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Marc Bolan (February 6, 2025) – Record Collector Presents Cover
Publication: Record Collector Presents Date: February 6, 2025 Country: United Kingdom PHOTOGRAPH Full-page magazine cover featuring a large central portrait beneath the title “MARC BOLAN & T. REX” and the main headline: “PIED PIPER OF POP – FLOWER CHILD TO GLAM ROCK SUPERSTAR” Other cover features include “20th Century Jukebox”, focusing on rare vinyl, acetates and memorabilia; “Frenemy Lines”, looking at the complex relationship between Bolan and Bowie; “Glam Slam”, focusing

T.Rex
Feb 61 min read


Marc Bolan (November 1, 2021) - Magazine Cover Record Collector.
Publication: Record Collector Date: November 2021 Country: United Kingdom PHOTOGRAPH Full-page Record Collector cover featuring a black-and-white studio photograph centred around a Gibson Flying V-style electric guitar. The main cover feature reads “MAKING HIS MARC – T. REX – WHEN BOLAN'S ELECTRIC WARRIOR STORMED THE CHARTS.” The issue is numbered 524 and also promotes features on ELP, Terry Hall, Jam & Lewis, goth rarities, ABBA, Sex Pistols, Sepultura, Duran Duran and Judas

Marc Bolan
Nov 1, 20211 min read


Marc Bolan – Memorabilia: Psychedelia Poster
Item: Poster Designer: Nigel Mentzel Size: 17.5 × 23.5 inches MEMORABILIA A large psychedelic poster featuring a portrait of Marc Bolan surrounded by highly detailed fantasy artwork in vivid pink, blue, yellow, green and purple. The design incorporates stars, clouds, fantastical creatures, figures and elaborate decorative borders. Designed by Nigel Mentzel, the posters measure approximately 17.5 × 23.5 inches. The auction lot contained an estimated 500+ copies, with the quant

Marc Bolan
Oct 16, 19721 min read


Marc Bolan (1972) – Scrapbook Photograph
Publication: Various / UnknownDate: UnknownCountry: United Kingdom PHOTOGRAPH Two-page scrapbook spread combining several colour and black-and-white cuttings. The left page contains four photographs, including full-length images, a large close-up portrait and a seated image. The right page contains a large picture feature headed “T. REXTASY”, built around a large red-tinted photograph surrounded by several smaller live performance images featuring guitars, microphones and sta

1972
Oct 16, 19721 min read


Marc Bolan (1972,73,74) – Scrapbook: Picture Collage
Publication: Various / Unknown Date: Unknown Country: United Kingdom PHOTOGRAPH Two-page scrapbook collage containing a mixture of colour and black-and-white photographs. The left page includes two smaller colour performance photographs above a large colour close-up, all showing the subject at a microphone. The right page contains a large black-and-white close-up surrounded by several smaller cuttings, including performance photographs, portrait images and a full-length cut-o

1972
Oct 15, 19721 min read


Marc Bolan (1972) – Scrapbook: Picture Collage
Publication: Various / Unknown Date: Unknown Country: United Kingdom PHOTOGRAPH A two-page scrapbook collage containing several collected colour and black-and-white photographs. The page combines close-up portrait photographs, live guitar images and a photograph showing two people together. A small cutting carries the handwritten caption “Marc in France.” One of the larger cuttings on the right carries the printed headline: “The cats who taught him to boogie” Two typed extrac

1972
Oct 15, 19721 min read


Marc Bolan (1972) – Scrapbook Photograph Collage
Publication: Various / Unknown Date: Unknown Country: United Kingdom PHOTOGRAPH Two-page scrapbook spread combining several colour and black-and-white cuttings. The left page contains four photographs, including full-length images, a large close-up portrait and a seated image. The right page contains a large picture feature headed “T. REXTASY”, built around a large red-tinted photograph surrounded by several smaller live performance images featuring guitars, microphones and s

1972
Oct 15, 19721 min read


Marc Bolan (1972) – Scrapbook Photograph Collage
Marc Bolan – HANG UPS: Publication: Various / Unknown Date: Unknown Country: United Kingdom PHOTOGRAPH Two-page scrapbook spread made up of several collected photographs, including two large colour portraits and five smaller black-and-white images. The two large photographs dominate the upper half of the spread, while the smaller monochrome portrait and performance cuttings are arranged in a row across the bottom, creating a simple picture-gallery layout. No publication names

1972
Oct 8, 19721 min read


Marc Bolan (April 1, 1972) – Scrapbook: Full Page Photograph Look in Magazine UK pin up April 1972..photo Keith Morris
Publication: Unknown Date: Unknown Country: Unknown Full-page colour portrait photograph showing a person with tightly curled dark hair wearing a dark patterned jacket with a contrasting yellow panel and a small colourful figure motif. The original scrapbook page is visibly aged and creased. All magazine scans, photographs, and original text excerpts referenced in this entry remain the property of their respective copyright holders. This Chronicle entry is a transformative, n

1972
Mar 31, 19721 min read
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