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Press Articles: 1970s


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.

1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
1975 1976 1977 1978 1979


Radio Times (front cover).

Off to Eurovision!
The New Seekers
pictured on
the front cover
of the
Radio Times,
March 1972.



Mickie No. 6 (front cover).

Marty Kristian
pictured on the
front cover of
Mickie
No. 6,
November 1972.



Superstar '72 No. 10 (front cover).

Marty Kristian
pictured on the
front cover of
Superstar '72
No. 10,
July 1972.



Superstar '72 No. 13 (back cover).

The New Seekers
pictured on the
back cover of
Superstar '72
No. 13,
October 1972.



Valentine, 16th December 1972 (front cover).

Marty Kristian
pictured on the
front cover of
Valentine
16th December 1972.


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NME
(New Musical
Express)

1972

In terms of chart success the New Seekers ended 1972 second only to Marc Bolan's T. Rex. Their hits included the million-selling I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing, the Eurovision entry Beg, Steal Or Borrow and Circles. Press coverage was relentless.

 After Dark


April 1972, pages 36-37.
Finding the New Seekers
by Norma McLain Stoop

A fun interview with the New Seekers held during the group's engagement at St. Regis Maisonette.

Lyn Paul on songwriting: "One word, I've written so far!"

The interview is accompanied by a full-page picture of the New Seekers. There's also a full-page pin-up of a shirtless Marty Kristian (page 53).

 Beat Instrumental


Issue 110, July 1972, pages 70-71

Issue 110 of the UK magazine Beat Instrumental included a 2-page interview with the New Seekers - "We're no longer searching for our own identity".

Issue 115, December 1972, page 50

A New Seeker discovers a hot lick
by Derek Abrahams

An interview with Peter Doyle, which posed an interesting question: "Doyle's own musical background certainly hasn't helped him when it comes to playing with the group ... How long might it be before Doyle gets the yearning to return to the rock field?" Six months later the question had been answered.

 Bravo


The New Seekers were often featured in the German pop magazine Bravo.

No.8, 16th February 1972
This edition featured the lyrics to Good Old Fashioned Music alongside a small photo of the group (age 13).

No. 14, 29th March 1972
Four days after the group's appearance in the Eurovision Song Contest, Beg, Steal Or Borrow was given a three-out-of-three star rating in the Bravo's Pop Express record reviews (page 14).

No. 19, 3rd May 1972
Liebe verboten - Küsschen erlaubt
There was a three-page feature on the New Seekers in Bravo No. 19 (pages 3-5).

 Daily Express Sound '72 Album


Every Monday the Daily Express published a pop column titled Sound '72, written by Judith Simons and David Wigg.

The Sound '72 Album was a "picture and caption book" featuring black and white pictures of 53 of the top pop acts of the day. During the course of the year readers were invited to collect the colour picture cards published by the Daily Express and to stick these on top of their black and white equivalents in the album.

The New Seekers, described as "good clean fun", were among the stars pictured on the centre pages.

 Diana


The weekly fashion and music magazine for teenage girls often included items on the New Seekers. One of the editions published in December 1972 featured a full-page pin-up of Marty Kristian.

 Disc


8th January 1972
Included a short article and picture of the New Seekers.

5th February 1972
Peter Doyle, seeking the real thing
by Phil Symes
2-page interview with Peter Doyle accompanied by a colour photo of the New Seekers. The group was having a huge success with I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing but the warning signs that Peter would one day quit were already apparent: "I'm not doing what I want to do musically, but I won't be with the Seekers for the rest of my life so it's a case of making a sacrifice now in order to eventually do what I want."

4th March 1972
Single review and picture.

26th August 1972
Concert review.

23rd September 1972
LP review: Circles.

4th November 1972
News item and picture.

25th November 1972, page 9
The birth of Kristian-ity
by Mike Ledgerwood

16th December 1972
LP review.

 Disco 45


No. 21,July 1972
The July edition of Dsico 45 included the lyrics to Circles (page 9) and a review of the single (page 5): "a number that moves away in style and approach from their two previous releases... this one must become a major seller."

No. 26, December 1972
The last issue of the year featured the lyrics of the New Seekers' hit Come Softly To Me (page 6). The magazine also advertised a new poster of the group to buy for £1.00, featuring Lyn and Eve in hot pants (page 12).

 Fabulous 208


11th March 1972
The centre-spread pin-up calendar for March featured a photo of the New Seekers.

 Jackie


No. 418, 8th January 1972
Onward Kristian soldiers (page 19)
Interview with Marty Kristian.

