Beat Instrumental Back issue No. 25 May 1965 Ringo Starr cover.

CONTENTS

4. Player of the MonthJohn Hawken of the Nashville Teens.
6. Making Tamla-Motown Sound.
8. B.I. Portrait GalleryDick Taylor of the Pretty Things.
9. The Spectacular Who.
10.14. Geordie BeatA survey of the Beat Scene in New-
castle and the North-East generally, by John Emery.
15. Gene Vincent's Narrow Escape.
16-17. The Long LadderFourth article in a Special Series
by Frederick James.
16-19. Where Is Everybody?
19. Bobbie's Column.
20-21. Mike Talking.
22. Instrumental News.
24, More Instrumental News.
26. Your Queries Answered and Instrumental Corner.
29. Dave Berry and The CruisersBut Not On Disel
30. Buying Folk Equipment by The Seekers,
31. Men Behind The InstrumentsLestie Miller, John E.
32. McKoen and Harry A. Cheetham of Dallas Musical Ltd.
33. Profile on Chas. Chandler of The Animals,
34. Recording Notes.
35. The Slow Down" Man is Looking for a Hit,
34. Donovan's InfluenceIt's Not Dylan.
38. Them may feature 12-String Bass.
39. Your Letters and Beat Nits Cartoon.

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Launched in May 1963 as Beat Monthly. By issue 18 it had changed it's name to Beat Instrumental Monthly, and then shortened to Beat Instrumental from No 37. Emphasizing musical instruments and equipment (it billed itself as "The World's First Group & Instrumental Magazine"), Beat Instrumental was possibly the first magazine to publish interviews with famous musicians regarding their equipment and live gigs throughout the 1960's and 1970's. It also defined pop and beat music more widely than many of it's contemporaries. Later on, the magazine progressed from beat music and psychedelic groups to rock and progressive rock and eventually new wave when it folded in 1980.