Record Mirror Cover & Article: 1971

T.Rex cover (front and back) and news article, published in Record Mirror on December 25, 1971, discussing rumors of T. Rex potentially launching their own record label in early 1972 under the EMI banner after leaving Fly Records...

T. REX may well have their own record label early in 1972.

Since the duo flew from Fly, rumous have abounded concerning their future recording plans, and British disc companies have been queueing up with tempting offers.

As RM closed for press on the Christmas edition, the most likely prospect seemed to be a deal with EMI. Business rumblings indicated a possible pact with the record giant whereby T. Rex would appear on their own label under the EMI banner.

EMI Records deputy managing director Ron White told RM: "We would naturally like to have T. Rex with us, but at the present time there is no signed contract in existence. Offers have been made and negotiations have taken place, but nothing has yet been decided. The ball is now in Marc Bolan's court." Τ. Rex and their manager Tony Secunda were due to return from America last weekend, and a final decision concerning recording plans is expected before the New Year.

T. Rex have had a high-selling run of success on the Fly label, with their current single 'Jeepster' consistently threatening Benny Hill's 'Ernie' for the top spot in the chart in recent weeks. Fly Records chief David Platz would make no comment to RM on the question of T. Rex re-signing with the label or on the subject of any material by them still -in "the can" and available for issue. When asked about the present state of his personal terms with Bolan, he said: "We're still good friends."

Marc Bolan has donated a track under his own name to a charity album for the

Glastonbury benefit. The album, which is designed to aid the huge loss suffered at the Glastonbury festival earlier this year, will feature many bands who played there, some live tracks from the festival and some studio tracks, as in Marc Bolan's case.

The song is called 'Sunken Rags' and marks the first time he has released a song under his own name since the days prior to John's Children. The LP, to be released in February, is titled 'When The Sound Of The Music

Changes' and other artists being sought for inclusion are David Bowie, Edgar Broughton, Gong, Mighty Baby and the Pink Fairies. It will be released on the specially formed 'Revelation' label.

T. Rex will play their first live British date since their autumn tour on January 15 at the Boston Starlight Ballroom, Lincolnshire. Tickets will cost 60p on the door. Following that, the band fly to Europe for TV and concert dates in Germany and Scandanavia.