Expect in-depth interviews with the greatest artists, articles on your favourite records and memorabilia, the most comprehensive reviews section, as well as RC’s unique listings pages of items for sale.
This month’s cover stars couldn’t be more stellar and tinselly for Christmas, being the glam class of 1973: Slade, Sweet, Suzi Quatro, Mud, Elton, Bowie, Bolan and Wizzard. Over 16 pages, we celebrate the 70s glamsters in all their flamboyant, colourful glory and discover their more monochrome 60s roots, via interviews with some of the members of the bands about the time Before They Were Famous. Plus, we present a “pre-glam” discography from when the household names operated under such strange monickers as The Elastic Band and At Last The 1958 Rock And Roll Show.
As well as including a fantastic vinyl-related calendar it’s a seasonally hefty doorstopper of an issue this month, with a bumper crop of features. We reassess Kate Bush’s second album, on its 45th birthday, and deem it worthy of reinspection. We meet the Last Monkee Standing, Micky Dolenz. Cat Power tells us about her new Dylan covers album. Slowdive talk shoegazing and becoming critical faves. We enter the whole wide world of Wreckless Eric, rehabilitate croon prince Bobby Darin and present a book of paintings of Britain’s record shops.
We also list RC writers’ recommended albums – new and reissued – of 2023, the ones to spend your Xmas tokens on. And we review new albums and reissues from R.E.M., Bryan Ferry, John Wetton, Peter Gabriel, Trevor Horn and last month’s cover stars, Madness, plus new books from Glen Matlock and JJ Burnel, films on John Lennon and The Birthday Party, singles by Dave Davies and Johnny Moped and concerts from The Hollies, Hawkwind, Deacon Blue and more.
The Fat Angel Sings 