Bowie Points the Way Article : 1974

Bowie charts the future – Circus bows to the glam trailblazer!

article in Circus Magazine, January 1, 1974.

The symbol of the neo-Mod seven-ties is that strongly masculine-arrow-ed "O" seen most recently on the cover of David Bowie's Pin Ups. The English Mods of yesteryear dec-orated any lettering they could get their graffiti-loving fingers on with questing arrows back in the mid-six-ties. And now David's latest album recaptures the era with its selection of hit singles of the day, and the lettering on the cover (which also features Twiggy) is a fond recollec-tion of the fad. Another LP which deals with the good old days and fea-tures the symbol on its jacket photo is The Who's Quadrophenia.

In case you didn't know, David's single "Sorrow" from the Pin Ups album was originally recorded in America by the McCoys and in England by The Merseys.