Marc Bolan's Discography

Marc Bolan died 30 years ago.

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 this page concentrates on his lifetimes published works only.
Included here are Marc's session work for other artists.

Most items on this page are from the UK (with 4 exceptions), since this is the country where Marc's vinyl was released first.
To view Marc's work from other countries, click the first picture in each section.

Artists Name
Recording Title
Track[s]
Version
Cover artwork

Mark Feld

Acetate Mrs. Jones 1963
single-sided
Acetate
Sadly no image as yet
Toby Tyler Acetate The Road I'm On(Gloria) 1964
single-sided
EMIDISC
Acetate

Sadly no image as yet

Toby Tyler
(Marc Feld)

Acetate

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

Side 2 - Blowin' In The Wind

Apparently on the label, the typed "Marc Feld" was struck through in pen and "Toby Tyler" written over.

1964
double-sided
EMIDISC
Acetate

Sadly no image as yet

Marc Bolan Single

Side 1 - The Wizard

Side 2 - Beyond The Risin' Sun

19th Nov. 1965
Decca
F.12288


Marc Bolan

Single

Side 1 - The Third Degree

Side 2 - San Francisco Poet

3rd June 1966
Decca
F.12413

Side B
Marc Bolan

Single

Side 1 - Hippy Gumbo

Side 2 - Misfit

25th Nov. 1966
Parlophone
R.5539

Side B
Marc Bolan Acetate

You Scare Me To Death With Your Horrible Breath

early 1967
Single-sided
Audiodisc
acetate
Sadly no image as yet
Marc Bolan Acetate

Jasmine '49

*This acetate may have a "B" side that has the track "Horrible Breath" (exactly the same as above) on it.*

Unknown what kind of acetate used but recorded in Luxemburg

early 1967
*Single-sided*
acetate
Sadly no image as yet
Marc Bolan Acetate

Black & White Incident

*This acetate may have a "B" side that has the track "Cat Black" on it.*

Unknown what kind of acetate used but recorded in Luxemburg

early 1967
*Single-sided*
acetate
Sadly no image as yet
John's Children Single

Side 1 - Desdemona

Side 2 - Remember Thomas A. Becket

Marc did not contribute to the "B" side.

24th May 1967
Track Record
604003


Back Cover
John's Children

Single

Side 1 - Midsummer Night's Scene

Side 2 - Sarah Crazy Child

Between 25 and 50 copies given away at the groups club in Leatherhead

1967
Track Record
604005
Not Officially
released.


Side B

John's Children

Single

Side 1 - Come And Play With Me In The Garden

Side 2 - Sarah Crazy Child

Marc did not contribute to the "A" side.

14th July 1967
Track Record
604005


Back Cover
John's Children

Single

Side 1 - Go Go Girl

Side 2 - Jagged Time Lapse

:Unconfirmed:
If Marc is on this single at all, it will be on side 1 only.

December 1967
Track Record
604010

Marc Bolan Acetate Beginning Of Doves late 1967
Single-sided
EMIDISC-SPOT
acetate
Sadly no image as yet
Marc Bolan Acetate Jasper C. Debussy late 1967
Single-sided
EMIDISC-SPOT
acetate
Sadly no image as yet
Marc Bolan Acetate Beyond The Rising Sun late 1967
Single-sided
EMIDISC-SPOT
acetate
Sadly no image as yet
Marc Bolan Acetate

Lunacy's Back

:Note:
Possibly very late 1967, with the Sleepy Maurice disc being very early 1968. The person who wrote the text on both discs is the same, witness the very similar letter "a" on both discs.

