On page 25 is a Freak Out ad.

Uncle Meat (pp 37-38)

To begin with could you tell us something about the film you’ve made?

We made a movie called ‘Uncle Meat’. It’s got a lot of pictures of the Mothers in it, it also has a very strange plot which will require some straight-life-type actors to execute and we need some more money to finish it.

Isn't the plot explained on the sleeve of the Uncle Meat LP?

The beginning and the end is in there – the middle isn’t.

Was the album written with the film in mind?

It’s quite possible to make a film to match music, so I made some music and I made up the story line around it.

Basically what sort of a film is it?

It’s a fantasy film with political and sociological overtones! (read more)

Rock Quiz (pp 42-44)

Question 8 is excerpt from FZ interview published in Rolling Stone #14.

'In the old days you'd drag your old man out on the lawn and kick the shit out of each other, and he'd say, 'Be home by midnight!' and you'd be home by midnight. Today, parents don't dare tell you what time to get in – they're frightened you won't come back.'

I read Miles' review of this record in IT 74 three times, carefully, once I even read it using a dictionary and I didn't understand it. Not all of it anyway. But then I ain't ever been to America, and this is an America record. (read more)

Source: University of Wollongong, Australia 

On the back cover is a Weasels Ripped My Flesh ad.

In this double cover issue is on page 11 a short unreadable (dark blue text on dark violet background) Fillmore East - June 1971 review. On page 27 is a full-page Fillmore East - June 1971 ad.

London's fashionable rock milieu turned out of a cold mid-November nite to witness the celluloid testament of Frank Zappa's wit and wisdom : '. . . but he's so OLD ' . . . 'eah, but really clever. I mean to be so weird and yet so commercial, that's ballsy. (read more)