Updated on 5th August 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.

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Here's his latest book, which is an inciteful and visual look at Glam Rock. From its accidental birth in 1971 and even earlier musically, to it's sad demise only 4 years later.
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(Additional information and scans supplied by the George Rab Archive)

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Track[s]
Version
Labels and Cover artwork

Marc Feld acetate

side 1. Mrs. Jones - Marc Feld ???

Side 2. Knoxville Girl - The James Boys

 

Recorded at Joe Meek's recording studio,
304 Holloway Road, London.

:NOTE:
It has NEVER been confirmed that this is Marc

 

  Sorry no link to the recording is available

1963
double-sided
EMIDISC
Acetate

Toby Tyler (Riggs) (Marc Feld) acetates

Side 1 - The Road I'm On (Gloria)

Side 2 - Blowin' In The Wind

Recorded at Vic Keary's Maximum Sound Studios,
47 Dean Street, Soho, London.

:Note:
The typed "Marc Feld" was struck through in pen and "Toby Tyler"
written over. The word "Riggs" also struck through, at the bottom of the
labels was a name Marc considered using before settling on Toby Tyler.
Riggs was the first name of Riggs O'Hara an actor that Marc shared a
flat with for a short period of time. Also sharing the flat was another
actor called James Bolam. It doesn't seem a too far fetched idea to think
Marc borrowed the name Bolam and replaced to "m" with an "n"
considering he was happy to borrow the name Riggs. Although an
alternative idea was that Marc borrowed "Bo" and "lan" from Bob Dylan.

 Listen to Blowin' In The Wind

1964
double-sided
EMIDISC
Acetate

Toby Tyler acetate

Side 1 - The Road I'm On (Gloria)

 

There are three known acetates of these recordings, 2 double-sided
acetates (1 set above) and one single-sided acetate. The single-sided
acetate (this one) has the one track "The Road I'm On (Gloria)".

 

1964
Single-sided
EMIDISC
Acetate

Marc/k Bolan acetates

The Wizard
Beyond The Risin' Sun
That's The Bag I'm In


Produced by Jim Economides

Recorded at Decca Studios, Broadhurst Gardens, West Hampstead, London.

The Wizard has an original publication date of 9th October 1965.
This acetate has two editions of the song The Wizard on the "A" side,
one slightly louder than the other.

"Beyond The Risin' Sun" is written down as "Beyond The Sun"
by Mark Bolan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 10" acetate with the white sticker sold at auction for £397 on the 18th May 2009

The 10" acetate with the number 023 sold at auction for £1200 on the 6th August 2013

14th Sept. 1965
Single-sided Decca

Acetates

Sorry no pictures of
the "That's The Bag
I'm In" acetate as yet

 

The Wizard "A" side
and blank "B" side
labels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beyond The Risin' Sun
"A" side label
(2 copies)


Side 1 - Beyond The Risin' Sun

Side 2 - San Francisco Poem (Poet)

 

Produced by Jim Economides

Recorded at Decca Studios, Broadhurst Gardens, West Hampstead, London.

 

This 10" double sided acetate sold at auction on 25th July 2011 for £452.00

14th Sept. 1965
Double-sided Decca

Acetate

Side 1 - San Francisco Poet

Produced by Jim Economides

Recorded at Decca Studios, Broadhurst Gardens, West Hampstead, London.

14th Sept. 1965
Single-sided Decca

Acetate

Mark Bolan acetate

Side 1a. The Wizard
Side 1b. San Fransisco Poet

Side 2. Beyond The Risin' Sun


Produced by Jim Economides

Recorded at Decca Studios, Broadhurst Gardens, West Hampstead, London.

This double sided acetate sold at auction for £623 on 23rd February 2015

14th Sept. 1965
8" double-sided
Decca acetate

Side 1 - The Wizard

Side 2 - Beyond The Risin' Sun

 

Produced by Jim Economides

Recorded at Decca Studios, Broadhurst Gardens, West Hampstead, London.

:NOTE:
Marc had around this time been using umlauts over the "O" in his name.
Early in the production process Marc saw the demo and asked to have
the umlauts added. It was agreed, but labels without the umlauts had
already been printed. So on some "A" sides it can be seen, and on some
"B" sides it can be seen. I have not seen a single that has it on both sides
but more than likely there will be some floating around.

