The cosmic dancer who took a whispery hippie duo, plugged in the electricity, grew the curls, and accidentally invented glam rock overnight. One minute he’s a bongo-playing Tolkien elf called Tyrannosaurus Rex, strumming acoustic fairy tales about unicorns. The next he’s Marc Bolan in satin and glitter, getting it on straight to number one and turning every teenage bedroom in Britain into a shrine. The Glam Slam Essentials Electric Warrior (1971) – Album Release (1971) – UK #

BOLAN The rise to fame of a 1972 Super Star-in words and pictures A Melody Maker special 25p more pages to follow

five-page article, published in Jukebox Magazine  on November 1, 1995, discussing Marc Bolan’s exile in Monte Carlo for tax reasons, the departure of his key collaborator, Bolan’s struggles with alcohol and drugs, the June release of the compilation The Beginning Of Doves  (originally planned as Napoleon Bona-Part One and Two ), and the single featuring "Jasper C. Debussy," "Hippy Gumbo," and "The Perfumed Garden Of Gulliver Smith." Marc had to leave Great Britain for tax rea

Bolan unplugged – the Electric Warrior opens up on BBC radio! Insight with Marc Bolan – two rare, intimate interviews broadcast on BBC Radio 1: Part One – 23 November 1975 (3:34) Presented by David “Diddy” Hamilton • Producer: Paul Williams Marc chats about Music Business, touring, and the changing scene. Part Two – 30 May 1976 (5:49) Presented by Anne Nightingale • Producer: Tony Hale Deeper dive – life after glam, new directions, and classic Bolan charm. Both originally air