David Bowie’s "Hard Up Heroes", a two-page article in New Musical Express, May 4, 1974.

David Bowie’s "Hard-Up Heroes", a one-page advert in New Musical Express, May 11, 1974.

Glam’s secret dens exposed – where the stars partied, posed, and plotted! four-page feature in Circus Raves Magazine, January 1, 1974.

Rod Stewart’s "Good Luck Rod" , a one-page feature in Melody Maker , August 25, 1973.

Rod Stewart’s "Sing It Again Rod" , a one-page advert in Melody Maker , August 11, 1973.

Rod Stewart’s "Look at You Now" , a one-page feature in Show Magazine , August 1, 1973.

Rod Stewart’s "Sing it Again Rod" , a one-page album review in Record Mirror , July 21, 1973.

Stewart reflects on the strange path from London football pitches to American tours, from blues‑club grit to chart‑topping success — a journey marked by instinct, humour, and a voice unlike any other.

Melody Maker, January 13, 1973 The Faces singer writes exclusively in the MM every month... ROD STEWART AL JOLSON'S one of my favourite singers. At the end of my last column, I said I'd talk about him and what he means to me. Here's how it all came about: I was very young when Jolson died. That was in 1950. My whole family used to collect Jolson's records, they had them all on 78s, whereas I have got them on LPs. Everything I used to hear was Al Jolson or Danny Kaye. Crosby n

Rod Stewart spills the Jeff Beck years – the wildest pages of his rock ’n’ roll diary! Rod Stewart’s My Beck Pages , a four-page feature, January 1, 1973. More Rod heart-throb moments added weekly.