Updated on 25th June 2023




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*.*Marc Bolan's Discography*.*


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Marc Bolan died on Sept. 16th 1977

This site commemorates his life in music.

These are the recordings (in release order) that were released during Marc's lifetime
Many more have been released after his death but these pages concentrate on his lifetimes published works only.
Included here are Marc's session work for other artists.

All items on these pages are from the UK (with several exceptions), since this is the country where Marc's vinyl was released first.
To view Marc's work from other countries, click the link in each section.


(Additional information and scans supplied by the George Rab Archive)

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Track[s]
Version
Label and Cover artwork

1st acetate picture:-
Side 1 - Jewel

2nd acetate picture:-
Side 1a - Summertime Blues
Side 1b - Jewel


These would have been the "B" side of OCTO-1

Recorded at Trident Studios, St. Anne's Court, Soho, London.
Produced by Tony Visconti

 

Listen to Jewel

Listen to Summertime Blues

1970
Single-sided
acetates
Trident Studios



61/2 inch acetate
Side 1 - Jewel
1970
Single-sided
acetate
Decca

Side 1 - Ride A White Swan

Side 2a - Jewel
Side 2b - Summertime Blues

Recorded at Trident Studios, St. Anne's Court, Soho, London.
Produced by Tony Visconti

This test pressing was made sometime between early to mid June
with the runout etching of "OCTO 1". There is also a malformed OCTO 1
stamp on the A side.
There may have been more runout etchings but this is
all we know at the moment.

On June 29th 1970, Octopus Records was dissolved and Fly Records
came into existence.

Because of this change, the OCTO 1 catalog number was changed to
BUG 1, and "Jewel" was replaced by "Is It Love" for the eventual
single.

The text on both sides of this first test pressing were
written by Marc himself (not including the A & B).

June 1970
Double-sided
test pressing
Octopus Records
OCTO-1



Side 1 - Ride A White Swan

Side 2a - Jewel
Side 2b - Summertime Blues

Recorded at Trident Studios, St. Anne's Court, Soho, London.
Produced by Tony Visconti

This acetate was made sometime around late May or early June of 1970.

Strange that the acetate is on American media. Were the Master recordings
sent over to America for Acetates to be made. Then those acetates sent back to
the UK for Marc's approval and use.

Marc Bolan wrote everything on the labels including the original mistake
of 'Ride A Swan', instead of 'Ride A White Swan'.

Marc gave this acetate to Whispering Bob Harris of Radio 1 and OGWT fame.

Marc expected it to be released on the 28th September.

It sold for £2,200 at auction on 26th January 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These two pictures across are from someone's imagination. The single was
printed and sold in January 2023 and is a million miles from official.
The real single or labels never existed but may have looked similar to these
(although I personally would have used OCTO-1 rather than OCT-1).

May/June 1970
Double-sided
acetate
AudioDisc
U.S.A.



This is an info sheet given out to potential reviewers of the upcoming single,
before "Jewel" was replaced by "Is It Love".
September 1970
Fly

Side 1 - Ride A White Swan - 2:15

Side 2a - Is It Love - 2:36
Side 2b - Summertime Blues - 2:44

Recorded at Trident Studios, St. Anne's Court, Soho, London.
Produced by Tony Visconti

Highest UK chart position: No. 2


The first release under the "T. Rex" name

:NOTE:
Contrary to popular opinion and belief, the first pressings used
the mustard coloured labels. Fly had bought a stock of labels
cheaply from Immediate, who went bust at around the same time
that Fly began. Fly used those lilac coloured Immediate labels
when RaWS started selling big, to save money.

 

The southern Irish edition of the single was released on the
Regal Zonophone label.


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covers for the U.S.A.

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covers for the rest of the world

Here's a 2nd version of the sleeve with a long
thumb-notch and curved cut corners.
Its also slightly taller rather than the very square 1st version.

