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WELCOME

elcome to the first issue of

2020! I hope you’re not still
nursing hangovers from your

New Year’s celebrations, but if
you are, then I hope this issue

will help to ease the pain.
As 2020 rolls by, so do a lot of

important anniversaries in the rock

world. So this month we’re taking you back to the
first weeks of 1970, when The Doors were about to

unleash Morrison Hotel on to an unsuspecting public.
Frontman Jim Morrison was navigating a run-in with

the law, the band were blacklisted by radio and were
in a bit of trouble. Nevertheless, they rose to the

challenge and delivered what would be their most
successful album in the UK. Read more from page 26.

Elsewhere we take a walk on the dark side of the
80s as we explore the epic rise of goth in the

company of The Mission, The Cult, The Cure and

a veritable cast of thousands; we sit down with Suzi
Quatro for the Classic Rock Interview; discover how

Hendrix’s Band Of Gypsys rewrote rock’s rule book; Subscribe!
and so much more.

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Year’s resolutions, right? So how about resolving to

never miss an issue of Classic Rock in 2020? And the

easiest way to make sure you keep that resolution is
to take out a subscription. So turn to page 92 (for US

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This month’s contributors

BILL DEMAIN DAVE LING IAN FORTNAM
Bill DeMain is a songwriter, News and Lives Editor Dave Ling Classic Rock’s Reviews
BBC correspondent and is a member of the team that Editor Ian Fortnam was
the owner/guide of the founded Classic Rock back in initially entranced by Suzi
Walkin’ Nashville music 1998. As ever, he’s been very Quatro when she burst into
history tour. His songs busy this issue. In addition to his living room via Top Of
appear on upcoming his regular duties, he spoke with The Pops. Quite how
releases by A Girl Called Magnum, Girlschool, Five Finger entranced she was when he
Eddy and Curtis Stigers. Death Punch, Keb’ Mo’, Adam burst into her living room via
This month he delved Wakeman and Damian Wilson her kitchen to conduct this
into Band Of Gypsys for for the lives section, and month’s interview is very
us. Read about his managed to find time to speak much open to question. Suzi
investigations into Jimi with Corky Laing and chronicle takes on The Classic Rock
Hendrix from page 52. his unbelievable life (page 44). Interview from page 58.