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Michigan 484-7748 L I Review of cisum3791 ranks Berlin' best rock sound By DAVE DiMARTINO Best album singer • songwriters with any Pleasure" — Bryan Ferry has Procol Harum, Trower and his State News Reviewer Lou Reed — "Berlin": To degree of talent. The album is taken rock music five steps three - man group sound my mind, the best album of basically acoustic, featuring into the future with this, the incredibly like the ghost of the 1973 was an eventful year the year, thus worthy of first absolutely superb group's second album. TTiree Jimi Hendrix Experience. for rock music, no doubt about mention. Reed has released, musicianship. Noted are cuts, "Do The Strand," "The Trower is a superb guitarist. He that. Thousands of albums with this album, his first solo Browne's versions of his Bogus Man" and "In Every has put together an album that glutted the market, thousands album that is truly near the two most famous songs, "Take Dream Home a Heartache" (a is one of the year's best, to be that were willingly consumed obvious genius of his work it Easy" and "These Days," stirring love song addressed to sure. Look for his newest to be by American record listeners. with the Velvet Underground. though all his new material is a do - it - yourself, blow - up released very soon. As an American record A depressing masterpiece. just as good, if not better, than female vinyl doll) are true Top five listener and an eager consumer, Melodic pop - rock those two selections. masterpieces. And the rest of Genesis — "Selling England the writer felt it only fair that Stories - "About Us" - Soft music the album does not slouch by the Pound" — This ablum is he should be allowed to evaluate Whether you bought this John Cale - "Paris 1919" - either. definitely in the top five of last year's music releases in the album before the summer's Cale has been making musical Classic album '73. Peter Gabriel and his only way fair: a spotlight of smash "Brother Louie," or history with each of his Pink Floyd — "Dark Side of group are very close to being what, in at least one person's afterwards (or even if you successive albums, all released The Moon" —'"The groups most England's foremost band. eyes, were the highpoints of missed buying it because of it), after his departure from the popular album to date and a Within a year, Genesis will 1973. is inconsequential. The album Velvet Underground. This, his platinum disc already (having undoubtedly make it to the Let it be said that this "best is the best specimen of melodic smoothest effort yet, is a received over $3 million worth top of the musical slag heap. album of the year'' pop - rock to hit us ance the beautifully crafted package of of sales). Pink Floyd has finally The album is a must! classification is entirely my Raspberries, only Stories has soft music featuring truly released the classic album. It is Welcome surprise own; thus, one must realize much more class. beautiful melodies. What quite accessible to all ages, thus Pretty Things — "Highway that these choices are quite Unfortunately, time has makes the album so good is the immediate favorite for Madness" This is, I an — believe, independent of. general brought many changes to the fact that each of the songs listeners. Peculiar, however, the group's sixth album, and it opinion. After all, these are my group that are not quite sound so sweet, while most of that once again an album's was most certainly a welcome favorite albums and since my beneficial. The group has since the lyrics have a tinge of main theme is that of the surprise in 1973. Hiough the taste is unquestionable, these disbanded. In any event, this human condition. 1973 seems disturbing paranoia that group's personnel has shifted discs must be, by simple logic album is a classic. implies exactly the opposite, at to have been the year of the considerably since its fame in the best albums of the year. So Acoustic album first, of whatever mood Cale is nervous breakdown. the mid - 60s, the sound of read on and realize what you Jackson Browne — "For Hendrix ghost trying to put down. It is an vocalist Phil May is still might have missed. Everyman" - This, Browne's extremely interesting disc. Robin Trower — "Twice Remember that there is present,making this record one no second album, clinches the fact Masterpiece Removed From Yesterday" — of the most appealing albums particular order of preference. that he is one of the few major Roxy Music — "For Your Once the lead guitarist of (Continued on page 7) SURE. WE i4. FROM BANG & OLUFSEN, DENMARK The SP - 12 stereo cartridge with elliptical naked diamond and patented moving - micro cross for lowest distortion and highest separation of simultaneous left and right channel signals. FINANCE When you play records, a stereo cartridge is the most important part of your sound system. Per ounce the SP - 12 cartridge is the most expensive component BANG A OLUFSEN makes. We'd like to show you why. In fact, we'll help you finance 'most anything that will make your life easier or more pleasurable. And we'll do it quickly and at low cost, too! With an Instant Cash revolving credit account at your credit union, you can get the cash you need for any worth¬ while purpose — without delay — by phone, mail or in per¬ THE BEOGRAM 3000 son. An integrated, automatic turntable offering utter Start enjoying life more — with Instant Cash from your simplicity of operation and elegant, understated design. All functions are handled by a single master MSU Employees Credit Union, your friend for life. control; a pendulum suspension system isolates the stylus from external vibrations and acoustic feedback. Complete with SP- 12 stereo cartridge. can MSU EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION 600 E. Crescent Rd. • 9:30 to 5:30Mon. thru Fri. S3SD9/9J o/srtLu £A Review ranks 73 rock releases (Continued from page 6) Triumphant return by I.S.B. member Mike Heron, 1973: Marconi — "Photos of Ghosts" of the year. Spooky Tooth — "You and is probably the most They still have Broke My Heart, So I Busted 1. Heads, Hands & Feet 13. Pink Fairies — "Kings of class. - cohesive recording that they Clincher tunes Your Jaw" — 'The group's "Old Soldiers Never Die" Oblivion" have ever made. While being reformation produced this 2. Stealer's Wheel — 14. Coulson, Dean, "New York Dolls" — thoroughly accessible, "No Definitely rocking aloum that was truly a Ruinous Feud" displays the "Ferguslie Park" McGuiness, Flint — "Lo & a highlight! Clincher vital shot in the arm to 1973. 3. Can — "Ege Bamyasi" Behold" tunes are "Personality Crisis," ecclectic group much better A true triumphant return. 4 . Kevin Ay ers — 15. Tranquility — "Silver" "Looking For a Kiss" and than most of their past efforts. Since the release of this album "Bananamour" These 15 albums truly merit "Trash." These boys are one of More good music from one of has come the 5. Matching Mole - "Little attention and should not be the "discoveries" of the '70s. equally fine the finest bands in existence. "Witness" album, after which Red Record" ignored. If you are familiar Take a look at them , — they lead vocalist Mike Harrison 6. John Martyn — "Solid with a few of them, than have real star appeal. Finally, there are several once again took Air" consider yourself quite Wizardry permanent other records that deserve lucky. leave from the group. That is a 7. Terry Reid — "River" 1973 was an interesting Todd Rundgren — "A equal attention, but will shame. 