INSIDE 'BROTHERS AND SISTERS'THE UNKNOWN ALLMAN CRISIS 4 Behind the new LP lurks a hidden ordeal that threatened to divide the group. `LOVE, DevoTION AND SURRENDER' McLAUGHLIN TOSSES Santana TO THE LORD 23 What new urge impelled the Latin street kid to join the British Buddhist for a recording session in a hollowed-out church? BOWIE DIVINES DOOM IN MOSCOW 30 The eight-day Siberian train ride that nearly scared David's shorts off. "ROCK STARS ARE OUTLAWS"THE EAGLES' `DESPERADO' MESSAGE 44 On the surface, Desperado is the story of a Western lad who dreams of being an outlaw. But the Eagles admit that deep inside it tells a far different tale. HOW TO START YOUR OWN ROCK BAND 48 Alice Cooper wanted to score with the girls so he started a rock group. Here's how you can follow in his footsteps. DAVID CARRADINEHOW 'KUNG FU' TAMED THE WILD MAN 60 David Carradine kicked down every establishment rule in the book of etiquette. Now a Buddhist wanderer is teaching him how to relax. Alvin Lee'S MOVE TO SAVE HIS BANDTHE MUSIC Ten Years After COULDN'T MAKE 62 Even while Alvin churned out TYA's classic rockers for his new live LP, he was planning his first step away from the six-year-old band. CAN YES BREAK ITS WATERY GODSPELL? THE STORY BEHIND 'YESSONGS' 66 Jon Anderson's scheme to crack the strange spell that has gripped the band through four LP's.
THE ALBUM REVIEW
RECORD REVIEWS 20 Circus reviewer Janis Schacht slugs Paul Simon in his weak spot, slaps Roger Daltrey on the back, and takes a look at Paul McCartney's tear ducts.
ON THE HORIZON 26 Wishbone Ashtwenty fingers attack the double guitar. And Robin Trowerthe man who stood backstage while Hendrix soared. THE RECORD LOVER'S GUIDE 58 This month's juiciest LP's . . . bite-sized reviews that sometimes bite back. THE PICK OF THE MONTH 45 The one LP so potent it'll blow your stereo to bits. THE CIRCUS TOP TWENTY 47 Deep Purple sprints neck and neck with Led Zeppelin in the race to topple Alice from number one.
BODY, MIND & STARS
LETTERS 10 A New York reader defends the Coop against a Bowie menace. NATIONAL SCENES 14 Dates for the summer's 200 hottest concerts. OUR BACK PAGES 52 Jagger plots a N.Y. marathon, Led Zeppelin bashes a Beatles record. and Lane quits The Faces. COSMIC CHARISMA 34 Circus astrologer Carol Pearce squeezes your fate from the stars. HEALTH 35 Milking mighty proteins from a magical bean. MOVIES 36 Charlton Heston munches on algae in the sci-fi special, Soylent Green. POETRY FROM THE READERS 37 A Maryland bard records the death of a mysterious group of rockers...

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