T.Rex (January 20, 1973) Marc Bolan Popswop – Magazine Cover

The January 20, 1973 edition of Popswop (No.16) features Marc Bolan on the cover, promoting “crazy colour pics” of top stars including The Osmonds, Gary Glitter, Alice Cooper, and Jeff Beck.

Publication: Popswop

Date: January 20, 1973

Country: United Kingdom Location: London

Section: Front Cover

THE STORY

The vibrant cover shows Marc Bolan with guitar and curly hair, alongside a bright red box highlighting content such as fashion tips, songwords, and features on other glam and pop stars of the era.

CONTEXT AND NOTES

This cover appearance reflects Marc Bolan’s massive popularity with the teen audience in early 1973, during the height of T. Rextasy. Popswop was a popular music weekly aimed at younger readers, full of posters, gossip, and song lyrics.

FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS 

Event: Magazine cover feature

Era: 1973 (T. Rex Glam Rock peak) Tone: Colourful, teen-oriented, exciting Photography: Striking colour portrait of Marc Bolan with acoustic guitar

WHAT THE CLIPPING SHOWS

• Large “POPS WOP” masthead

• Prominent colour photo of Marc Bolan holding a guitar

• Red box promoting “crazy colour pics!” of The Osmonds, Gary Glitter, Alice Cooper, Jeff Beck, and more

• Teasers for fashion, songwords, and “Pally Popsters”

RELATED MATERIAL

 This January 20, 1973 Popswop cover featuring Marc Bolan connects with other early 1973 T. Rex coverage including the January 6 Record Mirror New Year predictions and the February 10 NME tour announcement. For other relevant posts, see the tags at the foot of the page.

SOURCES

• Popswop No.16, January 20, 1973

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