T.Rex: "One Inch Rock" Single (1968)

Tyrannosaurus Rex’s "One Inch Rock" backed with "Salamanda Palaganda", was released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK by Regal Zonophone (catalog number RZ 3011) on August 23, 1968, peaking at number 28 on the BBC Chart as the band’s only Top Thirty single.

PRESS REVIEWS:

“A group that’s becoming increasingly popular around the club circuit... Can’t make up my mind about this disc – it’s happy, light-hearted and thoroughly infectious, yet I wonder if it has enough substance and punch to meet today’s demands.

It has a deliberately dated sound, a toe-tapping bouncy shuffle beat, and vocal that’s sung largely in scat. All credit to Tyrannosaurus Rex for coming up with something that’s undemanding, good fun and blues chasing...”.

– Derek Johnson, NME

“We’re all pretty unanimous that this will be a big hit for the two lads. It’s a gently produced piece, with interesting sounds behind a very basic, catchy guitar phase running through the whole thing. Really it’s very commercial material, and a genuine effort to find something different. Should be a goodie for them.”

– Peter Jones, Record Mirror

“It has taken me much longer than all those hip people who have been digging them for ages to appreciate this group.

I now must admit I find their sound rather endearing, certainly very individual, and totally fascinating.

I’m glad they put a title on this ... I couldn’t understand a thing Marc Bolan was singing about. But there’s power in those vocal chords, by Jove! And they do get a very good sound.”

– Penny Valentine, Disc And Music Echo