October 1972 Volume 4, Number 5 The Beat Goes On Exiles in Picadilly Circus; age of the beast; Jesus Music Festival; the dressing in the dressing room; & more!
Humble Pie Eat Out A short, snappy view of Humble Pie, on and off stage. on-the-road-again with Cameron Crowe Letter From Britain: Magic Moments/Catch A Falling Star David Bowie, Roxy Music, and why Joe Cocker is from Sheffield. provincialism by Simon Frith
The Only Thing Missing Was Sufis Guru gaping at the Consciousness Carnival. mystification by Michael Rossman
Cheese Is Art Made Visible: The Religious Frenzy Of The Firesign Theatre A non-linear depictation of America's four funniest Sun Kings, their mythology, history and heresies. california dreamin' edited by Jonh Ingham I''m Down. I'm Really Down. A look into America's newest, fastest-growing new cult: The strange world of the Sopor Freak. black-and-whtie-and-reds-all-over by Wayne Robins
Tighten Up: Partying With The Rolling Stones (Briefly) divine decadence by Vince Aletti
Cover Photo by Tom Bert
CREEMCharlie Auringer | Lester Bangs | Robert Christgau | Robbie Cruger | Ben Edmonds | Alison Karpel | Craig Karpel | Gary Kenton | Barry Kramer | Greil Marcus | Dave Marsh | Richard Siegel | Jaan Uhelszki | Ed Ward | Connie Warren | Bob Wilson