Marc Bolan & T.Rex: (Hit Warriors)

On Sunday October 25, 1970, Tyrannosaurus Rex performed on the final day of the 3rd International Essen Pop & Blues Festival (also known as the Essener Songtage or Essen Blues & Pop Festival) at the Grugahalle in Essen, Germany. The Festival Context The International Essen Pop & Blues Festival was a pioneering event in European rock history, running annually from 1967 to 1974 in Essen, West Germany (now Germany). Organized by promoter Konrad Olbrich, it was one of the contine

T.Rex’s "Providing Cheaper Music" , a one-page article in Melody Maker , October 24, 1970.

T.Rex’s Ride a White Swan, a cover and one-page feature in New Musical Express, October 10, 1970.

T. Rex’s “Ride a White Swan” 7-inch vinyl single, was released in the UK on October 9, 1970, by Fly Records (catalogue: BUG 1). Backed...

In a twist of fate, a last-minute addition to the inaugural Glastonbury Festival in 1970 brought an unexpected performance, as...

Surprise, pop fans – T.Rex just grew from duo to electric quartet! Hello, pop fans, here’s a little surprise. The famous T. Rex are no longer just Marc Bolan and Mickey Finn… When the two English beat wizards first toured with “Ride a White Swan,” they needed reinforcements. Enter drummer Will Legend and bassist Steve Currie – the boys who turned the cosmic whisper into a full-on glam roar. More early T.Rex lineup scoops added weekly.Hello, pop fans, here's a little surprise.

A sepia‑toned farewell to the acoustic era — and the first glimmer of the electric star Bolan was about to become

The final Tyrannosaurus Rex album — and the first spark of Bolan’s electric future.

T.Rex’s performance of "Ride a White Swan" for the French TV show Point Chaud at Le Rock 'n' Roll Circus, recorded on December 22, 1970,...

Marc Bolan Marries June Child at Kensington Register Office, Chelsea Old Town Hall, King's Road, Chelsea, London SW3, England on January 30, 1970 The picture below of the bridal party was taken by a 10-year-old Indian boy who happened to be going by. Everyone decided that the group would be incomplete without the photographer in the picture so Pete Saunders joined the line-up and handed over his camera. Pictured just off the Portobello Road, they are: (left to right) Sue Wort