Beat Instrumental Back issue No. 132 May 1974 

Front Cover Picture — Carl Palmer

Letters and Queries 4

Carl Palmer — Developing As A

Percussionist 6

Cat Stevens — Defending His New Album 9

Eric Clapton — About To Tour Again ? 10

Promoting Yourselves — Part 2

How To Put On Your Own Gigs 13

Dave Gilmore — Player Of The Month 16

Don Powell — Trained By The Boy Scouts! 18

Peter Frampton — Into The Stars 22

Album Reviews 24

Bryan Ferry — Looking To The Future 28

The Sax —A Look At A Fashionable

Instrument 30

Lesley Duncan — Talking About Her

New Album 33

Studio Playback 34

Sam Li-— Guitar Repairer To The Famous 38

On The Road With Procol Harum 41

Radio Playlists —- How The Radio

Stations Choose Their Records 43

Russ Ballard — Set For A Solo Career 48 ©

Disco Equipment—A Survey Of The

Latest Gear 50

Instrument Review — Asba Drum Kit 58

Instrumental News 59 |

Gentle Giant — Preview Of Their

Next Album 61

What's Watt — Understanding More

About Amplifiers 62

Queen — Their Method Of Making It 63

Frankfurt Report — The Results Of The

Year's Most Important Musical

Trade Fair 65

Price Listings — Guitars, Amps.

Keyboards and Drums 79

Advertisement Index 86

Very Good+ condition.

By 1974 Beat Instrumental had largely become a rock based publication aimed at musicians & readers interested the music industry. Published by Sean O'Mahoney and Beat Publications, Beat Instrumental was mostly aimed at musicians and music industry workers advertizing and reviewing musical instruments, guitars, guitar effects, amps, mixers and production/studio equipment but also included interviews with rock artists, rock music news articles & LP record reviews which gave it some popularity with non musicians.