 

 

 

 

 

Lilac solid centre >>>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lilac double centre ring edition which has a 3rd Mother
and no Stampers on either side >>>
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Lilac pushout centre >>>

 

 

 

 

 
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Lilac jukebox edition >>>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mustard solid centre >>>

 

 

 

 

I recently found a copy that has what looks like an etched BP
next to the Stamper of the mustard solid centred version.

 
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Mustard different text alignment edition >>>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mustard different text alignment (side 1 only) edition >>>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mustard pushout centre >>>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mustard jukebox >>>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mustard solid small font >>>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mustard pushout small font edition >>>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a copy that plays Mcguiness Flint's
"When I'm Dead and Gone" on the "A" side.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's a lilac copy with no text on side 2 >>>>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's my copy with no titles on side 2 and a few other missing bits >>>>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Test Pressing >>>>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's a copy that both labels failed to adhere to >>>>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This single came with each label on the wrong side,
see the runouts for confirmation >>>>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The final pictures are of the "demo" version but this is a fake
as Fly never produced a demo for this single.
My 1G / 1G mustard pushout is as close as they came to one.  >>>>

2nd Oct. 1970
Fly
BUG-1

Run-out etchings:
Lilac:
Side 1
BUG 1A-1U
2 KT GLP

Side 2
BUG 1B-2U
2 KT TO

Mustard:
Side 1
BUG 1A-1U
1 KT G

Side 2
BUG 1B-2U
1 KT G

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Run-out etchings:

Side 1
YCL15662 A -1U
1 KT GRH

Side 2
BUG 1B-2U
2 KT HD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





















T. Rex album

Side 1:-
1 - The Children of Rarn  0:52
2 - Jewel  2:46
3 - The Visit  1:54
4 - Childe  1:41
5 - The Time of Love Is Now  2:43
6 - Diamond Meadows  1:58
7 - Root of Star  2:31
8 - Beltane Walk  2:28

Side 2:-
1 - Is It Love?  2:36
2 - One Inch Rock  2:27
3 - Summer Deep  1:42
4 - Seagull Woman  2:19
5 - Suneye  2:07
6 - The Wizard  8:51
7 - The Children of Rarn (Reprise)  0:38

Recorded at Trident Studios, St. Anne's Court, Soho, London.
Produced by Tony Visconti

Highest UK chart position: No. 7

There are two versions of the cover:-

 

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covers for the rest of the world

 

1. The band information is on the inside half cover just below the track details.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. The band information is on the inside full cover at the end of the song lyrics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a test pressing of the album with an apparent faulty side 1

This faulty side 1 would give reason why the
standard side 1 has the matrix of A-2U

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The beautiful Roger Dean Fly labels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 2nd edition of the Fly edition with corrected side 2 title

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's a third (and final?) edition using a different font on side 1

(Thanks to Brian Wallis for this 3rd edition labels)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's the final Fly edition with different fonts on both sides

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Fly label without the fly LOL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's a unflawed test pressing of the Fly edition

If you look closely you can see it has a different version of the runouts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Cube version of the album from 1972

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a test pressing of the Cube edition

As you can see below, it has a different version of the runouts

11th Dec. 1970
Fly
HiFly-2

Run-out etchings:
(all Fly editions)

Side 1
FLY 2A-2U
2 AC

Side 2
FLY 2B-1U
2 RP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Run-out etchings:
(Cube edition)

Side 1
HIFLY 2 A-1E
1 GG

Side 2
HIFLY 2 B-1E
1 GR















Side 1 - Hot Love - 4:50


Side 2a - Woodland Rock - 2:25
Side 2b - The King Of The Mountain Cometh - 3:57

Recorded at Trident Studios, St. Anne's Court, Soho, London.
Cut at IBC Sound Recording Studios, 35 Portland Place, London.

Produced by Tony Visconti

If you look very closely you will see that just above the main IBC title,
"TRACK RECORDS LTD." has been marker penned out and
"FLY RECORDS" marker penned in.