late 1967
Single-sided
EMIDISC-SPOT
acetate
Marc Bolan

Acetate

Sleepy Maurice

Marc Bolan with Steve Peregrine Took

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

Late 1967
or possibly
early 1968
Single-sided
EMIDISC-SPOT
acetate

Tyrannosaurus Rex Acetate

Chateau In Virginia Waters

Unknown what kind of acetate used but recorded in England

1968
Single-sided
acetate

Sadly no image as yet

Tyrannosaurus Rex

Acetate

Side 1 - Hot Rod Momma

Side 2 - Sarah Crazy Child

1968
Double-sided
EMIDISC-SPOT
acetate

Sadly no image as yet

Tyrannosaurus Rex

Single

Side 1 - Debora

Side 2 - Child Star

Regal Zonophone's standard blue label

19th Apr. 1968
Regal Zonophone
RZ-3008

I have my doubts
about this back
cover being
authentic. Ignoring
the obvious
spelling error, it
just looks too
clean for a 39
year old sleeve.


Back Cover

Side B
Tyrannosaurus Rex Album:-

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

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

This was the first of the new red centre labels from Regal Zonophone.

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

SLRZ-1003
(stereo)


Back Cover
Side 1
Side 2
Tyrannosaurus Rex Acetate Side 1 - One Inch Rock

Side 2 - Salamanda Palaganda

mid 1968
Double-sided
EMIDISC
acetate

Sadly no image as yet

Tyrannosaurus Rex

Single

Side 1 - One Inch Rock

Side 2 - Salamanda Palaganda

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

23rd Aug. 1968
Regal Zonophone
RZ-3011



Side 2
Tyrannosaurus Rex

Album:-

Prophets, Seers and
Sages, The Angels
of the Ages

Side 1:-
1 - Deboraarobed – 3:33
2 - Stacey Grove – 1:59
3 - Wind Quartets – 2:57
4 - Conesuala – 2:25
5 - Trelawney Lawn – 1:46
6 - Aznageel the Mage – 1:59
7 - The Friends – 1:19

Side 2:-
1 - Salamanda Palaganda – 2:15
2 - Our Wonderful Brownskin Man – 0:51
3 - Oh Harley (The Saltimbanques) – 2:19
4 - Eastern Spell – 1:41
5 - The Travelling Tragition – 1:48
6 - Juniper Suction – 1:13
7 - Scenescof Dynasty – 4:07

Red centre labels

14th Oct. 1968
Regal Zonophone
LRZ-1005
(mono)

SLRZ-1005
(stereo)

Back Cover
Side 1
Side 2
Tyrannosaurus Rex Acetate Side 1 - Pewter Suitor

Side 2 - Warlord Of The Royal Crocodiles

late 1968
Double-sided
EMIDISC
acetate

Sadly no image as yet

Tyrannosaurus Rex

Single

Side 1 - Pewter Suitor

Side 2 - Warlord Of The Royal Crocodiles

Red centre labels

14th Jan. 1969
Regal Zonophone
RZ-3016

I have serious
doubts about this
front cover being
authentic.



Side 2
Tyrannosaurus Rex

Album:-

Unicorn

Side 1:-
1 - Chariots of Silk – 2:26
2 - 'Pon a Hill – 1:14
3 - The Seal of Seasons – 1:49
4 - The Throat of Winter – 1:59
5 - Cat Black (The Wizard's Hat) – 2:55
6 - Stones for Avalon – 1:37
7 - She Was Born to Be My Unicorn – 2:37
8 - Like a White Star, Tangled and Far, Tulip That's What You Are – 3:49

Side 2:-
1 - Warlord of the Royal Crocodiles – 2:11
2 - Evenings of Damask – 2:26
3 - The Sea Beasts – 2:26
4 - Iscariot – 2:53
5 - Nijinsky Hind – 2:20
6 - The Pilgrim's Tale – 2:07
7 - The Misty Coast of Albany – 1:43
8 - Romany Soup – 5:40

Mainly red centre labels but a few blue labels escaped into the wild. One can only assume a box/pallet of blue labels were found in the printing plant's warehouse and used, to save some money.

16th May 1969
Regal Zonophone
LRZ-1007
(mono)

SLRZ-1007
(stereo)

Back Cover
Side 1
Side 2
Side 2 blue
Tyrannosaurus Rex

Single

Side 1 - King Of The Rumbling Spires

Side 2 - Do You Remember

Red centre labels

This is the last single to feature Steve Peregrine Took.

