On Tele: I need TV when I got T-Rex

On July 7, 1971, T. Rex recorded a performance of their new single “Get It On” for BBC’s Top of the Pops. The performance was first broadcast on July 8, 1971, and later re-aired on July 22, July 29, and August 12. Publication / Source: BBC Top of the Pops Date: Recorded July 7, 1971 | Broadcast July 8, 1971 Country: United Kingdom Location: London Section: Television Performance THE STORY The band performed “Get It On” with the newly expanded lineup, joined by former King Cr

A vanished broadcast reconstructed through fragments — a reminder of how much of Britain’s pop‑television heritage survives only through private recordings and memory