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.
During the early 1970s it was hard to find a UK pop magazine that didn't feature Lyn Paul and the New Seekers. This page lists just a few of the articles that appeared at the time. Scroll down the page or select a year from the table below.
From The Music Capitals Of The World (page 69)
"Management and publicity deal between Tony Barrow and partner Bess Coleman with ex-New Seeker Lyn Paul now ended 'amicably'."
Daily Mirror
5th April 1975 Star Choice
Famous pick their fancy (page 5) Lyn Paul picked Red Rum to win the Grand National: "I've just bought a new outfit that is red.". Not a bad choice: Red Rum came second.
Model Jilly Johnson (pictured topless) and Eric Morecambe both picked Junior Partner (fell at the second fence). Nationwide reporter Suzanne Hall and the newly-crowned Miss England, Vicky Harris, both went for Rag Trade (10th). Judith Chalmers picked Spanish Steps (3rd) and Lesley Anne Down (Upstairs, Downstairs) picked Rough Silk (refused to jump the 19th fence).
None of the stars interviewed picked the winner: L'Escargot.
No. 30, January 1975
The Bay City Rollers were the cover stars. Inside: "Big colour pin-ups! Donny, Alan, Sparks, Marty, David C., Osmonds, David E., Alvin".
Jackie
No. 583, 8th March 1975 What Is A Mum?
An article on Mother's Day featuring a quote from Lyn Paul: "To me, my mum's perfect. I don't see any faults in her, she's probably got a load, just like everybody else, but I can't see them, so to me she's faultless!"
Mirabelle
18th January 1975 Peter's progress
A two-page feature on Peter Oliver, including a single-page colour pin-up.
19th July 1975 Round About (page 20)
Six pop stars talked about their closest friends. Ex-New Seeker Peter Oliver was quoted as saying: "One of my best friends is Cozy Powell... "
The MPD Mirror (page 24)
A feature on Marty, Paul and Danny, with a colour pin-up on the facing page.
Music Star
A year after it had swallowed up It's Here & Now!, Music Star was itself swallowed up by Pink magazine.
No. 104, 18th January 1975
Former New Seeker Peter Oliver was featured in the last issue of Music Star before it merged with Pink.
The Music Starscope feature included small colour photos of Junior Campbell, Steve Harley, Marcel King, Jim Lea of Slade, Freddie Mercury, Steve Priest / Sweet, John Springate of The Glitter Band and Peter Oliver.
Music Week
26th July 1975
This edition of Music Week included a full-page advertisement for the Lyn Paul's new album Give Me Love, which was being promoted with radio commercials on Capital, BMRB, Metro, Clyde and Piccadilly.
23rd August 1975 Phonogram push Ostend winners (page 3)
Ex-New Seeker Peter Oliver was pictured at the Ostend International Song Festival with other members of the winning UK team - J. Vincent Edwards (team captain), Love Together and Maxine Nightingale.
1st November 1975 Releases (page 46) Lyn Paul's single Here Comes That Wonderful Feeling / How Long Will I Love You was listed amongst the 75 other singles released during the week ending 31st October 1975.
15th November 1975 Releases (page 68) Marty, Paul & Danny's third RCA single Sweet Melinda / Holiday was listed with the 58 other singles released during the week ending 14th November 1975. A full-page advert for "their fabulous new chartbound single" appeared on page 59.
25th December 1976 Eurovision short list dozen are chosen (page 3)
"Britain's 1977 Eurovision Song Contest entry will be chosen as last year, from a short list of 12 songs, selected from a record entry of more than 300." Amongst the 12: "If Everybody Loved The Same As You, By Geoff Stephens and Don Black, (Tic-Toc), sung by Lyn Paul".
Record Mirror
4th January 1975 A-Z of 1974 (page 8)
"L is for Lyn Paul, the only New Seeker, whoops the only ex-New Seeker, we seem to hear much about these days."
18th January 1975 Seeking to make some bread Eve Graham and Lyn Paul were pictured with the group Mother's Pride at London's La Valbonne nightclub, where the group "sang some obviously well-rehearsed versions of songs ranging from Stevie Wonder's Living In The City to Honey, Honey."
