Silver fringe, sparse riffs, Rock On like a midnight walk in 1973. Stardust actor turned leather-clad heart-throb-I'm Coming Home made mums swoon, Rolling Stone made bikes roar. More echo chambers reopening weekly.
Essex storms the pages – the echoey heart-throb gets the full star treatment! one-page portrait in Music Star, December 21, 1974. More Essex glamour shots added weekly.
A Glam Film Theme Stardust Sparkle Released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK on November 29, 1974, on CBS Records (catalogue: S CBS 2828 / 2828), David Essex’s “Stardust” was the theme from the film Stardust (sequel to That'll Be The Day ). Backed with “Miss Sweetness,” both written by David Essex and produced/arranged/orchestrated by Jeff Wayne for Jeff Wayne Music, this glam-pop anthem peaked at No. 7 on the Official Singles Chart for 10 weeks. Lacquer cut by ARUN at Ast