These rare Decca advance test recording acetates document an important phase in Mark Feld's early recording career before the adoption of the Marc Bolan name. Produced by Jim Economides and recorded at Decca Studios in West Hampstead, the recordings preserve some of the earliest known professionally recorded performances associated with the future T. Rex leader. Three songs are associated with these September 1965 acetate sessions: "The Wizard", "Beyond The Risin' Sun" and "T

These rare 1964 EMIDISC acetates document some of Marc Bolan's earliest known studio recordings, made before he adopted the Marc Bolan stage name permanently. At the time, he was still using his birth name, Mark Feld, while experimenting with a variety of possible professional identities. The acetates are credited to Toby Tyler, one of several names considered by Feld during this formative period. Surviving examples reveal alterations made directly to the labels, providing a