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TABLE OF CONTENTS
5 ROCK & ROLL HOTLINE
Patti Smith, Ted Nugent, David Johansen, Elton John, Boomtown Rats, Tim Curry, and Syl Sylvain
7 SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY
Southside Johnny Gets The Image Across
“This band needs to be promoted because it’s a little bit different,” says Johnny
by Deane Zimmerman
10 WE READ YOUR MAIL
Ted Nugent, Jethro Tull, Queen, and more...
11 GUITARS & AMPS
Allen Lanier of The Blue Oyster Cult
12 HP INSTANT DISCOGRAPHY
Nils Lofgren
13 REO SPEEDWAGON
Catching On To REO
“Our personalities are our heaviest special effect”
14 SPINADDICT: RECORD REVIEWS
Led Zep, Tom Verlaine, Chuck Berry, Van Morrison, Andy Pratt, Bob Dylan, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Talking Heads, Iggy, The Shirts...
by James Spina
16 EDGAR WINTER
Edgar Winter Synthesizes Rock For Love
“I feel very personally about this album,” says Edgar Winter
18 SUZI QUATRO
Rock Every Night With Suzi Quatro
“I like where I am now,” says Suzi
22 JOHN COOPER CLARKE
John Cooper Clarke Looks For The Poetry Of Rock
“I feel like I have a lot of room to move...” says Clarke
by Lisa Robinson
24 MICHAEL JACKSON
The Jacksons Make Their Moves
In An Exclusive Interview, Michael Jackson Explains What They’re Doing And Why
25 ROBERT PALMER
Robert Palmer’s Secrets
“I would guess at the moment there seems to be some kind of demand for rock & roll,” says Palmer
27 KISS
Hit Parader Exclusive Part One
On The Road With Kiss
Kiss Guitar Star Paul Stanley Reveals The Inside Info
by Richard Robinson
30 QUEEN
Live Killers On Tour
Backstage Photos By Neal Preston
32 CENTERFOLD: THE CARS
34 THE CARS
The Cars Speak Up For Rock And Roll
35 THE B-52’s
Killer Bees Rock And Roll
“I don’t think we want to be a big supergroup,” says Kate Pierson
by Lynn Geller
37 THE HIT PARADER INTERVIEW: BEV BEVAN
ELO
“I think that for the most part people would like us to do something spectacular,” says Bevan
by Deane Zimmerman
40 CHARLIE DANIELS
Rowdy And Ready To Rock
Charlie Daniels Talks About His Music
“People seem to have a special feeling for the band,” says Daniels
42 SONG INDEX
62 LAUGHING DOGS
Laughing Dogs Bark In Times Square