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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


Popswop No. 73 (front cover).

Eve Graham
and
Lyn Paul
pictured on the
front cover of
Popswop
No. 73
23rd February 1974.


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Music Star, 1st June 1974 (front cover).

Marty Kristian
pictured on the
front cover of
Music Star
1st June 1974.

1974

The New Seekers announced that the group was splitting up. Lyn Paul embarked on her solo career.

 The Australian Women's Weekly, April 1974, page 102.


The New Seekers ... prepare to go solo
by Camilla Beach

At the same time that the announcement of a general election was made in the UK, the New Seekers held a press conference to tell the world that they were splitting up. As Camilla Beach's article says: "Neither announcement came as a surprise." The news of the split had leaked out the previous evening and Lyn Paul is reported as saying: "My mother's been up all night with crying fans."

The article mostly quotes Marty Kristian, who pointed out the parallel with the Seekers:

"Our careers together followed almost the same cycle as the original Seekers, who broke up when Judith Durham wanted to go it on her own."

Asked about going solo, Eve Graham said she wanted to sing to more sophisticated audiences and leave 'Seeker fever' behind her. Commenting on Lyn's solo plans, Eve said:

"If you've seen Lyn in cabaret you'll know she's going to be another Liza Minnelli."

 Beat Instrumental, No. 130, March 1974

Studio Playback (page 58)
Independence

A short news item on the seven-day-a-week service offered by Sam Studios, which had been able to beat the power cuts by hiring a generator. The New Seekers were mentioned aa one of the acts "taking advantage of Sam's seven-day week... finishing off prospective singles produced by Tony Macaulay and Tommy Oliver." The news item was accompanied by a small balck and white photograph of Marty Kristian.

 Bravo


No. 15, 4th April 1974

Issue no. 15 of the German magazine Bravo featured Peter Oliver of the New Seekers on the front cover. Inside the group was featured in an article titled 'Abschied für immer?' ('Split for ever?').

 Daily Mail, Thursday, 7th February 1974


It's the end, say New Seekers
by Roderick Gilchrist

An article reporting the New Seekers' decision to go their separate ways. Lyn Paul, it says, "wants to dance and sing in the Liza Minnelli style". Lyn herself is quoted as saying:

"Although we all love each other very much I think that if we stay together for very much longer it will be bad for us as individuals.
We could go on churning out hits for some time to come but we are all progressive people and we want to stretch ourselves further ... We all feel we've got to make this break for our own good."


 Diana


The weekly fashion and music magazine for teenage girls often included items on the New Seekers.

23rd February 1974
The edition dated 23rd February included a double-page colour pin-up of Peter, Paul and Marty of the New Seekers.

 Disc


26th January 1974
News item and picture

2nd February 1974
Disc went on tour with the New Seekers. This edition featured interviews with Lyn Paul, Eve Graham and Marty Kristian.

16th February 1974, page 14
The Split
by Ray Fox-Cumming

An interesting article about the break-up of the New Seekers, which included quotes from each member of the group. The article also analysed their chances of future success.

Lyn Paul hit back at press reports of her supposed ambition to be the next Liza Minnelli:

"I'm a bit annoyed that one of the national papers said that I wanted to be like Liza Minnelli because the way it was put people are going to say 'Who the hell does Lyn Paul think she is?' I only said that to try to give the reporter some idea of the kind of act I'm aiming at."

And the Disc prediction for Lyn?

"Lyn looks set to become one of the greats of the British cabaret circuit. She's a natural comedienne and her humour extends to her dancing, which has played a vital part in her solo spots with the New Seekers. Since she's worked as a solo artiste in the past she knows the ropes. Now, with the help of the publicity she's gained through being a member of the group, her future career looks certain to be a success."

16th March 1974
LP review: Together

20th April 1974
As the New Seekers prepared to go their separate ways, Disc published a short interview with Lyn Paul. The interview was accompanied by a small picture.

11th May 1974
Short interview and picture.

29th June 1974
News item and picture

17th August 1974
Squeakers Bye Bye ...
Album review: Farewell Album
by the Disc panel

The Disc review of the New Seekers' Farewell Album in August was less complimentary than the article about them in February.

"A case of too much of the girls spoiling the show."

5th October 1974
Concert review and picture

26th October 1974
Short interview and picture

 Disco 45, No. 42, April 1974, page 7.


No. 42, April 1974
The April issue of Disco 45 included the lyrics of the New Seekers' Top 5 hit I Get A Little Sentimental Over You.

 Fabulous 208 with Hit!


Fabulous 208 and Hit! started life as separate magazines. The New Seekers were featured regularly in both. That continued to be the case when the two magazines combined.

23rd February 1974
The edition of 23rd February included a colour pin-up of the group.

16th March 1974
Another colour pin-up, this time of Peter, Paul and Marty from the New Seekers.

27th April 1974
Fab 208 (now minus Hit!) said a "special farewell" to the New Seekers with a full-page colour pin-up.

22nd June 1974, page 10
Seeking New Pastures
Fab 208 bid farewell to the New Seekers with a page of colour photos - one of the group and one each of Peter, Marty, Eve and Lyn.