25th July 1969
Regal Zonophone
RZ-3022

Back Cover

Side 2
Tyrannosaurus Rex Single

Side 1 - By The Light Of A Magical Moon

Side 2 - Find A Little Wood

Most copies pressed with the wrong title "By the Light of the Magical Moon. Good luck finding a correct version.

Red centre labels

This is the first single to feature Mickey Finn.

20th Jan. 1970
Regal Zonophone
RZ-3025

I have serious
doubts about this
front cover being
authentic.



Side 2
Tyrannosaurus Rex Album:-

A Beard Of Stars

Side 1:-
1 - Prelude – 1:04
2 - A Daye Laye – 1:56
3 - Woodland Bop – 1:39
4 - Fist Heart Mighty Dawn Dart – 2:45
5 - Pavilions of Sun – 2:49
6 - Organ Blues – 2:47
7 - By the Light of a Magical Moon – 2:51
8 - Wind Cheetah – 2:38

Side 2:-
1 - A Beard of Stars – 1:37
2 - Great Horse – 1:42
3 - Dragon's Ear – 2:37
4 - Lofty Skies – 2:54
5 - Dove – 2:06
6 - Elemental Child – 5:33

Red centre labels

20th March 1970
Regal Zonophone
LRZ-1013
(mono)

SLRZ-1013
(stereo)


Back Cover
Side 1
Side 2
David Bowie
(guitar work)
Single track

Side 1 - The Prettiest Star

Marc did not contribute to the "B" side "Conversation Piece". Also Mick Ronson did the guitar work on the LP version of The Prettiest Star from the "Aladin Sane" album .

Marc and David recorded "London Bye Ta-Ta" during the same session. This track however, was not released until 1989 on the "Sound & Vision" set by RykoDisc.

March 1970
Mercury
MF-1135
Dib Cochran & the
Earwigs

Single

Side 1 - Oh Baby

Side 2 - Universal Love

A one-off side project with Marc Bolan on lead guitar and back up vocals, Tony Visconti on lead vocals, back up vocals and bass, Jim Cambridge on percussion, and Rick Wakeman on piano.

The "B" side was by "The Earwigs" rather than "Dib Cochran & The Earwigs".

August 1970
Bell
BLL-1121

Side 2
T. Rex

(There is a slim
possibly this was
credited to
Tyrannosaurus
Rex)

Acetate

Side 1 - Ride A White Swan

Side 2a - Jewel
Side 2b - Summertime Blues

Shortly after this was made, Octopus Records would become Fly Records.

1970
Double-sided
acetate
Octopus Records
OCTO-1

Sadly no image as yet
T. Rex

Single

Side 1 - Ride A White Swan - 2:15

Side 2a - Is It Love
Side 2b - Summertime Blues

:Note:
First pressings use the lilac coloured blank labels from the short lived and defunct Octopus Records, then changed to a mustard colour when stocks ran out.

2nd Oct. 1970
Fly
BUG-1

Back Cover

Side 2
T. Rex

Album:-

T. Rex

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 - Sun Eye – 2:07
6 - The Wizard – 8:51
7 - The Children of Rarn (Reprise) – 0:38

11th Dec. 1970
Fly
HiFly-2

Back Cover
Side 1
Side 2
T. Rex Single

Side 1 - Hot Love - 4:23

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

: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 picture of a hovering white fly on a black label.

The first single to include Steve Currie and Bill Legend.

19th Feb. 1971
Fly
BUG-6

Side 2
New Design side 1
New design side 2
T. Rex
(compilation)

Album:-

Flyback - The Best
of T.Rex

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

25th March 1971
Fly
TON-2

Not Officially
endorsed by
Marc Bolan.


Back Cover
T. Rex Single

Side 1 - Get It On

Side 2a - There Was A Time
Side 2b - Raw Ramp

2nd July 1971
Fly
BUG-10


Side 2
T. Rex

Album:-

Electric Warrior

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

:Note:
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.

