Circus Magazine, January 17th 1977 issue no. 147, "Breakouts '77" special issue. Published by Circus Enterprises, New York. 62 printed pages.

NOTE: the magazine is missing the fold-out Stevie Nicks poster which was on pages 31-34.

The feature article Breakouts '77 highlights up and coming bands like Boston, Heart, Fleetwood Mac, Ted Nugent, Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, Thin Lizzy, Bob Segar, Peter Frampton, Rush, Dwight Twilley, Angels, Be-Bop Deluxe, Paris, Orleans, and Henry Gross (of Sha Na Na)

The issue also has feature articles on the NASA Space Shuttle, ELO (Electric Light Orchestra), Kiss, Laverne & Shirley, Elton John, Richard Pryor, and Robin Trower. There is also an article called "Futurevision" which highlights new TV related gadgets like the Betamax VCR, Minicam, Videodisc, Big Screen TV, and Video Games.

Regular features include album reviews (Led Zeppelin, Robin Trower), Concert Guide (Kiss, Ted Nugent, Berger Mime), Back Pages (ZZ Top, Fleetwood Mac), Top 20, Hardware (bookshelf speakers), and Letters.

The back cover has an ad for the Kiss album Rock and Roll Over, which was their fifth studio album..

Condition: the magazine is in overall very good condition but it is missing pages 31-34 (which were the fold out Stevie Nicks poster)