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THE BEAT GOES ON
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ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS
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THE CHRISTGAU CONSUMER GUIDE
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1973 CReem ROCK 'N' ROLL POLL
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BARNEY & MIKE
These things happened this month: 1) RCA announced that David Bowie has sold 1,056,400 albums in Britain in two years and 1,024,068 singles, while "The Laughing Gnome" has sold 200,000 copies for Deram.