 

Listen to The Wizard


Listen to Beyond The Risin' Sun

 

 

 

 

Pictures 3 and 4 shows the single with umlauts on side 2 only

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures 5 and 6 shows the single with umlauts on side 1 only

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures 7 and 8 are of the demonstration sample (promo to you and me).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's a demo copy that is missing the track information on side 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here's a demo copy that is missing the track information on both sides

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures 13 and 14 are of the solid centred version of the standard single.
This was produced in 1981 or 82 I believe, as no solid centre ever left
the factory in 1965. For whatever reason all copies seem to have two
small nicks in the outer rim of the labels. Seen here at 1:30 and 2:45 on
side 1, and at 8:45 and 7:15 on side 2 but always the same distance apart
on all copies. The print won't correspond to the nicks, i.e. another copy
may have the nicks at Noon and 1:30 or any variation thereof.
It was also produced in several different colours of vinyl, black, orange
and transparent/clear.

(1981 REPRO) >>>>>>>>>>>>>

 

 

 

 

 


Please be aware if buying a copy of this single on Ebay or similar, there
is an almost identical repro being sold lately. This repro was
manufactured in 2008 as part of a box set and is identical in most ways.
The only obvious difference that is plainly visible is the wrong font used
and the lack of the push-out centre. What looks like the push-out is
actually solid plastic coloured white to appear like slots.


(2008 REPRO) >>>>>>>>>>>>>

 

19th Nov. 1965
Decca
F.12288

 

Run-out etchings:
Side 1
DRF-36707-T1-1C

Side 2
DRF-36708-T1-1C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Run-out etchings:
Side 1
DR 36707

Side 2
DR 36708








Sylvie Vartan single

Side 1. Il Y A Deux Filles En Moi

Side 2. Il Faut Trouver Son Coin De Ciel   (Beyon' The Rising Sun)


One of, if not the first, official cover version of a Marc Bolan song to be released
and only 9 months after Marc himself released it. Marc must have been buzzin
when he heard that Sylvie wanted to record one of his songs. Odd that it was a
hardly heard B side that was chosen to be covered.

August 1966
Japan
Victor
SS-1686

Run-out etchings:
Side 1
86145 A1
YG
11
(two strange symbols)

Side 2
431012 A4
11
(a strange symbol)



Side 1 - Highways

Side 2 - blank



Produced by Jim Economides

Recorded at Decca Studios, Broadhurst Gardens, West Hampstead, London.

The hand written name and title was done by Mike Leander, the music director.

30th December 1965
Single-sided
EMIDISC
acetate

Side 1 - Rings of Fortune

Side 2 - blank



Produced by Jim Economides

Recorded at Decca Studios, Broadhurst Gardens, West Hampstead, London.

The hand written name and title was done by Mike Leander, the music director.

30th December 1965
Single-sided
EMIDISC
acetate

Side 1 - Reality

Side 2 - blank



Produced by Jim Economides

Recorded at Decca Studios, Broadhurst Gardens, West Hampstead, London.

The hand written name and title was done by Mike Leander, the music director.

 

This acetate sold at auction for £2350.00 on 30th April 2002

30th December 1965
Single-sided
EMIDISC
acetate

Side 1 - Song for a Soldier

Side 2 - blank



Produced by Jim Economides

Recorded at Decca Studios, Broadhurst Gardens, West Hampstead, London.

The hand written name and title was done by Mike Leander, the music director.

 

This acetate sold at auction for £2350.00 on 30th April 2002

30th December 1965
Single-sided
EMIDISC
acetate

Side 1 - Song for a Soldier

Side 2 - Reality



Please be aware when buying online what looks like an acetate you could
end up paying a lot of money for a tuppence ha'penny repro single.
This single was made in 2015 using photocopies of the original
acetate labels.

Also here is the same single in red vinyl.

There is no runout etchings or any indication which is the "A" side or "B" side.

early 2015
Double-sided
unknown
repro single

Side 1 - The Third Degree

Side 2 - San Francisco Poet

 

Produced by Jim Economides (Economides Recording)

Recorded at De Lane Lea Studios, Kingsway, London. John Paul Jones
of Led Zeppelin fame was the session bassist on this recording.

