Circus Magazine Vol. 8, No 10 July, 1974 REPORTS FROM BACKSTAGE 

EDGAR WINTER UNLEASHES A SUPERSTAR ROCK BAND WITH 'SHOCK TREATMENT'. 4 When Edgar Winter exploded onto the record charts last year, few people expected the band to emerge as a whole triumvirate of rock stars. Edgar's new LP is guaranteed to shock music lovers everywhere with its superb rocking spirit! 

CAT STEVENS' BUDDHA AND THE CHOCOLATE BOX'—A GIFT OF TASTY TUNES  24 When Cat Stevens put out 'Foreigner' suddenly he was on the outside looking in. Will 'Buddha' lure back his The Sweet-toothed following? 

HOW TO BE A SONGWRITER—THE INSIDE STORY   32 Here's the inside story from the best in the business on how to write and then peddle your tunes to the people that pay good old American dollars for them! 

THE `SHININ ON' TOUR—Grand Funk'S RED BLOODED TRANSFUSION   42 When their American Band tour was over, rock and rollers everywhere thought the Funkers had given their all. The 'Shinin' On: tour proved Grand Funk was per-fect, to the very last drop. 

THE Circus Magazine INTERVIEW—GRACE SLICK AND Jefferson AirplaneS' `EARLY FLIGHT'   45 When Grace Slick opens her mouth she always has something interesting—and shocking—to say to her fans. Ace interviewer Scott Cohen poses some unusual questions. 

ALICE ASSAULTS BRAZIL!   56 When "The Devil with the Snake" jetted to the land of Voodoo for the first South American rock tour, there were surprises in store for him and the natives too! 

David Bowie'S 'DIAMOND DOGS'—IS HIS BITE AS GOOD AS HIS BARK?   Bowie was unbeatable, unstoppable, and untopable—until he released two dismal albums that proved all that glitters is not necessarily gold. 

THE CALIFORNIA JAM—A TESTAMENT TO THE SUPER-AGE OF WOODSTOCK!   68 Here's a photo essay of rock history, including a battle of the bands when Black Sabbath, ELP and Deep Purple played back to back! 

THE ALBUM REVIEWS 

RECORD REVIEWS   20 Janis Schacht has some charming things to say about a flood of hot new LP's washing into your local record store. 

ON THE HORIZON   28 Medicine Head will give you a good dose—of rock and roll—while David Werner talks about how he became rock's Whiz Kid. RECORD LOVERS GUIDE   60 Ed Naha is loved and hated throughout the land, and just to prove it, here's another score or more of new LP's that Ed has his say about. 

THE PICK OF THE MONTH   61 The one LP that Ed Naha loves, which means listen to it or else! 

THE CIRCUS TOP TWENTY  The only rock and roll poll taken directly from the readers choices. This month's poll reflects the results of over 6,000 letters Circus Magazine received the past month. 

BODY, MIND & STARS 

LETTERS   10 Readers from around the world have their say about Grand Funk's latest tour. Also, a barb for Led Zep and Deep Purple. 

NATIONAL SCENES   12 A complete concert listing for every state, the only listing of its kind in existence. 

INTO YOUR HEAD   16 The groupies are back again, and so are some of the kids who do so much dope to escape they're on the verge of killing themselves. Dr. Bryan has his say. 

COSMIC CHARISMA   33 The summer heat and the stars mix and match your emotions into some typical forecasts from Carol Pearce. 

HEALTH   34 Diet dilemma? Mary Diane has some fascinating advice about what to eat and when. 

MOVIES   35 Tinsel town critic Paul Ringe claps and boos his way through this month's offering on celluloid. 

POETRY   36 A missive, an ode, a strange note for Lou Reed. Alto-gether a fascinating batch of poetry from our readers. 

OUR BACK PAGES   50 The inside stories, or the behind the scene dirt—Circus Magazines correspondents fill you in on everything interesting happening in rock and roll. 

Poster is mint & still under staples. Some creasing to cover & next page with a little tearing around staples on page three. Otherwise it's a pretty decent copy