Issued as part of Cube Records’ mid‑70s reissue programme, this 1976 pairing of “Get It On” and “Hot Love” brought two of T. Rex’s most iconic glam‑era hits back onto the UK market. Released on April 2 1976, the single combined the band’s 1971 chart‑toppers into a single 7" package, produced by Tony Visconti for Straight Ahead Productions. Although not a new release and carrying no UK chart placement, the reissue kept Marc Bolan’s classic material circulating during a transit

A tidal wave of screams, tears, and stamping feet — Germany’s first encounter with T. Rex was nothing short of a cultural eruption.

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.

Marc Bolan and T. Rex were transforming from underground cult favourites into genuine pop stars. With their glitter, boas and electric boogie sound, the band delivered their breakthrough hit “Get It On” — a raw, swaggering rocker driven by a killer riff and Bolan’s unmistakable purr. Released on July 2, 1971, the single appeared on Fly Records under catalogue number BUG 10. In the United States, it was released as “Bang a Gong (Get It On)” on Reprise Records (catalogue 1015)