Listen to The Third Degree


Listen to San Francisco Poet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This 5th picture is of the original picture taken out of the Record
Collector magazine showing the test-pressing of the promo (a black
and white photocopy that I've tinted blue). The 6th picture is another
(non-Bolan) test-pressing with text PhotoShopped onto it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


These 7th and 8th pictures are actual pictures
of the almost ready to issue promo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


These 9th and 10th pictures are of the actual promo (thanks Bobby)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

:NOTE:
Please be aware if buying a copy of this single on Ebay or similar, there
is an almost identical repro being sold. This repro was manufactured in
2007 as part of a box set and is identical in most ways. The only
difference that is not plainly visible is the lack of the push-out centre.
What looks like the push-out is actually solid plastic coloured white to
appear like slots. Also on the original version, each side had either
"Gauntlet Music" or "Pall Mall Music" publishing credits, The repro has
no Pall Mall Music and adds additional European credits.


See 11th and 12th pictures >>>>>>

>>>>REPRO>>>>>>>>

 

 

 

 

 

 

A new repro (November 2021) has just emerged which has taken
Bobby Haslett's genuine pushout copy (pictures 9 + 10) and made
a fake pushout centred (actually solid) version out of it. >>>>

3rd June 1966
Decca
F.12413

 

Run-out etchings:
Side 1
XDRF-38233-T1-1C

Side 2
XDRF-38234-T1-1C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Side B




Hippy Gumbo

Misfit

The 1st Hippy Gumbo single-sided acetate has a doodle by Marc Bolan himself.

Produced by Simon Napier Bell
Recorded at De Lane Lea Studios, Kingsway, London

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This Suzie Day acetate sold for £1,109.89 at auction on 27th February 2020

Nov. 1966
EMIDisc
Single-sided acetates



Side 1 - Hippy Gumbo

Side 2 - Misfit

Produced by Simon Napier Bell

 

Listen to Misfit 

 

:Note:

Hippy Gumbo was recorded along with 13 other tracks sometime between
September/October 1966 at De Lane Lea Studios, Kingsway, London.

The thirteen other tracks recorded alongside Hippy Gumbo were:-
The Perfumed Garden of Gulliver Smith
Pictures of Purple People
Charlie
I'm Weird
Mustang Ford
Horrible Breath
Hot Rod Mama
Jasmine 49
Eastern Spell
Black and White Incident
You Got the Power
Observations
Cat Black

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A copy of the promo sold recently (22nd-Nov-2015)
on Ebay for £1,019.99 (approx $1,545.87)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This copy has the labels on the wrong sides >>>>
Thanks to Mark Edwards for these two images

25th Nov. 1966
Parlophone
R.5539

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Click the 2 pictures
for a clearer idea of
the actual items -->>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The runout etchings
(stamped)

Side 1
7XCE 20515 - 1

Side 2
7XCE 20516 - 1

There may be more
information in the
runouts but only the
above has been
confirmed.




Side 1 - Jeepster

Side 2 - blank

 

Unknown Producer
Unknown recording studio

 

Can't say anything about this acetate other than it's not THE Jeepster
from October 1971

It sounds like Marc singing but the music is, I don't know, just not
Marc Bolanesque to my mind.

However at least 11 people totally disagree with me, as it sold at auction
for a staggering $5,577.89 (£4,375.08) on 31st July 2023

Hear a sample of the song Listen to Jeepster 

unknown
Single-sided
EMIDisc
acetate

Side 1. Misfit

Side 2. Hippy Gumbo

:Note:
Side two has an EMIDISC label

Across is a double sided acetate sold at auction for £400 in July 2018


Produced by Simon Napier Bell
Recorded at De Lane Lea Studios, Kingsway, London, and cut at the
Radio Luxembourg Recording Studios in Mayfair, london.

Below is the John's Children version (from acetate)

 

 Listen to Hippy Gumbo

early 1967
Double-sided
acetate

side 1. Horrible Breath

 

Note:
This was cut as a jingle to promote Amplex Tablets

early 1967
Single-sided
Audiodisc
acetate
side 1. Jasmine '49

Side 2. Horrible Breath


Produced by Simon Napier Bell
Recorded at De Lane Lea Studios, Kingsway, London, and cut at the
Radio Luxembourg Recording Studios in Mayfair, london.

 

Listen to Jasmine '49


Listen to Horrible Breath

early 1967
Double-sided
acetate

Side 1. Black & White Incident

Side 2. Cat Black

 

Produced by Simon Napier Bell
Recorded at De Lane Lea Studios, Kingsway, London, and cut at the
Radio Luxembourg Recording Studios in Mayfair, london.

