''Rock and Roll Popular 1 Magazine'' is a Spanish music magazine based in

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, operating since 1973.

History

''Popular 1'' was founded in Barcelona in 1973 by artist José Luis Martín Frías (

Martin J. Louis Martin J. Louis (born ''José Luis Martín Frías''; 1946 in Segovia, Spain) is a Spanish photographer and painter best known for his iconic shots of rock and roll legends such as Queen, David Bowie, Robert Plant, Lou Reed, Ozzy Osbourne and Pink ...

) and his wife Bertha M. Yebra. In those years of the

Francoist State Francoist Spain ( es, España franquista), or the Francoist dictatorship (), was the period of Spanish history between 1939 and 1975, when Francisco Franco ruled Spain after the Spanish Civil War with the title . After his death in 1975, Spa ...

culture, specially

Rock music Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles in the mid-1960s and later, particularly in the United States and ...

, was something restricted by the State. The magazine was a musical reference in the mid seventies, covering international tours of bands like

Pink Floyd Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philosophical lyrics an ...

Lou Reed Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942October 27, 2013) was an American musician, songwriter, and poet. He was the guitarist, singer, and principal songwriter for the rock band the Velvet Underground and had a solo career that spanned five decades. ...

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and the success of Spanish singers like

Nino Bravo Luis Manuel Ferri Llopis (3 August 1944 – 16 April 1973), better known by his stage name Nino Bravo, was a Spanish baroque pop and ballad singer. Early life Ferri Llopis was born in Aielo de Malferit (Valencia), Spain. His father, Luis Ma ...

. Spanish Pop artists like

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and Loquillo worked in the magazine during the 80´s. Other contributors include Spanish journalists Jordi Sierra i Fabra, Julían Ruíz,

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had collaborate in different periods of Popular 1 in the last four decades. During the 1990s the magazine covered the Grunge Era and specially the career of L.A bands like

Guns N' Roses Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1985. When they signed to Geffen Records in 1986, the band comprised vocalist Axl Rose, lead guitarist Slash, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, bassist Duff ...

Mötley Crüe Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1981. The group was founded by bassist Nikki Sixx, drummer Tommy Lee, lead guitarist Mick Mars and lead singer Vince Neil. Mötley Crüe has sold over 100 million albu ...

and

Jane's Addiction Jane's Addiction is an American rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1985. The band consists of vocalist Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro, drummer Stephen Perkins and bassist Eric Avery. Jane's Addiction was one of the first bands fr ...

. Also

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, since their reunion in 1996, had appear in the front cover of the magazine regularly.

Today

''Rock and Roll Popular 1'' is still published on a monthly basis. In 2013 they celebrate their forty Anniversary becoming one of the oldest music publications in Europe. Magazine founder José Luis Martín Frías is known for his friendship with artist

Salvador Dalí Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí of Púbol (; ; ; 11 May 190423 January 1989) was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarre images in ...

and his career as a

rock Rock most often refers to: * Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids * Rock music, a genre of popular music Rock or Rocks may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...

photographer. Today he still exhibits in US,

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and Spain.

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