8. Sparks — "A Woofer in year, that is true, But in one Wizard / A True Star" — undoubtely have a harder time Cohesive album Tweeter's Clothing" short month, 1974 has Rundgren's wizardry is more reaching the public than those 9. Tim Buckley — brought than apparent on this disc, as is Incredible String Band — us fine new music by the likes previously mentioned. These "Sefronia" "No Ruinous Feud" — Again, of the Soft Machine, his talent for writing extrejnely records can be found with little 10. Little Feat Family, fine melodies. Through the another tremendous album, — "Dixie Yes, Donovan and countless effort, therefore a small list Chicken'4 from this admittedly difficult follows with the names of the others. It appears that there is year he has earned somewhat 1L Frampton's Camel "much in store in '74." And of an audience. In fact, he band. The album is produced most overlooked albums of 12. Premiata Forneria that is wears funny clothes and even pretty good. uses glitter in his act. What a man! His new album, a double record set, it to be released soon. playback Superlative Mott the Hoople — "Mott" — The highlight of the summer, as far as I am concerned. No more needs to be said about this superlative group. Instrumental Mike Oldfield - "Tubular Bells" — A surprise of an fhe electronic playground album. Produced, written and played by a very young Englishman, the totally instrumental album is enjoying marked success, particularly because it contains the theme from "The Exorcist." BEFORE YOU "McQ" SHOP FOR AUDIO likened to"Magnum" ... SHOP FOR A Reactionary villainous NEW cops YORK movies about have been as - STORE plentiful as children's nose - and don't bleeds throughout the last year. But "McQ" is so much like "Magnum Force" that I'm forget to awed by the nerve of Warner *5 Year Parts, 3 Year Labor Brothers in releasing such similar pictures so close Warranty •1 Year Speaker together. Before the credit sequence is Exchange Program finished, two cops are shot •60 Day Exchange dead — which establishes the political climate of this movie. Policy The police captain (Eddie •Liberal Trade-In Policy Albert) snarls, "with uniformed officers being Charge it — Playback arranged gunned down in the streets, that smells like radicals to me." American Express — BankAmericard Financing — Young men with long hair spill — Master Charge out of a paddy wagon, shouting "Pig!," and a policeman identifies them as 523 FRANDOR SHOPPING CENTER "Garbage." But police It. John Wayne discovers that some men ip blue are involved in the Phone 351-7270 narcotics trade. In this wildly undramatic picture, music and gunshots OPEN; have to provide the gumption that the acting lacks. Surely Monday thru Friday Wayne should stick to 10 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. westerns: He's simply too slow to play any kind of policeman. SATURDAY—10 A.M. Til 5:30 P.M. Playback Horseless in the streets of Seattle, he looks as though he SUNDAY—12 NOON Til 5 P.M* i QUALITY COMPANY Ol MYOtOMSTALS, INC needs a shot of sand. A lot of thought should go into the purchase of a stereo component system. Many factors play a part in determining the value of your selection—the quality and extent of service, ease of system expansion (or return it necessanf), the availability of technical assistance, product deliver and, of course, price WE WON'T GIVE STEREO COMPONENTS CONSISTORY DECEIVE GLOWMC AUDIO REVIEWS. WE'll SONY WEU GUOtr COMPARE SONY WITH ANY UHE. NO DOUBLE TALK, AIST FACTS STR70G5 STR6046A AND AND YOUR CHOICE OF SUPEREX PEP77 STEREOPHONES One of SONY'S newest additions is the STR 6046A AM/FM stereo receiver. After the SONY'S STR7065 AM/FM stereo receive has proved great popularity of the 6045 Sony had to itself with a recent review. It tested over 70 watts per come up with a real winner. Not an easy ohanoel under rated distortion. SONY only rates it at 60 task but accomplished. The 6046A delivers RMS watts per channel 20-20,000 Hz so you can see just an honest 40 watts RMS over the full 20 to how conservative they are. SAVE 20,000 Hz musical range, plus the best overall tuner, you'll find under $330. They Unfortunately, like everyone else SONY has had to even included a walnut case and mic mixing increase prices but to offset the $30 price increase we'll at the old price. J12T give you a set of the $120 Superex electrostatic Due to increased costs SONY has had to stereophones FREE with any STR 7065 purchased at raise the price, but we'll give you up to $60 $529.50 phones free. TWW on Marshalls Marshall Music is a locally owned company specializing in music and serving Central Michigan for 26 years. For 9yearswe have been selling stereo components. Six years ago Denny Candey began the push as a high quality component specialist. We've been growing strong ever since. Our staff is among the most knowledgable in the country yet the oldest is Larry Simons 30. The others are: DaveDeMerchant 26, Craig Marks - 24, Mark Nelson, - 25, Wayne Sterns - 22, and Don Tujaka ■ 22. Denny is 26 so you can see our staff is in EMPIRE G6PE/X tune with your requirements. Stop in and talk to us. We like magnetic elliptical talking with you. cartridge Our competitors regularly tout the value of their systems or particular units. In all our ads we LIST only 49.95 JIQW SUPER! use the most conservative spec ratings. Power is RMS continuous both channels full range from 20 - 20,000 Hz. operating over the Using these specs you won't find a better overall unit at its price than the SONY STR6036A receiver. It delivers a full 30 watts at under 0.8% distortion, plus features a sensitive tuner with 60dB selectivity unheard of at its price. ALL STEREO - HEADPHONES We've coupled the 6036A with the dynamic Rectilinear Xla speakers. They're one of the best RECHLMEAR sounding speakers you'll find — as our sales indicate, plus the Xla is efficient so you can play them 25% really loud with a moderate amount of power. OFF LIST SAVE UP TO 50% ON SOME MODELS To play your records features an faithfully we've selected the new BSR 310AXE record changer. It now ADC elliptical cartridge and damped cueing. Of course we supply it complete with base and dust cover. The 310 also tracks at low forces so you won't be J—MS JMflEttU. 6RIAI MEffltffflAIEJMM JHA1 MUttLALLQIIS. SttTO obliterating you records. >339 LIST SEPARATELY $497 FREE — AT OUR STORES TWO WEEK MONEY HACK GUARANTEE DISCOUNT TICKETS TO If you check you'll see it's twice as long as our competition. 25' COILED STEREO How can we do it? We feel that anyone who has talked to our EXTENSION experienced sales people will already be sure of his purchase and I HI-FI MUSIC SHOW have all of his questions answered before he COBO HALL February 15-17 so we're not worried about you coming back. buys. You see, we don't push people into systems with a lost of fast talk or hype, $2« regularly $4.49 OUR PRODUCT LINES INCLUDE AXAI-AUDHANALYST-AVIO-BASF-BSR-BOSE Professional-BIC Venturi - CRAK-DOKORDER- DESIGN ACOUSTICS-DUAL-EPI- EMPAtE-GARRARD-HARMAN KAROON-JBL-IENSEN-KOSSmMAXELL-PE-PIONEER-PHIIPS-PHASE LINEAR- RECTUNEAR- SANSUI-SCIN1HEX-S0NY HiFi-SONY Superscope-STANTON-SUPEREX-TANDBERG-WEST Laboratories and many more (WE ALSO HAVE VIRTUALLY ALL OTHER LINES AVAILABLE FOR ORDERING) MARSHALL MUSIC SOUND SHOPS 245 ANN STREET, E. LANSING 402 S. WASHINGTON. LANSING MASTER CHARGE AND BANKAMERICARD ACCEPTED jtyljqeneAE afl '(iUessaoai jj mnjaj jo) uojsuedxa tuaisAs to asea 331 was jo juajxa pi* >U;ienb aifl—uotpafas JnoA jo an/eA am Sujuiuuapp ut }jed e te\d sjapej aikm ujbjsas luauoduno oajajs e jo asetpjnd aqj (qui o3 p/najs mSnoifl to toi v We'll he glad to give you our honest opinion of the equipment that is best suited to your needs and budget. Come on in and talk it over with our friendly people. You'll be relieved to get a straightforward comparison of equipment, using realistic specifications backed by tacts and complete comprehensive demonstrations. We've always got time to talk to yon. YOU A BUM STEER TAN D B E R G still the ultimate SOMETHMC ABOUT SH8PPK8 You've got several options available to you in both Tandberg high fidelity products have product lines and dealerships. established a well deserved reputation for the best quality and Firstly you should choose someone who really cares reliability. about In the many years since quality sound reproduction, not just an Tandberg products have been available several organization that's jumped on the component popularity companies tried to unseat them from their position bandwagon (That will