1981 CREEM ROCK ’N’ ROLL READERS’ POLL BALLOT
Just kidding...you’re there, the Stones are there, and we demand your vote! We’re holding David Lee Roth and Joe Willie Strummer hostage until we hear from every town, every state in the union! David and Joe will count every ballot, their tears dampening your incomprehensible scrawling, their famous hands counting your votes, their million dollar voices laughing, laughing at your unbelievable choices for the Tops In Rock 1981!
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1981 CREEM ROCK ’N’ ROLL READERS’ POLL BALLOT
FEATURES
NO CREEM READERS IN ’81!
Just kidding...you’re there, the Stones are there, and we demand your vote! We’re holding David Lee Roth and Joe Willie Strummer hostage until we hear from every town, every state in the union! David and Joe will count every ballot, their tears dampening your incomprehensible scrawling, their famous hands counting your votes, their million dollar voices laughing, laughing at your unbelievable choices for the Tops In Rock 1981!
Mark your ballot carefully, making sure to FILL IN EVpRY CATEGORY with actual names. Write or type neatly as we like to count those ballots the most, and send to:
CREEM READER’S POLL P.O.BOX P-1064 BIRMINGHAM, MI 48012
We can’t count your vote if we get it after December 15, 1981, we can only mourn your forgetfulness. And, if you vote for an album released last year, your untimeliness as well. Save Joe and Davie from each other: VOTE TODAY!
WAX
Top 3 Albums (Vote for 3)
(a)
(b)
(c)
Top 2 Singles (Vote for 2)
(a)
(b)
Best Rhythrri & Blues Single
Best Rhythm & Blues Album
Best Re-issue (Song or Album)
Best Jazz Album
FLESH AND BLOOD
Top 3 Groups (Vote for 3)
(a)
(b)
(c)
Top 3 Live Groups (Performing)
(a)
(b)
(C)
Best Male Singer
Best Female Singer
Best R&B Singer
Best R&B Group
Best Guitarist
Best Keyboardist
Best Bassist
Best Drummer
Best Horn Player
Most Valuable Player
Best Producer
Worst Group
Best Songwriter
Best New Group
Best Instrumentalist (not voice, guitar, keyboard, bass, drums or horns)
SUNDRY
Biggest Disappointment of the Year
Drug of the Year
Hero(ine) of the Year
Comeback of the Year
Ripoff of the Year
Most Pathetic of the Year
Rock Critic of the Year
Rock Photographer of the Year
Album Cover of the Year
Fad of the Year
Fashion Plate of the Year
Sex Object of the Year
Best Tour
Best Rock ’n’ Roll Movie (not necessarily a music flick)
TV Show of the Year
Couple of the Year (Together or Split)
Punk of the Year
Street Phrase of the Year
How many concerts did you attend in 1981?
How many LPs/tapes did you buy in 1981? _
Any other comments on 1981 (i.e., best & worst story, gripes, etc.)
OFFICIAL BALLOT
1981 CREEM Rock 'n' Roll Poll
Please complete the coupon below-or your vote won’t count!
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