T. Rex (March 5, 1971) Flyback Colour Quartered Albums Advertisement - Evening Post

Evening Post news item promoting Fly Records’ new Flyback series of budget colour-quartered compilation albums, including The Best of T. Rex priced at £1.15.

Publication: Evening Post Date: March 5, 1971 Country: United Kingdom Section: Advertisement / News Item

A monochrome newspaper clipping announcing Fly Records’ Flyback series. The text introduces four colour‑quartered compilation albums priced at £1.15, including The Best of T‑Rex, The Move, Procol Harum, and Big Ones, with a humorous star‑gazer‑style introduction. News item from the Evening Post, March 5, 1971, announcing Fly Records’ new Flyback compilation series.

THE STORY	WHAT THE CLIPPING SHOWS
Fly Records launches the Flyback series of budget compilation albums priced at a “inspirational” £1.15. The series includes The Best of T. Rex, a similar compilation by The Move, one by Procol Harum, and Big Ones featuring Joe Cocker, The Move, Fire Brigade, and Procol Harum. The text playfully introduces the releases using a star-gazer motif.	• Playful star-gazer introduction to the Flyback series • Mention of the four colour-quartered albums • Specific note on The Best of T. Rex • Pricing and promotional tone

CONTEXT AND NOTES	RELATED MATERIAL
This March 5, 1971 item appears as T. Rex were rapidly ascending the charts. The Flyback budget series was a strategic move by Fly Records to capitalise on the band’s growing popularity, making their early material accessible to a wider audience during their breakthrough year.	For more similar posts, check out the tags at the bottom of the page.

FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS	SOURCES
Event: Budget compilation advertisement Era: 1971 (Glam breakthrough) Tone: Playful, promotional Photography: N/A	• Evening Post, March 5, 1971

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