17th Sept. 1971
Fly
HiFly-6

Side 1
Sleeve front
Sleeve back
Marsha Hunt
Duet with Marc

Album tracks:-

Woman Child

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

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).

30th Sept. 1971
Track Record
2410101
T. Rex

Single

Side 1 - Jeepster - 4:10

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

Roughly only 250 copies of this purple labelled single were produced, and was basically a promo of the upcoming single from the album.

1971
Fly
Grub-1
Preview Single

T. Rex

Single

Side 1 - Jeepster - 4:10

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

There are two versions of the centre label

1st Nov. 1971
Fly
BUG-16

Some copies
have (Grub-1)
next to BUG-16


Side 2
T. Rex

Single

Side 1 - Telegram Sam - 3:45

Side 2a - Cadilac - 3:50
Side 2b - Baby Strange - 3:08

The first single on Marc Bolan's own label with the now familiar blue and red labels and sleeves. These sleeves are commonly referred to as picture sleeves when being sold. They are just a basic thin paper sleeve coloured blue with the centre missing (so you can see the disk's label) and a blue and red picture of Marc in the lower half and the word T.REX in red in the top half.

21st Jan. 1972
T.Rex Wax
Company
EMI
T-REX-101

Side 2
Ringo Starr
(guitar work)
Single track

Side 1 - Back Off Boogaloo

:Unconfirmed:
Either Marc played guitar on this or Ringo simply wrote it about Marc.

March 1972
Apple
R-5944
Tyrannosaurus Rex

Extended Play:-

Magni Flys

Side 1 - Debora - 3:10

Side 2a - One Inch Rock - 1:40
Side 2b - The Woodland Bop - 1:32
Side 2c - The Seal Of Seasons - 1:43

Comes with a picture sleeve with a collage of photos of "The Move", "Procol Harum", and "Joe Cocker" alongside Marc.
This EP was number two in a set of four comprising the above mentioned artists.

Echo-101 - Procol Harum:-
1. A Whiter Shade Of Pale
2a. Homburg
2b. A Salty Dog


Echo-102 - Tyrannosaurus Rex
See Above


Echo-103 - Joe Cocker:-
1. With A Little Help From My Friends
2a. Delta Lady
2b. The Letter


Echo-104 - The Move:-
1. Fire Brigade
2a. I Can Hear The Grass Grow
2b. Night Of Fear

All four singles were released at the same time and had identical front covers but possibly had re-aligned text on the back.

An album of similar material from the four artists was released in Autumn (Fall) of 1972 on the Cube-Contour label, record number 2870-195 in the UK. The album's title was "Fantastic Original Hits".

:Note:
A test pressing of the "B" side with a different last track (Throat of Winter) was made but discarded in favour of this version here.

24th March 1972
Fly
Echo-102

Back Cover

Side 2
Tyrannosaurus Rex

Album:-

My People Were
Fair
... / Prophets,
Seers and Sages
...

Double-album re-package/release of earlier released two seperate albums.
Covers inverted to make it look special / different.
29th March 1972
Fly
TOOFA-3/4



T. Rex

Album:-

Bolan Boogie

Side 1:-
1 - Get It On - 4:28
2 - Beltane Walk - 2:22
3 - King of the Mountain Cometh - 3:53
4 - Jewel - 2:49
5 - She Was Born to Be My Unicorn - 2:36
6 - Dove - 2:06
7 - Woodland Rock - 2:25
8 - Ride a White Swan - 2:16

Side 2:-
1 - Raw Ramp - 5:17
2 - Jeepster - 4:13
3 - Fist Heart Mighty Dawn Dart - 2:45
4 - By the Light of a Magical Moon - 2:51
5 - Summertime Blues - 2:43
6 - Hot Love - 5:00

:Note:
This was the last release of Marc's on the Fly label and the second to last of any Fly release (The Move's two albums "The Move" and "Shazam" joined together to form TOOFA 5/6 would be the last).
Fly would become Cube in May of 72.

