In 1981 Rolling Stone magazine began publishing a monthly music tabloid called THE RECORD. They would soon lose the tabloid format and make it just another slick magazine. Here we'll take a quick look at the 3rd issue, dated January 1982 (although the cover says "January 1981").
The cover story is an interview with ROD STEWART, but there is plenty of ROLLING STONES stuff in here, covering their 1981 tour. There's "Stones Tour Is A Rousing Success", "Stones Tour Is A Wireless Wonder", "Staging The Stones", "Opening Acts Primed Audiences For Stones", a 2-page photo spread "On The Road With The Stones", and "Viewpoint: Hail The Conquering Heroes".
In a section called "The Hit Man", we get a little gossip:
"THE ROLLING STONES VISIT THE COUNTING HOUSE: Can you believe the greed of the Rolling Stones? Its enough of an insult that they sold seats behind the stage for all the shows on the tour and regardless of what you hear about a revolving stage, it only revolves during a few numbers. But did you know that the Stones insisted that some of the opening acts on the tour buy their own tickets to the gigs? We're talking about tickets for wives, girlfriends, and relatives - not outrageous requests for cocaine dealers."
In their "Top One Hundred Albums", its FOREIGNER's "4" at #1, with the Stones' "Tatoo You" at #2. The page also gives us the Top 10 LPs from 16 years earlier, January 1966, and we see that the Stones also had the #2 LP then , with "December's Children". THE BEATLES "Rubber Soul" was at #1.
Also in this issue, BOBBY AND THE MIDNITES, DAVID BOWIE, and BOB EZRIN.
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