No. 425, 26th February 1972
For Pete's sake! (page 30)
Interview with Peter Doyle.

No. 426, 4th March 1972
Interview with Paul Layton.

No. 443, 1st July 1972
Back page colour pin-up of the New Seekers.

No. 444, 8th July 1972
With love from Marty
Another interview with Marty Kristian.

No. 454, 16th September 1972
Pete meets... the New Seekers
Colour feature with photos plus a double-page pin-up of Peter Doyle.

No. 456, 30th September 1972
Double-page pin-up of Marty Kristian.

No. 465, 2nd December 1972
The New Seekers piece by piece: Kristianity
Marty Kristian was featured in the final part of the Jackie special series on the five members of the New Seekers.

 Look-in


Number 14, 1st April 1972
The April Fool's Day edition of Look-in included a single-page pin-up of the New Seekers.

Number 62, 23rd December 1972
The New Seekers were featured in a Look-in "four-page extra". It included a double-page colour pin-up, brief biographies of the group members and a competition to win copies of the album Live at the Royal Albert Hall.

 Melody Maker


22nd January 1972
"Blind Date"

25th March 1972, page 14
LP review: We'd Like To Teach The World To Sing
by Chris Charlesworth

8th April 1972
Concert review

19th August 1972
Concert review

18th November 1972
LP review

23rd December 1972
Short interview and picture

 Mickie


No. 6, 9th November 1972, page 3
The Mickie 'Monster Mover' was the New Seekers' Come Softly To Me. Marty Kristian was featured on the front cover of the magazine.

 Mirabelle


The New Seekers were featured regularly in the weekly teen magazine Mirabelle, including a regular column by Marty Kristian.

25th March 1972
On this particular week Marty's column was all about the Eurovision Song Contest.

15th April 1972
Scoop! The truth about the New Seekers!
by Linda Newman

This week "Britain's brightest young magazine" featured a quickfire interview with Lyn Paul (page 7). Lyn was asked about the other members of the group. She characterised Paul as "the businessman of the group", Marty as "the quietest of the group" and Peter as the "extrovert... although he does have times when he likes to be on his own and have a think." Of Eve, she said: "I met Eve ... when she was singing for a group in Manchester and I went for an audition ... I must admit that, when I first met her I found her a bit frightening ... but literally after a day we were joking around and got on really well."

15th July 1972
The edition of Mirabelle published on 15th July included a double-page colour poster of the New Seekers (with Peter Doyle in suit and tie).

 Music Scene


November 1972, pages 18-19
Seekers join the riotmakers
by Gordon Coxhill

An interview with Eve Graham in which Eve talked about the fans' reaction to the New Seekers' live shows: "The girls all go wild for the boys, especially Marty," she said, "but it's nice to know that Lyn and I get noticed."

 Muziek Expres, May 1972


The May edition of the Dutch magazine Muziek Expres included an article on the New Seekers.

 New Musical Express


25th March 1972
LP review: We'd Like To Teach The World To Sing

15th April 1972, page 10
If you don't write to me I'll kill myself: a look at who likes the New Seekers
Interview (with picture) by Julie Webb

22nd July 1972
LP review: Never Ending Song Of Love

23rd September 1972
LP review: Circles

16th December 1972
LP review: Live at the Royal Albert Hall


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 Petticoat


8th July 1972
Eve and Lyn and life with the New Seekers
by Keith Altham

Interviews with Lyn and Eve which highlight the differences between them:

"Lyn Paul is a direct contrast to her attractive partner Eve, who is dark, slightly reticent and very together, whereas Lyn is blonde, highly extrovert and very untogether!"

Lyn's life is portrayed as a series of "minor mishaps" on stage and off. Lyn describes losing her dress in a dance routine, doing high kicks on stage and accidentally kicking her shoe off (it hit the conductor in the mouth)! And the most recent disaster?

"Four months ago my flat burnt down with everything in it and nothing was insured. I'm always falling downstairs or off buses ..."

Keith Altham concluded:

"Scatty blondes may be a bit passé in 1972 but Lyn Paul has given the old model a few new twists which even Goldie Hawn would find it hard to beat."

 Popfoto


No. 340, Juni 1972
van "seekers" naar "new seekers"
The New Seekers were featured in a two-page article with a pin-up on the back page.

 Popswop


2nd December 1972
This edition of Popswop included two short articles of interest to New Seekers' fans.
Paul Layton of the New Seekers answers back (page 5).
A place to dream with Marty Kristian (page 8).