 

Listen to Black & White Incident


Listen to Cat Black

early 1967
Double-sided
acetate

John's Children acetate single

Side 1 - Desdemona by John's Children

Side 2 - Thanks For The Memories by Fairchild

Side 1 produced by Simon Napier Bell
Side 1 recorded at Advision Studios, Gosfield Street, London.

Marc did not contribute to the "B" side.

early 1967
Double-sided
acetate

John's Children acetate single

Side 1a - Desdemona
Side 1b - Midsummer Night's Scene

Side 2a - Come And Play With Me In The Garden
Side 2b - Jagged Time Lapse

 

Produced by Simon Napier Bell
Recorded at Advision Studios, Gosfield Street, London.

early 1967
Double-sided
8" acetate
            SORRY NO SIDE 2 IMAGE AS YET

John's Children single

Side 1 - Desdemona

Side 2 - Remember Thomas A. Becket

 

Produced by Simon Napier Bell
Recorded at Advision Studios, Gosfield Street, London.

Marc did not contribute to the "B" side.

 

Listen to Desdemona and side 2


 

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

 

Click HERE for Marsha Hunt's
version

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Solid-centred edition >>>>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Double-sided acetate >>>>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unsure if this is a single or double-sided acetate >>>>

26th May 1967
Track Record
604003

Run-out etchings:
Side 1
604003
A?2 1123

Side 2
604003
B//1 112

Some "A" sides have
the run-out etching
of A// 3 111
(between the
forward slashes and
the 3 something has
been scored out.)





Side 1 - The Lilac Hand of Menthol Dan

 

Produced by Simon Napier Bell
Recorded at Advision Studios, Gosfield Street, London.

John's Children were the backing band on this acetate.

 

Listen to The Lilac Hand of Menthol Dan

June-July 1967
Single-sided
acetate

John's Children acetate single

Side 1 - Midsummer Night's Scene

Side 2 - blank

 

Produced by Simon Napier Bell
Recorded at Spot Studios, South Molton Street, London.

Being an acetate, these are very rare indeed. Apparently Boz Boorer
(of Polecats (and later Morrissey) fame) has a copy and he paid £40
for it from a car-boot sale.

7th July 1967
Single-sided
acetate

John's Children single

Side 1 - Midsummer Night's Scene

Side 2 - Sarah Crazy Child

 

Produced by Simon Napier Bell
Recorded at Spot Studios, South Molton Street, London.

Between 25 and 50 copies were given away at the groups club in
Leatherhead. Another small quantity were given to radio DJ's to
promote the single, the rest were destroyed.

This 1st picture is apparently the real McCoy.

 

Listen to Midsummer Night's Scene

 

 

 

 

 

 

The second picture is a fake that sold on 1st June 2009
on Ebay for $177
(£107).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The 3rd to 6th pictures on the right are a British reproduction
made in 2013. It comes as a limited edition of 500, complete
with it's own unique Japanese looking psychedelic sleeve.

7th July 1967
Track Record
604005
Not Officially
released.





John's Children single

Side 1 - Come And Play With Me In The Garden

Side 2 - Sarah Crazy Child

 

Produced by Simon Napier Bell
Recorded at Spot Studios, South Molton Street, London.

Marc did not contribute to the "A" side.

This yellow background test pressing sold at auction for £495 on 13th May 2008

early 1967
SNB Record
SNB-001
Test-Pressing




John's Children single

Side 1 - Come And Play With Me In The Garden

Side 2 - Sarah Crazy Child

 

Produced by Simon Napier Bell
Recorded at Spot Studios, South Molton Street, London.

Marc did not contribute to the "A" side.

 

Listen to Sara Crazy Child


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

21st July 1967
Track Record
604005

Run-out etchings:
Side 1
604005
A▼2
1
1
1

Side 2
604005
B//1
1
2
1


Side 1. Hippy Gumbo

Side 2. Desdemona

 

Produced by Simon Napier Bell
Recorded at Spot Studios, South Molton Street, London.

