July 1977
CREEM
THE EARLY IDIOT CATCHES THE WORMS I am a subscriber to CREEM and have recently received my May’77 copy. In this issue is an excellent record review by Billy Altman on the Iggy and the Stooges album entitled, Metallic K.O. I am very interested in obtaining this album and wondered if you could pass along any information on how to get the album.
GHRISTGAU CONSUMER GUIDE
Robert Christgau
ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL: “The Wheel” (Capitol)::I began by wondering what unsuspecting swing band had provided the horn riff on “Am I High?” and ended by wondering whether they’d made it up themselves, as with so much that it good on this group’s most satisfying LP since their debut on United Artists.
ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS
At a recent Southside Johnny concert In Cleveland Ronnie Spector was everything the males in the audience could have hoped... she was poured into a black leather jumpsuit, unzipped to the navel, which offered excited music fans a panoramic view of her chest.
THE BEAT GOES ON
Rick Johnson
TORONTO—Mary Hartman, Saturday Night and The Gong Show may be your idea of what progressive television is all about, but here in Toronto they’re still talking about the night Iggy Fop singlehandedly took on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation—and won.
Letter From Britain
Who Needs Robert Morley?
Billy Altman
I don’t know for sure whether or not Hoyt Axton had ever been to Spain before he authored Never Been To Spain, but I do know that I had never been to England before I was there a few months ago in order to produce this document regarding my experiences there.
Features
NATION GRIPPED IN MASSIVE FLEETWOOD MAC ATTACK!
Sally Rayl
“Sausalito was the worst,” moans Stevie Nicks.
Creem Profiles
IAN ANDERSON
(Pronounced “Boy Howdy!”)
ANGEL REVEAL BEAUTY SECRETS!
Barry Levine-Mirage
BOB SEGER CONQUERS THE WORLD (And About Time!)
John Morthland
By all accounts, Bob Seger is your archetypal Nice Guy.
Features
ONE MORE FOR THE ROAD
Jaan Uhelszki
Sodom & Gomorrah in a suitcase.
Eleganza
Sweet Deceiver’s Back From The Edge
Lisa Robinson
Kevin Ayers doesn’t dress like a flashy English pop star, and his blond page-boy haircut probably could be styled a bit better.
A Million Dollars & A Holiday Inn
Toby Goldstein
PHASE I: Passaic, New Jersey’s Capitol Theatre may not be the slime center of rock ’n’ roll, but it certainly ranks as a contender. It is used by bands who need a theatre in which to warm up, but let me tell you, a bonfire would hardly arouse its denizens to put their hands together.
We Give It A 95 (Good Beat)
Susan Whitall
Heeeey, neat pictures, Dick—I’d forgotten what the Top 10 list looked like.
Confessions of a FILM FOX
Now that A Star Is Born is history, Barbra’s newest project is reportedly the unearthing of yet another musical, Annie Get Your Gun. The latest bio-film in the works is Gorgeous George, based on the legendary ’50s wrestler. The cast, which promises to be a legend in itself, features Henry Winkler in the title role, and plans are in motion to sign Jessica (King Kong’s banana-sharing mate)Lange as co-star.
PLUGGING IT IN CREEM GUIDE TO ELECTRIC GUITARS
In this, the first of a series examining the tools and weapons of today’s musicians, CREEM has selected the key to life in the fast lane, the electric guitar, and some of the problems that come with the grind. This is not to say that those of you who play acoustic guitars, drummers, keyboard enthuasists and other multifaceted producers of sound should hide behind your mixers or equalizers, because there is a great deal more coming up in future issues.
Records
This Ain’t The Summer Of Love, But The BEACH BOYS Love You Just The Same
Mitch Cohen
There is no TM song, no music-is-swell song, or “unfolding enveloping missiles of soul,” or political/ecological commentary.
EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER WORKS: But Only As A Frisbee!
Air-Wreck Genheimer
This is disgusting and there’s no sense mincing pies any longer.
ROCK • A • RAMA
THE RUNAWAYS-Queens off Noise (Mercury)::Listen, all you sexists and ageists, STOP PICKING ON THE RUNAWAYS! When’s the last time you paused and reflected that these gals are only 17 and 18, i.e., at least 2 or 3 (sometimes 15 or 20) years younger than most of the male “punk” competition to which they keep getting unfavorably compared? At that rate, they’ve got more raw growth potential than already-peaking whizzes like the Ramones.
Rewire Yourself
The Care And Feeding of Cassettes
Richard Robinson
Maxell, TDK, BASF, Memorex, Sony, 3M, Scotch, Capitol, Lafayette, Realistic, Norelco, Lyric, and at least a dozen other manufacturers sell audio cassettes.
Backstage
BACKSTAGE
Where the Stars Tank Up & Let Their Images Down