A vivid, three‑page BRAVO profile tracing Marc Bolan’s journey from London street kid to glam‑rock sorcerer, capturing the mythology, mischief, and magic that shaped T. Rex at the height of their early‑70s fame.

T. REXTASY swept out of the concert halls into the record shops

T. Rex's "Telegram Sam" and "Electric Warrior" at number two position in their respective UK charts - Melody Maker, February 5, 1972

I Don't Give a... So Long as I can Boogie

1972's Highest Entry Since Beatles

A chart debut worthy of the glam‑rock crown — “Telegram Sam” storms in at number three, proving Bolan’s star power was still unmatched.

Bolan & Finn's Capri 2600 RS Chase

Bolan's First T.Rex Wax Co. Maxi Single Promo Published in the UK on January 22, 1972, Melody Maker’s one-page advert promoted T. Rex’s “Telegram Sam” — Marc Bolan’s first single on his newly launched T.Rex Wax Co. label (distributed by EMI). The ad featured the single’s sleeve design, highlighted the stereo 45 RPM format, and listed the running time as 3:45. It was backed with “Cadilac” and “Baby Strange” (double B-side), and described as the “NEW MAXI SINGLE OUT NOW ON T-RE

Melody Maker, January 22, 1972 . NEW POP SINGLES BY CHRIS WELCH T. REX: "Telegram Sam" (T. Rex Wax Company). Like all T. Rex singles, by the third play you get it on. At first hearing, one tends to say: "Gosh chaps, Marc's newie sounds a bit of an oldie." But press the head- phones a little closer and one begins to convulse in a not all together unpleasant fashion. Boley piles on the guitar riff and the strings topple around him with rocking menace. According to Beep, Marc's

Bolan's Boston Starlight Hysteria Published in the UK on January 22, 1972, Melody Maker’s one-page feature article “T.Rextasy!” by Michael Watts reported on a literally hysterical gig by T. Rex at the Starlight Rooms, Boston, Lincolnshire, on Saturday (January 15, 1972). The piece captured the explosive spark of T. Rextasy — the frenzied fan reaction, Marc Bolan’s charismatic command of the stage, and the undeniable confirmation of T. Rex as a cultural phenomenon. Watts descr