📰 Giant Posters – Advert : Oct 1972

Melody Maker, Oct 28, 1972

A vibrant full‑colour advert in the Oct 28, 1972 issue of Melody Maker promoted a series of giant 33" × 24" posters, priced at 70p each, featuring some of the biggest names in early‑’70s pop and glam. Among the headliners were Alice Cooper, Slade, and Donny Osmond (Nos. 1–3), alongside seven additional full‑colour posters available to order.

The advert spotlighted:

Alice Cooper presented as a full‑colour glam‑shock icon

Slade riding their chart‑topping glam‑rock momentum

Donny Osmond appealing to the teen‑idol crowd

Ten posters in total, each oversized and designed for bedroom‑wall dominance

A budget‑friendly 70p price, tapping into the booming youth‑market demand for pop‑culture décor

A perfect snapshot of 1972 fan culture, the advert captured the era’s obsession with turning bedroom walls into shrines for glam gods, teen idols, and rock royalty.