 Jackie


No. 524, 19th January 1974
This edition of Jackie included a pin-up of the New Seeker boys, Peter, Paul and Marty.

No. 535, 6th April 1974
Issue no. 535 of Jackie had a colour pin-up of the New Seekers on the back cover.

No. 539, 4th May 1974
Issue no. 539 waved a fond farewell to the New Seekers, with colour pin-ups of Marty Kristian and of the group.

No. 563, 19th October 1974
Lyn's new life
A half-page article about Lyn Paul with a black and white photo.


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 Melanie


6th April 1974

The 6th April edition of Melanie included a double-page colour pin-up of the New Seekers.

 Mirabelle


Marty Kristian continued to be featured in his own regular column in Mirabelle, so did Lyn Paul and Eve Graham.

18th May 1974
Super New Seekers Special

This claimed to be "their last ever interview as the New Seekers." The magazine came with a free flexi-disc.

 Music Star


2nd February 1974
Come Back Peter
Peter Doyle
was featured in a single-page article with colour pictures.
Magical music star moments with Marty
Marty Kristian
was also featured in a single-page article with black and white photos.

9th February 1974
All girls together 'cos the've no time for boys
Lyn Paul
and Eve Graham were featured in a full-page article with pictures.

16th February 1974
Marty Kristian was pictured on the front cover of the Valentine's Day issue of Music Star.

23rd February 1974
Included an article on the New Seekers.

2nd March 1974
All the usual suspects - David Cassidy on the cover; pin-ups inside of Donny Osmond, Alvin Stardust and Peter Oliver.

9th March 1974
Mind Over Marty (pages 23-25)
Noddy Holder of Slade was featured on the front cover. Inside, the New Seekers were that week's centre page pin-up. Marty Kristian was also featured in a three-page article, Mind Over Marty, in which he talked about his interest in yoga.
Talks of the town (page 26)
A snippet of news about the New Seekers' third season at London's Talk Of The Town.

16th March 1974
David Essex was the cover star. Marty Kristian was featured in an article inside.

23rd March 1974
Brian Connolly of the Sweet was the cover star. Paul Layton of the New Seekers was featured in an article inside.

30th March 1974
Included the lyrics to I Get A Little Sentimental Over You, an article about Lyn Paul and a pin-up of Peter Oliver.

18th May 1974
At Home with Paul Layton
A three-page colour photo-feature of Paul Layton at home.

1st June 1974
On Time for Layton
Marty Kristian
was the cover star of this issue. Inside there were pin-ups of the Glitter Band, the Jackson 5 and Slade and a half-page interview with Paul Layton (page 30).

22nd June 1974
The New Seekers had split up but Marty Kristian was still as popular as ever. Music Star featured him (shirtless) as the centrefold pin-up.

31st August 1974
This week's cover star? Yes, Marty Kristian again.

7th September 1974
Paul Layton was featured in an article 'Paul trots back', which was advertised on the front cover by the tag line: 'Paul Layton keeps a date with a horse'. Neigh, neigh and thrice neigh - as Frankie Howerd might say. Marty Kristian was one of the pin-ups.

2nd November 1974
V. I. Paul
A photo-feature on Lyn Paul filming Val Meets The VIPs.

 New Musical Express


16th February 1974, page 28
Shed a Tear for the New Seekers
Interview and picture

23rd March 1974, page 18
LP review: Together
by Charles Shaar Murray

 Pink


No. 91, 21st December 1974
The New Seekers' Peter Oliver was featured as the back-page pin-up.

 Popswop


No. 73, 23rd February 1974
Lyn Paul and Eve Graham were pictured on the front cover Popswop No. 73. The Ask Lyn and Eve problem page, on which "the two lovely ladies from the New Seekers" offered readers some "sound advice", was on page 13.

No. 76, 16th March 1974
Included a pin-up of the New Seekers' 'boys': Peter, Paul and Marty.

No. 77, 23rd March 1974
It's a fond farewell from the New Seekers (page 3)
In this feature Lyn Paul explained how the New Seekers' decision to split had come about:

"I'd thought for some time that I'd like to make the break and have a go at being a solo singer ... But then Eve said she'd like to go solo as well, and the boys didn't want to go on with such a different line-up. So that's why the split."

Also in issue 77: Ask Lyn and Eve (page 10).

No. 82, 27th April 1974
Issue 82 of Popswop featured a double-page pin-up calendar of the New Seekers. A;sp in issue 82: Ask Lyn and Eve (page 18) and an advert for the next week's issue which included a black and white photo of Marty Kristian (page 27).

No. 83, 4th May 1974
As promised the week before, Marty Kristian.

No. 87, 1st June 1974
What's in store for the New Seekers? (pages 15-18)
As their careers together were coming to an end, each member of the New Seekers talked about their future plans. Lyn was quoted as saying:

"I want to get away from the Seekers' image, but at the same time I know a lot of people will know me because of that, so I'll still be doing things like 'Get A Little Sentimental' and 'Another Fool' ... I'm using two male dancers in the act, so there'll be a lot more dancing. After all, I've been taking dancing lessons for about 23 years now, so I want to use them!"