Marc Bolan with Steve Peregrin Took

Unknown date of this acetate but deffo around 1967

 

This acetate sold at auction for a nice figure of
$2,337.00 (£1,833.77) on 31st July 2023

Hear a sample of the songs Listen to Hippy Gumbo & Desdemona

unknown 1967
Double-sided
SPOT
acetate

side 1. Jasper C. Debussy

 

Produced by Simon Napier Bell
Recorded at Spot Studios, South Molton Street, London.

Marc Bolan with Steve Peregrin Took

Jasper C Debussy
Beyond The Rising Sun
Lunacy's Back
Jasmine '49
Sleepy Maurice
Beginning Of Doves
Hot Rod Momma (Woman)
Sarah Crazy Child
Sally Was An Angel
Rings Of Fortune
Highways (Misty Mist)
One Inch Rock

The above 12 songs were all recorded during two recording
sessions at SPOT Studios in August of 1967

 

It was at these sessions that Marc took on his Baa Baa Black Sheep vocal style

 

 

Listen to Jasper C. Debussy


Listen to Lunacy's Back

August 1967
Single-sided
SPOT
acetates



Disk 1. Cat Black (from the Nov. 1966 De Lane Lea session ?)

Disk 2. Jasper C. Debussy (from the Aug. 1967 Spot session)

August 1967
Single-sided
unknown
pressing plates

Side 1 - Cat Black (from the Nov. 1966 De Lane Lea session ?)

Side 2 - blank

unknown
Single-sided
EMIDisc
acetate

Side 1. Sleepy Maurice

Side 2. Beyond the Sun

 

Produced by Simon Napier Bell
Recorded at Spot Studios, South Molton Street, London.

Marc Bolan with Steve Peregrin Took

Listen to Beyond The Sun

 

August 1967
Double-sided
SPOT
acetate

Sadly no image as yet

Side 1. Sleepy Maurice

Side 2. Beginning of Doves

 

Produced by Simon Napier Bell
Recorded at Spot Studios, South Molton Street, London.

Marc Bolan with Steve Peregrin Took

:Note:
Marc Bolan has been marked through and "Tyranosaurus Rex" added
in a different pen, also note the single "n" in Tyrannosaurus.

Listen to Beginning of Doves

August 1967
Double-sided
SPOT
acetate

Side 1 - Hot Rod Momma (Woman)

Side 2 - Sarah Crazy Child

 

Produced by Simon Napier Bell
Recorded at Spot Studios, South Molton Street, London.

Unfortunately I'm unsure of which version of Hot Rod Mama is on this
acetate so here's two versions:-

Listen to Hot Rod Momma #1

Listen to Hot Rod Momma #2

August 1967
Double-sided
EMIDISC-SPOT
acetate

John's Children single

Side 1 - Go Go Girl

Side 2 - Jagged Time Lapse

 

Produced by Simon Napier Bell
Recorded at Spot Studios, South Molton Street, London.

:Note:
Marc did not contribute to the "B" side and it has yet to be confirmed
that he played on the "A" side but it is more than likely he did.

 

Listen to Go Go Girl and side 2

 

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

6th October 1967
Track Record
604010

Run-out etchings:
Side 1
604010
A//1
1
1
1

Side 2
604010
B//1
1
2
1


4 promotional Album

Side 1:-
1 - Desdemona - John's Children
2 - Remember Thomas A Becket - John's Children
3 - Strange Brew - Cream
4 - Tales of Brave Ulysses - Cream
5 - Melody of My Heart - unknown
6 - Trumpet In the Blue Sky - unknown

Side 2:-
1 - World - The Bee Gees
2 - Sir Geoffrey Saved the World - The Bee Gees
3 - Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers

4 - Ebb Tide - The Righteous Brothers
5 - Sally Sayin Somethin - Billy Harner
6 - Don't Want My Lovin - Billy Harner

 

The very odd thing about these Japanese promotional albums is the
matrix codes (or album titles):-

Album 4 is given the matrix PR-5045
Tracks 1 & 2 = Desdemona & Remember Thomas A Becket

Album 8 is given the matrix PR-5133
Tracks 7, 8, 9 & 10 = Debora & One Inch Rock &
Get It On & Hot Love

Album 11 is given the matrix PR-5136
Tracks 9 & 10 = The King of the Mountain Cometh & Beltane Walk

Album 12 is given the matrix PR-5061
Tracks 5 & 6 = Deborah & Child Star

15th March 1968
Japan
MGM
PR-5045


side 1. Chateau In Virginia Waters

 

Produced by Joe Boyd
Recorded at Sounds Techniques Studio in Chelsea, London.

