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Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll - London style.
OZ magazine issues from Jan 67 to 73, downloadable as PDFs. A fascinating snapshot of times long gone.
http://ro.uow.edu.au/ozlondon/
Somewhat like The Oracle and early Rolling Stone and 60s Playboy and Freak Bros comics all stewed into an English periodical designed by a tripping Fillmore poster artist. -- unconventional graphics, "taboo subjects," music reviews, nudity, and counterculture journalism.
I've only scratched the surface of two issues looking for Dead-related stuff -- it could take months to peruse it all. Not only is it worth it to check out for nostalgia's sake, but there are some nuggets of info/insight that may be pertinent today.
Enjoy the weekend -- it was in the 70s here Wed, snow flurries last night...weird
Alan
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May 67 Content: Mona Lisa cover. Mike McInney cartoon/article. Merry Pranksters and Acid Tests. Timothy Leary Playboy interview. Will the real Frodo Baggins please stand up? 2 page naked girl sitting on toilet/parliament. An address to politicians-pop-drugs. Protest Postcards to politicians. Colin MacInnes ‘In Praise of Ugliness’. Yoko Ono film protest. 3 page Martin Sharp foldout What Beautiful Eyes She Has with Revlon Invents Wet Lipstick on the reverse.
April 70 Content - Acid Oz - Sex Fair Special, Bob Crumb cover. LSD – ‘The Acid Facts’ text and graphic. ‘The Chemical Revolution: To Trip is Human, To Revolt Divine!’. 2p+ Thead cartoon. ‘Not So Instant Karma’ by Jim Anderson. ‘Zabriskie Petit-Point’. ’14 Ways of Looking at Charles Manson… and one way of talking to him’. 2p Martin Sharp ‘Acid is Good For You’ graphic. ’Dope Hope’ by Steve Morris. The Wooton Report on LSD and Amphetamine by Steve Abrams. ‘Women on the Moon’ – Michelene Wandor’s reply to Greer. Tony Bell cartoon. ‘Candy Darling finds Love at Last’ - interview with Arthur Lee/Love by Jim Anderson. Centrespread ‘I Was a Teenage Bopper’ photo by Thomas Weir. Extracts from Robert Finnis’ History of Teen Idols and Teenybop. ‘Satans Slaves Read Books’ – review by Jim Anderson. ‘Crazy Otto Sheds His Guilt’ - Albie Thoms on Otto Muehl. LP reviews: Live/Dead, GTOs, Mick Farren, Jefferson Airplane, Steve Miller, Rod Stewart. 4p+ CBS Records ad. ‘Playpower in Pornoland’ by Richard Neville.
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>> it could take months to
>> it could take months to peruse it all. Not only is it worth it to check out for nostalgia's sake, but there are some nuggets of info/insight that may be pertinent today. <<
Thanks for the link. Looking forward to mining the wealth of information.
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Thank you.
Thank you.
I will offer this link to the Great Speckled Bird archive, the South's answer to the Berkeley Barb and Village Voice. The picture of beardless, tye dye clad Garcia in front of an Allman Brothers cabinet comes from ne of the issues. Also the cover shot of Duane Allman wearing an STP shirt, meaning neither the drug nor the motor honey. Save the Park if you were peaceful hippie and Stop the Police if you were a bit more woke.
http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/GSB
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Whoa....that's a great one,
Whoa....that's a great one, too. Thank you. If you are ever feeling scholarly, here's an interesting resource:
http://www.altpress.org/mod/pages/display/4/index.php?menu=about
The Alternative Press Center developed one of the largest private collections of alternative publications in the United States, with some titles going back to the late 1960s and early 1970s. The collection also includes books. This is a library with a social conscience, offering alternative perspectives and information that are often difficult to find in mainstream libraries. The collection is open to the public and includes the most recent five years.
Located at 2239 Kirk Ave., Baltimore, MD, 21218
Hours: Friday 10am-4pm, Saturday 12-4pm, or contact us.
Phone: 312.451.8133
Email: altpress-AT-altpress.org
The back issues of the Alternative Press Center collection are archived at the Special Collections of the Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery, a research library open to the public at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).
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bump - Great links here
bump - Great links here