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The New Seekers
pictured on the
front cover of
Superstar '73
No. 17,
February 1973.
Peter Doyle,
Marty Kristian
and
Eve Graham
pictured on the
front cover of
Mickie
No. 14
March 1973.
Marty Kristian
pictured on the
front cover of
Popswop
No. 26
31st March 1973.
Marty Kristian
pictured on the
front cover of
Music Star
7th April 1973.
Marty Kristian
depicted on the
front cover of
Look-in
No. 21
May 1973.
Marty Kristian
pictured on the
front cover of
Mirabelle
26th May 1973.
Marty Kristian
pictured on the
front cover of
Popswop
No. 51
22nd September 1973.
The
New Seekers
pictured on the
front cover of
Melanie
6th October 1973.
The
New Seekers
pictured on the
front cover of
Mirabelle
29th December 1973.
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| 1973 |
Although the New Seekers spent much of 1973 in the United States, the group was seldom out of the pop papers in the UK ...
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| Cashbox, 23rd June 1973 |
In June the New Seekers were featured on the front cover of the US magazine Cashbox, having just spent 13 weeks on the Billboard chart with their single Pinball Wizard / See Me, Feel Me. There was a short article on the group inside.
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| Diana |
Throughout 1973 the weekly fashion and music magazine for teenage girls continued to include items on the New Seekers.
January 1973
Issue 519 included a full-page colour pin-up of the New Seekers.
15th September 1973
The edition dated 15th September included a colour pin-up of Lyn Paul.
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| Disc |
13th January 1973
Cover picture and interview
10th February 1973
Single review and picture
17th March 1973
Interview and picture
31st March 1973
Concert review
14th April 1973
LP review: Now
19th May 1973
Small article and picture (Peter Doyle)
16th June 1973
News item and picture
18th August 1973
LP review
1st September 1973
Poster (Marty Kristian)
8th September 1973
Single review and picture
29th September 1973
Short interview and picture
6th October 1973
LP review
8th December 1973
Fooled you! They're still littering the chart with hits
by Michael Benton
The "new" New Seeker Peter Oliver was featured on the front cover. In the accompanying interview inside (page 4), he talked about auditioning to replace Peter Doyle and then flying out to Los Angeles to meet the rest of the group: "...when I arrived I spent a lot of time learning things from Peter. He was really kind and helpful towards me."
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| Easy Listening, No. 5, May 1973, pages 19-21. |
Lynn would rather stay with Mum & Dad
by Nigel Hunter
An interview with Peter Doyle, Eve Graham and Lyn Paul (spelt Lynn Paul in the article) in which they talked about their travels around the world with the New Seekers. "I love seeing all these places," Lyn said, "and I particularly enjoy Denver and Arizona in the States. But I'd really rather stay with mum and dad!"
The magazine also included a full page ad for the New Seekers' Spring Tour 73 (page 2).
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| Fan |
Marty Kristian was a favourite of FAN magazine, appearing in most issues either as a pin-up or in feature articles aimed at his female fans.
Issue No. 9 (19th April 1973) featured two colour pin-ups, one of the New Seekers and one of Marty, plus a two-page article on what Marty looked for in a relationship.
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| It's Here and Now |
As They Were ...
A feature article on pop stars before they were famous. This included three small photos of Lyn Paul - one of her as a young girl ("the Princess of Wythenshawe"), another of her in the 1960s when she was going by the name of Tanzy and a photo of her with the Chrys-Do-Lyns.
No 10, 16th June 1973
Issue 10 of It's Here and Now featured Marty Kristian on the front cover.
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| Jackie |
No. 475, 10th February 1973
Jackie published an article about the New Seekers' Fan Club as part of its 'Investigating Fan Clubs' series.
No. 476, 17th February 1973
Pete meets Marty Kristian - a half-page interview with Jackie's favourite pin-up.
No. 477, 24th February 1973
This edition of Jackie included part 1 of a 2-part poster of the New Seekers.
No. 478, 3rd March 1973
Part 2 of the 2-part poster.
No. 485, 21st April 1973, page 36.
The New World Of The New Seekers
No. 486, 28th April 1973
Pete meets the New Seekers
A half-page interview plus a full-page pin-up of the New Seekers.
No. 494, 23rd June 1973
This issue included a special four-page poster of the New Seekers.
No. 503, 25th August 1973
Another Jackie, another New Seekers pin-up.
No. 508, 29th September 1973
This issue featured Marty Kristian on the cover. Readers were given a chance to win his jacket in an exclusive competition.
No. 512, 27th October 1973
Another Jackie, yet another New Seekers pin-up. This one featured the group wearing yellow Keep Britain Tidy t-shirts.