The vinyl record label shown here is from a later edition as it shows the Cube design, whereas the album's back cover shows the hovering Fly design.

5th May 1972
Fly
HiFly-8

Back Cover
Side 1
T. Rex Single

Side 1 - Metal Guru

Side 2a - Thunderwing
Side 2b - Lady

5th May 1972
T.Rex Wax
Company
EMI
Marc-1

Side 2
T. Rex

Album:-

The Slider

Side 1:-
1 - Metal Guru – 2:25
2 - Mystic Lady – 3:09
3 - Rock On – 3:26
4 - The Slider – 3:22
5 - Baby Boomerang – 2:17
6 - Spaceball Ricochet – 3:37
7 - Buick Mackane – 3:31

Side 2:-
1 - Telegram Sam – 3:42
2 - Rabbit Fighter – 3:55
3 - Baby Strange – 3:03
4 - Ballrooms of Mars – 4:09
5 - Chariot Choogle – 2:45
6 - Main Man – 4:14

21st July 1972
T.Rex Wax
Company
EMI
BLN-5001

Back Cover
Side 1
T. Rex Single

Side 1 - Children Of The Revolution

Side 2a - Jitterbug Love
Side 2b - Sunken Rags

8th Sept. 1972
T.Rex Wax
Company
EMI
Marc-2

Side 2
T. Rex
(compilation)

Album:-

Ride A White Swan

Side 1:-
1 - Ride A White Swan
2 - Debora
3 - Child Star
4 - Cat Black (The Wizard's Hat)
5 - Conesuala
6 - Strange Orchestras

Side 2:-
1 - One Inch Rock
2 - Salamanda Palaganda
3 - Lofty Skies
4 - Stacy Grove
5 - King Of The Rumbling Spires
6 - Elemental Child

October 1972
Music For
Pleasure-Fly
MFP-5274

Back Cover
Side 1
Side 2
Tyrannosaurus Rex

Album:-

A Beard of Stars /
Unicorn

Double-album re-package/release of earlier released two seperate albums.
Covers inverted to make it look special / different.

:Note:
This release is on the Cube label as opposed to the other DoubleBack Toofa release "TOOFA 3/4" on the old Fly label.

5th Nov. 1972
Cube
TOOFA-9




Side 1
Side 2
Side 3
Side 4
T. Rex Single

Side 1 - Solid Gold Easy Action - 2:16

Side 2 - Born To Boogie - 2:16


Just before Born to Boogie begins there is a short Christmas message from Marc.

1st Dec. 1972
T.Rex Wax
Company EMI
Marc-3

Side 2
T. Rex Single A two-sided flexi disc that was given to all fan club members. Includes a couple of poems, some Christmas studio banter by the group, and a couple of intros and outros of T. Rex tunes. X-mas 1972
LynTone
No label or
record number,
just an etched
portrait of Marc.
T. Rex Single

Side 1 - 20th Century Boy - 3:38

Side 2 - Free Angel - 2:13

2nd March 1973
T.Rex Wax
Company EMI
Marc-4

Side 2
T. Rex

Album:-

Tanx

Side 1:-
1 - Tenement Lady – 2:55
2 - Rapids – 2:48
3 - Mister Mister – 3:29
4 - Broken Hearted Blues – 2:02
5 - Shock Rock – 1:43
6 - Country Honey – 1:47
7 - Electric Slim and the Factory Hen – 3:03

Side 2:-
1 - Mad Donna – 2:16
2 - Born to Boogie – 2:04
3 - Life Is Strange – 2:30
4 - Street and Babe Shadow – 2:18
5 - Highway Knees – 2:34
6 - Left Hand Luke and the Beggar Boys – 5:18

16th/23rd March
1973
T.Rex Wax
Company EMI
BLN-5002

Alice Cooper
(Guitar work)

Album tracks:-

Billion Dollar Babies

Side 1:-
1 - Hello, Hooray
3 - Elected
4 - Billion Dollar Babies

:Unconfirmed:
Marc is known to have jammed with Alice during the "Billion Dollar Babies" sessions but what was recorded was apparently not good enough to market. Only Vince Furnier and Bob Ezrin know for sure.