narrow your selection rapidly). as the best consumer priced tape equipment Secondly, beware the easy - and all too frequently used available . . . quite unsuccessfully we might approach of "product unreliability" that is designed to add. influence your purchase. We'll never use that No product can match the slow speed technique because it's only a crutch for lack of product recording capabilities of knowledge any Tandberg or an easy thing to use when a unit won't stand on its (including most studio equipment costing thousands of dollars) own merits, plus it's basically untrue. No major component line is unreliable. Face it — if NOW IN STOCK: THE 9241XD SONY, PIONEER, MARANTZ, SANSUI or any of the other THREE MOTOR REEL TO REEL DECK manufacturers were as bad as some dealers tell you — WITH BUILT-IN tOftfMn they couldn't exist. The unbelievable quality of Tandberg refined DOLBY further W° even Check us out for the widest selection In spite of a rash of "revolutionary" new of accessories in town cassette recorders introduced by Tandberg's We stock more recording tape than competitors it still remains the best anyone Brand List Our performance value in cassette recording. Plus Everyday Price it's still the same price. BASF1800LH ™ $980 LOW NOISE - HIGH OUTPUT ^ With the traditional frequency response, MAXELL 885 $419 noise and distortion of all Tandbergs the UD - 35 7" *1 TCD300 is virtually equal to any reel ONE WEEK SPECIAL machine at its price Still priced at '399s0 Reel tape 10% OFF our reg. price all tandbergs covered by our 5 year warranty One can extoll the virtues of any product but a line like SANSUI is truly rare. SANSUI products offer an ideal combination of beautiful sound, striking styling and control versatility. The new products just introduced from SANSUI attest to this fact very well. Featuring the new SANSUI 661 receiver in a special system was an easy decision. Frankly, there's no other unit in its price category that gives you so much. The 661 provides more than 42 watts RMS from 20 - 20 KHz at less than 0.5% distortion (no one else at its price rates at so low distortion) Our own testing indicates SANSUI is very conservative. FM sensitivity and selectivity are excellent. Features include muting and DUAL tape monitoring and dubbing. Control feel is exceptional and SANSUI includes the walnut case. BSR's 610 AW/X automatic turntable provides every basic need for playing records. Low rumble, light tracking, gentle cueing, anti - skate compensation and dynamically balanced arm. The 610 comes complete with SHURE elliptical cartridge, dustcover and WALNUT base. The 661 and 610AWX deserve something nice to play through, so we've chosen another exciting new product. The Audioanalyst A - 76 speaker systems are the most recent model from a small company making themselves heard in the big world of speaker manufacturers. An extremely accurate system with deep bass, response, excellent dispersion and very high power handling capacity. BS INCLUDING SPEAKER WIRE SEPARATE LIST $611.40 90 DAY FULL TRADE PRIVILEDGES Within 90 days if you decide that the better unit or system we recommended in the first place is what you really want, then bring back the things you want to \tf s rrocvu trade and we'll allow you everything you paid toward the list price of the items you want. SANSUI also provides the ultimate in integrated stereo amplifiers for those people not immediately interested in FM. Thgir new AU9500 is the Our only requirement is that the equipment you bring in electronics perfect example of the state of the art back must be in new condition with all developed to the fullest. The Guaranteed specs are: 75 watts cartons, packing RMS per channel minimum, both channels driven 20 20,000 Hz at less than - and warranty cards. Discontinued items are excluded 0.1% total distortion. Noise levels are also lower than any other integrated unit. Features from this policy. include a unique six control tonal equalization network. A remarkable amp. Only $519.95 MARSHALL MUSIC SOUND SHOPS 245 ann street, e. lansing 402 s. washington, lansing MASTERCHARGE AND BANKAMERICARD ACCEPTED WE WONT GIVE YOU STEER *2 harman/kardon One of the early pioneers (no pun or connection intended) in high fidelity sound. Harman Kardon has many firsts to their credit Like: The first all solid • state consumer sound equipment; the invention of the receiver (tuner and amplifier in one unit) concept; plus the first, and still the only twin power amplifier. Being a pioneer always has its problems and HK is no exception but they've grown more from their early mistakes than any other manufacturer. The new330BAM / FM stereo receiver is a prime example of HK's quality. The 33B has a dynamite amp. 42 watts RMS Continuous power from 20 to 20.000 Hz. Super! FM sensitivity is 1.9 juV! All for only '199^ We also have a multitude of other Harman Kardon products in stock including the Citation 11, 12 and 14. We've got great buys on the 50+, 75+, 100+ and 150+ multichannel receivers too. Don't miss out. CHECK OUT H.K. Today. ONE YEAR SPEAKER EXCHANGE Several dealers offer some form of speaker trade - in policy. Those that do require you to trade up a speaker that costs twice as much as the original. We're a little different. We only require you to spend 50% more on your new selection. Plus, even if you purchase your speakers at a system discount, we'll still allow you the full normal price of the speakers separately on name brand product lines. We only require the trade speakers to be in new condition with boxes WE'RE ACCESSORY SPECIALISTS Large stocks of quality recording tape ONE WEEK SPECIALS maxell lnc96 LOW NOISE CASSETTE 3.2 basf r-m recording tape 2.2 99° Our newest additions to our selection of quality products are the BIC Venturi loudspeakers We knew they were good when we heard them but we sure did underestimate how popular maxell uoc 46 ULTRA DYNAMIC CASSETTE 3.1 T they'd be BIC has found the long needed combination of accurate sound good bass, efficiency and high power handling — at reasonable prices. Free like all our other protection services, our extended warranty covers you for 5 years on parts and labor on The three Venturi systems use the same basic design and all share the new BICONEX horn speakers and for 5 years parts 3 years labor on and same tweeters. As you increase price you get deeper bass and greater power capacity electronics including turntables and tape decks in systems. Drop by for detailed information and a comprehensive demonstration The greatest difference between our warranty and theirs, however, is what's behind it. We have the largest electronic service facilities in central Michigan and employ six full time technicians Everything we service we do with fc tory authorization. Some dealers use independent unau torized facilities KOSS HV-I STEREOPHONES LIGHTWEIGHT Dual automatic turntables deserve their well earned reputation as the finest line available $2488 Consistently highly rated in every report or review done in all types of periodicals. Before you decide on another type of turntable, either manual or automatic, take a close look at DUAL You'll find that DUAL quality needn't cost you more! GREAT SOUND! LIST PRICE $39.95 We sell DUAL turntables at the lowest possible prices and cover each one with our complete 5 year warranty. ALL MODELS IN STOCK MARSHALL MUSIC SOUND SHOPS The headquarters for "STRAIGHT STEREO ANSWERS" 245 ANNSHEET, E. LANSING FINANCING AVAILABLE 402 S. WASHINGTON, LANSING WE WON'T GIVE YOU STEER LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEMS FROM THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE Face it! Whether you're doing a million bucks with one store or 20 million with 20 PREMIER MANUFACTURER stores, the cost from manufacturers is the same. Also when your a reasonable size organization your mistakes are smaller so customers aren't so apt to have an audio elephant unloaded on them. Our prices are just as low as the competition and we * /on't be undersold by anyone with