Notice also the intended release date of the single 19th January 1971.
I wonder the reason for the whole month delay ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This alternate acetate has the timings of the "B" side altered.

January 1971
double-sided acetate
IBC


Side 1 - Hot Love - 4:53

Side 2a - Woodland Rock - 2:25
Side 2b - The King Of The Mountain Cometh - 3:57

Recorded at Trident Studios, St. Anne's Court, Soho, London.
Produced by Tony Visconti

Highest UK chart position: No. 1 :-)

The first single to include Steve Currie and Bill Legend.

Here is the white label test pressing, however many fakes were made
and are still being sold on Ebay and similar sites.----->>

:Note:
The first issues of this single came on the standard mustard coloured label with
the words "Fly Records" inside a circle at the top of the label.
During this first pressing the label was changed to a Roger Dean drawing of a
hovering white/silver fly on a black label.

Having looked at all my copies of Hot Love, I came across a copy that has
a different Lacquer number. I checked the length of the playing surface
(sadly I no longer have a record player) and it was decidedly shorter than
the normal copies.

 

 

 

here is the solid centred version of the test pressing
sadly all I have is a side 2 image and its sleeve --->>>
This belonged to BBC Radio Bristol DJ/journalist Roger Bennett

 

 

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covers for the rest of the world

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covers for the U.S.A.

 

Listen to Hot Love

Listen to Woodland Rock

Listen to King of the Mountain Cometh

 

 

:Note:
There are eighteen variations of the single's label,
they are listed thus:-

1. Mustard, solid centre,
NO forward slash
's after "Ltd." on either side

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Mustard, solid centre,
forward slash after "Ltd." on side 2 only

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Mustard, solid centre,
forward slash after "Ltd." on side 1
only

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Mustard, solid centre,
forward slash's after "Ltd." on both side
s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Mustard, pushout centre,
no forward slash's on either side

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. Mustard, pushout centre,
forward slash after "Ltd." on side 2 only

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7. Mustard, pushout centre with
forward slash after "Ltd" on both sides
I own a copy of this but my copy has the middle pushed out.
Thanks to Dave Johnson for the images of his copy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8. Mustard, jukebox centre with a
forward slash after "Ltd" on side 2 only

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9. Mustard, jukebox centre with a
forward slash after "Ltd" on both sides

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. Black, solid centre, "Lupus Music" rather
than "Copyright Control" on side 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


11. Black, solid centre,
No forward slash after "Ltd." on either side

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



1
2. Black, solid centre,
forward slash after "Ltd." on side 2 only

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



13. Black, jukebox centre,
No forward slash after "Ltd." on either side

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14. Black, jukebox centre,
forward slash after "Ltd." on side 2 only

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15. Black, jukebox centre, "Lupus Music"
rather than "Copyright Control" on side 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

16. Black, pushout centre, "Lupus Music"
rather than "Copyright Control" on side 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


17. Black, pushout centre,
No forward slash after "Ltd." on either side

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


18. Black, pushout centre,
forward slash after "Ltd." on side 2 only


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's a solid centred copy with the "A" side label
on both sides

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's a pushout centred copy with the "A" side label
on both sides (cheers Bobby)


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's a copy of No. 2 with both sides having misaligned labels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

here is the almost ready for release mustard label test pressing
and yes it is stamped "5A" but confirmed plays Hot Love --->>>
UPDATE: Sadly this test pressing has been confirmed as a fake,
an ordinary Hot Love single with labels glued on and stamped BUG 6

 

 

19th Feb. 1971
Fly
BUG-6

Standard Lacquer
Run-out etchings:
Side 1

BUG 6 A-2U
2 KT CM

Side 2
BUG 6 B-1U
1 KT MA

 

Alternate Lacquer
Run-out etchings:
Side 1

BUG 6 A-1U
1 KT OX

Side 2
BUG 6 B-1U
1 KT OXX

 

 

