A bright, celebratory Circus cover capturing Elton John at his most charismatic — champagne in hand, stage lights glowing, and his name woven through the magazine’s star‑studded headlines. 📰 Publication Details Publication: Circus Date: April 1973 Country: United States Section / Page: Front Cover Format: Cover Feature 📰 What the Clipping Shows The Circus masthead appears in large, colourful block lettering, framing a close‑up photograph of Elton John smiling with a glas

A feisty one-page feature in Circus Magazine finds Marc Bolan back in London after a disappointing first American tour, angrily denying rumours of his “death” and dismissing the hype surrounding him and David Bowie. Bolan is pictured in full glam regalia, guitar in hand, looking defiant and very much alive. This February 1, 1973 Circus article captures Marc Bolan at a vulnerable yet combative moment — the first crack in T. Rextasy’s seemingly unstoppable momentum, as the real

Circus Magazine’s February 1973 feature paints Sparks as a strange, brilliant, theatrical anomaly—part Betty Boop, part hard‑rock cabaret—documenting their explosive Max’s Kansas City performance and the eccentric personalities behind the band

A cover insert and expansive three‑page feature, “What Makes Alice Run,” found Circus magazine diving deep into the rising phenomenon of the Alice Cooper Group at the dawn of 1972. With Love It to Death and Killer igniting national attention, Circus framed Alice as both ringleader and runaway cultural force — a shock‑rock engine tearing through America with theatrical menace, black humour, and a flair for chaos that no other band could match. The feature explored: The band’s