David Essex (October 26, 1974) – Cover - Music Star
The October 26, 1974 issue of Music Star features David Essex in a full-page colour cover portrait. Against the magazine’s distinctive bright yellow design, the cover promotes additional features on The Glitter Band, Arrows and Pan’s People, together with film photography and a special “day at the races” promotion.
Publication: Music Star
Date: October 26, 1974
Country: United Kingdom
Cover Price: 10p
The front cover is dominated by a large seated colour portrait of David Essex against a bright yellow background.
Essex is pictured seated in a decorative wicker chair, wearing a pale blue jacket over a striped top, light-coloured trousers and lace-up shoes with contrasting socks.
The large Music Star masthead stretches across the top of the page in red, orange and white, while brightly coloured cover lines are positioned around the central photograph.
The simple composition allows the David Essex portrait to remain the dominant visual element, with the additional features arranged around the image.
THE GLITTER BAND
Across the lower section of the cover appears:
“GLITTER BAND – GERRY SHEPHARD – Part 2”
This promotes the second instalment of a feature concerning Gerry Shephard of The Glitter Band inside the magazine.
The cover line is separate from the main David Essex portrait and should not be interpreted as identifying the cover subject.
ARROWS
The left-hand side promotes a new photographic feature:
“New! ARROWS story in pictures”
A small illustrated portrait accompanies the announcement.
The wording identifies the feature as a picture-based story on Arrows rather than a standard text article.
PAN’S PEOPLE
Another cover feature announces:
“How To Join Pan’s People”
The wording suggests an inside feature connected with the well-known dance group.
No further information about the contents of the feature is visible on the supplied cover.
OTHER COVER FEATURES
The upper-left section advertises:
“MARIE’S NIGHT OF DESPAIR”
The right-hand side announces:
“Pix from the film you may never see”
The supplied cover does not identify the film by title, so no film title has been added to this Chronicle.
Across the very top of the magazine appears the additional promotion:
“JOIN THE STARS FOR A DAY AT THE RACES!”
CONTEXT AND NOTES
This issue provides a colourful example of Music Star’s fan-oriented presentation during 1974.
David Essex supplies the principal cover image, while the surrounding cover lines demonstrate the magazine’s broader coverage of contemporary British popular music and entertainment.
The distinction between the portrait and the “Glitter Band – Gerry Shephard – Part 2” cover line is important. The person featured in the central cover photograph is David Essex, while Gerry Shephard is being promoted as the subject of a separate feature inside the issue.
Only information visible on the supplied cover has been incorporated into this Chronicle, with no attempt to reconstruct the contents of the advertised internal features.
FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS
Event: David Essex Music Star cover
Publication Date: October 26, 1974
Era: 1974 David Essex period
Tone: Promotional and fan-focused
Cover Price: 10p
Photography: Full-page colour seated portrait of David Essex
WHAT THE COVER SHOWS
• David Essex as the principal cover subject
• Full-page colour portrait
• Music Star dated October 26, 1974
• Cover price of 10p
• “Glitter Band – Gerry Shephard – Part 2”
• “New! Arrows Story In Pictures”
• “How To Join Pan’s People”
• “Marie’s Night Of Despair”
• “Pix From The Film You May Never See”
• “Join The Stars For A Day At The Races!”
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