Mustard test pressing
Run-out etchings:
Side 1

BUG 5 A-2U

Side 2
BUG 6 B-1U

 






















T. Rex Hot Love UK side 1T. Rex Hot Love UK side 2

Track from the Top Pops compilation album

Side 1:-
1 - One Toke Over The Line (Brewer And Shipley) - 3:14
2 - It's Up To You Petula (Edison Lighthouse) - 2:49
3 - Ride A White Swan - 2:07
4 - It's Worth It All (Donna Theodore) - 3:01
5 - Bein' Green (Frank Sinatra) - 2:57
6 - Juju Woman (Diane Kolby) - 2:51

Side 2:-
1 - Beside You (The New York Rock Ensemble) - 2:55
2 - When I'm Dead And Gone (Bob Summers) - 2:45
3 - Georgia Sunshine (Dean Martin) - 2:55
4 - Judy, Judy, Judy (The Clique) - 2:24
5 - Cripple Creek (Great Jones) - 2:04
6 - I'll Be Home (Vikki Carr) - 3:15

very early 1971
AFRTS
TP-422

Run-out etchings:
Side 1
TOP POPS # 422-1
RL 27-1
2 - T - LD

Side 2
TOP POPS # 422-2
RL 27-1
2 - T - LD

Flyback - The Best of T.Rex compilation album

Side 1:-
1 - Debora* - 3:07
2 - Child Star* - 2:47
3 - Cat Black (The Wizard's Hat)* - 2:49
4 - Conesuela* - 2:20
5 - Strange Orchestras* - 1:44
6 - Find A Little Wood - 1:59
7 - Once Upon The Seas Of Abyssinia - 2:04

Side 2:-
1 - One Inch Rock* - 1:41
2 - Salamanda Palaganda* - 2:11
3 - Lofty Skies - 2:51
4 - Stacey Grove* - 1:55
5 - King Of The Rumbling Spires* - 2:09
6 - Blessed Wild Apple Girl - 2:30
7 - Elemental Child - 5:29

Highest UK chart position: 21

 

If you look across you will see that the matrix number for this is TON-2.
The preceding album, TON-1, was a compilation album entitled
"The Big Ones" featuring 4 of the biggest artists on the Fly label,
Procol Harum, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Joe Cocker, and The Move.
Along with a track each from 3 other artists.
These two albums were not endorsed by Marc Bolan because he was
now T. Rex and wanted to distance himself the the older material of
Tyrannosaurus Rex and Steve Peregrin Took*.

 

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covers for the rest of the world

 

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covers for the FlyBack albums
"The Big Ones"

26th March 1971
Fly
TON-2

Not Officially
endorsed by
Marc Bolan.

 

Run-out etchings:
Side 1
TON 2 A-1U
M+J
1 G

Side 2
TON 2 B-1U
M+J
1 O


2-track reel-to-reel

Track 1 - Mambo Sun
Track 2 - Cosmic Dancer

Two tracks which would become the first two tracks on the album
"Electric Warrior", although not in this form.
30th March 1971
Trident Studios
Rough Mono Mixes

John's Children Extended Play

Side 1a - Something In The Air - Thunderclap Newman
Side 1b - Desdemona - John's Children

Side 2a - Fire - The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
Side 2b - The Wind Cries Mary - Jimi Hendrix Experience

No doubt released to cash in on Marc's sudden popularity.
Below the UK edition is the New Zealand edition on the Polydor label
with the record number 2058-100.

