In print

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.

Lyn Paul's solo career or her time with the New Seekers are referenced in all of the books, directories and encyclopedias listed below.

• Bob Harris' Rock Dates
• The Book: Top 40 Research
• British Hit Singles & Albums
• Classic Tracks Back to Back: Singles and Albums
• Club Fiesta The Real Story
• Complete UK Hit Albums
• Complete UK Hit Singles
• Ed 'Stewpot' Stewart's Book Of Pop
• Encyclopedia Of Rock
• The Encyclopedia Of Rock, Volume 3
• Eurovision Song Contest Entrants of 1972
• The Eurovision Song Contest: 50 Years, The Official History
• The Eurovision Song Contest: The Official Celebration
• Every Chart-Topper Tells A Story: The Seventies
• The Faber Companion To 20th Century Popular Music
• 50 Years Of British Pop
• 50 Years Of Hits
• The Great Scots Musicography
• The Guinness Book Of The Hits Of The '70s
• The Guinness Book Of Number One Hits
• The Guinness Who's Who of Seventies Music
• Knocking On Heaven's Door
• In Perfect Harmony: Singalong Pop In '70s Britain
• The London Palladium: The Story of the Theatre and Its Stars
• The Million Sellers
• NME Top 100 Singles
• No Siesta 'Til Club Fiesta
• Number One in Heaven
• The Omnibus Book Of British and American Hit Singles 1960-1990
• 1000 UK Number One Hits
• Perfect Harmony: The New Seekers Story
• Pete Frame's Rockin' Around Britain
• Pop Stars In My Pantry
• Rock And Pop Day By Day
• Singles: six decades of hot hits & classic cuts
• Television's Strangest Moments
• The Ultimate Book Of Pop Trivia
• The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Popular Music
• The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Seventies Music
• The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Stage & Film Musicals
• The Virgin Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Pop and Rock
• Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story Of Modern Pop

The following books do not mention Lyn but may be of interest nonetheless:

• The A-Z Of Record Labels
• Becoming Elektra
• The Book Of Golden Discs: the records that sold a million
• The Complete Eurovision Song Contest Companion
• Dreams, Fantasies and Nightmares from Far Away Lands
• The Encyclopedia Of Australian Rock and Pop
• Goldmine Price Guide To 45 rpm Records
• Inspirations: original lyrics and the stories behind the greatest songs ever written
• Lights, Camera, Soundtracks
• Lives Of The Great Songs
• The Long-Player Goodbye
• Music (The Little Black Book)
• The Music Goes Round My Head
• MTV Pop and Rock World Records 2011
• 1971: Never A Dull Moment
• 100 Greatest Australian Singles Of The '60s
• The Rough Guide To Cult Pop
• Runs In The Blood
• Tapestry Of Delights
• Thirty Years Of Number 1s
• Top Of The Pops 50th Anniversary
• Top Pop Singles, 1955-1999
• Van Dike, More Life & Times Of a Plymouth Club 1968-1980
• We Could Have Been The Wombles
• The Who And The Making Of Tommy
• Who's Who Of Australian Rock!
  

The Ultimate Book Of Pop Trivia
Phil Swern and Toby Rowan

Publisher: Robson Books
ISBN: 1-86105-434-3 (paperback)
ISBN 13: 978-1-86105-434-0
Publication date: 15th November 2001

The Ultimate Book Of Pop Trivia includes a list of TV advertisements that have "all sought to benefit from the inclusion of pop's catchiest hits" (pages 194-196). Among those listed are four songs featured in Coca-Cola commercials:

• Robin Beck, The First Time (1988)
  
• Collapsed Lung, Eat My Goal (1996)
  
• Bobby Goldsboro, Hello, Summertime (1974)
  
• Lyn Paul, It Oughta Sell A Million (1975)
  

Strangely, the song that people most associate with Coke - the New Seekers' I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing - is not included in the list.

The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Popular Music
Colin Larkin

Publisher: Virgin Books / Muze UK Ltd.
ISBN: 1-85227-832-3 (hardback)
ISBN 13: 978-1-85227-832-8
Publication date: 1999

ISBN: 1-85227-923-0 (new edition, hardback)
ISBN 13: 978-1-85227-923-3
Publication date: 1999 21st February 2002

The entry for the New Seekers is very similar to the description in The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Seventies Music (see below) but the text tells you more about Lyn Paul's solo career. It mentions that she overcame career problems and bankruptcy to make a triumphant comeback at the Café Royal (1995) followed by a critically acclaimed performance in Blood Brothers (1997).

The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Seventies Music
Colin Larkin

Publisher: Virgin Books
ISBN: 0-7535-0154-6 (paperback)
ISBN 13: 978-0-7535-0154-2
Publication Date: 1997

ISBN: 1-85227-947-8 (hardback)
ISBN 13: 978-1-85227-947-9
Publication Date: 8th August 2002

The Virgin Encyclopedia provides a synopsis of the New Seekers' career not dissimilar to the version in the Guinness Who's Who. It does not include any photos of Lyn Paul or the New Seekers but does have a fuller (though nonetheless incomplete) discography of the group's albums. The book features a rating system which awards albums from one star (poor) to five stars (outstanding).

The profile of singer-songwriter Melanie mentions the New Seekers' "rival version" of her song What Have They Done To My Song, Ma (page 283).

The Virgin Encyclopedia Of Stage & Film Musicals
Based on the Encyclopedia Of Popular Music by Colin Larkin

Publisher: Virgin Publishing Ltd.
ISBN: 0-7535-0375-1 (paperback)
ISBN 13: 978-0-7535-0375-1
Publication date: 20th May 1999

The entry for Blood Brothers on page 76 includes a reference to Lyn's appearance in the 10th anniversary cast.

The entry for lyricist Don Black includes passing references to Lyn's single Sail The Summer Winds (page 71) and to the New Seekers' You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me (which was written by one of Don Black's song-writing partners, Geoff Stevens).

The Virgin Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Pop and Rock

Publisher: Virgin Books Ltd.
ISBN: 1-85227-987-7 (hardback)
ISBN 13: 978-1-85227-987-5
Publication date: 28th November 2002

The revised, updated and expanded edition of this encyclopedia includes two paragraphs about the New Seekers (page 249). Despite it's claim to be "illustrated" there are no photos of the group. There is also a small factual error. The encyclopedia claims that You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me reached number 1 in the UK in 1973. Although the single was released in '73 it didn't actually reach the top of the singles chart until the week ending 19th January 1974.

If you are only interested in finding out about the New Seekers then the publication price of £35.00 is probably a bit steep. It may, however, be worth a trip to your local library!

Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story Of Modern Pop
Bob Stanley

Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0-571-32240-9 (paperback)
ISBN 13: 978-0-571-32240-4
Publication date: 2013

The New Seekers are quite literally a footnote in Bob Stanley's "story" of modern pop: "The counterculture born in San Francisco, the international utopian movement, was genuinely popular with the masses - popular enough to be co-opted by Coca-Cola as early as 1971. The New Seekers' I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing was written for the Coke ad by Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway, and wistfully predicted a future of 'apple trees and honey bees and snow-white turtle doves'. This was how the regular world saw hippies; this was pop's final distillation of Kerouac, Kesey, Leary and Love. It was a UK number 1." (Chapter 21 The Golden Road: San Francisco and Psychedelia, page 236).

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