On June 15 1969, BBC Radio 1’s Top Gear broadcast the final track from a special Tyrannosaurus Rex session — marking the last ever Top Gear session to feature Steve Peregrin Took. RELEASE / BROADCAST DETAILS Artist: Tyrannosaurus Rex (Marc Bolan & Steve Peregrin Took) Show: BBC Radio 1 – Top Gear Recorded: Monday, May 5 1969 at The Playhouse Theatre, Northumberland Avenue, London Broadcast Dates: May 11 1969 (tracks 2-3 to 2-6) June 15 1969 (final track 2-7) TRACK LISTING

Marc Bolan and Steve Peregrin Took recorded a wonderful session at BBC Studio 1, 201 Piccadilly, London for John Peel’s Top Gear. The beautifully intimate recordings (with chat) included: "Stacey Grove" "One Inch Rock" "Salamanda Palaganda" "Eastern Spell" "Wind Quartets" First broadcast on July 14th and August 25th 1968, these tracks perfectly capture Tyrannosaurus Rex in their early psychedelic folk-hippie prime — gentle, mystical, and full of charm .A lovely early document

This broadcast represents one of the earliest professional captures of the embryonic Tyrannosaurus Rex sound, preserving the intimate, cross-legged club atmosphere that defined their underground reputation in 1968. Venue: BBC Radio 1 – Top Gear Date: Recorded March 11, 1968 Broadcast March 24 & May 5, 1968 Country: United Kingdom Format: Six-Track Session with Spoken Chat Overview A rare surviving BBC session capturing Marc Bolan and Steve Peregrin Took at their earliest and