similar services. If you think differently stop in and tell us. You'll find we're very reasonable. The primary consideration in choosing an amplifier for a low distortion, efficient speaker like the L100 is good clean power at all output levels, as well as crystal clear FM. Not an easy task until SONY introduced the new STR 7045. SONY guarantees a minimum of 60 watts RMS from 2O-20,0O0Hz at less than 0.2% distortion. That's an accomplishment! Especially for a receiver at $350. Sony's all solid state In this world of mass produced items, it's nice to know that FM front end a provides quality company like JBL exists. JBL builds speakers to a great extent by comparable to the amp. Walnut case hand. No stamped parts, mass produced voice coils or included. budget s magnets. In fact everything that goes into a JBL speaker is r ' . formed and produced by JBL. Nothing is farmed out to other As the source we've selected the DUAL manufacturers. All this adds up to superior construction and JBL's 1218 turntable with walnut famed efficiency of turning electricity into sound. bese, dust cover and $65 Stanton magnetic elliptical cartridge. We have most of the JBL line in stock. Including the new L26 "DECADE" at $129, the famous L100 at $273 and even many As mentioned above we're using the separate woofers, horns and crossovers for constructing your own famous JBL L100, the home version of systems their widely used studio monitor. L100 fair trade price $273 ea. Stop in to select the JBL of your preference. We have complete information on all JBL speakers and complete speaker systems FREE AREA DELIVERY AND SET-UP If you need wheels or are just too weak Another step forward from or lazy to carry AKAI your system we'll deliver it free anywhere in the Many dealers are complaining of poor reel Lansing - to reel East Lansing vicinity sales. Maybe they don't seel AKAI. We've yet to encounter a line of tape equipment with so much for And if your incompetent and can't hook everyone. up wires, or are a dynamite lady, or are generous with tokes and Tbe new AKAI GX285D is the beverages or Dolbyized version of any number of other things - just ask and we'll gladly come the popular 280D. Both units feature full out to logic, goof i help you connect your equipment (or help you get proof solenoid control, that won't spill break or wired as we call it) stretch tape even if the power goes off. Continuous auto reverse - playback. Three motors, three heads. Its all free of Direct drive capstan motor. With course (although the guys don't mind some AKAI's GX glass gratuities) and crystal ferrite heads you get superior frequency response and distortion plus a 150,000 hour head quarantee. REALLY WANT TO GET INTO YOUR MUSIC? With the addition of DOLBY noise reduction the PICK UP SOME PHONES AT OUR SUPER PRICES GX285D offers an unbeatable value. STEREO REVIEW tested the 285D this month. SHARPE 660D response Signal measured 35-23,000Hz to noise ration was + 3dB Frequency at 3% IPS. By Scintrex 69dB! '23s0 originally $60 We've been selling Hi-Fi for a we've also found products CONSISTENCY OF APPROACH long time and have seen products come and that have go. But, value. At Marshalls you won't constantly maintained a good performance 6'coil cord - Liquid find one line promoted one month the next. Just check out and another line filled earcushions our brand switching with us that advertising over the years. You won't see the rapid The lowest consistent prices on stereophones plagues our competition. Many of their reasons selling are not for constant quality but availability. MARSHALL MUSIC SOUND SHOPS Hie headquarters for "STRAIGHT STEREO ANSWERS' 245 ANN STREET, E. LANSING rs 402 S. WASHINGTON, LANSING dJiici docpi &fitter, sadness, quick By JACK BODNAR looks dazzled his followers with lewd remarks and the at almost fell from his right eye. mus Musicians are generally an aloof lot, glitter of his flesh, hidden only by a black jock Another comeback performer, Chubby strap and high boots. He twisted and cursed his Checker, was a bit easier to take. Chubby made it mysterious beyond their flamboyant stage way through a set of Rolling Stone castaway big around 1960 with the twist and the limbo, personalities. Of course, an awesome songs and then retired to a sequined dressing but when he wanted to change with the times, performance is desired more than a good show room filled with swishing friends and Minded bis fans wouldn't let him. Now in his early 30s, offstage away from the listeners' ears and vision. admirers. Mnririans are stage people and, as such, they v he is /till playing kids games, only this time As he sat panting in an overstuffed couch, a around it is to mature audiences with a few come off most curiously when forced to be And after all, musicians are only long - haired lovely on each arm from each sex, young people mixed in. be reigned over a surly court of hangers - on and Onstage, Chubby is most professional, with an For instance, Iggy Pop of the Stooges. When groupies which showered trinkets and kisses on act that could sell in Las Vegas. His voice is his body. ha appeared at the Brewery early winter term, he impressive and so are his moves, and the man's A boy from Jersey who had caught Iggy's New looks still capture the women who scream at his Year's show in New York City presented Iggy twisting feet. However, backstage there is a with a tiny necklace causing the head Stooge to different Chubby. bite his lower Up and squint wryly through He is a shy person who .has to be led to and eyelids hung heavy with gross scabs and damaged from the stage by a battery of bouncers so as not veins. The boy from Jersey kissed Iggy's to be accosted. And when he is by himself, he outstretched hand. likes to stay that way, granting few interviews Not quite in the same catagory but dose to it and sitting in a chair by himself. Chubby is a was Teen Angel who appeared at the Alle - Ey. frightened man behind the spotlights. He was the original Teen Angel and has been Probably the coolest performer who has ever doing the *50s thing since 1959. His remaining strolled into East Lansing is Les McCann, the teeth were discolored and his black leather jazz jacket prince who played to a week of packed houses at showed the wear of too many winters out in the the Stables fall term. Milking his cold. stately organ with a florish of flowing silk from his giant Onstage he did an Elvis set that would have caftan, he wove a web of images that entranced made the Big E proud, but the rest of his '50s act the varied crowds that sat was scary because this gaping in the dub. guy was too real. Offstage he would stand next to the bar and Backstage he talked of all the two bit bars he - people would file past in an endless line to pay had played at through the years and how he had their since rest respect to this musical magician. managed to be kicked out of most of them. Then McCann would smile back and raise a he would smile, saying, "But the 50s is back and huge ringed hand, weaving an even deeper spell. Fm still here, doing it like always." And a tear (Continued on page 13) Dr. H Walter Carlos' Bach Again. Dennis, member of Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show, raises his hands to a Brewery crowd last fall. Dr. Hook is a clowning group whose backstage antics naarty supersede the group's actual show. State News photo by Dave Olds Mouse Picture 5214 S. LOGAN ST. LANSING. MICHIGAN •Complete line of prints, signed lithographs, and etchings •Over 360 patterns of custom molding "Switched-On Bach II."The long-awaited second volume from •One week service music's only composer-performer-conductor-instrument •Trained personnel to help you designer and builder-acoustician-recording engineer and possessor of gold record: Walter Carlos."Switched-On Bach II" •We frame needlepoint and crewel work includes the complete Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 plus more of Bach's most delightful pieces "Switched-On Bach II." Walter Carlos and his fabulous switchboard light up the classical world again. OpenMon.