Marc Bolan & Mickey Finn bring psychedelic folk to Utrecht’s first big Dutch pop bash! Tyrannosaurus Rex appeared at Paradise II, Margriethal – Jaarbeurs Utrecht, Holland, on December 28, 1968. The "Paradise II" festival was a landmark event in Dutch music history – a one-day psychedelic extravaganza inspired by the 14-Hour Technicolor Dream. Organized by Utrecht provo artist Bunk Bessels, it featured a diverse lineup of experimental and underground acts, drawing a huge crowd

Bolan’s acoustic elves weave pure folk magic for the Beeb – the underground at its dreamiest! Tyrannosaurus Rex’s The Travelling Tradition was recorded at BBC Studio 1, 201 Piccadilly, London, on Monday, October 14, 1968. First aired on Top Gear on Sunday, December 22, 1968. More pre-glam Bolan whispers added weekly.

Bolan’s acoustic elves share the bill with psychedelic heavies – pure late-60s underground magic! Tyrannosaurus Rex played the Highbury Technical College Dance, London, England on December 18, 1968, accompanied by Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera, Heaven, and Coconut Mushroom.

Marc & Steve conjure strange worlds – Beat Instrumental hails Tyrannosaurus Rex’s growing magic! Tyrannosaurus Rex’s Prophets, Seers & Sages The Angels of the Ages (Regal Zonophone SLRZ 1005) – album review in Beat Instrumental, December 1968. Side One Deboraarobed • Stacey Grove • Wind Quartets • Conesuala • Trelawny Lawn • Aznageel The Mage • The Friends Side Two Salamanda Palaganda • Our Wonderful Brownskin Man • O Harley (The Saltimbanques) • Eastern Spell • The Travellin

A Tyrannosaurus Rex Folk-Psych Dawn Released as a vinyl LP in the UK on November 1, 1968, on the Regal Zonophone label, catalog number LRZ 1005 for Mono and SLRZ 1005 for Stereo. Background Tyrannosaurus Rex's debut album My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair... But Now They're Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows had been an unexpected success, charting at number 15 on the UK Albums Chart with the non-LP single "Debora" coming in at number 34 on the UK singles chart.

Tyrannosaurus Rex’s "A Combination, and a Darling Duo," a one-page article in Record Mirror, August 31, 1968.

Tyrannosaurus Rex’s "One Inch Rock"  backed with "Salamanda Palaganda" , was released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK by Regal Zonophone (catalog number RZ 3011) on August 23, 1968, peaking at number 28 on the BBC Chart as the band’s only Top Thirty single. PRESS REVIEWS: “A group that’s becoming increasingly popular around the club circuit... Can’t make up my mind about this disc – it’s happy, light-hearted and thoroughly infectious, yet I wonder if it has enough substanc

Released as a vinyl LP album in the UK on the Regal Zonophone label in both mono (LRZ 1003) and stereo (SLRZ 1003) on July 5, 1968, Tyrannosaurus Rex’s My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair... But Now They're Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows still holds the record for the longest title of a vinyl record. It marked the beginning of Marc Bolan’s journey as a distinctive voice in the British underground music scene. Background: After leaving the mod-influenced band J

Tyrannosaurus Rex’s "Deborah"  backed with "Child Star" , was released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK by Regal Zonophone (catalog number RZ 3008) on April 19, 1968. The single entered the UK Singles Chart on May 14 at number 47, stayed on the chart for seven weeks, and reached its peak position of number 34 on May 28. Label: Continental Country: South Africa Catalogue: PD.9355 Label: Universal Country: Japan Catalogue: UIKY-75116 Label: Polydor Country: Germany Cata

A lost broadcast from the earliest days of Bolan and Took — six songs, one interview, and a vanished moment of psychedelic folk alchemy.