22nd February 1975 Singles (page 25) LYN PAUL: Love (Polydor 2058 552)
"Change of direction for Lyn with this single, which is a very powerful ballad sung with a lot of feeling. It's difficult for female singers to get into the charts at the best of times... but it does grow on you when you hear it a couple of times, and could well see Lyn in the charts."
29th March 1975 Singles [page 30] MARTY, PAUL & DANNY: Coming Alive Again (RCA 2486)
"New (improved?) Seekers Marty and Paul with secret ingredient Danny Finn make their long-awaited debut - and it's a good one."
There was a half-page advertisement for the single on
page 24.
12th April 1975
The front cover promised "TWO GREAT COMPETITIONS - 180 reggae albums to be won PLUS a chance to attend the debut of MARTY, PAUL & DANNY"
3rd May 1975 MARTY, PAUL AND DANNY / Royalty Theatre, London (page 14)
by Penny Blair
A review of Marty, Paul and Danny's first concert: "Considering that this was their first public appearance their act was remarkably tight and proved that they have tremendous excitement and potential... When I Was Small, which used to be a New Seekers' show-stopper featuring Lyn Paul and Peter Oliver, went down very well with Paul taking Peter's role and Danny, in drag, doing a very amusing take-off of Ms. Paul."
17th May 1975 Singles by Sue Byrom (page 25) PETER OLIVER: Love Ship (RCA 2550)
"A Kenny Young number for ex-New Seeker Peter Oliver, this is an easy listening summery sound... Peter's voice sounding equally easy."
31st May 1975 Chips with everything by Peter Harvey (page 10)
An interview with the Irish group Chips, described as the "new New Seekers." Paul Lyttle of Chips is quoted as saying: "We may be like the New Seekers but we're slightly more aggressive."
7th June 1975 Singles by Ray Fox-Cumming (page 25) Yes, Lyn, It really oughta! LYN PAUL: It Oughta Sell A Million (Polydor 2058 602)
A "thumbs up" review of Lyn's single. "Lyn has missed getting hits by a whisker at least twice since The New Seekers disbanded, but there can be no doubts about this one... Lyn puts in a cunning performance, holding a lot back in reserve at the start, then letting loose the odd familiar growl before ramming home the hook towards the end in no uncertain fashion."
28th June 1975 British Top 50 Singles (page 2) Lyn Paul'sIt Oughta Sell A Million was a new entry on the singles chart at number 49.
12th July 1975 British Top 50 Singles (page 2) It Oughta Sell A Million was up from number 45 to 37 in the singles chart.
Albums (page 19) LYN PAUL: Give Me Love (Polydor 2383 340)
review by Ray Fox-Cumming
Although he thought that Lyn Paul had it in her "to be a great performer" Ray Fox-Cumming reckoned that she'd "played safe" on her début album Give Me Love - "There's too little of the tigress, too little sophistication."
19th July 1975
It oughta sell a million but the top twenty will do (page 6)
by Ray Fox-Cumming
Lyn was interviewed after a rehearsal for Top Of The Pops. She talked about her single It Oughta Sell A Million and the three that preceded it - "all very pretty songs but somehow I don't think that they were really me." At the time of the interview It Oughta Sell A Million was at number 37 in the charts but Lyn had hopes that it would go higher: "I'd give anything, anything, for it to get into the top twenty." Sadly, by the time the interview was published the single had slipped down the chart to number 41.
2nd August 1975 Mailman (page 16) Oh my
"At last Peter Doyle has been given a mention for his small - but brilliant - part on Lyn Paul's single It Oughta Sell A Million... It's pretty obvious why the single has got so high in the charts... quite simply because Peter Doyle is featured on it."
9th August 1975 Mailman (page 16) Non Eve-nt
Two unhappy Eve Graham fans wrote to Record Mirror: "Take our advice Eve Graham fans - don't bother with her fan club, it's not worth it." Squeak
A "devoted Lyn Paul / New Seekers fan" also wrote to Record Mirror, responding to the letter from a Peter Doyle fan published on 2nd August: "the fact that Peter Doyle is featured on the single doesn't make the slightest difference... The reason it has got in the charts is because it has more commercial appeal than Lyn's previous releases."
Albums (page 19) THE NEW SEEKERS (Polydor 2383 065)
"It's been over a year now since the Seekers split up... Despite many attempts by many groups, there still isn't really anyone who's managed to take their place. Until that happens, settle for this."
