Light Of Love was reissued on April 18, 2015 by Demon Records as a special Record Store Day release. Originally issued during T. Rex's mid-1970s period, the album reflected Marc Bolan's continued movement towards a more soulful and rhythm-driven sound while retaining the melodic hooks that had made T. Rex one of the biggest acts of the glam rock era. This edition was produced as a 180-gram picture disc exclusively for Record Store Day 2015. RECORDING All tracks were written a

Released in October 1974 on Casablanca Records as catalogue number NB 810, Precious Star was issued in the United States as a promotional single to support the recently released American album Light Of Love. Unlike a standard commercial release, the promotional edition featured the same song on both sides of the record, with one side presented in mono and the other in stereo. Both sides were identified as "A" sides and carried "Promotion Not For Sale" designation. The single

Light Of Love was released in the United States by Casablanca Records on August 9, 1974. Issued exclusively for the North American market, the album combined previously released material with newer recordings that would later appear in the United Kingdom on Bolan's Zip Gun. The release was intended to support Marc Bolan's renewed efforts to establish T. Rex in the American market following the group's success in the United Kingdom and Europe. The album became one of the most

HEADLINE PARAGRAPH The July 6, 1974 edition of Disc announces T. Rex’s new single “Light Of Love”, recorded in Los Angeles, with Marc Bolan replacing drummer Bill Legend with Dave Lutton. Publication: Disc Music Paper Date: July 6, 1974 Country: United Kingdom Location: UK Section: News / Single Announcement THE STORY The article reports that T. Rex have a new single titled “Light Of Love” released on July 5. It is the first single with new drummer Dave Lutton. The B-side “Ex

THE RELEASE Label: T. Rex Format: 7" Vinyl Single Country: UK Catalogue: MARC 8 Release Date: July 5, 1974 TRACK LIST A-Side Light Of Love (Marc Bolan) B-Side Explosive Mouth (Marc Bolan) Produced by: Marc Bolan Taken from the album Bolan's Zip Gun with the B-side “Explosive Mouth” from Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow. This was the first T. Rex single produced solely by Marc Bolan without Tony Visconti and marked the beginning of a commercial decline as it becam