Classic Rock Presents…Prog editor Jerry Ewing addresses some of the problems you might have been having in getting your mitts on a copy of the magazine.

So here we are once more…

It’s been a morning of enjoying listening to the new Mars Volta CD in the Classic Rock presents Prog office – you’re gonna love it, trust us – as well as some golden oldies from Rush and Mostly Autumn and some corking new albums from up and coming youngsters Sine Star Project and Crippled Black Phoenix, who you can read about in issue 2, which we are lovingly creating as I type.

However, there seems to be a more serious issue to address, judging by the number of posts on the Classic Rock website. Of the magazine’s price, all I can say is we are governed by the fact that as we are a specialist quarterly title (for this year at least), we are affected by trade costs incurred by the irregular nature of when we appear and newly increased PRS costs for the CD.

However, more importantly seems to be the fact that some of you can’t find the magazine on the shelves. Well trust us, it is out there and it is selling well. That in itself may be one reason. Another is that, again, owing to our quarterly status, we can’t get into the big supermarkets. You will find the magazine, when not sold out, in WH Smiths, HMV and some smaller retailers. However, as we are a specialist title, we have a much smaller print run than Classic Rock itself, so simply cannot be in every retail outlet that they appear in.

It is also apparent that one or two retailers have failed to grasp the concept of the magazine, what it is and have told readers they don’t stock it or can’t order it, both of which are untrue. This has already been addressed by Future with the news trade. But remember if asking in a newsagents, to ask for Classic Rock presents Prog magazine.

If you’re overseas, then in America, Classic Rock presents Prog will be available from Borders outlets or from www.imsnews.com/clr. We’re afraid it has completely sold out at www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk.

Still this all points to the fact that issue one has sold well, so a huge thank you to those of you who have purchased a copy.

Don’t forget that you can listen to the magazine’s first Progcast, featuring myself, and writers Tommy Udo, Nick Shilton and Malcolm Dome here.

And coming up at the end of this week, part two of the original Pink Floyd interview that inspired the Rick Wright feature in the current issue of Classic Rock presents Prog. You can read the Roger Waters segment of that original 1999 interview here. The David Gilmour section will feature in Thursday’s Prog Blog.

‘Til then, adieu.