On October 26, 1970, T. Rex recorded a four-song session for John Peel’s BBC Radio 1 programme Top Gear. Featuring “Ride A White Swan,” “Jewel,” “Elemental Child” and “Sun Eye,” the session captures the group at an important moment as the T. Rex identity and increasingly electric sound were taking shape. The performances were first broadcast on November 7, 1970 and subsequently became part of the surviving Marc Bolan and T. Rex BBC archive. Programme: BBC Radio 1 Top Gear Rec

This Melody Maker clipping captures a reader’s response to the debate surrounding the cost of live music, accompanied by a striking performance photograph captioned “MARC BOLAN: providing cheaper music.” The letter argues that if a major professional orchestra could perform at the Royal Albert Hall for a maximum ticket price of 25 shillings, leading rock bands should likewise be able to offer audiences more affordable concerts. T. Rex are singled out as an example, with the w

October 24, 1970 marked an important breakthrough for T. Rex as “Ride A White Swan”, issued on Fly Records as BUG 1, entered the UK chart at No. 47. The single would remain on the chart for a total of 20 weeks, eventually reaching No. 2 and establishing T. Rex as a major new force in British pop. Artist: T. Rex Single: Ride A White Swan Label: Fly Records Catalogue Number: BUG 1 Chart Entry Date: October 24, 1970 Entry Position: No. 47 Peak Position: No. 2 Total Weeks on Char

This simple but historically significant newspaper advertisement announces T. Rex's appearance at Southampton Guildhall on October 20, 1970. Published on the day of the performance, the advert captures the group during the crucial transitional period immediately following the breakthrough success of "Ride A White Swan", when Marc Bolan and Mickey Finn were beginning to establish T. Rex as a major force in British rock. Publication: Southern Evening Echo Date: October 20, 1970

This full-page Fly Records advertisement announces the release of T. Rex's landmark single "Ride A White Swan". Prominently positioned on the back page of New Musical Express, the advert introduces the group's first release for Fly Records and marks the beginning of a new chapter in Marc Bolan's career. Publication: New Musical Express (NME) Date: October 10, 1970 Country: United Kingdom This striking full-page advertisement promotes T. Rex's new single "Ride A White Swan", r

Released on October 9, 1970, Ride A White Swan became the first release issued under the name T. Rex and marked the beginning of Marc Bolan's transformation from the folk-psychedelic world of Tyrannosaurus Rex into the streamlined electric sound that would soon dominate the British charts. Issued on Fly Records as catalogue number BUG 1, the single became the breakthrough record that launched T. Rex into mainstream success. The release reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart an

This short Melody Maker news item announces the forthcoming release of T. Rex's first single for the newly formed Fly Records label. The report provides details of the release, the label's structure and the tracks selected for what was described as a unique triple A-side single. Publication: Melody Maker Date: October 3, 1970 Country: United Kingdom Under the headline "Rex Single", the article reports that one of the first releases on the new Fly Records label would be a T. R

On September 19 1970, a muddy field in Somerset’s Worthy Farm became the birthplace of the Glastonbury Festival. When headliners The Kinks and Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders pulled out, Tyrannosaurus Rex, led by Marc Bolan, stepped in and delivered a psychedelic performance that transformed a small local  event into a legendary moment in music history. Publication: Festival Chronicle Date: September 19, 1970 Country: United Kingdom On September 19, 1970, Worthy Farm hosted t

"Oh Baby" was released on September 4, 1970 under the name Dib Cochran And The Earwigs, one of several pseudonyms used by Marc Bolan during the transitional period between his Tyrannosaurus Rex years and the emergence of T. Rex as a major chart act. Issued by Bell Records in the United Kingdom, the single appeared only days before T. Rex began their meteoric rise to commercial success. Although it failed to chart, the record has since become an important collector's item due