30th August 1975 Mailman (page 16) Paul wins
A "statistics freak" wrote to Record Mirror for an update on the "Lyn Paul / Peter Doyle battle". The answer: "44 pro-Paul, 29 pro-Doyle and one three-page screed of obscenities from some cat who can't stand either of them."
13th September 1975 News In Brief (page 3)
"Marty Kristian, Paul Layton and Danny Finn have a single released on September 12, titled Take Me Back."
Jack brings in Lyn (page 4)
"Lyn Paul, whose name has been linked romantically with Jack Jones, is to tour with him this Autumn..."
20th September 1975 Singles by Sue Byrom (page 23) MARTY, PAUL & DANNY: Take Me Back (RCA 2607)
A "thumbs up" review of Marty, Paul & Danny's second single for RCA. "It's a very easy, singalong number with that sax / brass chorus line that used to appear so often in the New Seekers' days."
8th November 1975 Singles by Ray Fox-Cumming (page 23) LYN PAUL: Here Comes That Wonderful Feeling (Polydor 2058 655)
A "thumbs down" for Lyn's follow-up to It Oughta Sell A Million. "Lyn Paul should have been one of the frontrunners of British girl singers by now but deterred by lack of chart success with songs that were right for her, she's settled for living off the kind of music that gave the New Seekers hits. That policy worked with It Oughts Sell A Million but it's never going to work with this second-rate instantly forgettable hunk of singalong corn."
27th December 1975 New Lace (page 3) Record Mirror reported the news that Peter Oliver ("a former New Seekers member") and Jamie Moses of Merlin had joined Paper Lace.
Record Song Book / Words
1.8.75 Record Song Book featured the lyrics of 30 songs, among them the lyrics of Lyn Paul's solo hit It Oughta Sell A Million.
1.11.75
The front cover featuring Leo Sayer promised the lyrics of 31 songs, including one by the New Seekers. The song in question, however, was in fact by The Seekers, Love Isn't Love Until You Give It Away (Hal David / Albert Hammond).
Reveille!
No. 1839, 18th July 1975 Secret Dreams of the Pop Idols - Alvin Stardust, Lyn Paul and Brian Connolly
Sunday Mirror
26th January 1975 There's a steely side to sweet Lyn Paul... (page 12)
An interview with Lyn Paul in which Lyn talked about calling off her engagement to Peter Oliver: "I suddenly realised how much the business meant to me... Although my fiancé insisted he wanted me to continue my career, I couldn't take the risk. A marriage can't work part-time and being a star is a full-time occupation. I was heartbroken for a while. But now I know it was because I loved my career more."
Titbits
No. 4648, 10th - 16th April 1975 I won't start at the bottom again says Eve (page 17)
by Gordon Coxhill Eve Graham talked to Gordon Coxhill about launching her solo career. "I had hoped to kick of my solo career while I was still 'hot' but contract problems made it impossible to record until now. Okay, so I'm only lukewarm, but I refuse to start off at the bottom and work up the hard way."
No. 4649, 17th - 23rd April 1975 Nothing in the garden's lovely... the new Covent Garden that is! (pages 4-5)
An article lamenting the transfer of Covent Garden Market from it's old home in the heart of London to a new site at Nine Elms, Battersea. Lyn Paul was pictured with Bernie Holland, branch secretary of the Transport & General Workers' Union.
No. 4660, 3rd - 9th July 1975 Please don't revive Miss Jones! (page 17)
by Gordon Coxhill Donna Jones discussed the break-up of Springfield Revival and the launch of her new solo career as Pussyfoot. The article opened with a reference to Lyn Paul:
"Try as she does, singer Donna Jones can't help having mixed feelings every time she sees ex-New Seekers star Lyn Paul performing on television, hears her records on radio or reads about yet-another highly-paid cabaret engagement."
The 1976 line-up
of the New Seekers
pictured on the
front cover of Record Mirror,
21st August 1976.
In 1976 the New Seekers re-formed, but the group's new line-up did not include either Lyn Paul or Peter Oliver. Lyn Paul's absence was a talking point in the press, as was her presence at the group's reunion concert...
