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These pages provide details of some of the printed publications - books, theatre programmes, newspapers and magazines - that have featured Lyn Paul during her long career.
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The Faber
Companion To
20th Century
Popular Music
The Faber Companion To 20th Century Popular Music
Phil Hardy's Faber Companion combines the careers of The Seekers and the New Seekers into one entry. Lyn Paul's birthplace is mistakenly listed as Melbourne. |
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50 Years Of
British Pop
Fifty Years Of British Pop
Five decades of British pop captured in a great collection of photos from the archives of the Press Association. Featuring the pop idols and icons of each era, the collection includes two photos of the New Seekers, one taken before Lyn Paul had joined the group (on 22nd October 1969), another taken after she had left (on 5th April 1976). Lyn Paul fans are compensated with a photo of Lyn with Paper Lace taken on 14th February 1975 (page 158). |
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50 Years Of Hits:
an international A-Z
of hitmakers
1952-2002
50 Years Of Hits: an international A-Z of hitmakers 1952-2002
This book lists the UK's top 5,000 singles from the first chart of November 1952 through to 2002. The hits are ranked not by sales, but by a points system that awards its marks on a sliding scale: 40 points for a number 1 hit, 39 points for a number 2 and just one point for a number 40. Points are also awarded to reflect the number of weeks a single spent in the chart. According to this system the New Seekers' biggest hits would be ranked as follows (page 120): |
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The Great Scots
Musicography
(book cover)
The Great Scots Musicography: the complete guide to Scotland's music makers
An encyclopedia of Scottish musicians and singers which contains an entry for Eve Graham and includes references to Eve's association with Lyn Paul in The Nocturnes and the New Seekers. |
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Guinness
Book Of The
Hits Of The '70s
The Guinness Book Of The Hits Of The '70s
This book lists the New Seekers' UK hit singles in chronological order (pages 121 -122) as well as Lyn's UK hit, It Oughta Sell A Million (page 130). |
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Guinness
Book Of No. 1 Hits,
3rd edition
The Guinness Book Of Number One Hits,
This book includes a few paragraphs of information about the New Seekers' two chart topping singles - I'd Like To Teach The World to Sing (page 182) and You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me (page 198). There is a passing reference to Lyn's solo career and to her Top 40 hit, It Oughta Sell A Million. |
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Guinness
Who's Who Of
Seventies Music
The Guinness Who's Who Of Seventies Music
This book provides a brief synopsis of the New Seekers' career (page 286), including a list of some of their albums (page 288). It includes a photo of the New Seekers from the 1973 Keep Britain Tidy campaign (left to right: Peter Oliver, Lyn Paul, Marty Kristian, Eve Graham and Paul Layton). The text highlights the fact that Lyn did not re-join the group in 1976. |
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Knocking On
Heaven's Door
Knocking On Heaven's Door
Nick Talevski's book of rock obituaries, previously published as Tombstone Blues (2000), included an obituary for Peter Doyle (page 142), mentioning that "Doyle shared lead vocals with Lyn Paul on Beg, Steal Or Borrow, the UK's Eurovision Song Contest entry in 1972." |
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In Perfect Harmony:
Singalong Pop
In '70s Britain
In Perfect Harmony: Singalong Pop In '70s Britain
This book is a recommended read for anyone who grew up in the 1970s. For Lyn Paul fans it's worth buying for page 389 alone! < Previous page | Next page > |
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