20th Century Boy (Live Broadcast Version) Single UK: 2019

T. Rex's Midnight Alternate Gem

Released as a limited edition 7-inch single in the UK on November 29, 2019 (blue vinyl) and October 4, 2019 (picture disc), on Easy Action Records (catalogue: EA45008 / EA45008P), T. Rex’s “20th Century Boy (Live Broadcast Version)” b/w “Midnight (Alternate Version)” was a charity release with all royalties to the Light of Love Foundation for the Marc Bolan School of Music & Film. Limited to 500 copies each format. Remastered by Anders Peterson at GS Mastering & Post.

Single Overview

Release Details

Label: Easy Action Records.

Formats: Vinyl, 7", Limited Edition, Blue / Picture Disc, Remastered.

Full Track Listing

Side A

20th Century Boy (Live Broadcast Version) (3:56) – Written-By: Marc Bolan

Side B

Midnight (Alternate Version) (2:47) – Written-By: Marc Bolan

Reissues & Global Variants (all supplied)

- 7", Blue Vinyl, Limited 500 – Easy Action EA45008 – UK – 29 Nov 2019

- 7", Picture Disc, Limited 500 – Easy Action EA45008P – UK – 4 Oct 2019

Production and Context

Written by Marc Bolan. Remastered by Anders Peterson. All royalties to Light of Love Foundation for Marc Bolan School of Music & Film. Design: Les Clark (picture disc), photography: David Redfern.

Legacy and Collectibility

“20th Century Boy (Live)” / “Midnight (Alt)” is a rare T. Rex charity gem. Original 2019 blue vinyl and picture disc Verify catalogue EA45008 / EA45008P.

This single is a must-have for Bolan charity collectors.

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Sources

Information is drawn from my personal knowledge and supplemented by web sources, including Discogs, 45cat, AllMusic, Rate Your Music, Wikipedia, BBC Official Charts Company, Billboard Chart History and YouTube

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