New On The Charts (page 34)
David Dundas
Jeans On
As another jingle became a hit, Billboard referenced the jingle that started it all. "With the encouragement of Roger Greenaway, who had written the Coca-Cola jingle that the New Seekers eventually turned into the worldwide single I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing, Dundas decided to make this catchy light pop number a hit in its own right."
Fab 208
18th September 1976 Back together and better than ever
Short feature on the re-formed line-up of the New Seekers featuring Danny Finn and Kathy Ann Rae.
Jackie
No. 662, 11th September 1976
Magazine for teenage girls featuring a double-page pin-up of the New Seekers.
No. 665, 2nd October 1976
Half-page interview with the New Seekers.
No. 667, 16th October 1976 Me and my jeans
Quotes from the stars about their favourite jeans, including quotes from: Malcolm Bird, Kiki Dee, Danny Finn, Fiona Fullerton, Marty Kristian, Chris Redburn, Mick Robertson and Midge Ure.
Mirabelle
26th June 1976 Kathy Ann Rae ("This is the girl who's afraid of falling in love") was pictured on the front cover.
Music Week
19th June 1976 Releases (page 40)
The first single by the recently re-formed New Seekers It's So Nice (To Have You Home) / Hey Look High was amongst the newly-released singles listed in this week's Music Week. There was a full-page advertisement for the single on page 9.
26th June 1976 Music Week reported the news that the New Seekers had signed "a longterm worldwide deal with CBS." The five members of the group were pictured with CBS managers and directors at the signing (page 3).
3rd July 1976 Album Reviews (page 40) NEW SEEKERS Beg Steal Or Borrow. Contour CN 2004.
"A timely reissue in view of the New Seekers' re-formation.. of course the vocals include Lyn Paul, who is now solo, and Peter Doyle."
Record Mirror
3rd January 1976 Fan Clubs (page 25) New Seekers Appreciation Club
Organiser: Peter Tempest
Membership fee: 80p per annum.
13th March 1976 Fan Clubs (page 15) LYN PAUL Fan Club
Secretary: Mandi Belcher
Membership fee: £1.
Biography, personally signed picture, four newsletters per year, membership card. Visits backstage where possible. A new club.
10th April 1976 Meet the new New Seekers (page 3)
"Two years after the New Seekers split up saying they would never re-form, they have done just that. But singer Lyn Paul is not among the new faces in the new line up."
The "new" New Seekers (page 11)
by David Hancock David Hancock interviewed the new line-up of the New Seekers. His article was accompanied by a small photo of Lyn Paul and another small photo of Lyn with Peter Doyle.
"... out goes Lyn Paul (now well into a solo career) and Peter Oliver.
In come Danny Finn... and... new girl Kathy Ann Rae, complete with hairstyle that suggests there may be more than just a little of Lyn Paul in there somewhere."
There was also a double-page colour pin-up of the New Seekers in the centre pages (pages 20-21).
1st May 1976 Mailman (page 36) Seeking a chance
A letter from a Lyn Paul fan: "It's great to see the New Seekers back together again but I don't think they'll make it. Firstly they have lost their best singer and stage performer, the lovely Lyn Paul. Secondly, with groups such as Guys 'n' Dolls, ABBA and Brotherhood of Man now having great success, I don't think the New Seekers have much chance."
8th May 1976 News Extra (page 3) Seekers new additions
"The New Seekers have announced more dates in addition to the London show at the Drury Lane Theatre on May 16." A half-page advertisement for the comeback concert at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane appeared on page 15.
22nd May 1976 Roadshows (page 33) Shaky start for New Seekers
by David Hancock David Hancock's review of the New Seekers' reunion concert at Drury Lane opened with the following paragraph: "It might have been Lyn Paul at the bar autographing New Seekers' programmes or a member of the audience shouting "We want Peter Oliver" but you get the distinct impression that the idea of the New Seekers is bigger than the actual group."
5th June 1976 Singles reviewed by Sue Byrom (page 20) Lyn has the right ingredients
LYN PAUL Mama Don't Wait For Me (Polydor 2058 737)
"Very commercial song from Ms. Paul with a lot of ingredients that might make it a hit. Slowish verse breaking into a very up-tempo chorus... "
19th June 1976 Nice new release (page 4)
News of the New Seekers' new single, It's So Nice (To Have You Home), "originally recorded by Kenny last Christmas."