No. 516, 24th November 1973
Yet again Jackie featured a pin-up of the New Seekers.
No. 520, 22nd December 1973.
The last-but-one issue of the year included an interview with Peter Oliver of the New Seekers.
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| Look-in, Number 21, week ending 19th May 1973, pages 15-19. |
Home at Last
The 21st issue of the "junior TV Times", Look-in, featured a short article on Marty Kristian - "the prettiest New Seeker (apart from the girls)." On its centre pages there was a double-page pin-up of the New Seekers with a close-up of Marty. The magazine also offered fans the opportunity of winning a copy the New Seekers' latest album, Now.
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| Melanie |
Melanie kept its teen readers happy with regular features on the pop pin-ups of the day, the New Seekers among them
5th May 1973
This edition included a double-page colour pin-up of the New Seekers.
30th June 1973, page 26.
The New Seekers were featured as a single-page pin-up.
6th October 1973
This edition featured a colour pin-up of the New Seekers wearing Keep Britain Tidy t-shirts.
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| Melody Maker |
7th April 1973
Concert review and picture
21st April 1973, page 20
The New Seekers file
A brief history of the New Seekers with a discography and some snippets of information about the group members. Each of the New Seekers names their favourite songwriters, singers and musicians. In Lyn's case it is Melanie, Roberta Flack and the Hollies respectively.
15th December 1973, page 45.
Solo Seekers
by Rob Randall
"The New Seekers are splitting up - so they can stay together. They talk to Rob Randall ..." A full-page interview, including a picture of Peter Oliver.
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| Mickie |
No. 14, 3rd March 1973, page 3
The Mickie 'Monster Mover' was the New Seekers' Pinball Wizard / See Me, Feel Me. Peter Doyle, Marty Kristian and Eve Graham were featured on the front cover of the magazine.
No. 21, July 1973
Issue no. 21 of Mickie featured a photo of the New Seekers' new boy, Peter Oliver.
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| Mirabelle |
The New Seekers were Mirabelle 'regulars' throughout 1973. In each issue Marty Kristian was featured in his own column, Marty's Party.
20th January 1973
Marty Kristian's regular column plus a centre page pin-up of the New Seekers.
10th March 1973
In addition to Marty's regular column, this edition included a two-page comic strip featuring Eve Graham.
26th May 1973
Marty Kristian was the cover star, pictured shirtless and holding a cat. On the centre pages he was featured in "Marty's flower book".
16th June 1973
Why it's bye bye to Peter
2 pages on Peter Doyle's departure from the New Seekers.
14th July 1973
A Tribute to the New Seekers
To mark Peter Doyle's departure from the group, the New Seekers were featured in a four-page centre-spread that included a poem in praise of Peter, two colour pin-ups and a brief history of the group.
15th September 1973
Peter Doyle was featured on the front cover, with an article to accompany it inside. The New Seekers were featured on four pages, two of them presenting interesting facts and figures about each member of the group.
8th December 1973
Lovely Lyn... Why Christmas is one of the loves of her life
by Linda Newman
Lyn Paul talked about how much she loved Christmas (page 22): "Apart from the festivities, I like going home and being with the family ... I think the best thing of all is seeing the looks on the kids' faces as they unwrap their gifts." Not surprisingly for a teen magazine, the topic of boyfriends also came up (page 23): "I went out with a lad for two-and-a-half years who was with the group I sang with - the Nocturnes ... Then I started going out with Carl Green from Herman's Hermits." Then, of course, there was Peter Doyle. Lyn revealed that she'd seen Peter since their split: "I've actually seen him quite recently because when we were in Los Angeles we stayed in the same apartment block as Peter."
29th December 1973
The New Seekers were the cover stars. Lyn Paul and Eve Graham began their own regular column.
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| Music Scene |
March 1973, pages 35-37
Marty Kristian, the not-so-reluctant teen idol
by Gordon Coxhill
An interview with Marty Kristian in which Marty talked about being a teenage heart-throb. Speculating on the future, he said: "The day will come maybe when Lyn goes into a stage musical ..."
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| Music Star |
10th February 1973
The 10th February edition of Music Star included a three-page colour feature on Marty Kristian.
24th February 1973
The edition of Music Star dated 24th February featured Marty Kristian as the centre-page pin-up.
3rd March 1973
The 3rd March edition of Music Star included an interview with Marty Kristian on the subject of the New Seekers' trip to the United States. It also featured a full-page pin-up.
7th April 1973, pages 23-25
We Seek Them Here, We Seek Them There
Marty Kristian was the cover star. Inside the New Seekers were featured in a three-page colour feature / interview.
9th June 1973
As he departed the New Seekers, Peter Doyle was pictured as a full-page colour pin-up on the back cover of Music Star.
