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L.P., “Unicorn,” obviously entirely penned and
composed by Marc Bolan, was released in 1969. A few
months later, Marc and Steve split, Steve being
replaced by Mickey Finn (percussion.) The first album
by this new Tyrannosaurus Rex is released in 1970,
“Beard of Stars.” In that one, Bolan is moving towards
electrification. But great success will come a few
months later with “T.Rex” (their new name preferred to
the rather complicated Tyrannosaurus) and, in
particular, with a title from this album, “Ride a
White Swan”.
T.Rex became a true band with the arrival of the bass player, Steve Currie, |
and the drummer, Bill Legend (joined later by guitarist Jack Green.) Marc Bolan, with his beautiful face and glam clothes, became the centre of a real frenzy and moved in the direction of simpler music, with prominent rock 'n' roll roots which are more obvious. “Get it On” and “Hot Love” would do even better than “Ride a White Swan,” consolidating the status of pop star on Marc. In 1971, (L.P. “Electric Warrior”) and 1972 (L.Ps. “Bolan Boogie” (greatest hits) and “The Slider”) T.Rex are at their peak. Their popularity will slowly but regularly decline from 1973 onwards. The albums “Tanx”, “Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow” " then "Zip gun Boogie" (1974) | will
not approach the sales of the preceding records and no
single will really chart either.
But Marc is confident of his return to form at the beginning of 1976 with the album “Futuristic Dragon” and a great British tour. Will this come-back be the real thing?
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