David Cassidy (October 6, 1973) – “Music Star” Cover - Music Star

Oct 5, 1973

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This major Disc feature traces the development of Alice Cooper from early local baThis colourful Music Star cover places David Cassidy front and centre with a close-up portrait that dominates the entire page. The issue promotes several featured stories through bold cover lines, including articles on Elvis Presley, Jack Wild, Gary Glitter and Alan Price, while using Cassidy's image as its principal attraction.

Publication: Music Star

Date: October 6, 1973

Country: United Kingdom

The cover is built around a large close-up photograph of David Cassidy, whose portrait occupies nearly the entire page. The image is framed by the publication's distinctive Music Star masthead, printed in large multi-coloured lettering across the top of the cover.

Several brightly coloured cover flashes are positioned around Cassidy's photograph. One asks, "WAS ELVIS TAME?", while another promotes a feature asking, "WHY'S JACK WILD JUMPING?" A further cover line asks, "WHAT DOES GARY REALLY LIKE?" Another prominent burst advertises "ALAN - BEST BIG BROTHER".

Additional text highlights regular magazine features including pin-ups, a crossword, songwords, and other features. The overall design is bold and visually busy, using bright colours, oversized typography and star-shaped graphics to attract readers' attention from newsstands.

CONTEXT AND NOTES

This cover reflects the teen and pop music magazine style of the early 1970s, where leading music and television personalities were frequently used to drive sales. David Cassidy's prominent placement demonstrates his continuing popularity with young readers during this period.

The cover focuses on celebrity appeal rather than a single news story, presenting a collection of features designed to appeal to fans of contemporary music and entertainment. The combination of Cassidy's large portrait and the brightly coloured promotional headlines creates a classic example of early-1970s British pop magazine presentation.

FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS

Event: David Cassidy featured as the cover star of Music Star

Era: 1973 teen-pop and youth magazine period

Tone: Bright, energetic and promotional

Photography: Large close-up colour cover portrait of David Cassidy

WHAT THE CLIPPING SHOWS

• David Cassidy featured as the main cover image

• Cover teasers for articles on Elvis Presley, Jack Wild, Gary Glitter and Alan Price

• Promotion for pin-ups, a crossword, songwords and regular magazine features

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