A single line in a Sunday column marks the quiet beginning of a career that would soon reshape British pop.

In the autumn of 1965, a 17-year-old Marc Bolan (then still known as Mark Feld) stepped into the spotlight for the first time as a solo artist. Long before the folk mysticism of Tyrannosaurus Rex or the electric glam explosion of T. Rex, he released his official debut solo single “The Wizard” — a gentle, folk-tinged pop song with a touch of whimsy and early mystical themes that would later define his songwriting. Backed with “Beyond The Rising Sun,” this Decca 7" single marks

A name born from a typo, a debut single on the horizon — Marc Bolan’s story begins not with a roar, but with a quiet twist of fate.

Before the glitter and the cosmic boogie, Marc Bolan appears here as a determined teenager — already crafting the persona that would one day reshape British pop.