March 1973
Warner Bros.
K-56013
T. Rex Single

Side 1 - The Groover

Side 2 - Midnight

1st June 1973
T.Rex Wax
Company EMI
Marc-5

Side 2
Big Carrot Single

Side 1 - Blackjack

Side 2 - Squint Eye Mangle

Both mainly instrumental tracks written and produced by Marc Bolan.
Marc and the boys (and Gloria) testing if it was his name that sold singles rather than the music.

10th Aug. 1973
EMI
2047

Side 2

T. Rex
(compilation)

Album:-

Great Hits

Side 1:-
1 - Telegram Sam - 3:43
2 - Jitterbug Love - 2:54
3 - Lady - 2:11
4 - Metal Guru - 2:24
5 - Thunderwing - 3:44
6 - Sunken Rags - 2:51
7 - Solid Gold Easy Action - 2:19

Side 2:-
1 - 20th Century Boy - 3:38
2 - Midnight - 2:44
3 - The Slider - 3:20
4 - Born To Boogie - 2:04
5 - Children Of The Revolution - 2:27
6 - Shock Rock - 1:40
7 - The Groover - 3:20

27th Sept. 1973
T.Rex Wax
Company EMI
BLN-5003
E.L.O.
(guitar work and
backing vocals)

Single track

Side 1 - Showdown

Marc did not contribute to the "B" side "In Old England Town".

Sept. 1973
Harvest
HAR-5077
Ike & Tina Turner
(guitar work)
Single track

Side1 - Nutbush City Limits

Marc did not contribute to the "B" side "Help Him".

:Unconfirmed:
Marc may also have played guitar on the single tracks "Sexy Ida" (Part 2) and "Baby Get It On" (Parts 1 & 2)

Sept. 1973
United Artists
UA-XW-298-W
T. Rex Single

Side 1 - Truck On (Tyke) - 3:08

Side 2 - Sitting Here - 2:20

16th Nov. 1973
T.Rex Wax
Company EMI
Marc-6

Side 2
Ringo Starr
(guitar work)

Album track:-

Ringo

Side 1:-
2 - Have You Seen My Baby (aka Hold On)
23rd Nov. 1973
Apple
PCTC-252

Back Cover
T. Rex

Album:-

Zinc Alloy And the
Hidden Riders of
Tomorrow

(aka "A Creamed
Cage In August")

Side 1:-
1 - Venus Loon - 3:01
2 - Sound Pit - 2:50
3 - Explosive Mouth - 2:26
4 - Galaxy - 1:48
5 - Change - 2:47
6 - Nameless Wildness - 3:06
7 - Teenage Dream (unedited version) - 5:45

Side 2:-
1 - Liquid Gang 3:17
2 - Carsmile Smith And The Old One 3:16
3 - You've Got To Jive To Stay Alive - Spanish Midnight - 2:35
4 - Interstellar Soul - 3:26
5 - Painless Persuasion v. The Meathawk Immaculate - 3:26
6 - The Avengers (Superbad) - 4:28
7 - The Leopards Featuring Gardenia And The Mighty Slug - 3:36

1st Feb. 1974
T.Rex Wax
Company EMI
BLNA-7751


Side 1
Marc Bolan
and T. Rex
Single

Side 1 - Teenage Dream

Side 2 - Satisfaction Pony

9th Feb. 1974
T.Rex Wax
Company EMI
Marc-7

Side 2
E.L.O.
(guitar work)
Single track

Side 1 - Ma Ma Ma Belle - 3:23

Marc did not contribute to the "B" side "Oh No Not Susan".

March 1974
Warner Bros.
K-16349
Marc Bolan Single

Side 1 - Jasper C. Debussy

Side 2a - Hippy Gumbo
Side 2b - The Perfumed Garden Of Gulliver Smith

June 1974
Track Record
2094-013

Not Officially
endorsed by
Marc Bolan.


