December 1972
CONTENTS
The Christgau Consumer Guide
THE CHRISTGAU CONSUMER GUIDE
Robert Christgau
Alice Cooper, The Hollies, Ike & Tina, more
Dear CREEM: I just figured it out! Budgie is Black Sabbath imitating the Stooges.
ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS
Buddah Records has signed Spider Man! The first Spidey record, From Beyond the Grave, is already out, and a series of Marvel Rockomics will follow.
Features
Deep Purple Ain’t Schizoid!
Lester Bangs
Maybe Just a little little Loony...
Letter From Britain
Everybody’s in Show-biz Everybody’s a Star
Simon Frith
September 13th and the fat cats are stirring. Bolan has strained his hip, Bowie has surrounded himself with camera-smashing heavies, Jesus Christ is playing the Palace and "Darling David" had the teenies screaming from the roof-tops for a week.
Features
BEER AND FROTHING IN TEXAS
Jake Tarwater
A gentle quest for the American crotch...
Bette’s the Biggest
Vince Aletti
Bette Midler’s gonna be the biggest Star around, that’s what Peter says.
Features
Leon Russell in Tulsa
J.R. Young
Suddenly Last Summer
“Child of God” Plays Second Fiddle to Leon
Maijoe Gortner has been popping up in all sorts of strange places lately, not the least of which are a few surprise appearances at selected Leon Russell concerts. He originally turned up as a somewhat off-the-wall guest on the late night tv talk show circuit, following in the tradition of Monte Rock III and Brother Theodore.
Meat
Sandye Carrol
Chicago is a meat town. Everybody knows that, but in Chicago, people actually talk about meat.
Creemedia
LADY SINGS THE BLUES
Dave Marsh
There is a moment of improbable terror when Diana Ross sings that final line, a peak of tension that contains everything that made Motown great.
SHORT TAKES
FLASHES
Creemedia
BOOKS
Test Pattern for Living, The Gourmet Cokebook, more
Records
Nuggets: Psychedelic Punkitude Lives!!
I learned about golden oldie collections the hard way.
Juke Box Jury
Greg Shaw
ROCK-A-RAMA
BULLDOG (Decca):: Featuring Gene Cornish and Dino Danelli from the Rascals, this has more of the legendary New York sound than any I've heard in years. Recommended for fans of the Good Rats.
Rewire Yourself
CREEM A/V
Richard Robinson
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Audio-Video Equipment But Were Afraid To Ask
CREDITS
The Beat Goes On
Robot A. Hull
Rod Stewart got his American start in Detroit, in a lot of little ways that count — the Faces could fill up any house in the city well before they could do it anywhere else — and, apparently, he's never forgotten those early standing ovations.