Cover story: 1973
From The Who to Pink Floyd to Bruce Springsteen to New York Dolls: The big look back at a year in which great bands reach the zenith of their creative work and record final masterpieces or make directional decisions, exceptional talents release their debut albums and thus the foundation for superstar careers and the punk movement begins.

sugar man
The story of songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, his two rediscovered exceptional albums and other masterpieces that were also almost forgotten.

master class
This time Frank Wonneberg's series looks at Eric Clapton's acoustic live album "Unplugged".

Rega
Made in England: We visit the legendary hi-fi manufacturer's factory in Leigh-on-Sea in Great Britain and meet the company founder Roy Gandy.

Soundtrack Of My Life
MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer on John Coltrane's free jazz album "Ascension" that changed his worldview.

Revealed: The Pogues
The stories behind the cover of The Pogues' folk-punk classic "New Peace And Love", designed by Simon Ryan.

Other issues in the issue
Practical tests on turntables, integrated amplifiers and floorstanding speakers, over 100 LP reviews on 42 pages, the “33 1/3 Cover” section, news features, Dr. MINT, vinyl preview, the sleeve face of the month and much more.