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David Bowie at the Dorchester (NME, 1972)

Hawkwind's impending Space Ritual tour (NME, 1972)

Faust (NME, 1973)

Robert Wyatt (NME, 1974)

NME's '70s glory years (Sanctuary Press,, 2001)

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FEATURES & INTERVIEWS:

Dave Mason (NME, 1972)

Stevie Wonder (NME, 1972)

David Bowie (NME, 1972)

Frank Zappa (NME, 1972)

Pink Floyd's Nick Mason (NME, 1972)

Pink Floyd's Nick Mason (NME, 1972)

Isaac Hayes (NME, 1972)

the Grateful Dead's Bob Weir (NME, 1972)

Smokey Robinson on the Miracles split and more (NME, 1972)

Iggy Pop (NME, 1972)

Bo Diddley (NME, 1972)

Bill Withers (NME, 1972)

Johnny Cash (NME, 1972)

Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi (NME, 1972)

Liberace (NME, 1972)

Krautrock epic (NME, 1972)

Krautrock epic (NME, 1972)

Krautrock epic (NME, 1972)

Led Zeppelin (part 1) (NME, 1972)

Led Zep report: the live experience (NME, 1972)

ALBUM & LIVE REVIEWS:

Stevie Wonder (NME, 1972)

David Bowie's Hunky Dory (NME, 1972)

Captain Beefheart's The Spotlight Kid (NME, 1972)

the Temptations (NME, 1972)

the Stones play the L.A. Forum (NME, 1972)

Rod Stewart and T. Rex (NME, 1972)

Aretha Franklin's Amazing Grace (NME, 1972)

Yes' Close To The Edge (NME, 1972)

Hawkwind, the Pink Fairies and the Pretty Things (NME, 1972)

Lou Reed's Transformer (NME, 1972)

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