Marc Bolan (July 15, 1967) Leaves John’s Children & Single Announcement – Melody Maker

The July 15, 1967 edition of Melody Maker announces a new single by John’s Children titled “Come And Play Me In The Garden”, noting that singer and songwriter Marc Bolan has recently left the group to form his own band, Tyrannosaurus Rex

Publication: Melody Maker

Date: July 15, 1967

Country: United Kingdom

Section: News / Singles Announcement

The short news item reports the upcoming release of John’s Children’s new single and informs readers that Marc Bolan has departed the band to start Tyrannosaurus Rex.

CONTEXT AND NOTES 

This is one of the earliest published mentions of Tyrannosaurus Rex. At this point, Bolan was transitioning from his time with John’s Children (where he played guitar and wrote songs) to forming his own acoustic duo with Steve Peregrin Took. This marked the beginning of the psychedelic folk era that would eventually evolve into the glam rock phenomenon of T. Rex.

FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS

Event: Band departure announcement Era: 1967 (Pre-T. Rex / Tyrannosaurus Rex formation)

Tone: Brief, factual

Photography: Text-based news item (no photo in clipping)

WHAT THE CLIPPING SHOWS

• Headline referencing John’s Children new single

• Mention of Marc Bolan leaving the group

• First public announcement of Tyrannosaurus Rex formation

• Typical short Melody Maker news snippet layout

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