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the history of rock |
1977
from the makers of
a monthly trip through
music’s golden years
this issue:
1977
“We ain’t ashamed to fight”
THE ClasH
sTarring...
DaviD bowiE
sEx pisTols
flEETwooD maC
pETEr gabriEl
muDDy waTErs
Elvis CosTEllo
lED zEppElin
THE jam
TElEvision
aC/DC
PLUS!
ramones
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tom petty
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buzzcocks
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iggy pop
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keith moon
1977
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Welcome
to 1977
fter the widely
publicised stirrings of the Sex Pistols at
the close of 1976, punk rock has now become more than a
media sensation. It is a widespread discussion, talked
about in political – and increasingly even in musical –
terms. Bands such as The Clash, Stranglers and Sex Pistols
are actually releasing albums.
Mick Jagger has checked out the bands in New York and listened to the singles
(“Chelsea, ‘Right To Work’ – that one’s awful”). Keith Moon makes a riotous trip
to the Vortex club, to confront punk rock head on. Robert Plant, who has seen
The Damned at the Roxy, is unconcerned. “The dinosaurs,” he memorably
says, “are still dancing…”
Still, they are a little on the defensive side. Plant seems anxious to downplay
punk’s youth, claiming Rat Scabies and Johnny Rotten are older than they
look. They’re not – indeed Plant himself is only 28 – but generationally
speaking, he may as well be a cabinet minister. He is professionally expert and
enormously wealthy, but in this changed musical economy, this only
contributes to his irrelevance.
His discomfort is not soothed by the press. Punk doesn’t only politicise youth
and revolutionise the way in which records are made, it also effects change in
music papers, which become bolder in layout, more irreverent in tone.
Features by staff writers such as Tony Parsons contain important interviews
with bands like our cover stars The Clash – but these only support the main
thrust of his communiqué.
This is the world of
The History Of Rock,
a monthly magazine that follows each
turn of the rock revolution. Whether in sleazy dive or huge arena, passionate
and increasingly stylish contemporary reporters were there to chronicle
events. This publication reaps the benefits of their understanding for the
reader decades later, one year at a time. Missed one? You can find out how to
rectify that on page 144.
In the pages of this 13th edition, dedicated to 1977, you will find verbatim
articles from frontline staffers, filed from the thick of the action, wherever it
may be. In court with Keith Richards. Looking at the Westway with The Clash.
Being called a wanker with Keith Moon.
It is Moon, in fact, who best articulates the anxieties of his generation of
musicians in 1977 when he reveals to a young punk in the Vortex a simple
biographical fact.
“I’m 30,” he says.
HISTORY OF ROCK 1977
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News
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Contents
26
Albums
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A new one from Bowie, and
some strong stuff from both Bill
Withers and Earth, Wind & Fire.
A bad start to the year for Keith
Richards – and for the Rolling
Stones. Pink Floyd have problems,
and Sara Dylan files for divorce.
Sex Pistols are dropped by EMI.
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News
Peter Gabriel
David Bowie
Bowie is incognito. In his
stead, Tony Visconti and Brian Eno
talk
Low.
The former Genesis
singer releases his debut solo
album and declares his love of
Springsteen – even a sneaking
interest in punk rock.
The Sex Pistols
celebrate the Queen’s Silver
Jubilee. Wilko Johnson
leaves Dr Feelgood. The
Beatles get back to the
early days – whether
they like it or not.
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The Clash
16
Ramones
A trip to the record company
and to Phil Spector’s house in the
company of the band. “I’m
neurotic,” says Dee Dee. “You
should know what that means.”
20
Sex Pistols
A telephone conversation
with the performer suggests
that someone – perhaps the
reclusive David Bowie? – is pulling
his strings. A wild goose chase to
Berlin ensues.
32
Iggy Pop
On the tube,
in the caff and
overlooking the
Westway with the
London band. Anti-
punk violence, reggae
and revolution are all
on the table for
discussion.
Fleeing lurid headlines,
the band play in Amsterdam.
