GOD SAVE OZ

As this issue went to press, Richard Neville, Felix Dennis and James Armstrong and OZ Magazine were convicted in London High Court of “publishing an obscene magazine." Richard Neville, an Australian native and author of the Mick Jagger piece in this issue was sentenced to 15 months in jail and to be deported at the end of that time. Dennis was given one year in the slam and Armstrong nine months. OZ itself was fined approximately $5,000. (A full report will be in the next issue of CREEM.)

The ftiture looks mighty dim for OZ, which has now lost its three prime movers and much needed funds. The OZ Benefit Single by the Elastic Oz Band (“God Save Us,” composed by John Lennon and Yoko Ono) features staff members of Britain’s “leading underground newspaper” and all proceeds from the Apple release are going to the legal defense of Neville, Dennis, Armstrong and OZ.