Marc Bolan & T.Rex: (Hit Warriors)

In January 1972, Robert A. Johnson — the “Frayser Flash” — found himself whisked by Rolls‑Royce to Marc Bolan’s London flat, where the T. Rex star, at the height of his fame, invited him to jam, talk music, and cut demos during the peak of glam‑rock hysteria.

Bolan's 1977 Granada TV Sessions Unearthed

The cosmic dancer who took a whispery hippie duo, plugged in the electricity, grew the curls, and accidentally invented glam rock overnight. One minute he’s a bongo-playing Tolkien elf called Tyrannosaurus Rex, strumming acoustic fairy tales about unicorns. The next he’s Marc Bolan in satin and glitter, getting it on straight to number one and turning every teenage bedroom in Britain into a shrine. The Glam Slam Essentials Electric Warrior (1971) – Album Release (1971) – UK #

The Slider is a seminal album by T. Rex, released in July 1972. Here's a detailed look at this iconic record: Background: Formation and Context: By the time "The Slider" was released, T. Rex, led by Marc Bolan, had already transitioned from their earlier folk-rock sound to a more electric, glam rock style. This album came on the heels of their breakthrough album, "Electric Warrior" (1971), which had established them as leaders in the glam rock scene. Production: Recording: Th

A Journey Through The Electric Warrior’s Elevator From bopping elf to cosmic boogie king – the curls, the glitter, the riffs that launched glam. Marc Bolan didn’t just ride the wave of glam – he conjured it with a Les Paul, a feather boa, and a whisper that turned into a roar. This is the complete UK discography of the man who made of stardust: every album, single, and rarity from John's Children to T. Rex and beyond. John's Children (with Marc Bolan) Studio Albums Orgasm – A

Marc Bolan & T.Rex Releases The hidden corners of the Bolan vault – where the cosmic bop gets weird, rare, and wonderfully odd. Every fan knows Electric Warrior and The Slider, but Marc’s catalogue is littered with strange, limited, and downright peculiar pressings that only the deepest diggers ever find. Here’s the ongoing list of the weirdest and rarest – the ones that slipped through the cracks. #1 Marc Bolan & T.Rex – Golden Greats! Japan-only compilation oddity Label: SM

BOLAN The rise to fame of a 1972 Super Star-in words and pictures A Melody Maker special 25p more pages to follow

The curly-haired cosmic dancer who didn’t just join glam rock – he switched on the lights, cranked the amp, and made the whole world boogie. Before Bolan there was no glitter, no feather boas on Top of the Pops, no acceptable excuse for a grown man to wear silver lamé to the supermarket. One electric chord in 1971 turned a whispering hippie poet into the Electric Warrior – and glam rock exploded into life. He gave us the blueprint: the riffs, the curls, the cheekbones, the sw

65 cosmic stomps that turned Thursday nights into glam holy days

released by Demon/EDSEL on December 12, 2025 a Limited "Half & Half" Colour 8LP Box Set and an 8CD Box Set with Bonus Tracks titled T.Rex. The Studio Albums 1970 - 1977 . This box set celebrates the studio albums released by Marc Bolan under the T.Rex name. Having recorded as Tyrannosaurus Rex since the mid-1960s, frontman, lyricist, poet and guitarist Marc Bolan entered the new decade with a new sound, a new band and a new, foreshortened name – ‘T.Rex’. In the process, he b