& Fri. till 9:00 Sat. till 5:00 Across from Metro Bowl dOn iscount 401 EAST GRAND RIVER 351-8460 Columbia Records* anrecords d Tapes ft ftl >A<. *JU :spJDJ ' U&lXJOS\A> OS SlagHalKs (Continued from page 12) As each woman passed, he would say a sweet nothing into her ear and she would twitter back something daring. And McCann would smile, \ saying, "I love women, almost more than my music." The hand would raise again. Muddy Waters also appeared at the Stables, and though his magic with the women was no match to McCann's, his speli on the crowd was no less effective. This old man of the blues had so much to say that he couldn't play enough songs in one night to fill both his appetite and that of the overflowing crowds. Singing through a tiny space in the corner of his mouth, Waters would smoke a cigarette at the same time, while his ancient band of legends would close its eyes and play to his blues. Offstage, Waters would play one game, casino, and always win. Asked why he never changed games, he replied slyly, "Why change? I win quite nicely with this game." He also plays the blues quite nicely. Why change? • Les McCann, keyboard expert, joins with Buck Clark excellent jazz at the Stables. Perhaps the most interesting, and undoubtedly on the most comic African congas in bridging the people group that ever stumbled into gap with their State News photo by Dave Olds Michigan, was Dr. Hook and hisMedidne Show last fall at the Brewery. Eagle - flapping, whistling and yodeling their way through two bizarre sets, they somehow won the audience, who finally realized that the band wasn't sane, but who cares? After the show, this reviewer met the two principles, Ray (Dr. Hook) and his favorite caddy Dennis, at the local Holiday Inn for a few questions and maybe some answers. The results were surprising, for despite its act, this band is simply a fine - time group that enjoys entertaining more than music. Actually, the group succeeds on both counts. While we babbled on. until five in the morning when they had to catch a plane to L.A. to film a "Midnight Special," a suspicious lump would periodically move under the sheets of Dennis' bed. Dennis would give a poke and a gasping sigh would be heard. BACHMAN?URNElToVER DRIVE ^ APPEARING MSU AUDITORIUM FIB. 11 j The only identification obtained of the lump was a stray hand stamped with the Brewery insignia that drooping from the bed. I suggested that VVV the lump might be the drummer, and despite the nail polish, Dennis said, "I'll go along with that if you do." Apparently the lump didn't mind. Skin flick class TROY, N.Y. (AP) - Watching 'skin flicks'' for college credit, the dream of many an undergraduate ir. y come true for certain students at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The school says it will offer a course called "Focus on the Flesh Film" this winter, and part of the course requirement X*3 is to attend a number of controversial films at local theaters. According to instructor 401 E. GRAND RIVER HOURS: MON. - FRI. 9:30 AM - 9:00 PM Wayne Losano, the course will SAT. 9:30 AM-6:00 PM PHONE delve into the moral, legal, SUN. NOON - 6:00 PM 351-8460 » _• cinematographic and social significance of the film genre. He stressed that the course was iscount records:: a serious academic undertaking. "We should have no trouble getting the maximum number," he said, noting that eight of 12 class positions have been filled. Whether you're for records or tapes (full line of Memorex) posters or art supplies . . We're ready at NIUH Open 7:30 to 5:30 BOOH STOKE 43>/jduj 3L/i ui a Amon Duul, one of Europe's finest space bands. All ears tune to By DAVE DiMARTINO would have to be Focus, with Just what was going down in There are two record labels State News Reviewer its heavy metal smash "Hocus best, "Vive La Trance." It is Europe while we were all that merit attention — first, high - energy music, filled with Pocus" that glutted the To most Americans, the listening to the Grateful Dead? United Artists. UA has begun power and interspersed with airwaves a few months back. A lot of strange music, that's releasing the works of two of electronic effects that European rock scene seems to Here, another Dutch band, this what. are be originating primarily from time filled with extremely fine Germany's finest groups — peculiarly disturbing. A glance Germany is positively the Amon Duul II, and Can. at song titles reveals Great Britain. Since the time of musicians, had concocted a much; leader in contemporary Both groups are centered Beatlemania in the mid - '60s, tremendous rock tune that was compare new titles European music. Today an around the cerebral, early - "Apocalyptic Bore" and "PIG people have taken for granted more than a fluke. It was the entire musical category Pink that good rock music can only has - Floyd - type music that Man," to some of the older start of the group's worldwide been newly dubbed "Kraut - is easier to hear than it is to be a product of the English - fame. It also was one of the rock." The focus here is on compositions, "Wolf City," describe. Amon Duul II has "Green Bubble Raincoated speaking rock culture. Thus, a single events that started German bands whose albums released four albums in this - good portion of extremely curious heads turning towards have been released in the Man," and the classic, interesting music has been the other European countries. country, with the very recent "Dehypnotized Toothpaste." United States. ignored or lost altogether, release, prehaps the group's (Continued on page 19) simply because it finds its roots in another language. It is partially understandable that critics might sluff off European music as mere imitation of the real thing when one examines the facts. By now, most everyone knows that in the early days the Beatles were quite successful in Hamburg, Germany. As a result of this good fortune, the group recorded several tunes, such as "I Wanna Hold Your Hand," in German. Likewise, the Beach Boys, enjoying great success in the Asian countries, recorded several hits in phonetically learned Japanese. But now, a different phenomenon is taking place. European music is gradually being accepted as a valid music form by English - speaking audiences the world over. How did it happen? If you think back to days of top 40 radio, do you remember the hot number "Venus" by the Shocking Blue? How about "Ma Belle Amie," by the Tea Set? Both were products of Holland. Most responsible for blowing the European scene wide open a. 41 <»=™ ■>«M4>ji «mn>l property for pennies a day DR. RICHARD HEARN, Optometrist. "Bang the Drum Slowly" - A film that deals with honest emotions in human Call Jeff Williams relationships far better than (MSU '68) "Love Story" ever did. at 332 1838 top Comparison to that film is the almost inevitable, for the basic plot deals with a similar it-SENTRY the "M 1 which a baseball ^insurance UAIK 10 0R0( R f OH YOU Set Hoi catcher with a fatal illness. I 1 the difference here is in 710 Gainsborough Drive World audience grows tor European rocK (Continued from page 15) called Magma, and the first American album has been released recently on A & M Records. It's a The group is either calming down or becoming doozy. subliminally more accessible. Either way, it is To begin, the disc is titled in its own total space music. special language — Kobaian. Called "Mekanik Can is the more bizarre of the two groups, Destruktiw Kommandoh," it is the absolute relying on disquieting polyrhythms and a strangest of any of the albums previously Japanese lead singer named Damo whose singing mentioned. To go into details about the cannot be the least bit understood. There is only group would be pointless. Listening to this album is like one American album at this point. It has a can of taking a mandatory dose of culture shock. okra on the cover and is called "Ege Bamyasi". It Interestingly enough, according to Creem, Nico is a total experience — a combination of James of