 Radio Times, 25th-31st March 1972.


The Radio Times previewed the Eurovision Song Contest. The New Seekers were pictured on the front cover, setting off for Edinburgh by train.

 Record Collector, June 1972, page 17.


We Are Original

An article on the New Seekers, in which Record Collector reported on a new phenomenon, Seeker Fever.

"Those who believed mobbing by super-enthusiastic fans ended with Beatlemania should have been present at Stockton's famous Fiesta Club during the group's recent British tour when they smashed all house records - as they did at most of the venues."

 Record Mirror


29th January 1972
Interview and picture

4th March 1972
Miss Mishap by Keith Altham

An interview with Lyn Paul which was re-written for Petticoat magazine (see below). This version is clearly aimed at a more adult audience.

Lyn talked about her early days in showbiz - appearing on Coronation Street as a child, singing with the Chrys-Do-Lyns (or as their name is spelled here, the Chrys-Do-Lyns!) and then joining the Nocturnes.

Lyn commented that she enjoyed the fame that being a member of the New Seekers had brought her but complained about being misquoted in the press:

"I love all the publicity ... but some reporters just write down what they want ... One woman on a national newspaper was talking to me about diets and she asked me my measurements and I told her and she said 'You look more like a 38 to me' and wrote that down. Do I look like a 38?"

11th March 1972
Single review and picture

1st April 1972
Full page picture

8th April 1972
LP review: We'd Like To Teach The World To Sing

6th May 1972
Interview and picture

1st July 1972
Concert review

8th July 1972
Meet the man on the end
by Charles Webster
An interview with Paul Layton - the "New Seekers' forgotten man" (page 15).

22nd July 1972
LP review and picture: Never Ending Song Of Love

19th August 1972
Concert review

23rd September 1972
LP review: Circles

25th November 1972
LP review and picture: Live at the Royal Albert Hall

2nd December 1972
Interview and picture

23rd December 1972
Interview and picture

 The Record Song Book, 1st April 1972


No April fools - the New Seekers were the cover stars on Words magazine on 1st April 1972.

 Romeo


23rd December 1972.
The Christmas edition of Romeo included the songwords to the New Seekers' hit Come Softly To Me.

 Shepherds Bush Gazette and Hammersmith Post,
 Thursday, 21st December 1972, page 1.


Fans faint at the Palais

The Shepherds Bush Gazette published a short report of the New Seekers' Fan Club Convention at the Hammersmith Palais.

"Weenybopper hysteria arrived in Hammersmith on Saturday when the New Seekers pop group put on a special Christmas show for their fans at the Hammersmith Palais ...

Several girls were taken to hospital with bruised ribs after they fainted in the melée, but most seemed to accept this as part of the fun."

 Shoot, 15th July 1972, page 29.


TV soccer is tops with me

An interview with Eve Graham in which she spoke about her love of football. Eve recalled a friendly match with the other members of the New Seekers after a show in Sunderland: "We all decided to go to the beach and have a game of football... The three guys in the group, Paul, Marty and Peter played Lyn, myself and Paul's girlfriend. Believe it or not... the girls won!"

 Spec


No. 42, September 1972
Meet a passel of AUSSIE DELIGHTS
The US teen magazine Spec featured the New Seekers in an article about stars from "down under".

"The New Seekers ... have asked the world to sing again, this time with their latest Elektra single Circles. Latch on to it for a treat!"

No. 43, October 1972, page 14
TV News
The TV News column opened with news of the New Seekers' appearances on Ken Berry's WOW show (ABC, Saturday, 10.00pm - 11.00pm): "a very versatile variety show and those talented and attractive British folksy-popsy singers the New Seekers are regulars..." The column features a small black and white photo of the group next to one of Ken Berry.

 Superstar '72


The New Seekers' Fan Club Secretary, Jill Webster, wrote a regular column for Superstar. The magazine usually also featured pin-ups and interviews with members of the group.

Issue No. 10 (July 1972) featured Marty Kristian on the front cover. Inside there was also a 2-page article titled The 2 Gals & 3 Guys Behind Seeker-Fever! (pages 36-37) and "the very first letter of the Official New Seekers Fan Club" (page 35).

Issue No. 11 (August 1972)) included the second Fan Club newsletter (page 33) plus pin-ups of Marty Kristian (page 32) and an interview with Lyn Paul and Paul Layton, Taking time off for a chat (pages 34-35).

