 Cover of the 16 July 1966 issue, depicting the Beatles | |
| Categories | Music magazine |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Cecil Tuck |
| First issue | October 7, 1964 |
| Final issue | May 4, 1968 |
| Company | Beat Publications |
| Based in | Los Angeles, U.S. |
KRLA Beat was an American rock music magazine that operated between 1964 and 1968.[1] It began in October 1964 as a free newsletter distributed by the Southern Californian radio station KRLA, before being reworked as a more reportage-focused title in February 1965.[2] The music journalism archive Rock's Backpages describes KRLA Beat as "the first American newspaper dedicated to coverage of the top-forty rock-and-roll music scene".[3]
- ^ Raup, Avo (November 2014). "KRLA Beat". afka.net. Archived from the original on June 21, 2015. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- ^ "KRLA Beat History: L.A.'s rock journalism starts here". krlabeat.sakionline.net. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
- ^ "KRLA Beat articles, interviews and reviews". Rock's Backpages. Retrieved May 30, 2015.