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Bang A Gong: New Additions
Discover the latest treasures added to Glam-Slam Chronicles. From rare Marc Bolan and T. Rex memorabilia to magazine articles, newspaper features, record releases, photographs, television appearances, radio broadcasts and archive finds, this category showcases the newest additions to the collection as they arrive. Check back regularly to see what's new and recently unearthed.


T. Rex (January 2025) – Easy Action Double Album UK: LP
Easy Action is a double LP compilation released by Easy Action Records in January 2025. The collection focuses on alternate versions, studio outtakes, working recordings and rare mixes drawn from the T. Rex archive. The set combines alternative takes of familiar T. Rex recordings with previously unavailable studio material, offering a different perspective on some of Marc Bolan's best-known compositions. RECORDING All recordings included on the album are alternate versions. T

T.Rex
Jan 1, 20253 min read


Marc Bolan (April 19, 2014) – Electric Sevens 2 - At The BBC 4×7" Record Store Day Box Set
Released for Record Store Day on April 19, 2014, Electric Sevens 2 - At The BBC brought together eight Marc Bolan, T. Rex and Tyrannosaurus Rex recordings across four limited-edition 7-inch records. The collection draws from different parts of the BBC archive, combining Top Gear recordings, instrumental backing tracks prepared for Radio 1 Club, and material recorded for John Peel’s Sunday Concert. Particularly notable are “Ride A White Swan” and “Jewel,” both taken from T. Re

T.Rex
Apr 18, 20144 min read


Marc Bolan & T. Rex (May 19, 2001) – Live At The Boston Gliderdrome 1972 CD Album
Live At The Boston Gliderdrome 1972 is a live archive album released in 2001 by Diamondstar Productions. The release documents a T. Rex performance recorded at the Boston Gliderdrome in Lincolnshire during the height of the band's glam rock success. Issued as an official Marc Bolan Fan Club release, the album presents a complete concert performance recorded at the Starlight Rooms within the Boston Gliderdrome and captures T. Rex on stage during the Electric Warrior era. The a

T.Rex
May 18, 20013 min read


Tyrannosaurus Rex (January 1, 1998) – Midnight Court at The Lyceum Album UK: CD
Midnight Court At The Lyceum is a live Tyrannosaurus Rex archive release issued in February 1998. Released by NMC Music and Burning Airlines, the album documents performances recorded during 1969 and presents material captured at the Lyceum in London and the Brøndby Club in Copenhagen. The release was made available in both single-CD and expanded 2CD editions and was subsequently issued as a remastered limited-edition box set. RECORDING The recordings were made at the Lyceum,

Tyrannosaurus Rex
Jan 1, 19983 min read


Marc Bolan & T. Rex (June 1, 1997) – Live 1977 Limited Edition Remastered 2CD
Live 1977 is a live archive release credited to Marc Bolan & T. Rex and issued by Edsel Records in June 1997. Released as a limited edition remastered double CD, the set compiles performances from Marc Bolan's final British tour appearances during March 1977 together with a bonus disc drawn from an earlier American performance recorded in Cleveland, Ohio during 1974. The release brought together material from concerts at London's Rainbow Theatre, Portsmouth Locarno and the Ag

1977
May 31, 19973 min read


Marc Bolan & T. Rex (March 18, 1991) – The Sound Track Of The Motion Picture Born To Boogie
The Sound Track Of The Motion Picture Born To Boogie was released in 1991 by Marc On Wax as a soundtrack album connected to the film Born To Boogie. Issued as a double album, the release compiled music associated with the motion picture and combined live performances, film material and soundtrack recordings connected to Marc Bolan and T. Rex. RECORDING The album was issued as a 2 × LP soundtrack release and later appeared in several additional formats including CD and cassett

T.Rex
Mar 18, 19913 min read


T. Rex (November 2, 1985) – T. Rextasy: The Best Of T. Rex, 1970–1973 Album US: LP.TC.
T. Rextasy: The Best Of T. Rex, 1970–1973 is a North America-only compilation released by Warner Bros. Records in September 1985. Issued in the United States and Canada, the album was designed as an introduction to T. Rex's most commercially successful years, collecting key recordings released between 1970 and 1973. The compilation focuses on the band's breakthrough and glam rock period, tracing the development from "Ride A White Swan" through to "20th Century Boy". RECORDING

T.Rex
Nov 2, 19853 min read


Marc Bolan (September 1, 1983) – Dance In The Midnight Album UK:
BACKGROUND Dance In The Midnight is a posthumous Marc Bolan album released by Marc On Wax in 1983. It was the third LP issued following Bolan's death in 1977 and consisted of previously unreleased studio outtakes and demo recordings made during the early to mid-1970s. The project followed earlier posthumous releases and was assembled from archive recordings left unreleased during Bolan's lifetime. The release focused on material recorded between 1973 and 1975 and presented a

Marc Bolan
Aug 31, 19833 min read


Marc Bolan (September 1, 1983) – Dance In The Midnight Album UK:
Dance In The Midnight is a posthumous Marc Bolan album released by Marc On Wax in 1983. It was the third LP issued following Bolan's death in 1977 and consisted of previously unreleased studio outtakes and demo recordings made during the early to mid-1970s. The project followed earlier posthumous releases and was assembled from archive recordings left unreleased during Bolan's lifetime. The release focused on material recorded between 1973 and 1975 and presented a mixture of

Marc Bolan
Aug 31, 19833 min read


Marc Bolan (August 31, 1982) – Billy Super Duper Album UK: LP. BV.RV.
BACKGROUND Billy Super Duper was released in 1982 by Marc On Wax and became the second posthumous Marc Bolan album issued following his death in 1977. Unlike You Scare Me To Death, which consisted of enhanced versions of recordings previously released in another form, Billy Super Duper was promoted as the first LP of entirely new and previously unheard material issued after Bolan's death. The album consists of studio outtakes and home recordings made between 1972 and 1977. Jo

Marc Bolan
Aug 30, 19824 min read
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