The June 24, 1972 issue of Melody Maker presents the official Pop 30 charts, featuring the Top 30 Singles, Top 30 Albums, and America’s Top 30 LPs for that week. Publication: Melody Maker Date: June 24, 1972 Country: United Kingdom Location: London Section: Charts (Pop 30) THE STORY This full charts page lists the current UK Top 30 Singles (led by Don McLean’s “Vincent”) and Top 30 Albums (led by T. Rex’s Bolan Boogie). It also includes America’s Top 30 LPs, America’s Top 10,

Melody Maker’s Pop 30 chart for the week of June 17, 1972, showing the top singles and albums in the UK, with T. Rex dominating the album chart at No.1 with Bolan Boogie and No.2 on the singles chart with “Metal Guru”. Publication: Melody Maker Date: June 17, 1972 Country: United Kingdom Location: London, England Section: Charts / Pop 30 including Don McLean’s “Vincent” at THE STORY This is the complete Pop 30 chart page from Melody Maker featuring: Singles Chart: “Metal Guru

T. Rex – Bolan Boogie half‑page advert, New Musical Express, May 6 1972 (Fly Records release) SOURCE DETAILS Publication: New Musical Express (NME) Date: May 6, 1972 Country: United Kingdom Section / Pages: Half-Page Advert (Page 33) Title: T. Rex – Bolan Boogie CONTEXT AND NOTES By May 1972, T. Rex were at the absolute peak of their commercial success. Bolan Boogie capitalised on T. Rextasy by gathering many of their biggest singles and album tracks for fans, while the band

On January 15, 1972 T.Rex performed at The Starlight Rooms Boston Gliderdrome in Lincolnshire. This was a Saturday night show. This performance is one of the true high points of the band's history. It was filmed for both UK and overseas television and some footage is part of the documentary "Whatever Happened to Tin Pan Alley?". Many of the posters and pictures to adorn fans walls over the next year would come from photos taken on this night, including the image used om the b

The April 22, 1972 music press announces the upcoming release of The Golden Hits of T. Rex by Fly Records on May 5, compiling many of the band’s classic tracks from their early glam era. Mickey Finn featured on all but one track – T. Rex Golden Hits of T. Rex, Fly Records release, May 5 1972. Publication: Music Press (various) Date: April 22, 1972 Country: United Kingdom Location: London Section: Album Announcement / Feature THE STORY The feature highlights the forthcoming co