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About this book
For many, T. Rex founder Marc Bolan remains forever frozen in time as the poster boy of glam, the pop-rock genre he effectively launched with his March 1971 Top of the Pops appearance to promote 'Hot Love', the band's first number one single. But this is to view him through too narrow a focus. In John's Children he flirted with modernist art-rock. He sang folk songs of an otherworldly England in Tyrannosaurus Rex. He became a teen idol while dominating the singles and album charts and he also experimented with his unique brand of interstellar soul. Finally, he proclaimed himself 'The Godfather Of Punk' and became its patron, touring with The Damned and giving several major new wave acts their first television exposure.
This book examines all aspects of Bolan's career, from the genre-defying My People Were Fair And Had Sky In Their Hair… through the transitional A Beard Of Stars and T. Rex albums, the misunderstood Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow and the should-have-been comeback Futuristic Dragon. Along the way, it discusses Unicorn, the defining document of the Tyrannosaurus Rex years, and the essential T. Rex trilogy of Electric Warrior, The Slider and Tanx.
During the day Peter Gallagher is a lecturer in Events Management, but at night can be found scribbling away in his man-cave. Having talked about writing for decades it is only recently he decided to do something about it, with 2020 seeing the publication of his first short story and the commissioning of his first book. His favourite bands include T. Rex, The Ramones, and The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, none of whom he has seen in concert. He Lives in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Introduction
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- What Is Included In This Book
- Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants
- 1. Toby Tyler, Marc Bolan, and John’s Children
- 2. My People Were Fair And Had Sky In Their Hair… But Now They’re Content To Wear Stars On Their Brows
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- 3. Prophets Seers & Sages The Angels Of The Ages
- 4. Unicorn
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- 5. A Beard Of Stars
- 6. T. Rex
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- 7. Electric Warrior
- 8. The Slider
- 9. Tanx
- 10. Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow
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- 11. Bolan’s Zip Gun
- 12. Futuristic Dragon
- 13. Dandy in the Underworld
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- 14. Born To Boogie Movie
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- 15. The Marc TV Show (Granada Television, 1977)
- 16. Selected Compilations
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- Epilogue
- Bibliography