30th June 1973
Tears for souvenirs as Peter quits the New Seekers (pages 23-25)
A three-page feature that milked Peter Doyle's departure for all it was worth.
14th July 1973
This edition of Music Star featured a full-page pin-up of Marty Kristian and another of Mick Flinn.
25th August 1973
Say goodbye to Peter Doyle
An interview with Peter Doyle on his departure from the New Seekers. The magazine also included a full-page colour pin-up of Marty Kristian.
13th October 1973
The New Seekers' "new boy" Peter Oliver was the centre-page pin-up. There was also a single-page pin-up of Marty Kristian.
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| New Musical Express |
14th April 1973, page 16
LP review: Now
by Tony Stewart
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| Popswop |
No. 14, 6th January 1973
Issue 14 of Popswop featured a double-page colour pin-up of the New Seekers.
No. 26, 31st March 1973
Marty Kristian was featured on the front cover Popswop No. 26, along with an article and picture inside.
No. 29, 21st April 1973
This edition of Popswop featured a picture of the New Seekers alongside the lyrics to Nevertheless (I’m In Love With You), plus a competition to win original paintings by Marty Kristian.
No. 51, 22nd September 1973
A bumper issue for New Seekers' fans, though Eve and Lyn didn't get a look in. Marty Kristian was the cover star and featured in a two-page article, 'Marty Kristian talks about his plans' (pages 12-13). Marty was also the centre-page pin-up alongside Paul Layton and Peter Oliver. The magazine came with a free flexi-disc featuring samples from the boys' album Peter, Paul & Marty.
No. 56, 27th October 1973
Issue 56 of Popswop featured a colour pin-up of the New Seekers.
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| Record Mirror |
6th January 1973
Picture feature
20th January 1973
Special pull out
24th February 1973
Short article and picture
31st March 1973
Concert review
14th April 1973
LP review: Now
23rd June 1973
EXCLUSIVE! New Seeker Peter on his big break
An interview with the New Seekers' new boy Peter Oliver.
4th August 1973
LP review
22nd September 1973
LP review
10th November 1973
LP review and picture
15th December 1973
A full-page feature on Lyn Paul.
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| Superstar '73 |
In addition to the monthly Official New Seekers' Fan Club Newsletter, Superstar magazine also published pin-ups and articles about the group.
Issue No. 16 (January 1973)
Featured a centrefold poster of Marty Kristian.
Issue No. 17 (February 1973)
Featured the New Seekers on the front cover and included an interview with Lyn Paul titled 'The New Seekers Looking Backwards'.
Issue No. 19 (April 1973)
Seven pages on the New Seekers, including an article titled Lyn's Lair - a visit to Lyn's new house near Reading.
Issue No. 20 (May 1973)
Included a pin-up of Lyn Paul.
Issue No. 23 (August 1973)
Seven pages featuring the New Seekers, including an article about new member Peter Oliver, 3 full-page pin-ups and a double-page colour poster of Marty Kristian.
Issue No. 24 (September 1973)
Four pages featuring the New Seekers, including full-page pin-ups of Marty Kristian and Peter Oliver.
Issue No. 25 (October 1973)
Three pages featuring the New Seekers, including 2 full-page pin-ups and a double-page colour poster of Paul Layton.
Issue No. 27 (December 1973)
Six pages featuring the New Seekers, including a single-page pin-up of Lyn Paul and a double-page pin-up of Marty Kristian.
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| The Times, Friday, 23rd March 1973, page 17. |
The New Seekers
Albert Hall
by Michael Wale
Michael Wale reviewed the New Seekers' concert at the Royal Albert Hall.
"An apt juxtaposition of pop fixtures last night had the brilliantly original American singer-songwriter Michael Murphey appearing ... at Ronnie Scott's and the efficiently slick New Seekers charming the Albert Hall thousands from half past eight onwards ...
Michael Murphey writes all his own material, which, of course, the New Seekers do not. Yet they are the perfect purveyors of other people's works ... As it is, they have progressed greatly since I last saw them two years ago supporting Neil Diamond at the Festival Hall. Their version of the Who's Pinball Wizard is the best yet, certainly better than on the album of Tommy."
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| Valentine |
Throughout 1973 Marty Kristian and the New Seekers continued to be featured as pin-ups in Valentine. The edition published on 7th April featured a double-page colour pin-up of the group. Peter Doyle was featured in the edition of 4th August, shortly after he had left the group.
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The New Seekers at the Royal Albert Hall, 1973.
Pictured (left to right): Paul Layton, Marty Kristian, Eve Graham, Lyn Paul and Peter Doyle.
Copyright © Chris Walter. Photo used with permission.
See more of Chris Walters' photographs at the Photofeatures website.
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