These pages provide details of some of the books, press articles and theatre programmes that have featured Lyn Paul during her long career.

Books Advertising Annuals Biographies Music Nostalgia	Press Articles 1970 - 1979 1980 - 1989 1990 - 1999 2000s
Concert and Theatre Programmes New Seekers' programmes featuring Lyn Paul Concert programmes Pantomime programmes Summer Season programmes Theatre programmes

Lyn Paul has been mentioned in all of the music books, directories and encyclopedias listed below.

• Bob Harris' Rock Dates
• British Hit Singles & Albums
• Classic Tracks Back to Back: Singles and Albums
• Complete UK Hit Albums
• Complete UK Hit Singles
• Encyclopedia Of Rock
• The Encyclopedia Of Rock, Volume 3
• The Eurovision Song Contest: 50 Years, The Official History
• Every Chart-Topper Tells A Story: The Seventies
• The Faber Companion To 20th Century Popular Music
• 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
• NME Top 100 Singles
• Number One In Heaven
• The Omnibus Book Of British and American Hit Singles 1960-1990
• 1000 UK Number One Hits
• Rock And Pop Day By Day
• Singles
• Tapestry Of Delights
• 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

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

• 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
• The Encyclopedia Of Classic Saturday Night Telly
• Goldmine Price Guide To 45 rpm Records
• Inspirations: original lyrics and the stories behind the greatest songs ever written
• Lives Of The Great Songs
• Music (The Little Black Book)
• The Rough Guide To Cult Pop
• Thirty Years Of Number 1s
• Top Pop Singles, 1955-1999
• Trivia Quiz Book
• 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)
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) /
1 85227 923 0 (new edition, hardback)
Publication date: 1999 (original hardback) /
21st February 2002 (new edition)

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) /
1 8522 7947 8 (hardback)
Publication Date: 1997 (paperback) /
8th August 2002 (hardback)

The Virgin Encyclopedia provides a synopsis of the New Seekers' career not dissimilar to the version in the Guinness Who's Who (see above). 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)
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)
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!

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