The New Zealand edition has a few errors. The back cover has
"Jimi Hendrix Experence" - note the missing "i" in Experience.
The labels "A" and "B" sides are reversed to what's on the cover.
The John's Children track Desdemona is two words rather than one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's a copy with slightly altered text alignment
of the music publishers on the "A" side.
Thanks Bobby for the single and sleeve pics ;)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's the pushout centred edition of the different text allignment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I believe this is a generic sleeve from Track record that the record
would have come in once the picture sleeves had sold out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's the New Zealand edition (thanks Bobby)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This copy of the sleeve has the text more centrally aligned

15th Oct. 1971
Track Record
2094-011

Run-out etchings:
jukebox centre

Side 1
2094011
A//1 ▼ 420
114 04

Side 2
2094011
B//1 ▼ 420
114 04

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Run-out etchings:
pushout centre

Side 1
2094011
A//1 ▼ 420
116 04

Side 2
2094011
B//1 ▼ 420
116 04

 









Side 1 - Get It On - 4:25

Side 2a - There Was A Time - 1:00
Side 2b - Raw Ramp - 4:12

Recorded at Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, Trident Studios, London,
Advision Studios, London, and Media Sound Studios, New York.
Produced by Tony Visconti

Marc gave this copy to John Peel, who wasn't overly impressed by it.
It was the last acetate John Peel got from Marc.

 

The saxophonist on the record is King Crimson’s Ian McDonald.
Rumour has it that Rick Wakeman played the piano on this record and got paid £9
for doing so. However Blue Weaver (who also played piano on Telegram Sam)
could have played the very limited glissando parts.
The Top of the Pops 27th December 1971 performance features Elton John on
piano. The Xmas edition of the show was split into two parts, the Christmas day
show (Saturday) and this one (Monday).

April 1971
Apple
Double-sided
acetate
Silver sans-serif withoutSilver sans-serif without

Side 1 - Get It On - 4:25

Side 2a - There Was A Time - 1:00
Side 2b - Raw Ramp - 4:12

Recorded at Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, Trident Studios, London,
Advision Studios, London, and Media Sound Studios, New York.
Produced by Tony Visconti

Highest UK chart position: No. 1 :-)

 

:Note:
At some point during the numerous print runs, the sans-serif font was
replaced by Roger Dean's script text. There are at least 12 different
versions of this single's centre label.
All silver on black labels were printed by EMI. The white on black
(or more correctly black on white) labels were printed elsewhere but
all were sold at the same time during the singles production run.
The track content on all disks are identical.

 

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covers for the rest of the world

 

 

1. Silver Fly with Sans-serif font and push-out centre and
without "There was a Time"

 

Listen to Get It On

Listen to There Was a Time

Listen to Raw Ramp

 

 

 

 

 



2. Same as above but with larger perforation (more vinyl removed)

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 3. Silver Fly with Sans-serif font and solid centre and
without "There was a Time"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Silver Fly with Sans-serif font and Jukebox centre and
without "There was a Time"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. White Fly with Script font and jukebox centre and
without "There was a Time"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. Silver Fly with Script font and jukebox centre and
includes "There was a Time"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7. Silver Fly with Script font and pushout centre and
includes "There was a Time"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8. Silver Fly with Script font and solid centre and
includes "There was a Time"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9. White Fly with Script font and solid centre and
without "There was a Time"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. White Fly with Script font and push-out centre and
without "There was a Time". (Same larger perforation as No. 2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11. White Fly with Script font and narrower-slots push-out centre
and without "There was a Time"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's another silver pressing (same as No. 3 above) that
has a double-groove around the centre hole of side 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's another silver pressing that has a double-groove around
the centre hole of both sides.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12. White Fly with Script font and solid double-ringed
centre and without "There was a Time"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another copy similar to directly above but with
rougher paper and slightly different centre circles

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a copy as No. 9 above but very misaligned label.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I absolutely knew this had to exist, and here it is.
A mixed label edition, sold at auction 12-07-2020 for £43.00
BH managed to get one for 99p :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is the white label test pressing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a repro sleeve, its on thin paper rather than the stiff card
of the original and although its pristine it looks slightly tattered.

