Beat Instrumental Back issue No. 40 August 1966.

CONTENTS 
SPECIAL ARTICLES
Sitar Single For Top Session Man 4
E.M.I.s Famous No. 2 10/1]
Beatles Tour 12/13
Norman SmithA & R Man 17
The Golden Boys Of Pop 20/21
Jerry Lee Lewis 31
Spector Hits Again! 34
MONTHS FEATURES
NeilDylan Type 7
Hollies Rate Top Billing 8
Redding Copied Richard VI
Im Not A Great Guitarist insists
' Eric Clapton 15
Drum Talk From Tony Newman 18
Jay And The Americans Were Stupid
Leeman 5 Will Try A Change 19
American Kim Fowley Seeks British
Group 22
Georgie Fame'Don't Call Me A Star .23
Twice The Success 28
Farlowes Changing World 36
No Return For Simon And Garfunkel 39
REGULAR FEATURES
Player Of The Month: Ronnie Bond 6
Alan Price Column/Tutor 9
One Nighter: Dave Dee 14
Where Is Everybody? 16
Instrumental News 24/25
Bringing Your Records To Life, Part 2.
Conclusion 26'27
Recording Notes 29
Queries Answered/Instrumental Corner 30
Session Man Pete McGurk/Songwriters
Column 32
Profile: Gene Pitney 35
Tutors Column 36
Your Letters 37
Local Equipment Specialists 38
Top 20Five Years Ago 39

Very Good+ condition.

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.