Disc, January 26, 1974. MARC BOLAN AND T. REX "Teenage Dream" (Mare 7). Good old Marc! Just when everyone had given him up for dead, sub-merged under a pile of tuneless drivel, he comes up with a really good single. It has good lyrics, an incredib-ly memorable refrain, and above all it's different. I'm not going to stick my neck out though Top Three, I'd say! Undoubtedly, some people are going to hate it, but that's nothing new to T. Rex. And this time Marc Bolan will have th

The 7-inch vinyl single featuring Marc Bolan and T. Rex's "Teenage Dream" , with "Satisfaction Pony" as the B-side, was released in the UK by EMI Records through T. Rex Wax Co. (catalog number MARC 6) on January 25, 1974. It debuted on the UK charts on February 9, at number 18, climbed to number 13 the following week, which was its peak position, and remained on the chart for a total of 5 weeks. "Surprise, surprise! Marc sings out - and at last, it really is the new T.Rex so

Scrapbook article, published January 21, 1974. T. REX are to make their first big tour of Britain for more than two years with a special new stage production and album to follow. The tour, which begins at City Hall Newcastle on January 21, will be the first time that audiences in Britain have been able to see the act that Marc Bolan has taken to America, Australia and the Far East in the past year. Other tour dates are: Apollo, Glasgow (January 22), Sheffield City Hall (24),

Bolan's Zinc Alloy Reveal Tease Published in the UK on January 19, 1974, Melody Maker’s one-page small article “Truck on, Zinc” announced Marc Bolan’s upcoming persona shift to Zinc Alloy — a playful, prophetic name he had mentioned years earlier: “If ever I get into the chart, I'm going to change my name to Zinc Alloy.” The piece recapped T. Rex’s hits (“Telegram Sam,” “Truck on Tyke”), noted Bolan’s two-year absence from touring, and teased the launch of his first major tou

Music Scene magazine, January 1, 1974.

Mickey Finn Record Mirror, December 29, 1973.

T.Rex crowned world's top group – Bolan’s glam empire conquers the globe! Record Mirror, December 29, 1973. More T.Rex poll glory added weekly..

Bolan revs up for the road – Truck Off tour blasts off! one-page on-tour advert in Melody Maker, December 22, 1973. More T.Rex tour thunder added weekly.

Radio 1’s festive line-up – Slade, T.Rex, Wizzard, and more crash the Christmas airwaves! Beeb bulletin, a one-page article in Record Mirror, December 22, 1973. Highlights Radio 1’s festive line-up – Slade, T.Rex, Wizzard, and more crash the Christmas airwaves! Beeb bulletin, a one-page article in Record Mirror, December 22, 1973. Highlights Mungo Jerry, Slade, and the New Seekers guest on David Hamilton’s show (Thursday & Friday, 3-5 p.m.) John Peel’s Sounds Of The 70s (Thur

German teens in meltdown – Bolan chops the curls and fans go into mourning! Marc Bolan’s Marc Has to Cut His Hair , a one-page article in Bravo magazine December 13, 1973. The famous photo showing Marc with short hair sparked outrage – letters poured in: “Does Marc Bolan fanaticize spaghetti?” “With his new hairstyle, Marc looks like a postman wearing a woman’s wig!” “My mother thought Marc’s new hairstyle was a wig. But my sister, who is a hairdresser, said that such ugly wi