Glam Slam Chronicles (Everything)

David Essex shines on the cover – the echoey heart-throb gets the star treatment! one-page Music Star, December 22, 1973. More Essex glamour shots added weekly.

Bolan revs up for the road – Truck Off tour blasts off! one-page on-tour advert in Melody Maker, December 22, 1973. More T.Rex tour thunder added weekly.

Slade stomp back to Blighty with a silver Christmas banger! one-page article in Record Mirror, December 22, 1973. More Slade festive stomps added weekly.. THERE'S no need to tell you that Slade are back in England because you undoubtably know. Not only have they once again retürned from 'for-eign parts' but they've also come stomping back with a new single that went 'silver' before it was even officially released. 'Merry Xmas Every-body' is in my opinion the best one they've

Mott The Hoople flash to fame – the band that’s all about the cult! one-page article in Record Mirror, December 22, 1973. More Mott cult legends added weekly. IF 1974's going to be the year for rock bands to cultivate their Superstar image then Mott The Hoople must surely rate up there amongst the leaders. They have become the 1973 exponents of 'flash' rock, so much so, that a Mott cult following is now flourishing on both sides of the Atlantic. Despite his critics, lan Hunte

Radio 1’s festive line-up – Slade, T.Rex, Wizzard, and more crash the Christmas airwaves! Beeb bulletin, a one-page article in Record Mirror, December 22, 1973. Highlights Radio 1’s festive line-up – Slade, T.Rex, Wizzard, and more crash the Christmas airwaves! Beeb bulletin, a one-page article in Record Mirror, December 22, 1973. Highlights Mungo Jerry, Slade, and the New Seekers guest on David Hamilton’s show (Thursday & Friday, 3-5 p.m.) John Peel’s Sounds Of The 70s (Thur

Mud’s cheeky charm takes the cover – Tiger Feet on the front page! Record Mirror, December 22, 1973. More Mud glamour shots added weekly.

Alice Cooper Group flexes one last group-era punch – the billion-dollar babies go out swinging! one-page advertisement in Rolling Stone magazine, December 20, 1973..

one-page from Sounds , November 17, 1973.

Rod & the boys’ rowdy rabble get rough treatment – fans fight back! one-page article in Melody Maker, December 15, 1973.

German teens in meltdown – Bolan chops the curls and fans go into mourning! Marc Bolan’s Marc Has to Cut His Hair , a one-page article in Bravo magazine December 13, 1973. The famous photo showing Marc with short hair sparked outrage – letters poured in: “Does Marc Bolan fanaticize spaghetti?” “With his new hairstyle, Marc looks like a postman wearing a woman’s wig!” “My mother thought Marc’s new hairstyle was a wig. But my sister, who is a hairdresser, said that such ugly wi

Suzi storms Germany – leather queen rules the teen mags! Suzi Quatro on the cover of Popfoto magazine December 10, (No. 25/73), 1973 – white leather jumpsuit, bass slung low, and that killer glare. Inside: posters of Suzi, Jürgen Marcus, and Ten Years After. More continental glam cover conquests added weekly.

Roy Wood races to finish the new Wizzard album – Christmas deadline looms! Wood 'N' Wizzard, a two-page article in Disc, December 8, 1973. Quote from Roy: “This new album has got to be finished by Christmas, so once again we’ve had to rush it, but in spite of this, it’s looking as though it’s going to be a nice one. Naturally we’ve had problems like me not getting the time to write suitable songs for it, so we just had to get into a studio and work out the music. That’s done

New York Dolls’ Three-Page Feature , a three-page feature in Rock Scene Magazine , December 1, 1973.

Parents panic, towns ban the show – Alice Cooper declared public enemy #1! Alice Cooper Group’s Alice Banned , a three-page feature in 16 Magazine, December 1, 1973. More teen-mag moral panic added weekly.

Iggy – raw, reckless, and ready to bleed for rock! Iggy Pop’s Between the Buttons , a one-page feature in Rock Scene Magazine, December 1, 1973. More Stooges-style chaos added weekly.

A Covers Album That Pinned No. 1 For Five Weeks Released in the UK on October 19, 1973, on RCA Victor (catalogue: RS1003), David Bowie’s Pin Ups — his seventh studio album — was a loving tribute to the 1964–1967 London bands that shaped him. Produced by Bowie & Ken Scott at Château d’Hérouville, this 12-track covers set stormed to No. 1 on the Official Albums Chart for five consecutive weeks (November 3 to December 1, 1973), staying in the Top 75 for 39 weeks and re-enter

A Reading Festival Live B-Side Glory Released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK on November 30, 1973, on Warner Bros. Records (catalogue: K 16341), Faces’ “Pool Hall Richard” was their raucous glam-rock anthem. Backed with the live “I Wish It Would Rain (With A Trumpet)” (recorded at Reading Festival ’73), marketed as a double A-Side this Stewart/Wood original (A1) and Strong/Whitfield/Penzabene cover (A2) peaked at No. 8 on the Official Singles Chart for 11 weeks. Pressed b

David Cassidy’s David Strikes Back , a cover insert and two-page feature in 16 Magazine , November 30, 1973.

A Glam Xmas No. 4 Evergreen Released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK on November 30, 1973, on Harvest Records (catalogue: HAR 5079), Wizzard’s “I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday” was Roy Wood’s glam Christmas anthem. Backed with “Rob Roy's Nightmare (A Bit More H. A.),” this choir-backed festive rocker — with The Stockland Green Bilateral School First Year Choir and The Suedettes — peaked at No. 4 on the Official Singles Chart for 9 weeks. Issued in gatefold sleeve (Wa

Todd Rundgren's Mercury Dolls Released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK on November 30, 1973, on Mercury Records (catalogue: 6052 402), New York Dolls’ “Jet Boy” was the explosive lead single from their debut album. Backed with “Vietnamese Baby,” both written by David Johansen and Johnny Thunders, produced by Todd Rundgren, this raw proto-punk glam anthem did not chart in the UK. Also issued in the Netherlands. Pure NYC trash-rock attitude. Single Overview Release Details