2nd July 1971
Fly
BUG-10

Run-out etchings:
Script font
Side 1

BUG 10A-1U
2 KT LT

Side 2
BUG 10B-1U
1 KT LG

Standard font
Side 1
BUG 10A-1U
2 KT OP

Side 2
BUG 10B-1U
1 KT OR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Run-out etchings:
Double-ring
Side 1

BUG 10A-1U
2 KT

Side 2
BUG 10B-1U
2 KT

 


Silver sans-serif withoutSilver sans-serif without

















Side 1 - Jeepster - 4:10

Side 2 - Life's A Gas - 2:23

Recorded at Trident Studios, London, Advision Studios, London,
Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, and Media Sound Studios,
New York.
Produced by Tony Visconti

Only 500 copies of this purple labelled single were produced, and was
basically a promo of the upcoming album and came in a plain pink
sleeve pictured below the labels from the fan club or a plain white
sleeve from the record company.
This single came about because of a fault that was found on the original
Electric Warrior album Lacquer (a.k.a. FLY 6 A-1U). Because of this fault
there was no time to get promo's of the album out to DJ's. So this single
was rush released to help the demand for new T. Rex music.

P.S.
Thanks to Martin Banger for the pictures of the 4-pronged version,
I didn't know this even existed (insert shocked smiley).
Ten of these 4-pronged versions are known to exist.
One of these 4-pronged versions sold on 14th July 2015 on Ebay
for £205.00
The latest one sold on Ebay on 18th March 2021 for £377

 

Although the images on this preview single, the release single,
and the album look the same, they are in fact different.
OK different is a bit misleading.
The album's label image shows the maximum scene,
the Preview single's label image is cropped a little,
and the released single label image is cropped the most.

 

 

Listen to Jeepster

Listen to Life's a Gas

 

 

 

 

 

This snippet from Melody Maker printed on 4th September 1971 suggests a
release date of 10th September for this preview single. It would be odd but
not impossible for the single to be released a day prior to this publication,
but maybe, just maybe the 10th was the release date.

3rd Sept. 1971
Fly
Grub-1
Special Preview

Run-out etchings:
Side 1
GRUB 1A-1U
1 KT U

Side 2
GRUB 1B-1U
1 KT R




Electric Warrior Extended Play

Sorry no information other than it is a 10" metal
acetate from the UK that has 2 tracks on each side :(

1971

Double-sided acetate

Electric Warrior album

Side 1:-
1 - Mambo Sun - 3:40
2 - Cosmic Dancer - 4:30
3 - Jeepster - 4:12
4 - Monolith  3:49
5 - Lean Woman Blues  3:02

Side 2:-
1 - Bang a Gong (Get It On)  4:27
2 - Planet Queen  3:13
3 - Girl  2:32
4 - The Motivator  4:00
5 - Life's a Gas  2:24
6 - Rip Off  3:40

Recorded at Trident Studios, London, Advision Studios, London,
Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, and Media Sound Studios, New York.
Produced by Tony Visconti

Highest UK chart position: No. 1 :-)

:Note:
The Lacquer number of side 1 of this album is 6A-2U, this is because a fault was
found on the original Lacquer (6A-1U) after some test pressings were made and
listened to. Side 2 also uses a 2nd Lacquer (6B-2U), the reason for this is unclear.


The second "side 1" label is a later edition with a crediting alteration on
Jeepster. The third "side 1" label has a different crediting alteration.

In Belgium in 1985 an album entitled "T. Rex Greatest Hits" was released
on the Cube Platinum label with the record number 853018 but it was just
a copy of Electric Warrior.

 

Click HERE for labels and
covers for the U.S.A.

 

Click HERE for labels and
covers for the rest of the world

 

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Two covers were made,
one by Garrod & Lofthouse
the other by the EJ Day Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st edition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2nd edition

 

 

 

 

There is an inbetweeny edition that has on side 1 the runout etching of
the 1st/2nd edition and on side 2 the runout etching of the 3rd edition

 

 

 

 

 

3rd edition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is a 4th edition with alternate shaped crosses
next to "Lean Woman Blues" and "Planet Queen".
Also the "HI" has been removed from the HIFLY-6 matrix.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is an inbetweeny edition that has on side 1 the runout etching of
the 2nd edition and on side 2 the runout etching of the 4th edition.
Also the side 1 label of the 3rd edition

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is this a 5th edition?, again with alternate shaped crosses
next to "Lean Woman Blues" and "Planet Queen".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is the poster that came with the album. The American edition came
as a gatefold sleeve with the poster as the gatefold's inside image.