Issue No. 12 (September 1972) included the usual Fan Club news (page 33) plus an article, New Seekers Off Duty (pages 34-35). The photos of the New Seekers (page 32 and 35) show the group relaxing in Bermuda. Marty Kristian had left a day before the others so doesn't appear in the photos. Pictured in his place is the group's tour manager - "the sixth New Seeker" Glenn Wheatley.

Issue No. 13 (October 1972) featured the New Seekers on the back cover. Inside the magazine there were pin-ups of Marty Kristian (page 3) and Lyn Paul (page 30) plus an interview and photoshoot with Eve Graham, Look in on Eve's place (pages 32-33), and the usual Fan Club News (page 31).

Issue No. 14 (November 1972) included a pin-up of the New Seekers (page 28) and Fan Club news (page 29).

Issue No. 15 (December 1972) included an article Come Home with Paul (pages 32-33), plus a pin-up of Marty (page 34) and the regular Fan Club news (page 35).

 'Teen


Vol. 16, No. 9, September 1972
A day with the New Seekers
by Fiona MacDougall

'Teen magazine featured the New Seekers in a double-page photo shoot, following the group from Los Angeles airport to their hotel and then to the CBS television studios to record five segments for the WOW show (pages 72-73).

 Teen Life


Vol. 12, No. 2, September 1972
This edition featured a black and white full-page pin-up of the New Seekers (page 43).

 Teen World


Vol. 15, No. 1, February 1972
Star Bright
by Ron Scott

The US magazine Teen World featured the New Seekers in a round-up of what was happening on the music scene. Ron Scott reported that the group's shows at Disneyland had been "standing room only."

 The Times, Monday, 21st February 1972, page 4.


Song contest choice

The choice of Beg, Steal Or Borrow as the UK's 1972 Eurovision entry was announced in The Times.

"Britain's entry for the Eurovision song contest in Edinburgh on March 25 is Beg, Steal Or Borrow, by Tony Cole, Graeme Hall and Steve Wolfe. It will be sung by the New Seekers."

 The Times, Monday, 27th March 1972, page 2.


Song contest sequel

The Times' report on the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest was almost as brief and matter-of-fact as the snippet that preceded the contest (The Times, 21st February 1972). Had it not been for an incident off-stage, one wonders whether it would have been mentioned at all!

"A man will appear in court in Edinburgh today after an incident during the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday when, police say, a 'noxious substance' was scattered on the floor of the Usher Hall, Edinburgh. Vicky Leandros won the 18-nation contest for Luxembourg with the song, Après Toi. The New Seekers, for Britain, were second."

 TV Times (Australia), 23rd-29th September 1972,
 page 12 and page 37.


The New Seekers in a world of their own

An interview with each of the New Seekers - Marty Kristian, on being passionate; Eve Graham, on home-making; Peter Doyle, on ego; Paul Layton, on marriage; and Lyn Paul, on getting edgy: "I get worked up about silly little things... My mum said I was getting edgy, and knitting would help me calm down. She was right..."

 TV Week (West Australia), 22nd April 1972.


Keep The Flag Waving
A two-page feature on the New Seekers, including a full-page pin-up.

 Valentine


9th September 1972.
As well as the usual pop news, fashion and beauty tips, problem pages, text stories, this issue included a one-page interview with Eve Graham of the New Seekers. There was also a one-page interview with Robert Powell and a centre page pin-up of Jack Wild.

9th December 1972
Included a double-page pin-up of the New Seekers.

16th December 1972
Another front cover featuring Marty Kristian. Inside: an invitation to "make a meal of Marty's favourite food."

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Words (magazine cover).

The New Seekers
pictured on the front cover of The Record Song Book magazine.

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Who said that?

Critics

Critics are like eunuchs in a harem: they know how it's done, they've seen it done every day, but they're unable to do it themselves.
Brendan Behan

Critics can't even make music by rubbing their back legs together.
Mel Brooks, 'New York Times' 1975

Taking to pieces is the trade of those who cannot construct.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

A critic is a gong at a railroad crossing clanging loudly and vainly as the train goes by.
Christopher Morley

A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car.
Kenneth Tynan, 'New York Times' 1966

Jackie
 
But Jackie was all about Boys; how to attract them, keep them, get rid of them (at least, the ugly ones), how to transform a boring denim mini-skirt into a wild disco outfit by using a few of your dad's old ties and a tube of glitter, where highlighter actually goes, what Donny Osmond's favourite colour was, what kind of chick attracted David Cassidy and why having spots was not a valid reason for suicide.
Meera Syal, 'Anita And Me', page 137.


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