26th June 1976 Singles (page 11) Hits...
NEW SEEKERS It's So Nice (To Have You Home) CBS
"Back with a swinger, not unlikw the sort of record football clubs bring out for the supporters to sway to on a Saturday afternoon."
There was a full-page advertisement for It's So Nice on page 5.
17th July 1976 Star Breakers (page 2)
Topping the list of records that were about to break into the Top 50 was the New Seekers' comeback single It's So Nice (To Have You Home). There was an advertisement for the single on page 14.
Round About - Record Mirror's weekly guide to Concerts, TV and Radio (page 16)
The New Seekers' show at the Circus Tavern, Purfleet (Monday, 19th July 1976) was listed amongst the week's other live gigs. The listings included a small photograph of Marty Kristian on stage.
24th July 1976 Star Breakers (page 2)
Still on the list of records that were about to break into the Top 50, the New Seekers' comeback single It's So Nice (To Have You Home).
Newsdesk (page 4) Doyle back
A snippet of news about Peter Doyle, who had signed to RCA and was releasing a new single, Friday On My Mind.
Singles reviewed by David Hancock (page 11) Misses... PAPER LACE I Think I'm Gonna Like It (EMI 2486)
"Easy on the ear mainstream pop but without the hard edge of their previous hits..." There was a full-page advertisement for the single on page 5.
31st July 1976 Newsdesk (page 3) Marty injured Record Mirror reported the news that Marty Kristian had broken a finger in an accident at his home. "Marty had just bought a new house and was knocking down a wall when he hit his index finger with a hammer."
7th August 1976 Star Breakers (page 2)
Back on the list of records that were about to break into the Top 50, the New Seekers' comeback single It's So Nice (To Have You Home).
Peter's seeking a come-back (page 7)
by Jan Iles
A short interview with Peter Doyle, who talked about his life after leaving the New Seekers. "I managed to find the right management and the right record company and this made my confidence return because I felt these people didn't want to push the ex-Seeker image; they had faith in my ability as a musician / songwriter." There was a small photo of Peter at the bottom of the page and another small photo of him on the front cover.
14th August 1976 British Top 50 Singles (page 2)
After weeks "bubbling under" the New Seekers' single It's So Nice entered the Top 50 at number 50.
21st August 1976
The New Seekers new line-up was featured on the front cover of Record Mirror. Inside (on page 7) there was an interview with Marty Kristian.
British Top 50 Singles (page 2)
The New Seekers' single It's So Nice was up five places to number 45.
Finders Seekers (page 7)
by Rosalind Russell
28th August 1976 British Top 50 Singles (page 2)
The New Seekers' single It's So Nice peaked at number 44.
13th November 1976 Singles reviewed by Barry Cain (page 10) THE NEW SEEKERS I Wanna Go Back (CBS 4786)
"A minor hit. The repetition of the title in the song makes it seem as if the record lasts 18 minutes."
18th December 1976
There were advertisements for the New Seekers' new single I Wanna Go Back on pages 6 and 15.
25th December 1976 Star Breakers (page 2) I Wanna Go Back was seventh on the list of records hovering just outside the Top 50.
An A-Z of '76 (pages 8-9)
"N is for Nashville, where all the rhinestone cowboys get their rocks... off... and also for New Seekers who have difficulty getting them on."
Albums (page 11) THE NEW SEEKERS Together Again (CBS 81616) Jim Evans reviewed the New Seekers' new album, awarding it just two stars out of five. "Perhaps they should cast their eyes to new musical horizons instead of replying on the old formulas."
TV Times, 13th - 19th November 1976.
Have the New Seekers found perfect harmony?
by Kenneth Passingham
This issue of the TV Times (Volume 85, No. 47) included a feature article on the recently re-formed New Seekers. "However, now the group has returned with the same mix as before - two girls (Eve Graham with Kathy Ann Rae replacing Lyn Paul) and three men (Marty, Paul and Danny) - is there not a danger of history repeating itself yet again?"
In 1977 Lyn Paul signed a recording contract with Pye Records and took part in the Song For Europe contest to select the UK entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. Although the Song For Europe was not broadcast on television as schedued (thanks to a strike by BBC cameramen) Lyn did appear on TV later in the year - on the Little & Large Tellyshow.
