THE COUNTRY ISSUE IS OUT NOW!

BATTLE OF THE GNATS!

August 1, 1978
THE MAD PECK

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BATTLE OF THE GNATS!

ALBUM REVIEW

KRAFTVERK

THE MAN-MACHINE

(CAPITOL)

v.s.

DMZ

(SIRE) -

BY: THE MAD PECK, THE MASKED MARVEL AND JEFFREY LEE ESQ.

THE STORY YOU IN FACT, IT 1 ARE ABOUT TO I IS PROBABLY HEAR IS TRUE, g HAPPENINGIN YOUR TOWN RIGHT NOW.' THE ROBOTS HAVE TAKEN OVER THE DISCO, AND ARE BRAINWASHING THE KIDS/ igj

YOU VILL LIKE "THE ROBOTS'ON OUR NEW ALBUM MORE EVEN ZAN "SHOWROOM DUMMIES "ON OUR s* LAST L.P.

TWE ARE THE [ROBOTS.I

DISCO MECHANO

FIFTEEN MINUTES LATER "THE MAN-MACHINE** INEXPLICABLY FADES INTO "DESTROYER",

HUH?

IOH MEIN GOTT! MORE' FROM BOSTON.

DISCO MECHANO

HEY COOZ! WANNA DANCE TO THE `BR8Y BOOM?"

THE KRAFTWERK ROBOTS TRY TO RALLY, AND BEAT • BACK DMZ. BUT MONO MAN WHIPS UP THE KIOS WITH THE LIVE RECORDING OF "LOUIE LOUIE" FROM PAUL REVERE * THE RAIDER'S GREATEST HITS. DON'T GET COMPLACENT THOUGH. THE FORCES OF

rSYNTHESIS ARE EVERYWHERE/

RIGHT! OOPS. DROPPED 1 M~i' PENCIL.~.