:Note:
The illustrations on the label are by Marc. You can also see that this
labels original title was "Virginia Water" and not written by Marc.

 

Listen to Chateau In Virginia Waters

1968
Single-sided
EMIDISC
acetate

side 1. Debora(h)

side 2. Child Star

 

Here is a copy of the double sided acetate. Debora is spelled with a "h".
Marc and his wife June Child wrote on and decorated this acetate.

It would appear to me that "Deborah", "Child Star", and "Tyr Rex"
on both sides were written by June.

I believe Marc would have written and drawn the rest.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is a single-sided white label test pressing
signed by Marc to Kate (Palmer) and Ben and Jo.
This copy has 3 different spellings of Debora:-
Deborah by June Child
Debora by Marc
Debra by unknown

1968
Double-sided
acetate
and
single-sided
test pressing


side 1. Debora(h)

Here are two copies of side 1 of the single sided acetate.
Both spell Debora with a "h"

 

This 7" single sided acetate 'with label' sold at auction for £939 on 1st December 2019

1968
Single-sided
acetates

Side 1 - Debora(h) - 3:07

Side 2 - Child Star - 2:50

 

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

Regal Zonophone's standard blue label

Highest UK chart position: No. 34

Both tracks on the single are MONO

 


Also note the misspelling of the title track "Deborah" on the promo and the cover.

 

Listen to Debora(h)


Listen to Child Star

 

 

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

The above link also includes the 1972 release of "Debora" with
"One Inch Rock" on the B side, about half way down the page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures 7 and 8 show the single with the labels on the wrong sides.
Notice the "B" side label shows "6941" but the runout etching shows
"6940", whereas the "A" side label shows "6940 but the runout etching
shows 6941".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures 9 and 10 show the single with the "B" side label on both sides.
You may just be able to see the etchings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This copy has no Sales Tax stamp embossings
Cheers Bobby

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures 17 and 18: does anyone have any info on when,
where and why this sleeve was produced. I bought it recently
with only "made in the 90's" as a clue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This page from the weekly 'Disc And Music Echo' dated 27th April 1968
states Deborah will be "out tomorrow". Could a weekly paper get it so
wrong or was the release date of the single pushed back for a reason ?
 

19th Apr. 1968
Regal Zonophone
RZ-3008

Run-out etchings:
Side 1
7XCAR
6940-1
1 KT 11

Side 2
7XCAR
6941-1
1 KT P

The cover with the
green tint is an
original. The black
and white cover was
produced in the 90's
by Paul Johnson for
the Marc Bolan fan
club. Apparently
only 99 copies of the
original sleeve were
produced to go with
the promotional disc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Solid Centre

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Promo










My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair, but Now
They're Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows
acetate

Side 1:-
1 - Hot Rod Mama - 3:09
2 - Scenescof - 1:41
3 - Child Star - 2:52
4 - Strange Orchestras - 1:47
5 - Chateau in Virginia Waters - 2:38
6 - Dwarfish Trumpet Blues - 2:47

Side 2:-
1 - Mustang Ford - 2:56
2.- Afghan Woman - 1:59
3 - Knight - 2:38
4 - Graceful Fat Sheba - 1:28
5 - Weilder of Words - 3:19
6 - Frowning Atahuallpa (My Inca Love) - 5:55

Produced by Tony Visconti
Recorded at Advision Studios, Gosfield Street, London.

16th April 1968
Double-sided
EMIDISC
acetate
mono edition

My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair, but Now
They're Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows
acetate

Side 1:-
1 - Hot Rod Mama - 3:09
2 - Scenescof - 1:41
3 - Child Star - 2:52
4 - Strange Orchestras - 1:47
5 - Chateau in Virginia Waters - 2:38
6 - Dwarfish Trumpet Blues - 2:47

Side 2:-
1 - Mustang Ford - 2:56
2 - Knight - 2:38
3 - Graceful Fat Sheba - 1:28
4 - Weilder of Words - 3:19
5 - Frowning Atahuallpa (My Inca Love) - 5:55

 

Produced by Tony Visconti
Recorded at Advision Studios, Gosfield Street, London.

