Marc Bolan & T.Rex: "Goldies" Series (1982)

Marc Bolan & T.Rex’s Goldies series, comprising three 7-inch vinyl singles including "Ride a White Swan" backed with "Is It Love?", "Hot Love" backed with "Woodland Rock", and "Get It On" backed with "Raw Ramp", was released in the UK by Old Gold Records (catalog numbers OG 9200, OG 9201, OG 9202) on September 3, 1982, as part of the Golden Years of Pop Music series.

A: "Hot Love"

B: "Ride a White Swan"

OG 9229

Hundreds of Oldies from the Golden Years of Pop Music

T.REX

Hot Love/Ride A White Swan

Marc Feld was a top mod face' in 1964 and a year later moved into the music business. He was a star from the start, but a star without a hit, and before he finally crashed into the top ten in 1970 he had to pay the proverbial dues. First he was Marc Bolan, then he was leader of John's Children, and in 1967 he first started to build a solid reputation in the acoustic hippy duo Tyrannosaurus Rex. When bongoman Steve Took split, Marc replaced him with Mickey Finn and cut his first real hit-"Ride A White Swan" (UK:2). The follow-up "Hot Love" (UK:1) was an intriguingly ethereal twelve-bar with "Hey Jude" type ending, and simultaneously Marc vamped up his image and in the process created glam-rock. Innovative and original, Bolan's short career nevertheless spanned the tumultuous years from mod to punk. (text from sleeve back)

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A: "Get It On"

B: "Jeepster"

OG 9230

Hundreds of Oldies from the Golden Years of Pop Music

T.REX

Get It On/Jeepster

With "Get It On" (UK:1, US:10) in 1971, Marc Bolan finally threw off the attractively-fey 'wizards-and-fairies Image cultivated since his first solo record in 1965, continued as Tyrannosaurus Rex, and which even lingered a little in the lyrics of his previous chart-topper "Hot Love". T. Rex's new sound was a shimmeringly-heavy rock groove topped by Marc's sensual vocals. Produced by Tony Visconti, it also gave him his only big US hit where it was retitled "Bang A Gong" to avoid confusion with an earlier "Get It On" by jazz-rockers Chase. Rest of T.Rex were Mickey Finn (percussion), Steve Currie (bass), Bill Legend (drums) and Jack Green (guitar). Bolan, who invented the 'glam' that started the glam-rock boom of the early 70's, sang and played guitar, and also wrote poetry: his "Warlock Of Love" collection was a best-seller, but his barnstorming career ended In 1977 in a car crash. (text from sleeve back)

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A: "Deborah"

B: "One Inch Rock"

Tyrannosaurus Rex

OG 9234

(released in a none picture sleeve)