Back Cover

Side 2
Marc Bolan

Album:-

The Beginning of
Doves

Side 1:-
1 - Jasper C. Debussy - 2:11
2 - Lunacy's Back - 2:17
3 - Beyond the Risin' Sun - 2:18
4 - Black and White Incident - 1:46
5 - Observations - 2:14
6 - Eastern Spell - 1:28
7 - You Got the Power - 1:49
8 - Hippy Gumbo - 1:54
9 - Sarah Crazy Child - 3:21
10 - Rings of Fortune - 2:33

Side 2:-
1 - Hot Rod Momma - 2:58
2 - Beginning of Doves - 1:47
3 - Mustang Ford - 1:45
4 - Pictures of Purple People - 2:22
5 - One Inch Rock - 2:16
6 - Jasmine Forty-Nine - 2:27
7 - Charlie - 1:55
8 - Misty Mist - 1:32
9 - Cat Black - 1:22
10 - Sally Was an Angel - 2:43

22nd June 1974
Track Record
Select 2410-201

Not Officially
endorsed by
Marc Bolan.


Back Cover
T. Rex Single

Side 1 - Light Of Love

Side 2 - Explosive Mouth

5th July 1974
T.Rex Wax
Company EMI
Marc-8

Side 2
T. Rex

Album:-

Light Of Love

Side 1:-
1 - Light of Love - 3:16
2 - Till Dawn - 2:37
3 - Girl in the Thunderbolt Suit - 2:51
4 - Precious Star - 3:39
5 - Space Boss - 2:47
6 - Venus Loon - 3:21

Side 2:-
1 - Solid Baby - 3:01
2 - Token of My Love - 4:58
3 - Explosive Mouth - 2:19
4 - Think Zinc - 2:25
5 - Teenage Dream - 3:02

Even though this LP combines 3 tracks from the "Zinc Alloy..." album and 8 tracks from the "Bolan's Zip Gun" album, it is not technically a compilation as "Bolan's Zip Gun" was released after this one.

1974
Casablanca
NBLP-7005

U.S. Release

Marc Bolan
and T. Rex
Single

Side 1 - Zip Gun Boogie - 3:22

Side 2 - Space Boss - 2:48

1st Nov. 1974
T.Rex Wax
Company EMI
Marc-9

Side 2
Donovan
(guitar work)

Album tracks:-

7-Tease

Side 1:-
1 - Rock & Roll Souljer

Side 2:-
1 - Moon Rok

Nov. 1974
Epic
PE-33245

Marc Bolan
and T. Rex

Album:-

Bolan's Zip Gun

Side 1:-
1 - Light of Love - 3:16
2 - Solid Baby - 2:37
3 - Precious Star - 2:53
4 - Token of My Love - 3:40
5 - Space Boss - 2:49
6 - Think Zinc - 3:25

Side 2:-
1 - Till Dawn - 3:02
2 - Girl in the Thunderbolt Suit - 2:20
3 - I Really Love You Babe - 3:33
4 - Golden Belt - 2:41
5 - Zip Gun Boogie - 3:26

16th Feb. 1975
T.Rex Wax
Company EMI
BLNA-7752

Back Cover
Nilsson (Harry)
(guitar work)

Album track:-

Duit On Mon Dei

Side 2:-
3 - What's Your Sign

:Unconfirmed:
Nilsson gives credit to Gloria Jones (and the Zodiac Singers) but Marc only gets a mention on the inner sleeve.

