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Bolan Goes Solo Cover Insert : 1971
Marc Bolan steps out alone – the boppin' elf goes glam for a good cause! cover insert in Disc & Music Echo, December 25, 1971. More early Bolan solo scoops added weekly

T.Rex
Dec 25, 19711 min read


Bolan Solo on Benefit Album Insert: 1971
Marc Bolan steps out alone – the elf goes glam for a good cause! New Musical Express, December 25, 1971. More early Bolan solo scoops added weekly. T. Rex Jan concert Bolan solo on benefit album MARC BOLAN of T. Rex is the first contributor to be confirmed for a special triple-album set, which is to be issued as a benefit for last June's Glastonbury Festival. The set is titled "When The Sound Of The Music Changes," and it is planned for February release on the specially-forme

T.Rex
Dec 25, 19712 min read


Jeepster & Electric Warrior Kept from the Top : 1971
Bolan’s glam juggernaut stalls at #2 – so close, yet so far! T. Rex’s Jeepster and Electric Warrior both held the number two position on their New Musical Express, December 25, 1971. More T.Rex chart near-misses added weekly.

T.Rex
Dec 25, 19711 min read


Record Mirror Cover & Article: 1971
T.Rex cover (front and back) and news article, published in Record Mirror on December 25, 1971, discussing rumors of T. Rex potentially launching their own record label in early 1972 under the EMI banner after leaving Fly Records... T. REX may well have their own record label early in 1972. Since the duo flew from Fly, rumous have abounded concerning their future recording plans, and British disc companies have been queueing up with tempting offers. As RM closed for press on

T.Rex
Dec 25, 19712 min read


Rock Stars & Family's Article: 1971
Behind the glam – meet the mums, dads, and siblings of your wildest idols! The loving families of the wild rock stars, six pages in Bravo magazine December 20, 1971 – from Mickey Finn’s mum to Marc Bolan’s parents, the families behind the feather boas and their feedback speak for themselves. Everyone knows them, the big pop giants. Everyone has seen their houses, their cars, their friends, but no one has ever seen their parents. BRAVO introduces them: The loving families of t

T.Rex
Dec 20, 19712 min read


Better it's Happening to Me Article : 1971
Bolan on fame, fans, and the cosmic ride – “Better it’s happening to me than to someone else!” one-page feature in New Musical Express, December 11, 1971.

T.Rex
Dec 11, 19711 min read


The Cretaceous Period Cover: 1971
T. REX Strictly speaking, the story begins more than 65 million years ago. It was during the Cretaceous period that the over fourteen-meter-long dinosaur Tyrannosaurus ruled the Earth as the largest living creature. One thousand nine hundred and sixty-seven years after the Common Era, a certain Marc Bolan remembered this prehistoric creature and, together with Steve Peregrin Took, founded a small group with a mammoth name: Tyrannosaurus Rex. Marc Bolan, born on July 30, 1947,

T.Rex
Dec 1, 19713 min read


Marc and Mickey: 1971
The original cosmic duo – Marc & Mickey rule Europe’s teen mags! T.Rex (Marc Bolan & Mickey Finn)poster Popfoto magazine, December 1971 More early T.Rex continental conquests added weekly.

T.Rex
Dec 1, 19711 min read


Jeepster Single Article: 1971
One page PoP Express magazine November 22, 1971

T.Rex
Nov 22, 19711 min read


Prophet of the New Generation (1971)
Marc Bolan – the curly-haired messiah who turned folk into cosmic boogie! “Return of the Scream-age Idol”, cover insert and one-page article "Prophet of the New Generation" in Melody Maker, November 20, 1971.

T.Rex
Nov 20, 19711 min read
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