ROLLING STONE is an American biweekly magazine that focuses on popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner, who is still the magazine's publisher, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first known for its musical coverage and for political reporting by Hunter S. Thompson.
In the 1990s, the magazine shifted focus to a younger readership interested in youth-oriented television shows, film actors, and popular music. In recent years, it has resumed its traditional mix of content.
ROLLING STONE has gone through a number of format changes over the years: 24-page newspaper in its early days, a larger bi-fold newspaper until 1973 when it became a tabloid-size newspaper and then a magazine format in 1981. Though still printed on newsprint stock until 1985, it then adopted the glossy magazine look it retains today.
Editions of ROLLING STONE are (or were) published in: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Croatia, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, Spain and Turkey.
Thank you to Eric Galzi and Jürgen Wasser.
 #12, 23 June 1968 |
 #43, 4 October 1969 (back cover) double click to read the page. |
 #47, 29 November 1969, includes the Greil Marcus article, later privately reprinted on glossy paper: see here |
 #77, 4 March 1971, 7 pages |
 #103, 2 March 1972 |
 #104, 16 March 1972 |
 #154, 14 February 1974 |
 #156, 14 March 1974 |
 #204, 15 January 1976, 8 pages |
 #257, 26 January 1978, 8 pages, includes the Jonathan Cott interview |
 #278, 16 November 1978, 5 pages, includes the Jonathan Cott interview part II |
 #424, 21 June 1984, 4 pages, includes the Kurt Lauder interview |
 #437-438, 30 December 1984 |
 1985 Special |
 #478-479, 17 July 1986, 3 pages |
 #828/829, December 1999 |
 #882, 22 November 2001 9 pages, includes the Mikal Gilmore interview |
 15 April 2004 Special Issue |
 24 June 2004 Special Issue |
 #636, Yearbook 2004-2005 |
 May-June 2006, Special Issue |
 #1008, 7 September 2006, 6 pages, includes the Jonathan Lethem interview |
 #1016-1017, 28 December 2006 - 11 January 2007, Special issue |
 #1066, 27 November 2008, 1 page. This issue came with 4 different covers: Bob Dylan / Elvis Presley / John Lennon / Aretha Franklin) |
 # 1078, 14 May 2009, 9 pages |
 #1131, 26 May 2011, 24 pages |
 #1146-1147, 3 January 2012 |
 'Special Collector's Edition' 2011 |
 'Special Collector's Edition' 16 February 2012 |
 #1166, 27 September 2012, 12 pages, includes the Mikal Gilmore interview |
 15 February 2013. Bob Dylan 'Special Collectors Edition' '40 Years of ROLLING STONE Interviews'. 122 pages.The cover photo was already used for issue #882, November 22, 2001 |
 same, back, featuring: -100 Greatest Dylan Songs - Dylan's GuideTo Life - In Depth Interviews - Tributes (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bono, Lucinda Williams and more) |
 #1191, 12 September 2013, 8 pages |
 #1222, 20 November 2014 |
 December 2015, 'Special Collectors Edition: Bob Dylan, The Complete Album Guide'. Wenner Medial Special, 98 pages same cover as #1131, 26 May 2011 |
 same, back: - The story behind every Dylan Studio album - The Complete Guide to his bootlegs - Overlooked Tracks and Hidden Gems |
 December 2024 16 pages on Timothée Chalamet in A Complete Unknown |
 UK edition, December 2024 16 pages on Timothée Chalamet in A Complete Unknown |
 January 2025 'Special Collector's Edition' (Reissue of 2015 edition) Thank you to Jürgen Wasser |
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