the "Velvet Underground" might be working Brown, Pink Floyd, and the early Velvet with the group in the near future, which would Underground — a weird item. seem to imply that something major is in the Billingsgate Records is the second primary works. label releasing German music. A new and small Again, there is so much talent abounding in label in Chicago, the company has consistently Europe that it is difficult to single out any released excellent music that ranges in style from particular group of musicians. The above artists hard rock to total free - form space music. Their have all released albums in America, and, catalog, now consisting of only four albums, is therefore, their works are more easily attained by still 100 per cent quality material. Look for an the curious record buyer. album by each of these groups: Lucifer's Friend, HobieSI You will never know what you have missed till ' New, Frumpy and Scorpions. New and' Lucifer's you find yourself tapping your feet to the beat Friend, are outstanding. of "Deutch Nepal." Just keep both eyes open, Only scattered talents exist across the rest of with your back against the wall. There is scary Europe. music out there. I the SANDWICH PEOPLE^ From Italy, Premiata Fomeria Marconi is a group that has just recently had its first album released in this country on Manticore Records. "Photos of Ghosts" is its name, and it seems to be yet another talented synthesis of the style of music that King Crimson, Yew and Genesis have Plays take made popular in this country NEW YORK (AP) - The ardent Noel Coward — very pleasant fan has a new way to commemorate Sir Noel — listening throughout. We have already mentioned Focus from wear a perfume named in his honor. Stanley Hall, Holland. Group (and former group) members who is known in theatrical circles, has announced the introduction of three new fragrances, each Thijs Van Leer, Jan Akkerman, and Cyril named after a Noel Coward play, "Blithe Havermans have all released fine solo albums on Spirit," various American record labels. "Easy Virtue" and "Conversation Piece." The Finally, we come to France, to perhaps the perfumes were created by PPL, a British most bizarre group of all. The members are so bizarre, in fact, that they write and sing in a language that they have made up. The group is fragrance supplier, and are available from Hall's shop. They are wom by both sexes. H WEDEMEYER'S jy ROFESSIONAL GRAND OPENING! WE FEB. 8th & 9th SERVICE: PL-A35 fliD PIONEER LUDIO Marantz Crown KLH Dyna STEREO TURNTABLE Here's precision operation whether you play it manually or automatically. 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All contributors will FEBRUARY IS SALE MONTH AT THE STEREO receive a special brochure SHOPPE! personally autographed by Haas, orchestra conductor Aldo Ceccato, and conductor tlwTereo - in - residence Paul Freeman. There will also be special premiums for certain donations that will be announced on the air. The program will consist of the selections of music by donors. In addition, the names of all donors will be read on the air, regardless of the amount contributed. There will Yt, 543 E. Grand River • oppe Next to Paramount News Open 10 to 5:45 Mon. thru Wed., 'til 9 Thurs. and Fri., • Phone 337-1300 also be interviews with 10 to 5 Sat. marathon guests. Lack of oil will lower LP quaWty By DAVE LANGE and Elton John all sported Recycling records is a stock in warehouses. To get rid Haute, lnd., the record pressing Most of us barely flickered higher than usual prices. The remote possibility for partially of these space - consuming center. Who and Elton John, both solving the problem. Don't surplus records, they are sold More likely, new technology eye at the gas shortage . an double LPs, retailed for expect to see some guy running at rock bottom prices. Usually will spin out a new type of (unless we commute). We just had to pay more for a All • up. $11.98. This high price set a around with a cart and yelling a hole is drilled in the cover or record. This new type will But soon the oil shortage will record and, more importantly, "records" or any such thing. a corner of the cover is cut out. probably be made of vinyl and affect other industries, and a precedent for future LP More likely, cutouts or cheapie The record industry — which some presently unknown that includes records. prices. records will disappear from the earned over $3 billion last year, material, or possibly from The phrase "they can't take Besides higher LP prices, racks. the highest in the something other than PVC. other areas will feel the pinch. entertainment industry — is Until such a miracle occurs, we away our music" may shortly be proved false. Records are The actual quality of the Most of you probably have a not going to take this sitting will probably be left with LPs made of polyvinyl chloride record will fall. More cutout record. Cutouts are down. that don't look as nice, fewer (PVC), a petroleum derivative. impurities will have to be overstocks, LPs that didn't sell There is always the chance LPs, lower quality records and, allowed in the vinyl to make it or have passed their high sales oil will be found under a even worse, higher prices. Pressing plants all over the go further. This will result in mark and are now surplus record pressing plant in Terre That's the breaks. country are desperately more surface noise in LPs and wondering where the next maybe distorted music. more than just radio, more than just sports, more than shipment of vinyl will come just news, more than just from. To Fewer records will be soul, more than just music, more than just talk, more than just radio, more than worsen matters, the released and many double LPs government has released the just sports, more than just news, more than just soul, more than just music, more will be cut. Rick Wakeman was price controls on PVC and than just talk more than just radio, more than jusf rpots, more than just news, retail to release a douhie LP, prices will soon go up. more than just soul, more than just music, more than just talk, more than How much prices will climb "Journey to the Center of the just is a major question. Record Earth," which got cut to a radio, more than just sports, more than just news, more than just soul, more than companies have fought off single LP. Many labels will be just music, more than just talk, more than just radio, more than just sports, more price increases for at least a cutting talent recruiting than just news, more than just soul, more than just music, more than just talk, year, but the PVC shortage will departments. more than ju: Another area of cutbacks news, more than definitely raise prices. Current estimates range from 50 cents will include free promotional just soul, mor M mk iust radio, more to $1.50 increase in retail copies of LPs. Normally, radio than just spoi I more than just prices. stations, magazines and music, more 1, M IB I uj I I just rpots. more The record companies' war newspapers receive free copies of new LPs to play on the air than just new.^ff^" ™ mW m , re than just talk, against rising prices has shown more than just radio, more than just sports, more than just news, more than just or review. 