This brief Lincolnshire Echo review looks back at Marc Bolan’s pre-T. Rex period through Various Tracks, a Track Records compilation bringing together recordings by four artists. The clipping specifically highlights John’s Children performing Bolan’s composition “Desdemona”, alongside recordings by Arthur Brown, Jimi Hendrix and Thunderclap Newman. Publication: Lincolnshire Echo Date: October 26, 1971 Country: United Kingdom THE STORY The review examines the Track Records com

This rare 8-inch double-sided acetate documents the brief but significant period when Marc Bolan was working with John's Children following his departure from the group as an official member. The acetate couples Hippy Gumbo with Desdemona, two recordings closely associated with Bolan's creative partnership with the band during 1967. Surviving examples are particularly important because they preserve recordings from a period that bridged Bolan's work with John's Children and h