ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS

Buddah Records has signed Spider Man! The first Spidey record, From Beyond the Grave, is already out, and a series of Marvel Rockomics will follow.

Virginia Fairbanks of Oak Park, Mich, has mounted a campaign against Merritt Food Company of Kansas City, Missouri and its new candy — “Bomb Pops.”

“Bomb Pops” are something like popsicles, except that they’re molded into a shape resembling a bomb. According to S.L. Blair, vice-president of Merritt, they’re shaped something like a rocket with six fins — in other words, a bomb.

Said Fairbanks in a letter to the company, “Your subtle attempts to indoctrinate children by making them think bombs are fun is sick.”

Replied Mr. Blair, “We don’t believe in any of the things that Ms. Fairbanks charges. I think that when kids eat bomb pops they’re thinking of something fun." Sure, like napalm, hydrogen, cobalt, TNT ... fun. (Earth News)

Turns out Alvin Lee's a toy freak His favorite: a minature tank that fires missiles. It does battle with his machine gunning robot man.

Chrysalis Records (Jethro Tull, Procol Harum) has finally set up over here. They’ll still be distributed by Warners, though.