A full‑page New Musical Express advertisement promoting Rod Stewart’s albums available at Boots stores, featuring the headline “Blondes have more fun at Boots. Writer: Uncredited (advertisement copy) Artist: Rod Stewart Date: December 9, 1978 Length: Full‑page advertisement The advertisement announces a Boots special offer of £1 off each of Rod Stewart’s four latest albums — including the newest release Blondes Have More Fun — and features album covers for Blondes Have More F

A full-page New Musical Express advertisement promoting Rod Stewart’s albums available at Boots stores, featuring the headline “Blondes have more fun at Boots. £1 off four of Rod’s latest.” Writer: Uncredited (advertisement copy) Artist: Rod Stewart Date: December 9, 1978 Length: Full-page advertisement

Rod Stewart laughs, drinks, kicks a football, and dismantles his own mythology — all in one of CREEM’s most entertaining late‑70s features.

Released: January 20, 1978 (UK) Label: Warner Bros. Records Catalogue Number: K 17101 Format: 7" Vinyl Single A swaggering, riff‑driven Rod Stewart rocker from Foot Loose & Fancy Free — backed with I Was Only Joking. Issued on Warner Bros., the single captured Stewart at his late‑’70s commercial peak. 🔘 Overview Hot Legs was released on January 20, 1978 as the second UK single from Rod Stewart’s 1977 album Foot Loose & Fancy Free. Built around a muscular guitar riff and Stew

Written by Gary Grainger and Rod Stewart, released as the third single from the 1977 album Foot Loose & Fancy Free. The song performed strongly internationally, reaching No. 5 in the UK (as a double A‑side with Hot Legs) and No. 22 in the US, where it was backed with " Born Loose" Billboard praised Stewart’s delivery and the song’s rhythmic, semi‑acoustic foundation, highlighting the string and mandolin arrangements. Cash Box described it as “a gentle ballad about growing and

A landmark double A‑side release that paired two of Rod Stewart’s most enduring ballads, issued at a pivotal moment in his late‑70s chart dominance. Released in the UK on 15 April 1977, this double A‑side single became one of Rod Stewart’s most successful releases of the decade. Both tracks had already gained recognition through earlier recordings, but Stewart’s interpretations — recorded at Muscle Shoals — propelled the single to No. 1 on the UK charts. 🔘 Personnel • Rod St

Published in February 1976, this Record Mirror & Disc review revisits Rod Stewart’s formative Mercury‑era albums, framing The Vintage Years 1969–1970 as a reminder of the raw, soulful artistry that defined his earliest solo work.

Published on February 28, 1976, this two‑page Record Mirror advert promotes Rod Stewart’s double‑LP The Vintage Years, 1969–70, celebrating his early solo recordings and pairing the release with a new single, “It’s All Over Now.”

Overview This two‑page NME feature, written by Roy Carr and Charles Shaar Murray, serves as both a retrospective and a promotional companion to the compilation album Hard Up Heroes. The article revisits the British Beat Boom of the early 1960s, tracing its evolution from the post‑Beatles explosion of local bands to the emergence of enduring acts like The Small Faces, The Birds, The Graham Bond Organization, and David Bowie in his London Boys era. The opening section describes

A full-page Zoo World advertisement promoting the special live radio broadcast of Rod Stewart & The Faces on the King Biscuit Flower Hour. Hear Rod Stewart & The Faces off the record, on the December 30, King Biscuit Flower Hour. Zoo World Date: January 3, 1974 Length: 4 min read 📰 Key Highlights • Large, energetic black-and-white photograph of Rod Stewart performing • Announcement of the special live radio show on December 30, 1973 • Hosted by Bill Minkin in Quadrap