Classic Rock Magazine August 2004 Jim Morrison Peter Gabriel Van Halen Motley Crue SKU 1513

Original Classic Rock Magazine – August 2004, a heavily themed classic-rock issue centred around the music, personalities and notorious stories associated with Los Angeles and the Sunset Strip.

The cover uses a striking monochrome portrait design with the large Classic Rock masthead and an “L.A. Rebels” neon-style road-sign graphic. The main cover feature is billed as “Sordid Stories From Sunset Strip”, with the magazine specifically highlighting Jim Morrison, Van Halen, Mötley Crüe, Hollywood Rose, Poison and more.

This is a strong period issue for collectors interested in the Los Angeles rock scene, hard rock, glam metal and the musicians and bands associated with the Sunset Strip.

Featured Content

The visible cover highlights include:

• Jim Morrison – included in the major Sunset Strip / L.A. Rebels feature
• Van Halen – part of the Los Angeles rock retrospective
• Mötley Crüe – featured within the Sunset Strip stories
• Hollywood Rose – early Los Angeles rock history
• Poison – part of the issue's L.A. rock coverage
• Peter Gabriel – prominently advertised across the top of the cover with an exclusive “From Genesis To Revelations” feature
• Vanilla Fudge – a retrospective covering the band's history from the 1960s through later years
• Thin Lizzy – featured with a return-themed article
• Additional classic-rock material suggested by the cover's “and more…” billing

The issue has particularly good crossover appeal for fans of The Doors-era rock culture, Van Halen, Mötley Crüe, glam metal, hard rock, progressive rock and 1960s/1970s classic rock.

Magazine Details

Publication: Classic Rock Magazine
Date: August 2004
Publisher: Future Publishing
Original Cover Price: £3.60
Main Theme: Los Angeles / Sunset Strip rock history
Genre: Classic Rock / Hard Rock / Glam Metal / Progressive Rock

The cover design itself is very distinctive, combining a large black-and-white musician portrait with palm-tree imagery and retro Los Angeles signage. It has a strong early-2000s Classic Rock magazine aesthetic and would display well as part of a music-magazine collection.

Condition

Pre-owned / used condition.

Visible condition from the supplied photograph:

• Noticeable general age and handling wear
• Spine wear and rubbing, especially toward the upper and lower left-hand edge
• Some colour loss / whitening along the spine and outer edges
• Top-left corner wear, including visible rubbing and slight crushing
• Light corner and edge wear around the remainder of the magazine
• Some surface marks / scuffs visible across the darker cover areas
• Lower-left area shows additional rubbing and handling wear
• Slight curling / waviness around portions of the outer edges
• No obvious major cover tear or large section missing in the supplied image
• Main cover artwork, headlines and printed details remain clearly readable

Overall, it presents as an authentic used 2004 music magazine with age-related wear, rather than a pristine collector-grade copy.

SKU: 1513