Bolan’s glam empire expands – Sundown tour blasts across Britain! advert in Melody Maker, December 22, 1972. More T.Rex tour thunder added weekly..

Bolan delivered double glam gold for the BBC Christmas specials! On December 21, 1972, T. Rex recorded performances of their two number one hits, Metal Guru and Telegram Sam , for the holiday editions of Top of the Pops . Christmas 1972 - Part 1 Telegram Sam Mimed Performance December 25, 1972 Christmas 1972 - Part 2 Metal Guru Mimed Performance December 28, 1972

On the Official Singles Chart 17 December 1972 - 23 December 1972, T.Rex’s Solid Gold Easy Action moved up one place to number 3, it entered the Chart at number 8 for the week of December 9–15, 1972, peaking at number 2 on January 6, 1973, and charting for 11 weeks until February 17, 1973.

T.Rex's performance of "Solid Gold Easy Action" on BBC 1's "Top of the Pops" was broadcast for a second time on December 14, 1972.

Germany crowns its glam gods – Sweet, Slade, Deep Purple, T.Rex battle for the giant poster throne! Bravo magazine cover (No. 51, December 13, 1972) – massive 54×85 cm Neil Diamond poster, plus Sweet, Slade, Deep Purple, T.Rex, and the ultimate fan vote: who’s your 1972 king of glam? More German teen-mag madness added weekly

A Record Mirror Apple Films Boogie Blitz Published in the UK on December 9, 1972, Record Mirror’s front cover and half-page advert screamed Marc Bolan in full Born To Boogie glory — the Ringo Starr-directed T. Rex concert film shot at Wembley Empire Pool on March 18, 1972. The cover photo with the inside advert announcing the Apple Films premiere at Oscar One cinema, London. A full-throttle T. Rextasy moment. Advert Overview Publication Details Magazine: Record Mirror (UK)

A Melody Maker Million Dollar Tease Published in the UK on December 9, 1972, Melody Maker’s article “Bolan on Alice” revealed that Marc Bolan, Keith Moon, Harry Nilsson, and Rick Grech were set to appear as session musicians on Alice Cooper’s next single — recorded in London before his European tour opened in Glasgow. The piece also announced Alice’s upcoming album title Million Dollar Babies and his post-tour rest in the Canary Isles. A glam-rock supergroup moment that nev

Germany picks its glam gods – you vote, you win! Vote everyone! Win everyone! – two-page reader poll in Bravo magazine, December 7, 1972. T.Rex, Slade, Sweet, Alice Cooper, David Bowie, and the rest battle for the crown of most popular rock and pop group of 1972 – plus prizes for lucky voters. More German teen-mag madness added weekly.

Bolan blasts back with double-barrelled glam gold! two pages Melody Maker, December 2, 1972. THE NEW SINGLE SOLID GOLD EASY ACTION T.REXMAS MARC 3 14th December-Born To Boogie' Film Premiere, Oscar One, Brewer Street 22nd December-T. Rex Live, Sundowner Specials, Edmonton 23rd December-T. Rex Live, Sundowner Specials, Brixton EMI EMI Records (The Gramophone Co. Ltd.) EMI House, 20 Manchester Square, London, WIA IES. A member of the EMI Group of Companie International leaders

Bolan's Born To Boogie B-Side Released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK on December 1, 1972, on T. Rex Wax Co. (catalogue: MARC 3), T. Rex’s “Solid Gold Easy Action” was Marc Bolan’s infectious glam-rock anthem. Backed with “Born To Boogie,” both written/produced by Bolan with Tony Visconti, this solid-gold stomper peaked at No. 2 on the Official Singles Chart for 11 weeks. Issued in solid centre, push-out centre, and promo variants, with worldwide releases. Single Overvie