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It adequate separation of the four recording industry will was the Four channel music real job to make two You signals. probably decide which system - separate can convert stereo to reproduction systems have signals on one groove for stereo CD - 4, but it costs more than (CD - 4 or SQ) will prevail. SQ been around few few years, and to make a needle that Broadcasting in discrete systems are improving and a SQ conversion. All you need is quadrasonic looks impossible may could play them Putting four beat the CD 4 system soon. yet they have managed to another amplifier, two rear now, since a discrete system - appeal only to the hard - core separate signals on one groove speakers, a special decoder SQ, since it is adaptable to FM would mess up stereo and audio freaks. This was was finally accomplished by called a disc demodulator and a mono FM reception. The SQ broadcasting, looks like a accomplished through RCA and Shabata needle was winner if it be a new cartridge with a Shabata system can be used for FM can improved. technological confusion. Now developed that could track needle. You might need a new Meanwhile all the confusion we have three both broadcasting without and hassle almost makes you systems all horizontally and turntable, since only certain interfering with stereo or mono claiming to be quadrasonic. To vertically. This opened up tables have proper insulation want to settle for good old tell the truth, no one knows reception. reliable stereo. when the real quadrasonic system will stand up. The first, cheapest and simplest is called Dyna - quad, Phase power, derived or phony four channel. This system was probably discovered when someone the accidentally reversed speaker wires on his extension speakers. Taking the The Name Thai back speakers and wiring them in reverse (positive to negative) puts these speakers out of phase with the 'front. The result is a slight delay in the MEANS Tope Recorders back speakers creating a lllllHlillM concert hall effect. No records are required, just add two speakers. You can buy special TANDBERG magic boxes, for about $10, Through the years, Tandberg tape re¬ that perform the wire reversing corders have earned an enviable repu¬ function and throw in a level tation for innovation and control for the rear speakers. exceptional Better check out the quality. Today, the Tandberg name is specifications on your set synonymous with the best in tape re¬ before buying or ask a cording machines. Two models that salesman — most of them in have recently helped enhance that repu¬ this town are fairly honest. tation are pictured here. Electro Voice and Columbia Records are largely responsible The 9000x reel-to-reel deck is a three- for the development of the SQ quadrasonic system. They l n il motor dream featuring a sophisticated found a way to encode four logic control system, unique peak-read¬ signals on the same sources ing meters, linear motion out/input that previously handled only potentiometers, and crossfield record¬ two signals for stereo. We can ing. For all its quality and advanced fea¬ have four - channel SQ FM radio stations, four - channel tures, the 9000x is priced at just $699.95. A Dolbyized model, the SQ records and tapes. This 9200x, is now system has drawbacks in signal available for $899.95. A somewhat less separation. It is hard to sophisticated model, the 3300x, also is distinguish four separate signals. available for a modest $429.95. The SQ system was the first If you prefer the ease and conveni¬ on the market and looked like ence of stereo an instant success. Columbia cassettes, consider the records rush - released some of definitive cassette deck, the TCD 300. its many top selling albums Boasting all the features of the 9200x, remixed into SQ quadrasonic this is the machine that sound. A simple and brought the cas¬ sette of age as a true high inexpensive system to convert -I— fidelity med¬ ium, yet it's priced at just $399.95. Come your traditional stereo was to the Stereo marketed. Manufacturers Shoppe for a closeup look bought rights to produce and demonstration. amplifiers with SQ decoders built in. The SQ conversion kits are still quite popular. It's rather simple to convert your stereo if you have a component system the1 with a tape monitor in it. Just add an SQ decoder, another amplifier and two rear speakers. The rear amplifier and speakers do not have to be as good as your front system and you can use your old tuner and turntable. Stereo records 543 E. Grand River • Next to Paramount News will take on sounds you never • Phone 337-1300 believed were there and you Open 10 to 5:45 Mon. thru Wed., 'til 9 Thurs. and Fri., 10 to 5 Sat. can play any SQ quadrasonic v\ records. Movies fail, Watergate thrives in best, worst of 1973 TV and season By KATHY ESSELMAN the ratings for the first time. The Screen Writers public affairs programs flourished. CPB's State News Reviewer Guild strike crippled the fall season by holding attempted rape of PBS programing was thwarted. up production and making hurried production PBS defied the President's preference and ran the This is the best of times and the worst of the rule. It struck especially hard at the big entire Watergate hearings. PBS may resume times. studios, like Universal, which is responsible for a' coverage. Attempts to restrict the networks from 1973 brought us Watergate, "Love Thy number of series, like all eight segments of the taking an editorial stance in documentaries were Neighbor," major news coverage, two Tuesday and Sunday mystery movies. blocked, for the moment. * phenomenal hits in "The Waltons" and "Kung CBS, predictably, began and ended the year in CBS news took a critical look at commercials Fu" and a shower of third - rate sitcoms. first position, leading NBC and ABC in the last summer. AH three networks provided Movies and made - for - TV movies faltered in Nielsen ratings. This fall, ABC moved into second roundups and in - depth news specials to help viewers sort out the remarkable happenings of place, in spite of NBC's efforts to arbitrarily summer - fall 1973. As the old Chinese curse change the starting date of the season to Oct. 1, long after the Sept. 11 starting date, which was goes, "May you live in interesting times." CBS's "60 Minutes" strengthened its agreed upon by all three networks. The popular favorite among first • run series reputation for tough critical reporting with Mike , was unquestionably the Watergate hearings. It Wallace and Motley Safer at the helm. ABC news, rescued TV from the summer doldrums, saved formerly a subsidiary of ABC sports, the soap opera producers afflicted by the writers' demonstrated a hitherto unsuspected zest for strike from using scabs and deserves an Emmy as reporting. They dug out Vice President Agnew's the best dramatic series of the summer of 1973. resignation and Gerald Ford's nomination. Under The news departments, downtrodden and anchormen Howard K. Smith and Harry beleaguered since they had the temerity to cover Re as oner, the evening news became a three - way the 1968 conventions, made a spectacular race at last. comeback. The first half of 1973, the President Entertainment programs fared poorly in the and the administration had the upper hand. The wake of Watergate. Summer and fall premiers of Corporation for Public Broadcasting restricted 1973 sank without a bubble, with the notable news and public affairs on the Public exceptions of "Kojak" and "Police Story." Broadcasting System Network news departments The top 10 dramatic programs and the top 10 were accused of bias, and their function as sitcoms for 1973, and those premiered through newsmen limited through the FCC's Fairness January 1974, listed in alphabetical order, are as Doctrine. follows: Dnunatic Programs (Le. cops and The Fairness Doctrine, if one works hard, can cowboys) be interpreted to mean that nothing critical can . 1. "Alias Sipith and Jones" be said without balancing it with something nice. 2. "Coluiteo" This is an extreme, if not impossible, goal. In 3. "Dan August" 4. "Gunsmoke" repenting, it Is probably not even desirable. Carried to its illogical extreme, no obituaries 5. "Hawaii Five - 0" could appear without a birth announcement. 6. "Ironside" Under the dubious administration of Clay T. 7. "Kojak" 8. "Kung Fu" Whitehead, the Corporation for Public 9. "Streets of San Francisco" Broadcasting withdrew funding from most black news and public affairs programs. Sandor 10. "The Waltons" Vanocur was fired, presumably because his salary Some inhabitants of this top 10 may require was too high? News programs and documentaries some explanation. "Alias" was not canceled until the end of January 1973. Created by Roy were proclaimed inappropriate fare. Even "Zoom" and William S. Buckley became Huggins the father of Maverick, it was wicked, Commentator Howard K. Smith co - anchors witty and determinedly nonviolent A fellow endangered species. "Zoom" hurt "Lassie's" the ABC evening news with Harry Reasoner week ratings and Buckley had opposed Nixon's re - could get hurt. If you shot at other people they nights at 7 p.m. election. might shoot back at you. As Maverick said, "He In the salubrious climate of Watergate, news (Continued on page 28) Tony Randall, left, is Felix Unger and Jack Klugman is Oscar Madison, on ABCs hilarious "The Odd Couple." 