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.

A packed Hollywood Palladium, feverish press attention and a swirl of celebrity interest mark T. Rex’s arrival in Los Angeles, as Melody Maker captures Marc Bolan’s rising American momentum.