Magazine of the Week #14

Another of my all-time favorites, the April 1975 issue of HIT PARADER. With LISA ROBINSON running the magazine, and LENNY KAYE contributing, there were some great issues of HP back then.

Lisa's interview with KEITH RICHARDS is apparently from late in 1974. Keith tells Lisa that he'd "love for MICK TAYLOR to do some writing because it would remove some of the burden from his and JAGGER's shoulders: "The more writers in the band, the better"". Yeah right!




About BILL WYMAN's "Monkey Grip" LP, Keith says it was "a good try", but he'd have "put a few oldies on it".

We're told that Keith lives part of the year in Switzerland, and they discuss his "forthcoming skiing plans". Keith says "Oh, wait till you see me, I'm dynamite". I can imagine!

Lisa brings up the "C**ks**ker Blues" film, and Keith says "we may do a pornographic album to go along with it...sort of like a soundtrack. Everyone would have to contribute a pornographic song. We've got one from DR. JOHN called "How Much P***y Can You Eat". If more people come up with them, then we could put it out. I'm still working on my contribution".


Also in this issue, Lisa interviews RAY DAVIES, a nice article on GEORGE HARRISON (with a Harrison centerfold!), and among the song lyrics, "Ain't Too Proud To Beg" (as recorded by The Rolling Stones)".





In Lisa's "Rock & Roll Hotline", we get all the latest news on JOHN LENNON, PATTI SMITH, JIMMY CLIFF, RINGO STARR, and others.

All that and more, including one of those Wig ads that inspired the "Some Girls" LP cover.

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