This hand written acetate is missing "Afghan Woman"

 

 

 

 

This typed acetate looks like it may have all the tracks for the album

16th April 1968
Double-sided
EMIDISC
acetate
stereo edition


My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair, but Now
They're Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows
album

Side 1:-
1 - Hot Rod Mama - 3:09
2 - Scenescof - 1:41
3 - Child Star -2:52
4 - Strange Orchestras - 1:47
5 - Chateau in Virginia Waters - 2:38
6 - Dwarfish Trumpet Blues - 2:47

Side 2:-
1 - Mustang Ford - 2:56
2 - Afghan Woman - 1:59
3 - Knight - 2:38
4 - Graceful Fat Sheba - 1:28
5 - Weilder of Words - 3:19
6 - Frowning Atahuallpa (My Inca Love) - 5:55

 

Produced by Tony Visconti
Recorded at Advision Studios, Gosfield Street, London.

Highest UK chart position: 15

This was the first Tyrannosaurus Rex album. With Marc doing vocals
and guitars and Steve Peregrine Took doing vocals and all percussion.

 

:NOTE:
Notice the text differences on the 4th, 5th, and 6th stereo label.
They no longer have the wording:
"SOLD IN U.K. SUBJECT TO RESALE PRICE
CONDITIONS, SEE PRICE LISTS
".
This leads me to believe they were later pressings.

 

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Mono version #1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mono version #2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mono version #3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stereo version #1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stereo version #2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stereo version #3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stereo version #4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stereo version #5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stereo version #6

5th July 1968
Regal Zonophone
LRZ-1003
(mono)

SLRZ-1003
(stereo)

Run-out etchings:
mono side 1
XCARX 43 - 1G
1
R

mono side 2
XCARX 44 - 1G
1
G

stereo side 1
YCARX 43 - 1G
1
G

stereo side 2
YCARX 44 - 1G
1
A













Double-sided 6 track acetate

Side 1a - Hey Jude - The Beatles
Side 1b - Don't Talk Now - James Taylor
Side 1c - My Name Is Jack - Manfred Mann

Side 2a - The Eagle Laughs At You - Jackie Lomax
Side 2b - Those Were The Days - Mary Hopkin
Side 2c - One Inch Rock - Tyrannosaurus Rex

 

It is not known exactly why these particular tracks appear on one acetate
but they were all recorded at Trident in 1968. As a new business, it may
be that this disc was compiled as a PR tool, demonstrating the clientele
that had used the studios since its recent opening.

mid 1968
Double-sided
EMIDISC
10" acetate

               NO IMAGE FOR SIDE 2 AS YET

Side 1 - One Inch Rock

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

 

Across you will see two copies of the acetate, one written, one typed

mid 1968
Single-sided
EMIDISC
acetate
Side 1a - One Inch Rock
Side 1b -  Salamanda Palaganda

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

 

Side 2 of this acetate looks to have a track but this may be a test tone. Side 1 definitely has the two tunes mentioned above.

mid 1968
Single-sided
unknown
acetate
Side 1 - One Inch Rock

Side 2 - Salamanda Palaganda

 

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

mid 1968
Double-sided
EMIDISC
acetate

Sadly no image as yet

Side 1 - One Inch Rock - 1:45

Side 2 - Salamanda Palaganda - 2:14

 

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

Highest UK chart position: No. 28

This was the last of the blue centre Regal Zonophone labels.
All other RZ labels after this should have been red.

A copy exists with Salamanda Palaganda on both labels. Each side plays
the correct song and has the correct runout etchings. See pics 6 & 7

Both tracks on the single are MONO

Listen to One Inch Rock and Salamanda Palaganda

 

 

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covers for the rest of the world

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Promotional copy, cheers Bobby >>>>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Test pressing with a two week previous date stamp  >>>>

23rd Aug. 1968
Regal Zonophone
RZ-3011

Run-out etchings:
Side 1
7XCAR
6846-1
1 KT A

Side 2
7XCAR
6847-1
1 KT A

The top pictures are
the original cover.

 

 

 

 

 

 

These two images are
what seem to be a cheap
promo bag for the single
This bag was dedicated to
a DJ friend (Jeff Porter?)
from Marc Bolan

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
These other two are
repros and were
produced in the 90's
by Paul Johnson for
the Marc Bolan fan
club. Apparently
only 99 copies of the
original sleeve were
produced to go with
the promotional disc







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