T. Rex (October 25, 1971) – “Get It On” No. 2 - Bravo Musicbox
This Bravo Musicbox chart page captures T. Rex maintaining a major presence in Germany during October 1971. “Get It On” is placed at No. 2, immediately behind Sweet’s “Co-Co”, while the accompanying photograph features Marc Bolan and Mickey Finn during the breakthrough Electric Warrior period.
Publication: Bravo
Date: October 25, 1971
Country: Germany
THE STORY
The Bravo Musicbox presents the magazine’s weekly selection of 20 current hits, accompanied by artist photographs and record information.
T. Rex occupy the No. 2 position with:
“Get It On” – T. Rex – Ariola 10 327
The number in brackets shows (2), confirming that T. Rex had also occupied the No. 2 position in the preceding listing.
Immediately above T. Rex, Sweet’s “Co-Co” holds the No. 1 position, while Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Sweet Hitch-Hiker” is No. 3 and Neil Diamond’s “I Am... I Said” is No. 4.
A black-and-white photograph of Marc Bolan and Mickey Finn appears directly above the T. Rex entry, giving the group one of the four prominent illustrated positions across the top of the page.
BRAVO MUSICBOX TOP FOUR
No. 1: Sweet – “Co-Co”No. 2: T. Rex – “Get It On”No. 3: Creedence Clearwater Revival – “Sweet Hitch-Hiker”No. 4: Neil Diamond – “I Am... I Said”
The page states that the 20 Bravo Musicbox hits could be heard every Wednesday at 17.00 on Radio Luxembourg.
ENGLAND CHART
T. Rex do not appear within the twelve positions shown in the separate England singles chart at the bottom of the page.
That chart is headed by:
No. 1: Rod Stewart – “Maggie May / Reason To Believe”
The distinction is important: T. Rex’s No. 2 position belongs specifically to the Bravo Musicbox chart, not the separate England chart printed underneath.
LP-PARADE
The centre-bottom section contains the LP-Parade, listing the most popular albums of the week.
The visible Top 10 is:
Deep Purple – Deep Purple In Rock
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Pendulum
Deep Purple – Fireball
Roy Black – Wo Bist Du
Michael Holm – Auf Der Straße Nach Mendocino
King Ricky – King Ricky
Sticky Fingers – Rolling Stones
Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water
George Harrison – All Things Must Pass
Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Tarkus
T. Rex are not listed in the visible LP-Parade Top 10 on this page.
CONTEXT AND NOTES
The clipping provides a useful snapshot of T. Rex’s continental European success during the Electric Warrior period.
Most importantly for archive accuracy, the page contains several different charts, and they should not be confused with one another.
“Get It On” is No. 2 in the Bravo Musicbox 20, with its previous position also shown as No. 2. It is not presented as No. 2 in the separate England chart.
The juxtaposition of T. Rex and Sweet at the top of the Musicbox chart also captures two of the acts that would become strongly associated with the developing glam-rock era.
FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS
Event: Bravo Musicbox chart
T. Rex Song: “Get It On”
Current Position: No. 2
Previous Position: No. 2
Record Label / Catalogue: Ariola 10 327
Era: Electric Warrior era
Photography: Black-and-white photograph of Marc Bolan and Mickey Finn
WHAT THE CLIPPING SHOWS
• T. Rex at No. 2 with “Get It On”
• Previous Bravo Musicbox position also No. 2
• Sweet at No. 1 with “Co-Co”
• Creedence Clearwater Revival at No. 3 with “Sweet Hitch-Hiker”
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