Lee Lewis and many, many more.
Book reviews are of The Last Whole Earth Catalog by Stewart Brand.
The film review is of Carnal Knowledge starring Jack Nicholson and directed by Mike Nichols. Art Gunfunkle’s film debut in this film is critiqued.
and featuring the classic cover of Stones’ guitarist Keith Richards. The “inside” cover is of Graham Nash.
The excellent feature length ( 13 full pages) interview of Keith Richards is a must-have if you are a Stones fan. The questions and answers chronicle the history of the band and offers a fascinating behind-the-scene account of what they were like circa 1971, at the height of their powers. There is also an absorbing essay on San Francisco business man and social activist Alvin Duskin entitled Who is Alvin Duskin and why is He Saying Those Terrible Things About The City Fathers?
There are also good reads on Grand Funk Railroad, Bob Neuwirth, Graham Nash, Ali Akbar, the Joy of Cooking, Alice Cooper, Mother Earth, Max Neuhaus, Anthony Newman, and pornographers Alan Bell, George Schwartz and Veronica Pond.
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 Exposed by Valerie Simpson, The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East, Byrdmaniax by the Byrds, Runt (the Ballad of Todd Rundgren) by Tod Rundgren,Stephen Stills 2 by Stephen Stills, Live by Randy Newman, Tarkus by Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Mudlark by Leo Kottke, Blue Memphis by Memphis Slim, Touching Home by Jerry Lee Lewis and many, many more.
Book reviews are of The Last Whole Earth Catalog by Stewart Brand.
The film review is of Carnal Knowledge starring Jack Nicholson and directed by Mike Nichols. Art Gunfunkle’s film debut in this film is critiqued.
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