In the Summer Lyn appeared with Freddie Starr at the Winter Gardens, Margate. The shows were too "blue" for some but Lyn wasn't having any of it. She wrote to the Daily Mirror to set the record straight.
Meanwhile the "new" New Seekers began the year with a Top 30 hit, I Wanna Go Back,
following up with a critically-acclaimed single, Give Me Love Your Way, which failed to make the chart. Ex-New Seeker Peter Doyle released an album and single, both titled Skin Deep.
From The Music Capitals Of The World (page 79)
"New recording deals for Lyn Paul (ex-New Seekers) with Pye..."
Look-in
No. 12, week ending 19th March 1977 The New Seekers Chapter Three (pages 14-17)
The "junior TV Times" featured the 1977 line-up of the New Seekers as a centre page pin-up. The double-page poster was accompanied by an article on the group, which mentioned that Lyn Paul had first met Eve Graham in the Manchester band The Nocturnes and that Lyn had been replaced in the "new" New Seekers by Kathy Ann Rae.
Music Week
5th February 1977 Eurosong finals set (page 2)
"Lynsey de Paul and Lyn Paul are among the artists competing at the New London Theatre on March 9 for the chance to represent the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest... Ex-New Seeker Lyn Paul will sing If Everybody Loved The Same As You by Geoff Stephens and Don Black with Tic-Toc the publisher."
19th February 1977 Dooley (page 3)
"New recording contracts for Lyn Paul (ex-New Seekers) with Pye, and Paul Jones (ex-Manfreds) with RCA... "
1st October 1977 Album Releases - October (pages 83-84) Peter Doyle's album Skin Deep was listed amongst the October releases.
15th October 1977
This edition of Music Week included an advertisement for Peter Doyle's album Skin Deep (page 18).
Record Mirror
12th February 1977 British Top 50 Singles (page 2)
The New Seekers' single I Wanna Go Back peaked at number 25.
26th February 1977 Tours (page 4) Record Mirror listed the dates and venues for the New Seekers' Spring tour of the UK, which began at the Southport Theatre on 8th April and ended at London's Victoria Palace on 1st May.
2nd April 1977 Singles reviewed by Hot Rods (page 10) LYN PAUL If Everybody Loved The Same As You (Pye 7N 45678)
"Eurovision. Nothing more you can say."
23rd April 1977 Mailman (page 18) Songstress rules
A letter from a reader... "On listening to the new single by Lyn Paul and the New Seekers' new material, I know now why they had their biggest hits when Lyn sang lead vocal with them. She was the only one who could sing."
14th May 1977 Singles reviewed by Rosalind Russell (page 12) THE NEW SEEKERS Give Me Love Your Way (CBS 5235)
A four-star review of the New Seekers' new single - "a song that shows they can throw up a good one when they try."
21st May 1977
This week's Record Mirror included a half-page advertisement for the New Seekers' new single Give Me Love Your Way (page 22).
17th September 1977 Mailman (page 19) SICK PIX No. 1: New Seekers
In response to a letter from a reader, Record Mirror published a photo of "our favourite punks, the New Seekers."
8th October 1977 Singles (page 8) PETER DOYLE Skin Deep (RCA PB 5051)
"He was helping out in the Record Mirror tent at at this year's Reading Festival. With a single like this he'll probably be doing the same next year."
29th October 1977 Singles reviewed by John Shearlaw (page 12) LYNN [sic] PAUL I Don't Believe You Ever Loved Me (Pye 7N 46026)
"Freddie Starr's sidekick sings Ken Leray. Cringe."
This edition of Record Mirror also included a page-length advertisement for Peter Doyle's new album and single Skin Deep (page 16).
12th November 1977
This edition of Record Mirror included another page-length advertisement for Peter Doyle's new album and single Skin Deep (page 13).
Titbits
No. 4761, 23rd - 29th June 1977 New Seekers find their legs (page 15)
by Douglas Marlborough
An interview with Eve Graham, who talked about re-joining the New Seekers: "I like singing in groups - I've been in them for 15 years - and I was glad to get back to it."
TV Times, 30th April - 6th May 1977, page 26.