The poster came from a set of pictures by the photographer Kieron Murphy.
See the photo in the image next to the poster >>>>

The US and Canadian gatefold of the same image is
cropped either side to only show Marc and Mickey.

In the photo taken by Kieron Murphy you can see next to Mickey's head
a picture that was taken from a second Kieron Murphy photo set.
One of this second set taken at Albert Hall, Nottingham on 14 May 1971,
would become the iconic front image of the album.

Next to Steve Currie's head you can see the album cover of "A Beard of Stars".

The poster/gatefold image was taken at Marc and June Child's flat in
Blenheim Crescent. As was the cover for the Spanish "Telegram Sam".

The newspaper headline Mickey is reading states "T-RRIFIC!"

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This is a mock up back and front cover of what the Electric Warrior cover
could have been. This sold on 19-5-2014 for £476.00 at auction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's the Cube version from roughly a year
later with the "HI" reinstated to the matrix.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is this a white label test pressing of the 1st edition ???

24th Sept. 1971
Fly
HiFly-6

Run-out etchings:
1st & 2nd editions

Side 1
FLY 6 A-2U
1 P
PORKY

Side 2
FLY 6 B-2U
1 G
PECKO-DUCK

Porky was the nickname
of the cutting engineer
George Peckham at
Trident Studios.

Pecko-Duck was another
name George used.

 

 

 

Photo taken by
Kieron Murphy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Run-out etchings:
3rd edition

Side 1
HIFLY 6 A-1E
1 L

Side 2
HIFLY 6 B-1E
2 R

 

 

 

 

 

 

Run-out etchings:
4th edition

Side 1
FLY 6 A //3
12
1

Side 2
FLY 6 B //3
12
5

 

 

 

 

 

 

Run-out etchings:
inbetweeny edition

Side 1
FLY 6 A-2U
2 ?
PORKY

Side 2
FLY 6 B //3
12
4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Run-out etchings:
Cube edition

Side 1
HIFLY 6 A-1E
1 U

Side 2
HIFLY 6 B-1E
1 U











PosterPhoto



Side 1 - Cat Stevens - Morning Has Broken

Side 2 - T. Rex - Mambo Sun - 3:40

Probably a bootleg single, and the date of manufacture could be
anywhere between 1971 and 1973

 

The PU SAr and CU SAr run-out etchings are in a scrawled script and may be
Turkish letters so aren't definite.

 

Listen to Mambo Sun

roughly 1971
Turkey
Fonola
973

 

Run-out etchings:
Side 1
7-3-972.
973-A
PU SAr

Side 2
7-3-972.
973-B
CU SAr

Side 1a - Mungo Jerry - Lady Rose
Side 1b - Bruce Ruffin - Geronimo

Side 2 - T. Rex - Get It On

Probably a bootleg single, and the date of manufacture could be
anywhere between 1971 and 1973

roughly 1971
Turkey
Aspava
1

Marsha Hunt Woman Child album (Marc on backing vocals)

Side 1:-
6 - My World Is Empty Without You - 2:57

Marc is rumoured (and likely) to have played guitar on the album tracks:-
"Stacy Grove", "Hot Rod Poppa" and "Desdemona",
and also "Hippy Gumbo" the "B" side of the Desdemona single
(Track Record 604034).

Interesting to note that the LP track is "Hot Rod Pappa",
whereas the single is "Hot Rod Poppa".