Also in issue no.87: Ask Lyn (page 12) and The Name Game! (page 19) - a competition to find nicknames for Marty and Paul.

No. 97, 10th August 1974
MPD - that's Marty, Paul & Danny (page 3).
Lyn Launches Out (page 6).
Ask Lyn (page 18).

 Record Mirror


16th February 1974
Now who will teach the world to sing?
News that the New Seekers were splitting up, accompanied by a photo of the group.

23rd February 1974
Before they disband - the New Seekers on: Life ... Love ... and Marriage

9th March 1974
Concert review

23rd March 1974
LP review and picture: Together

20th April 1974, page 20.
'Nobody touches my Family'
A full-page interview with Lyn Paul.

13th July 1974
The Rubettes were pictured on the front cover. Lyn Paul and the New Seekers were featured inside.

3rd August 1974
LP review and picture: Farewell Album

7th September 1974
Interview with Peter Doyle.

 Sounds, 9th March 1974.


Single review (with picture)
I Get A Little Sentimental Over You


 The Sun, Saturday, 18th May 1974, page 15.


Farewell, Folks!
The New Seekers bow out on a top note

by Margaret Forwood

A report on the Sun TV Awards ceremony at which the New Seekers were presented with the award for Best Pop Act. Receiving the award from Neil Sedaka, Lyn Paul is quoted as saying: "We're sad to be breaking up, but we'll see you all again soon"

 Tiger Beat


Volume 10, Number 6, February 1974
New Seekers quit singing career to clean up America! (page 18)
A short news article reporting that the New Seekers had been seen "sweeping the streets of our nation's capital and polishing statues for the filming of public service film presently on television."

Letting the cat out of the bag (page 74)
A snippet about Eve Graham's and Marty Kristian's appearance on the US television show The New Dating Game.

 Tiger Beat's FaVE


Volume 7, Number 11, March 1974, page 68
Group Happenings: catching up with the New Seekers
A half-page article summarising the New Seekers' touring and recording plans. It was accompanied by a photo of Eve, Paul, Marty and Lyn. No Peter!

 The Times, Thursday, 16th May 1974, page 17.


New Seekers' last shows must be recorded
Law Report May 15 1974
Court of Appeal
GTO Productions Ltd. v. New Seekers Ltd. and Others

The Times reported on an interlocutory appeal by GTO Productions Ltd. granting the company "an interim injunction to restrain New Seekers Ltd. ... and five individuals constituting the New Seekers group from committing any act or omission which would tend to frustrate, vitiate or prevent the recording by the recording company of the defendants' performances at the Shakespeare Theatre Club, Liverpool, on May 16, 17 and 18 ... until further order or agreement between the parties."

 Tina


Tina was a teen magazine in the UK - and in Yugoslavia.

2nd January 1974
The New Seekers were the back-page pin-up (page 48). Inside there was a snippet of news, saying that the group members were now resting after their US tour: "Lyn Paul in Cyprus... Marty Kristian in Venice."(page 31). The New Seekers' single You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me was number 1 in the Yugoslavian charts.


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Give Me Love (cassette cover).

Lyn Paul
Give Me Love
(cassette cover).

1975

In August 1975 Lyn Paul released a solo album, Give Me Love. Reviews appeared in Disc and Record Mirror.

 Disc


9th August 1975
LP review

16th August 1975
LP review: Give Me Love

 Mirabelle


18th January 1975
Peter's progress

A two-page feature on Peter Oliver, including a single-page colour pin-up.

 Record Mirror


July 1975
It oughta sell a million but the top twenty will do

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."

9th August 1975
LYN PAUL: Give Me Love
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."

 Titbits


No. 4649, 17th-23rd April 1975 (pages 4-5)
Nothing in the garden's lovely... the new Covent Garden that is!

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.


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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 ...

 Record Mirror, 10th April 1976, page 11.


The "new" New Seekers
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."

 Record Mirror, 22nd May 1976.


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."

 TV Times, 13th - 19th November 1976.


Have the New Seekers found perfect harmony?
by Kenneth Passingham

This edition 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?"


New Seekers.

New Seekers
Pictured (left to right): Paul Layton, Kathy Ann Rae, Marty Kristian, Eve Graham and Danny Finn.
Copyright © Chris Walter. Photo used with permission.
See more of Chris Walters' photographs at the Photofeatures website.


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1977

Lyn Paul made many television appearances in 1977, among them a guest spot 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.

 Look-in, No. 12, week ending 19th March 1977, pages 14-17.


The New Seekers Chapter Three

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.

 TV Times, 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
Winter Gardens, Margate, Kent.


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1978

Lyn Paul continued to pop on our television screens in 1978, appearing on variety shows with the likes of Dave Evans and Freddie Starr.

 The Stage and 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 ..."

 TV Times, April 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."

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Bad Reviews

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(Arthur) Clive (Howard) Bell

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