1983 CREEM ROCK 'N' ROLL READERS' POLL BALLOT
Yoo-hoo! Guess what time it is? No, no, not Howdy Doody time. Not time to greet the Merry Mouseketeers. And definitely not time for any more brain function than you're accustomed to when reading this magazine. It's time for you, the wooly electorate,
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1983 CREEM ROCK 'N' ROLL READERS' POLL BALLOT
Yoo-hoo! Guess what time it is? No, no, not Howdy Doody time. Not time to greet the Merry Mouseketeers. And definitely not time for any more brain function than you're accustomed to when reading this magazine. It's time for you, the wooly electorate, to become you, the rock 'n' roll authority I The final word I The Consumer's Guidepersonagel Pretty funny—we know—but not as funny as if we, the hanging jury, picked the winners. Joe "Deli" Russo would win every categoryl
All you have to do is mark your ballot carefully, making "sure" to FILL IN EVERY CATEGORY with realisticappearing names. Then you just send it along to:
CREEM READERS' POLL P.O. BOX P-1064 BIRMINGHAM, Ml 48012
Listen up—we can't count your vote if we receive it after Dec. 15, 1983. Yeah, yeah—hey, tuff— it's the way of the world, palsl Plus—please vote only for records released in 1983, and for living humans, OK? How can you tell if they're alive? Don't ask usl Just sit yourself down right now and VOTE TODAYI Or, simply, die!
OFFICIAL BALLOT
1983 CREEM Rock 'n' Roll Poll
Please complete the coupon below— or your vote won't countl
NAME
SEX
ADDRESS
CITY
AGE
STATE ZIP
WAX
TOP 3 ALBUMS (Vote for 3)
(a)
(b)
(c)
TOP 2 SINGLES (Vote for 2)
H
(b)
BEST RHYTHM & BLUES SINGLE
BEST RHYTHM & BLUES ALBUM
BEST RE-ISSUE (Song or Album)
BEST JAZZ ALBUM
FLESH AND BLOOD
TOP THREE GROUPS (Vote for 3) (a)
(b)
M
TOP 3 LIVE GROUPS (Performing)
(a)
(b)
M
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
BEST SONGWRITER
BEST NEW GROUP
SUNDRY
WORST GROUP
BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT 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 R 'N' R 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 1983?
HOW MANY LPS/TAPES DID YOU BUY IN 1983?
ANY OTHER COMMENTS ON 1983 (i.e. best & worst story, gripes, etc.)