 

Listen to My World Is Empty Without You

1st October 1971
Track Record
2410101


Side 1 - Jeepster - 4:10

Side 2 - Life's A Gas - 2:22

Recorded at Trident Studios, London, Advision Studios, London,
Wally Heider Studios, Los Angeles, and Media Sound Studios, New York.
Produced by Tony Visconti

Highest UK chart position: No. 2

Marc didn't want this single released as he had just agreed a deal with
EMI to publish new material on his own label. Fortunately it was a big
hit so he wasn't as upset as he could have been.

There are at least twelve versions of the centre label:-

A solid centre that includes a white "GRUB 1A"

 

 

 

Click HERE for labels and
covers for the rest of the world

 

 


A solid centre that includes a grey "GRUB-1A"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


A solid centre without "GRUB 1A"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


A push-out centre that includes a white "GRUB 1A"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A pushout centre with a double groove and white "GRUB 1A"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


A push-out centre that includes a grey "GRUB-1A"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


A push-out centre without "GRUB 1A"
I own a copy of this but mine has its centre pushed out.
Thanks to Dave Johnson for the images of his copy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


A jukebox centre that includes a white "GRUB-1A"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


A jukebox centre that includes a grey "GRUB-1A"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A jukebox centre without a "GRUB-1A". Cheers Gordon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And at least two other alternative pressings of the solid-centred single.
A white "GRUB 1A" and a grey "GRUB 1A" with a double groove around the
centre hole. Both these editions have run-out etchings of "5 KT" on both sides.
No visible Stampers are evident.  (>>>>>>>>>>>>>)

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's a copy that plays "Jeepster" on both sides.
Again this is a 5 KT copy with no Stampers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's a special 3D edition
OK maybe not, its a copy with misaligned colours
(Cheers Bobby)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's a copy with a badly mis-aligned side 1 label
Images courtesy of Dave Johnson

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not content with a misaligned pushout,
Dave got himself a misaligned solid too.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's the single sided acetate of Jeepster

29th Oct. 1971
Fly
BUG-16

Run-out etchings:
Side 1
GRUB 1A-1U
1 KT GRT

Side 2
GRUB 1B-1U
13 KT GAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pye contract pressing
5 KT
no Stampers

















An Interview with Promo Only album

Side 1:-
1 - An interview with Marc Bolan of T. Rex by Michael Cuscuna Part 1 - 11:57

Side 2:-
1 - An interview with Marc Bolan of T. Rex by Michael Cuscuna Part 2 - 14:44

As the tracks state, this was an interview with Marc Bolan conducted by
Michael Cuscuna, an American radio WABC-FM (now WPLJ) DJ.
This interview was apparently recorded just prior to the T. Rex gig at the
Orpheum Theatre, Boston.

Only available in promo, never on general sale

November 1971
Reprise
PRO-511

Run-out etchings:
Side 1
PRO-511
11352  1B
S1   A3

Side 2
PRO-511
11353  1B
S1   A3



unknown title Promo Only various artists album

Side 1:-
1 - Imagine - John Lennon
2 - Yes Its Me - Elton John
3 - Never Been To Spain - Three Dog Night
4 - Fools Way Of Lovin - Arkade
5 - Bangla Desh - George Harrison

6 - Get It On - T. Rex
7 - Yoruno Melody - Adamo
8 - Let My Name Be Sorrow - Mary Hopkin
9 - Two Divided By Love - Grass Roots
10 - Nagasaki Memories - The Ventures

Side 2:-
1 - Shiroi Omide - Joan Shepard
2 - Love - The Lettermen
3 - An Old Fashioned Love Song - Three Dog Night
4 - Its A Crying Shame - Gale McCormick
5 - Eat At Home - Paul & Linda McCartney
6 - Stranger In Midoosuji - The Ventures
7 - Friends - Elton John
8 - Road Runner - Head Over Heels
9 - Annabella - Hamilton, Joe Frank and Reynolds
10 - Mourir D'aimer - Franck Pourcel Grand Orchestra

Only available in promo, never on general sale

December 1971
Toshiba
PRP-36


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