'sjeaA luaoaj ui iueie\q aiouu auiooaq seq qsiqseq pue euenlueui jo uouduinsuoo H9S/J S3 os Joa6 Gnuci Movies falter, Watergate worst of flourishes 1973 TV season (Continued from i 27) 5. "The Mary Tyler Moore only does NBC trail in the Show" night in the Nielsens, through whole new approach to ratings, but it seems NFL football, while "ABC Johnny who fights and runs away, lives 6. "M*A*S*H*" Carson's personal time slot. determined to keep the quality Wide World of to run another day." 7. "Maude" Sports" ABC's afternoon children's of its programing at a level "Alias" used the potential 8. "The Odd Couple" provided amusement for all of specials were which will neither astonish, the trivial sports nuts. unique, offered by the series format 9. "Roll Out!" marvelous and very special. uplift nor amuse the viewer. more fully than any other 10. "Sanford and Son" Game shows moved ahead of series in recent years. It was This was the year that was No surprises here, except ABC maintained its pre - — soaps in the daytime derby. not a rewarded for this farsighted use very good year — but The venerable "Secret Storm" "Happy Days," which is a lot eminence in sports coverage marked of the medium by low ratings funnier than "Ozzie and by some innovative was just canceled, to be with CBS and pernicious cancellation. Harriet" attempting approaches to programing. replaced by a game show. ever was. Now we competition. Roone Arledge's "Dan August" was a series ABC's late ni#it rock shows, know what David and Ricky empire at ABC gave it Monday Otherwise, at the networks it made before its time. When did when specials and movies offers a was business they went out. as usual in 1973. CBS dusted it off for reruns "Love, American Style" last summer it shot to the top provided a stage for young Solzhenitsyn 10 of the Nielsen ratings. It performers and a proving was a good, intelligent series ground for young writers and with solid writing and directors. Some of the wackiest directing. Burt Reynolds comedy in 30 years appeared turned in a fascinating, MOSCOW — Roy A. Medvedev, the dissident on this program. Mack Sennett, controversial book to show them rounded characterization of historian who gained fame in the west for his inaccurate, creator of the Keystone Kops, inconsistent or unfair and charged the controlled this small - town chief of unofficial history of Stalinism, issued would have envied the free - Wednesday Soviet press in some cases with "deliberate and detectives. a massive, well - documented essay praising and wheeling style of this manic malicious distortions" of what "Columbo" and "Ironside," Solzhenitsyn had comedy. defending Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn's latest book written. deserve this berth, not only for as being The Yorkin - Lear Tandem "mercilessly truthfull" and for providing As a Marxist, Medvedev asserted that Marxism their dramatic merits, but also more Productions hog this top 10, as insight into Russian prison life than needed honest adversaries such as for their adventurous Solzhenitsyn they dominate the Nielsens. Dostoyevsky's writings. more than some of the official champions and developments in the technical "All in the Family," "Maude" "In this respect, it seems to me that senior Writers' Union official who have use of the medium. Split - Russian or world literature can nothing in and "Sanford and Son" deserve compare with scathingly attacked the author lately. screen, and superimposition their ratings. "The Mary Tyler Solzhenitsyn's book," Medvedev declared, in an have been used to good essay circulated to Western Moore Show" and its brother newsmen tonight. Although he took issue with Solzhenitsyn's advantage in these programs. show "The Bob Newhart His carefully balanced 7,000 - word statement, suggestion that terrorist tactics and abuses of "Gunsmoke," "Rung' Fu" Show'' still provide the first serious scholarly review of "The power had been built into the Soviet system and "The Waltons" Gulag have sophisticated, intelligent Archipelago, 1918 - 1956," since its publication from Lenin onward and were not primarily facets already been discussed in humor. in the West in late of Stalinism, Medvedev not only defended the December, found minor fault earlier reviews. "Hawaii Five with some of Laurence Marks and Larry Solzhenitsyn's facts and differed author's right to be heard in the Soviet Union -O" and "Rojak" maintain Gelbart purveyed their unique, with certain "evaluations and conclusions" but praised him for having "justly called on the in the CBS's reputation for high - antic insantity on two series, book. Soviet people, and particularly the young people, quality cop shows. "Streets" "M*A*S*H*" and the ill - But he offered point - by - point rebuttal of not to promote lies and not to cooperate with did ambitious dramatic fated official Soviet press lies" about the past. Out!" That show denunciations of the experiments in the 1972 - 73 and its lead - in "Calucci's season and started out this Dept.," fell victim to CBS's ^WWWWUI! I\\\lllll///////SJp season at the same level, but heavy concentration of rural has recently fallen in quality. viewers. Neither deserved early Sitcoms thrived in the cancellation — at least not with ^ absurd atmosphere of the "Brady Bunch" and the Watergate. Everyone needed a 1. "All in the Family" 2. "The Bob Newhart Show" 3. "Happy Days" "Partridge Family" still air. "The Odd Couple" still on maintains its position as one of the cleverest sitcoms on the air. As usual, NBC has a lone the R.E.0. SPEEDWAGON ^ 4. "Love, American Style" entry in each category. 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Key consumption of cannabis sativa chains, alligator piips for by Dale Atkins and hashish, are blatant in this electrical work, pens and community and apparently are pencils, and a lot of other small a successful business venture. items can suffice as roach clips. Roach clips can be justified The fact that cigaret papers can be purchased at nearly any commercially if they have some other use than simply drug or grocery store, not to mention head shops, is holding a joint butt. Caburetor pipes, called that indicative that many people are because of the injection effect rolling their own and they can't all be rolling tobacco. they have are on smoke inhalation, becoming increasingly popular among the dope NOT ALL STEREO IS HI Fl Imagine a person smoking tobacco out of bong or a water smoking public. Carburetor pipes come in all pipe. 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However, the usage of marijuana and hashish (without which head shops and pipe stores would be nonexistent) is illegal. We have over 500 high fiedlity replacement Rep. Perry Bullard, D - Ann Woofers Mid-range Tweeters •*', ti- Arbor, apparently recognizing the absurdity of all this, is now speakers on stock — — — sponsoring legislation for the WHEN YOU NEED US- LOOK FOR US UNDER "S" de - criminalization of IN THE YELLOW PAGES. WE'RE LISTED marijuana usage. Perhaps some of these 1st 1st 1st people profitting from the consumption of drug in in in paraphernalia will support Stereo Sound Speakers legislation to legitimize their livelyhood. After you've the Sights a around town, s Bong down to a Dinky Doo, cigaret papers and light spectrum pipes are all used for smoking marijuana DOMINO'S PIZZA and hashish. In local shops one can purchase any of the above mentioned items. 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