28th March 1975
RCA
RS-1008
T. Rex Single

Side 1 - New York City - 3:55

Side 2 - Chrome Sitar - 2:36

21st June 1975
T.Rex Wax
Company EMI
Marc-10

Side 2
T. Rex Disco Party Single

Side 1 - Dreamy Lady

Side 2a - Do You Wanna Dance
Side 2b - Dock Of The Bay

26th Sept. 1975
T.Rex Wax
Company EMI
Marc-11

Side 2
T. Rex Single

Side 1 - Christmas Bop

Side 2a - Telegram Sam
Side 2b - Metal Guru

Not released but some singles are circulating

X-mas 1975
T.Rex Wax
Company EMI
Marc-12
T. Rex

Album:-

Futuristic Dragon

Side 1:-
1 - Futuristic Dragon (Introduction) – 1:52
2 - Jupitar Liar – 3:43
3 - Chrome Sitar – 3:14
4 - All Alone – 2:50
5 - New York City – 3:58
6 - My Little Baby – 3:09
7 - Calling All Destroyers – 3:53

Side 2:-
1 - Theme for a Dragon – 2:01
2 - Sensation Boulevard – 3:43
3 - Ride My Wheels – 2:28
4 - Dreamy Lady – 2:53
5 - Dawn Storm – 3:42
6 - Casual Agent – 2:52

30th Jan. 1976
T.Rex Wax
Company EMI
BLN-5004

Back Cover
Side 1
T. Rex Single

Side 1 - London Boys

Side 2 - Solid Baby

21st Feb. 1976
T.Rex Wax
Company EMI
Marc-13
T. Rex Single

Side 1 - I Love To Boogie

Side 2 - Baby Boomerang

5th June 1976
T.Rex Wax
Company EMI
Marc-14
T. Rex Single

Side 1 - Laser Love - 3:37

Side 2 - Life's An Elevator - 2:24

17th Sept. 1976
T.Rex Wax
Company EMI
Marc-15

Side 2
Gloria Jones
(production, guitar
work and backing
vocals)

Album tracks:-

Vixen

Side 1:-
1 - I Ain't Going Nowhere
2 - High
3 - Tell Me Now
4 - Tainted Love
5 - Cry Baby
6 - Get It On, Pt. 1

Side 2:-
1 - Go Now
2 - Would You Like To Know
3 - Get It On, Pt. 2
4 - Drive Me Crazy (Disco Lady)
5 - Sailors Of The Highway
6 - Stage Coach

Marc was involved in all the tracks on this album, be it production, guitar work, and/or backing vocals.

1976
EMI
EMC-3159

Back Cover

Side 2
Marc Bolan &
Gloria Jones
Single

Side 1 - To Know Him Is To Love Him

Side 2 - City Port

:Note:
Some copies of this single go by the title "To Know You Is To Love You"

14th Jan. 1977
EMI
2572
T. Rex

Album:-

Dandy In The
Underworld

Side 1:-
1 - Dandy In The Underworld - 4:34
2 - Crimson Moon - 3:21
3 - Universe - 2:42
4 - I'm A Fool For You, Girl - 2:16
5 - I Love To Boogie - 2:14
6 - Visions Of Domino - 2:24

Side 2:-
1 - Jason B. Sad - 3:22
2 - Groove A Little - 3:23
3 - The Soul Of My Suit - 2:34
4 - Hang-Ups - 3:26
5 - Pain And Love - 3:41
6 - Teen Riot Structure - 3:32

11th Feb. 1977
T.Rex Wax
Company EMI
BLN-5005

Side 2
T. Rex Single

Side 1 - The Soul Of My Suit

Side 2 - All Alone

12th March 1977
T.Rex Wax
Company EMI
Marc-16
T. Rex Single

Side 1 - Dandy In The Underworld

Side 2a - Groove A Little
Side 2b - Tame My Tiger

30th May 1977
T.Rex Wax
Company EMI
Marc-17

T. Rex Single

Side 1 - Celebrate Summer

Side 2 - Ride My Wheels

5th Aug. 1977
T.Rex Wax
Company EMI
Marc-18

Back Cover
T. Rex

Extended Play:-

Bolan's Best + 1

Side 1a - Ride A White Swan - 2:15
Side 1b - The Motivator - 3:59

Side 2a - Jeepster - 4:10
Side 2b - Demon Queen - 1:37

5th Aug. 1977
Cube
ANT-1

Back Cover

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