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Rolling Stone Magazine: Premiere Issue with John Lennon Cover (November 9, 1967)

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Original complete premiere issue of Rolling Stone, Vol. I, No. I, issued on November 9, 1967, 24 pages, 11.5 x 16.5, featuring a cover image of John Lennon as Private Gripweed in Richard Lester's film How I Won the War. Published in San Francisco by Jann Wenner and Ralph J. Gleason, the landmark first issue includes coverage of the Grateful Dead following their drug bust, David Crosby's departure from the Byrds, an interview with Donovan, and an investigative piece on the finances of the Monterey International Pop Festival, as well as music criticism discussing Jimi Hendrix and Cream. The issue also contains Wenner's introductory statement outlining the new publication's purpose and approach to covering rock music and its surrounding culture. In fine condition.

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