Beat Instrumental Magazine No 44 December 1966 The Mothers Hollies Paul McCartney Bert Jansch

Beat Instrumental Back issue No. 44 December 1966

This issue included interviews and articles on Small faces, Zappa/Mothers, Bert Jansch, Paul Butterfield, Shadows, Hollies, Beach Boys, Bobby Darrin, Manfred Mann, Walker Brothers, Peter Green, Paul McCartney, David Garrick, Jeff Beck column, Songwriters column, and other features including equipment reviews, guitar keyboards and amplifier adverts, musicians classifieds, Stateside report, instrumental news, Your queries answered, Letters page and record LP reviews etc.

Very Good condition.

Launched in May 1963 as Beat Monthly. From issue No 18 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. 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.