T. Rex (January 26, 2024) – "Teenage Dream" b/w "Satisfaction Pony" Single: UK
Updated: Oct 4
Issued on January 26, 2024, this 7" picture disc formed part of Demon Records' wider T. Rex "1973" campaign. The release was issued alongside the Whatever Happened To The Teenage Dream? 5LP and 4CD box sets, as well as the Songwriter: 1973 LP.
As part of this series, Demon Records revisited T. Rex's 1973 and 1974 singles by reissuing them as collectible picture discs featuring photographs sourced from the Keith Morris archive. This edition marked the fourth release in the series and focused on "Teenage Dream", originally released in January 1974.
STYLE & THEMES
"Teenage Dream" was described as an autobiographical composition by Marc Bolan.
The anniversary reissue highlights one of the key singles from the transitional period surrounding the Zinc Alloy era.
TRACK‑BY‑TRACK NOTES
• Teenage Dream — The featured A-side of this anniversary release. Originally issued in January 1974 and selected as the fourth title in Demon Records' picture disc reissue campaign.
• Satisfaction Pony — The original B-side. Although released alongside "Teenage Dream", it was not included on the Zinc Alloy album.
RELEASE HISTORY
This anniversary edition was released on January 26, 2024, as a collectible 7" picture disc through Demon Records.
The release formed part of a broader campaign celebrating T. Rex's 1973 period.
The programme included major box sets and album reissues, while the singles campaign recreated a sequence of 1973 and 1974 releases on picture-disc vinyl using archive photography.
The original "Teenage Dream" single was released in January 1974. During its initial chart run, the record reached number 13 in the UK charts and remained on the chart for five weeks.
Label: Demon Records
Catalogue numbers:
• DEMSING021
RELEASE TABLE
Artist | Title | Label | Country | Catalogue | Date | Format |
T. Rex | Teenage Dream | Demon Records | United Kingdom | DEMSING021 | January 26, 2024 | 7" Picture Disc |
TRACKLIST TABLE
Format | Catalogue | Tracklisting |
7" Picture Disc | DEMSING021 | A. Teenage Dream B. Satisfaction Pony |
NOTES
• Part of the T. Rex "1973" campaign.
• Issued alongside the Whatever Happened To The Teenage Dream? 5LP and 4CD box sets.
• Released alongside the Songwriter: 1973 LP.
• Features photographs from the Keith Morris archive.
• This was the fourth release in Demon Records' series of T. Rex picture-disc singles.
• "Satisfaction Pony" was not included on the Zinc Alloy album.
• Barcode: 5014797909182.
SOURCES Discogs, 45 World, Wikipedia, BBC Official Charts
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