A butterfly folds her wings
by Dave Lanning
A short interview with Lyn to promote her appearance on The Little & Large Tellyshow on 2nd May, along with fellow guests The Stylistics and Berni Flint.
Asked about her love life, Lyn said: "I don't have a love to keep secret... My old butterfly social days are gone."
Isle of Thanet Gazette, 17th June 1977.
Starry Nights Ahead, Freddie?
by Susan Haines
Susan Haines previewed the forthcoming Summer Season in Margate. The article was accompanied by photos of Lyn Paul with Mike Burton and with Freddie Starr.
"Freddie's unique brand of comedy is complemented in the show by the glamour of ex-New Seeker Lyn Paul...
She became internationally known while singing with the New Seekers until they disbanded in 1974. Since then the group has re-formed without Lyn, who has made a name for herself in her own right."
Isle of Thanet Gazette, 24th June 1977.
ENTERTAINMENTS
Susan Haines
Show kicks off to a lively start: funny Freddie gets 'em laughing
"Lyn Paul adds glamour and an attractive deep voice to the show... audiences can appreciate her confidence and professionalism as a performer - she is definitely something more than a singer."
Daily Mirror, Thursday, 14th July 1977.
Blue? It's Kid's stuff!
Lyn Paul wrote to the Daily Mirror in defence of Freddie Starr.
"Comedian Freddie Starr has been accused of putting on a "blue" show at the seaside.
I, and the rest of the cast appearing with him, feel this is a slur on Freddie.
My parents are taking my 11-year-old brother and sister, nine, to the theatre, which they would not do if they thought there were anything unsuitable for children.
The audiences certainly like it because the applause is deafening at the end of each performance."
Lyn Paul continued to pop up on our television screens in 1978, appearing on variety shows with the likes of Dave Evans and Freddie Starr. The New Seekers toured the UK with Shirley Bassey and scored their last Top 30 hit with Anthem (One Day In Every Week).
From the Music Capitals of the World (page 84)
"Engagement to wed announced between Eve Graham and Danny Finn of the New Seekers."
Music Week
7th January 1978 Releases (page 42)
The New Seekers' new single Flashback, released on 6th January, was listed amongst the week's other new singles. There was also an advertisement for Flashback on page 2.
1st April 1978 Releases (page 52)
The New Seekers' single Do You Wanna Make Love (listed as Do Ya Wanna Make Love) is amongst the 53 new singles released during the week ending 31st March 1978.
10th June 1978 Album Reviews (page 47) Dear Anyone...
DJM DJH 20541
A review of the concept stage musical album featuring Sleeping Like A Baby Now by ex-New Seeker Peter Olver. "Dear DJM of Theobalds Road, we think the music and lyrics by Don Black and Geoff Stephens are really nice and there are some good songs... and some good performances... But it comes over essentially as the music from a show... And quite frankly until you get the show into the West End... we think you are going to have a hard time selling this."
A double-page ad for Dear Anyone... had appeared in the previous week's issue of Music Week (3rd June 1978, pages 34-35).
Releases (page 51)
The New Seekers' single Anthem / I've Got Your Number is listed amongst the 70 singles released during the week ending 9th June 1978.
22nd July 1977
This issue of Music Week included an ad for the New Seekers' single Anthem (page 23).
9th September 1978 Album Releases: September (page 45)
The New Seekers' CBS album Anthem was listed amongst the month's new releases.
14th October 1978 Trade on their success (page 56)
An advertisement for the Pickwick Limited Edition Collection - 20 budget-priced LPs and cassettes by top recording artists, including the New Seekers. The same ad appeared in subsequent editions of Music Week (21st October 1978, page 22; 4th November 1978, page 72).
18th November 1978 Album Reviews (page 38) VARIOUS ARTISTS 20 Super Hits - 20 Super Stars. Pickwick PLE 7000.
The review highlighted this compilation as "one of the strongest" in Pickwick's "new range of budget-price 20-track albums and tapes... Star line-up includes the New Seekers, Neil Sedaka, Lyn Paul, The Rubettes and Jimmy Ruffin, all performing hits that they had in the last two or three years."
25th November 1978 Releases (page 64)
The New Seekers' last CBS single You Needed Me / Aladdin was listed with the other 55 singles released during the week ending 25th November 1978.