While the band are shellshocked
by their recent dramas, Malcolm
McLaren grants an audience to
explain their position.
36
AC/DC
Angus Young opines angrily
about what – and what does not –
constitute “real rock’n’roll”. On
stage, chaos reliably ensues.
50
Fleetwood Mac
The former
blues revivalists enjoy
their new status as
MOR champions – their
relationship upheavals
notwithstanding.
Blondie,
page 54
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Live
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Blondie catch
the eye of the
NME
reporter supporting
Television, while Tom Waits and
The Jacksons also appear.
Marley’s
Rastaman Vibration
is
belatedly assessed.
Muddy Waters
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74
Elvis Costello
The Chess Records star
doesn’t so much recount his
life story as the entire history
of the blues, from Charley Patton
to the Rolling Stones.
The bespectacled firebrand
appears in a furious burst of self-
confidence. Don’t know how good
he is? Here, let him tell you.
Tom Petty
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The Jam
The self-proclaimed
“black sheep of the new wave”
explain their outsider status.
Suits, HM Queen and voting
Conservative all feature.
The laid-back Southerner
debuts in England with his
spiky and agreeably
Anglophile rock’n’roll.
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Led Zeppelin
Albums
The first offering from The
Clash and The Stranglers. Bob
Robert Plant gives his
verdict on the new wave. All
round, it seems, he’s not too
worried – they’re not as young
as you’d think, these punks.
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HISTORY OF ROCK 1977
Television
An in-depth interview
with each member of the
hallucinatory New York rockers.
Features: ego, Eno and Hell.
Letters
The Clash write. A telegram
from the Sex Pistols.
sex pistols –
pages 10, 20,
40, 98 and 124
92
News
RIP Elvis Presley. RIP
Marc Bolan. A posthumous
Bowie/Bolan broadcast.
108
114
News
98
Sex Pistols
Three of Lynyrd
Skynyrd perish. A meeting with
Donna Summer. Introducing
The Fall and their opinionated
spokesperson, Una Baines.
124
126
Albums
Never Mind The
Bollocks… Here’s The Sex
Pistols
arrives, as does
Sad Cafe’s
Fanx Ta-Ra.
Outraging Scandinavia,
and introducing new member
Sid Vicious. Topics include:
O-levels, Catholic schools, hippies
and leopard-print shoes.
Rolling Stones
Stiff Tour
136
Buzzcocks
140
145
Mick Jagger stays abreast
of the times and addresses Keith
Richards’ future prospects.
Benign chaos on the
road with Ian Dury, Costello
and Nick Lowe. Sex, drugs…
and record collecting!
Pizza and wry chat with
Pete Shelley in a post-Devoto band.
Keith Moon
106
Albums
New releases
from singer-songwriter
Joan Armatrading, the feisty
Boomtown Rats and Billy Joel.
118
The Clash
In Belfast, the band meet
a new enemy: reality. Young punks
remonstrate as the band’s gig is
blown for the want of insurance.
132
David Bowie
A trip in a Rolls-Royce to
a punk club, and down memory
lane with the Who drummer.
Bowie gets inside
“Heroes”
and the pleasures of
working with Brian Eno and the
“hilarious” Robert Fripp.
Letters
Elvises of all kinds.
A Hawk writes. Those old Beatles.
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Editor
John Mulvey, whose favourite song
from 1977 is
Marquee Moon by Television
dEputy Editor
John Robinson
Damnation Alley by Hawkwind
art Editor
Lora Findlay
Rip Her To Shreds by Blondie
production Editor
Mike Johnson
Distant Smile by Ultravox
art dirEctor
Marc Jones
Sound And
Vision by David Bowie
dEsignEr
Becky Redman
Three Little Birds by Bob Marley & The Wailers
picturE Editor
George Jacobs
Easy by The Commodores
covEr photo
Adrian Boot / Urbanimage.TV
thanks to
Helen Spivak, James Hanman
MarkEting
Charlotte Treadaway
suBscriptions
Letitia Barry
gEnEraL ManagEr
Jo Smalley
group Managing dirEctor
Paul Cheal
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