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TABLE OF CONTENTS
COVER STORY
24 Ozzy Osbourne
Risking life and limb, Circus Magazine catches up with Ozzy’s Diary of a Madman tour in the Midwest. But this is not your average tour, even for the batty Mr. Osbourne —(Richard Hogan)
FEATURES
14 Alice Cooper
“Dateline: Rock & Roll,” a flashback of rock history. This month, April 1973: Alice Cooper pads his billfold with Billion Dollar Babies. —(Philip Bashe)
30 Abba
The Swedish quartet’s sold millions of records. Now it’s working on shares of stock —(Philip Bashe)
33 Journey
There’s no escaping the fact that the quintet from San Francisco is now one of the biggest acts in the world —(George Arthur)
34 Journey Poster
38 Loverboy
They were the hottest rookie band of last year and their good luck continues in 1982 —(Philip Bashe)
40 Movie Eye
An in-focus look at Vice Squad, The Border, Venom and A Stranger Is Watching —(Richard Hogan)
42 Molly Hatchet
Barracuda off Nassau nearly stopped the recording of Take No Prisoners, and that’s no fish story —(Richard Hogan)
46 Del Shannon
Thanks to Tom Petty, rock & roll welcomes back one of its favorite sons —(Philip Bashe)
50 Bob & Doug McKenzie
This month Circus goes face to face with those two hosers from the Great White North. Can’t you just smell the back bacon frying? —(Gerald Rothberg)
51 Contest Results
Are you a winner in the Circus Magazine/MCA Records “Scrambled Wax” contest? Find out
MUSIC GEAR
57 Stars’ Instruments: Eddie Van Halen—
The guitar wizard sounds off on his favorite guitars, pickups and amps.
58 Consumer reports
The Peavey T-15 is a low-cost, high-value guitar. The Epiphone Genesis is a great beginner’s guitar.
59 Tony Levin
The famous bassist gives tips on playing bass and how to use the Stick
60 Tech Trek
New products from the music factory —(John Stix, Barry Lipman)
DEPARTMENTS
6 Letters
Feedback from our readers
8 Listings
The most complete guide to rock on the road, plus radio and TV listings, Top 20, best-selling LPs from five years ago, book, film and video reviews, and more
17 Circus Word Find
Puzzling game for fans —(Steven Dean Pastis)
18 Front Pages
News from the rock & roll scene —(Lisa Robinson)
20 The Go-Go’s/The Pretenders—Stage Pass
The five girls from L.A. open for the Police at Madison Square Garden. Plus: The Pretenders keep getting better —(Steve Weitzman)
53 Longplayers
Reviews of the new LPs by Nick Lowe, Loverboy, Sammy Hagar, Joan Jett and more —(John Swenson, George Arthur)
66 Back Pages
Inside information on the rock scene —(Lou O’Neill Jr.)