Tyrannosaurus Rex record a six‑track session for John Peel’s Top Gear at BBC Studio 1, Piccadilly, capturing the duo at their earliest and most mystical. Recorded on March 11, 1968 and broadcast across two Top Gear programmes, these performances showcase Marc Bolan and Steve Peregrin Took at their most intimate — acoustic, incantatory, and steeped in early T. Rex mythology. 📰 Key Highlights • Recorded March 11, 1968, BBC Studio 1, 201 Piccadilly, London • First broadcast on

In early 1968, Tony Visconti walked into Middle Earth and saw a duo unlike anything he had encountered in London’s psychedelic underground. Marc Bolan and Steve Peregrin Took sat cross‑legged on the floor, weaving strange, hypnotic songs over hand‑drummed rhythms. That night, Visconti approached Bolan, offered his card, and unknowingly set the stage for one of the most important producer‑artist relationships of the era

Tyrannosaurus Rex's Early Peel Broadcast The first session by the band Tyrannosaurus Rex, originally recorded on October 30, 1967, for John Peel’s Top Gear, was repeated on February 4, 1968. The songs performed were: Scenescof Child Star Highways Hot Rod Mama Dwarfish Trumpet Blues Pictures of Purple People Did you have this Top Gear repeat in your archive? Were you ready for early Tyrannosaurus Rex? Share in the comments! Sources Information is drawn from my personal knowled

The February 4 Rebroadcast Moment

Marc Bolan’s second appearance on Ready, Steady, Go! at Studio One, Wembley, Middlesex, England, coincided with Jimi Hendrix’s debut on British television, broadcast on December 13, 1966, performing "Hippy Gumbo", originally scheduled for the previous week but cancelled; the show’s full lineup included The Escorts (“Head To Toe”), The Four Tops (on film interview), The Jimi Hendrix Experience (“Hey Joe”), The Merseys (“Rhythm Of Love”), Keith Relf (“Shapes In My Mind”), Victo

Bolan's Misfit B-Side Gem Released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK on November 25, 1966, on Parlophone Records (catalogue: R 5539), Marc Bolan’s “Hippy Gumbo” was his third and final solo single before forming Tyrannosaurus Rex. Backed with “Misfit,” this raw psych-folk gem — produced by Simon Napier-Bell — was written by Marc Bolan. Issued in standard, promo, and acetate variants (with a rare 1967 repress), it’s the last spark of Bolan’s mod-folk era. Single Overview Rel

A Wizard in the Making In the November 3, 1966, issue of Queen Magazine, under the column POP SCENE by PATRICK KERR, 18-year-old Marc Bolan (then still spelled Marc Bolan) was introduced as a fresh, enigmatic voice in the crowded field of Dylan-influenced protest singers. The article, titled with a photo caption reading “Marc Bolan, pop singer fascinated by black magic: on 'Ready Steady Goes Live' ( November 12 )”, framed him not as another folk imitator but as a singular tal

The teenage Bolan returns to the studio – four lost gems born the day after Christmas! Marc Bolan teamed up with Jim Economides and Mike Leander to record four tracks as a sequel to “The Wizard” on December 20, 1965. Tracks: “Rings of Fortune,” “A Song for a Soldier,” “Highways,” and “Reality.”

A Folk-Rock Spell From The Future Glam God Released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK on November 19, 1965, on Decca Records (catalogue: F.12288), Marc Bolan’s “The Wizard” was his debut solo single — pre-Tyrannosaurus Rex, when he was still billed as Marc Bolan (with the umlaut). Backed with “Beyond The Risin’ Sun,” this raw, Dylan-influenced folk-rock gem was produced by Jim Economides with Mike Leander as music director. Pressed by The Decca Record Co. Ltd. in the UK, iss

On November 12, 1965, the British music television program Ready Steady Go!, broadcast on Rediffusion, featured an eclectic lineup of performers capturing the vibrant mid-1960s pop and soul scene. This episode marked the television debut of Marc Bolan (then performing under his newly adopted stage name, born Mark Feld), who lip-synced his debut single "The Wizard" – a psychedelic pop track with soul influences, backed by session musicians including Jimmy Page on guitar and pr