Marc Bolan (Dec. 1991) The King of Glam: Long Live - Cover Feature

A lavish, collector‑grade Goldmine tribute from December 1991, celebrating Marc Bolan’s enduring legacy through biography, discography, memorabilia, and cultural remembrance — a true coronation in print.

WRITER / ARTIST / DATE / LENGTH

Writer: Goldmine Editorial Team

Artist: Marc Bolan / T. Rex

Date: December 20, 1991

Length: 14 min read

OVERVIEW

This Goldmine cover story stands as one of the most extensive collector‑oriented tributes ever published on Marc Bolan. Positioned as “The King of Glam,” the feature blends biography, memorabilia analysis, discography, and fan‑driven history to create a portrait that is both celebratory and meticulously researched. Goldmine’s approach is archival and reverent, emphasising Bolan’s importance not only as a pop star but as a figure whose recordings, pressings, and ephemera became prized artefacts in the collector world.

PUBLICATION

Publication: Goldmine

Date: December 20, 1991

Country: United States

Section / Pages: Cover Feature + Fourteen‑Page Tribute

Title: The King of Glam: Long Live Marc Bolan

FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS

Event: Fourteen‑page collector‑grade Bolan tribute

Era: 1960s–1990s retrospective

Tone: Reverent, archival, celebratory

Photography: Crowned portrait, archival images, memorabilia layouts

Audience: Collectors, glam‑rock historians, Bolan devotees

“A coronation in print.”

THE STORY BEHIND IT

The article traces Bolan’s journey from his early folk‑mystic days to his explosive rise as the glitter‑crowned leader of T. Rex. It explores his songwriting, charisma, visual identity, and the cultural shockwave of glam rock — a movement he helped define with swagger and sparkle. Goldmine devotes significant space to discography, rare pressings, international variants, and collector‑market valuations. Interviews with fans, archivists, and musicians add emotional depth, painting Bolan as both a pop phenomenon and a deeply influential artist whose work continued to resonate into the 1990s.

CONTEXT & NOTES

The layout reflects Goldmine’s collector‑centric design: dense discography blocks, memorabilia spotlights, fan‑club inserts, and archival photography. The crowned portrait of Bolan reinforces the “King of Glam” framing, while the extensive text and detailed catalogue notes highlight the magazine’s commitment to preservation and historical accuracy. The feature’s length and depth make it one of the most significant Bolan retrospectives of the pre‑internet era.

“Marc Bolan — forever the king of glam.”

SOURCES

Goldmine Magazine (December 20, 1991)

Publication verified from collector archives

Context cross‑checked with 1991 Bolan retrospectives

External anchors: Discogs / 45cat / Wikipedia (where applicable)

RELATED MATERIAL

• T. Rex – Glam Slam Guide

• Marc Bolan in Exile – Feature (Nov. 1995)

• Blowin’ In The Wind – Single (1993

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