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Two young men walk into a Cambridge record store. They stride up to the clerk, who is wearing a Richard Betts promo tee shirt, and introduce themselves as members of the Allman Brothers. They offer to buy his shirt, but he refuses. They threaten to “beat the shirt off,” but the clerk won’t give in.

February 1, 1975

ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS

Two young men walk into a Cambridge record store. They stride up to the clerk, who is wearing a Richard Betts promo tee shirt, and introduce themselves as members of the Allman Brothers. They offer to buy his shirt, but he refuses. They threaten to “beat the shirt off,” but the clerk won’t give in. The two young men leave the store cursing and mumbling to themselves.

Tiny Tim’s new comeback act is a glitter extravaganza featuring dancing girls. He wowed ’em when he unveiled it at the world-famous Torrance (Calif.) Holiday Inn.

The new year will see a new album by the Faces, as well as a world-wide tour. No fufther details just yet.

Karmic Congestion: Whilst in Atlanta on his big tour, Elton John was conked on the noggin by a heavy metal pipe thrown from the audience. Undaunted, he wiped the blood from his forehead and feather boa and charged back into the song he was

playing at the time: “Saturday Night’s All Right for Fighting.”

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