📰 The Year of Pop Goodbye – Article : Dec 1972

Melody Maker, December 30, 1972

A year‑end piece marking the close of 1972 — a whirlwind year of glam, glitter, and pop upheaval — as Melody Maker looked ahead to the incoming shock and spectacle of ’73. The article framed the transition as a cultural handoff: saying goodbye to one of pop’s wildest, most transformative years while welcoming a new one poised to push theatrical rock, glam excess, and youth culture even further into the mainstream.

Melody Maker waves farewell to '72 – glam's wildest year says hello to '73!

The Year Of Pop Goodbye 1972 / Hello 73, Melody Maker December 30, 1972.

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