[1] It was introduced as a vehicle to promote the Beach Boys and other Capitol artists, but in the hands of editor Judith Sims, the magazine broke new ground, rising above its fan club origin.

[2][3] Quickly establishing itself as the gateway to the inner circle of the Beatles at the height of Beatlemania,[4] TeenSet parlayed this trust to introduce their readers to new artists, in the process greatly increasing the visibility of Buffalo Springfield, the Doors, Janis Joplin and the Mothers of Invention.

[5] The magazine benefited from articles by music critic Sue Cameron, London correspondent Carol Gold, psychedelic maverick Robert Shea (writing under pseudonyms), and photographs from Jim Marshall and Michael Ochs.

[8] In March 1964, the Beach Boys released the album Shut Down Volume 2 which came with an inner sleeve announcing the invitation, "Join the Teen Set on Capitol."

"[9] The first magazine issue of the Teen Set was ready in October 1964, released as a free insert to the live album Beach Boys Concert.

[12] The label told Billboard magazine that it was "the largest teen-oriented advertising-merchandising campaign in the history of CRDC [Capitol Records Distribution Company].

"[10] The first 350,000 copies of the magazine were given free with the purchase of a specified teen-oriented Capitol album, including the recent February releases of the Lettermen's Portrait of My Love, and an album by the easy listening Hollyridge Strings (playing orchestral versions of Beatles songs), as well as the March releases of Dick Dale's Live at Ciro's, Bobby Rydell's Somebody Loves You, and The Beach Boys Today!

[12] Artists profiled in the Teen Set volume 2 were Donna Loren, Bobby Rydell, Peter & Gordon and, of course, the Beach Boys.

[13] Featured artists in November 1965 included UK acts such as the Beatles, singer Ian Whitcomb, actor/oboist David McCallum and the Rolling Stones, showing that the British Invasion would be sustained by Capitol through TeenSet.

[23] When Beatles' manager Brian Epstein died in August, Marilyn Doerfler wrote a remembrance of him, published in the December 1967 issue of TeenSet.

[24] Doerfler had previously written in July about a poorly conducted publicity appearance by the Monkees,[25] and she had accompanied Sims on the Beatles final tour.

The "WCFL Presents" version of TeenSet carried four additional pages of local Chicago music events and advertisements, aimed at the station's fan base.

[18] In January 1968, TeenSet included "giant wall size" posters of Ringo Starr and Micky Dolenz, and the price had risen to 50¢ per issue.

[6] This issue hosted an article by Robert Shea writing as "Sandra Glass", illustrated with glossy magazine cut-out collage figures appearing as puppets controlled by strings.

The article contained a reference to April Fools' Day, and jokingly concocted a worldwide "Illuminati" conspiracy involving such disparate elements as Nelson Rockefeller, Raquel Welch, Mao Tse-tung, Thuggee Society and Saint Yossarian.

The cover photograph by Ed Caraeff showed four of the GTOs including Pamela Des Barres, each holding a different past issue of TeenSet.

The July issue of AUM was the magazine's final appearance, featuring a cover painting titled "Aquarius Theatre" by the Fool, a Dutch artist duo.

[32] After TeenSet and AUM shut down, many of the writers went to Rolling Stone, including editor Sims who was hired as the Los Angeles bureau chief.