Beat Instrumental Back issue No. 152 June 1979

Robert Fripp Giovanni Dadamo gets deluged by Frippotronics, but gets the umbrella up just in time  8 Front Cover pic by Toshi Yajima 
SUTHERLAND BROTHERS Tom Stock goes sailing with the boys as they frantically bail out of the interview!   12 
JOHN MILES cornered in Birmingham. Tom Stock extracts the technical   16 
THE EAGLES entire life history, roots, influences, albums, guitars: Tom Stock completes his west coast dia. y  30 
A.P.R.S. PREVIEW Beat takes a look at some of the more important exhibitors at this year's exhibition 48 MORE MUSIC Chelmsford's energetic music store opens its doors to our reporter 61 MANCHESTER SYNTHESISER CENTRE Chase Musicians' new northern superstore  65 EQUIPMENT PRICE GUIDE  66 
REVIEWS  
GIBSON PAUL Gibson's newest axe gets rave review from raving reviewer; they want it back! .. 20 ROLAND GA-60 COMBO extremely versatile and very loud concludes Tom Stock  22 SAKURA GUITA S two copies of the classics receive somewhat lukewarm welcome 24 
KORG MICRO SYNTH excellent dual purpose keyboard for stage or home PIGGY AMPLIFIERS Tom Stock mucks them out  ALBUM REVIEWS

Beat Instrumental was a monthly UK pop and rock based publication aimed at musicians & readers interested the music industry. First published in May 1963 as the smaller sized Beat Monthly magazine it became Beat Instrumental Monthly with issue 18 and Beat Instrumental from issue 37. Unlike the weekly music press it was predominantly aimed at musicians but also catered for music fans emphasizing instruments and production equipment in it's interviews shifting it's focus to progressive rock in the late 1960s and 70s.