Record Mirror
4th February 1978 Tours (page 4) NEW SEEKERS Record Mirror listed the New Seekers' forthcoming tour dates with Shirley Bassey: "Brighton Conference Centre March 15-17, London Royal Albert Hall 20-22, Preston Guildhall... Birmingham Odeon... Manchester Free Trade Hall... Glasgow Kelvin Hall."
18th February 1978 Singles reviewed by Robin Smith (page 10) THE NEW SEEKERS Flashback (CBS 5909)
"Sounds impossible but they're even worse than the Brotherhood of Man..."
17th June 1978 Singes (page 10)
The task of reviewing the week's new singles had been handed over to Midge Ure and Steve New, whose reviews quickly descended into farce. THE NEW SEEKERS Anthem (CBS 6413)
Midge: "Something Queen would do."
Steve: "Or the Flowerpot Men."
19th August 1978 UK Singles (page 2)
The New Seekers' single Anthem peaked at number 21 in the singles chart.
9th September 1978 Roadshows (page 32) NEW SEEKERS
Nite Out, Birmingham
A review by Niall Cluley of the New Seekers' cabaret show at the Nite Out in Birmingham. "Their act is highly polished and strongly geared to the young mums and dads who make up the majority of their audience... Their music is nicely bracketed in the MOR style with occasional flirtations with the less respectable areas of rock."
The Stage & Television Today, 9th March 1978.
The Stage highlighted some of Lyn Paul's forthcoming TV appearances: "We'll be seeing a lot of Lyn on our screens in the next month or so. Apart from the Dave Evans' show, agent Tony Birmingham tells me he's now fixed her up with spots in a Freddie Starr special, an appearance on Pebble Mill At One, with a couple of other shows in the pipeline..."
Swindon Advertiser, Friday, 28th April 1978.
Top of the Flops Shock
The Swindon Advertiser reported that the town had "snubbed a concert by top pop group The New Seekers... Only 300 tickets had been sold today from the 1,500 on offer for tomorrow evening’s concert at the Oasis." The concert, sponsored by Swindon Lions, "was planned to raise more than £3,000 for a minibus for handicapped youngsters."
TV Times, 29th April - 5th May 1978.
Saturday Showtime
The TV Times previewed An Evening With Dave Evans. Guests on the show included Lyn Paul and Acker Bilk.
21st May 1978
Why Miss Paul is still seeking her Mr. Right
by Ivan Waterman
Lyn talked to Ivan Waterman about living at home and life on the road: "I can't see what's strange about living at home... I'm with my best pals and I have all the independence I need as well."
The main drawbacks of her solo career, she revealed, were "going back to empty dressing rooms or hotel rooms" and meeting 'Mr. Right': "In this business the type of man I like - reserved, not flashy - isn't easy to find."
Lyn Paul had planned to marry Vince McCaffrey in February but it wasn't "meant to be". The wedding was postponed to April when Lyn was suddenly offered a two-week engagement in Saudi Arabia. Then...
Reveille!, Friday, 6th April 1979, page 29.
Sexy - but love starved: show-offs are really just covering up
According to Reveille! "Women who wear low-cut dresses, see-through blouses and slashed skirts look sexy - but they are longing for love."
Lyn Paul was quoted as saying: "I don't wear sexy clothes often - I think it pays to leave it to a man's imagination."
Easter Mirror, Thursday, 12th April 1979, page 3.
I don't, I don't, I don't
The Easter edition of the Daily Mirror reported that Lyn Paul had called off her plans to marry Vince McCaffrey for the third time. Lyn is quoted as saying:"We've called the wedding off again because the house we were buying has fallen through."
Music Week
21st April 1979 Releases (page 44) Ocean And Blue Sky (incorrectly listed as Ocean And Sky) by Eve Graham & Danny Finn was one of the new singles listed amongst 54 others released during the week ending 20th April 1979. The single was advertised with three other Chrysalis releases in a full-page ad on page 41.
27th October 1977
The New Seekers (now with Brian Engel, Nicola Kerr and Caitriona Walsh in the line-up) were pictured signing a contract with EMI. Marty Kristian signed with a giant pencil while EMI MOR Manager Vic Lanza sat on "the biggest contract in the world" (page 1).
