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[The Groover @therealgroover]

To keep it simple this week. Summer… holidays.. flying.. transport .. album Zip Gun. KALMIYH

[The Groover @therealgroover]

Enjoy 'my people' and Bolan's boys and girls in this rocking show.

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[The Groover @therealgroover]

@BobbysBrother Will do mate. Trust you are well

[The Groover @therealgroover]

This week it’s Bolan’s boys and girls. Album .. my people. KALMIYH

[The Groover @therealgroover]

Explore Bolan's body and Unicorn. KALMIYH
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[Born To Boogie - Marc Bolan Archive @GlamRockMarc]

Children of Rarn 12 Page Illustrated Lyric Book
Cover

[Born To Boogie - Marc Bolan Archive @GlamRockMarc]

May 16, 1969: Unicorn by Tyrannosaurus Rex was released on Regal Zonophone in the UK and Blue Thumb in the US, it was the duos first album to be released in the US.
It reached number 12 in the UK Albums Chart
First charting on June 7 and spending 3 weeks on the chart
The album was released in a laminated gatefold cover in mono with red labels, and in stereo with blue labels
Regal Zonophone - LRZ 1007 (red labels) mono
Regal Zonophone - SLRZ 1007 (blue labels) stereo
Tracklist
Side A
A1 Chariots Of Silk
A2 'pon A Hill
A3 The Seal Of Seasons
A4 The Throat Of Winter
A5 Catblack (The Wizard's Hat)
A6 Stones For Avalon
A7 She Was Born To Be My Unicorn
A8 Like A White Star, Tangled And Far, Tulip That's What You Are
Side B
B1 Warlord Of The Royal Crocodiles
B2 Evenings Of Damask
B3 The Sea Beasts
B4 Iscariot
B5 Nijinsky Hind
B6 The Pilgrim's Tale
B7 The Misty Coast Of Albany
B8 Romany Soup
Credits
Bongos, Vocals, Talking Drum [African], Bass Guitar, Piano - Steve Peregrin Took
Engineer - Malcolm Toft, Rob Cabel* Narrator [Children's Story] - John Peel
Photography By - Pete Sanders* Piano - Tony Visconti (tracks: A5)
Producer - Tony Visconti
Vocals, Guitar, Harmonium, Idiophone [Lip Organ], Fiddle [Fonofiddle],
Written-By - Marc Bolan

[Lucy Connolly @LucyTCWife]

Dear lord

Imagined being this obsessed with someone you don’t know.
He’s been gunning for me for days. Now he’s writing to the police because I cracked a joke about the amount of officers they are sending to police the non existent far right on Saturday.

I hope he gets done for wasting police time.

Imagine wanting to see a mother being imprisoned and taken away from their child because you have different political views.

I can only assume he has one miserable life.

[The Groover @therealgroover]

Check out Bolan's wardrobe ...and Tanx. KALMIYH
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[The Groover @therealgroover]

Wednesday 13th. Theme is anything.. wearable &materials. Album is Tanx.

[Albums You Must Hear @Albums2Hear]

#albumsyoumusthear Tyrannosaurus Rex - My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair... But Now They're Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows - 1968

[Born To Boogie - Marc Bolan Archive @GlamRockMarc]

On this day — May 10th, 1972 🎸📈
T. Rex crashed into the UK Singles Chart at No. 9 with their brand new single “Metal Guru”!
This was the start of another monster run for Marc Bolan. The track would go on to spend 14 weeks on the chart, including 4 weeks at No. 1.
Context makes it even sweeter:
• Fresh off the chart-topping success of “Telegram Sam”
• Arrived right in the middle of T. Rex-mania — at the exact moment Bolan Boogie and the Tyrannosaurus Rex double reissue were both dominating the UK Album Chart
• It was the perfect bridge into the The Slider era (album dropped in July)
One of the absolute peak singles of the entire 1972 explosion. 🔥
#TRex #MetalGuru #MarcBolan #GlamRock #OnThisDay #1972 #UKCharts #Trexmania #ElectricWarrior #TheSlider #MusicHistory

[Lucy Connolly @LucyTCWife]

Dear @Keir_Starmer

How’s the term “Far Right” working out for you today??

The truth always outs and good always presides over evil.

We will win this battle. You however are going to hell in a handcart 😈

[The Groover @therealgroover]

@T_Rex_Official @tilldawnpor Happy Birthday Bill!

[T. Rex @T_Rex_Official]

Please join us in wishing Bill Legend a very happy 82nd birthday.

#TRex #BillLegend

[Benonwine @benonwine]

Gary MacArthur gave 15 years of his life to Sainsbury’s in West Wickham, south-east London.

He wasn’t some troublemaker.

He was the worker who stayed late to make female colleagues feel safer.

The worker who performed CPR on the store’s only security guard after he suffered a suspected stroke.

The worker who had already previously LOST TEETH after being punched by a thief while trying to protect the store.

But after tackling an allegedly aggressive repeat offender known for targeting the branch and stealing bottles of Moët, Bollinger and Veuve Clicquot Sainsbury’s sacked him for gross misconduct.

This was after colleagues screamed there was an “aggressive Champagne thief” in the store.

According to reports, the shoplifter later smashed bottles and hurled them at staff.

Yet Gary MacArthur a man who dedicated 15 years of loyalty, protected colleagues and even helped save a life that same day — was told he should have acted only as a “visual deterrent.”

Absolutely disgusting.

Supermarket workers are being punched, threatened, abused and terrorised by repeat shoplifters on a daily basis… yet the staff who actually step in to protect colleagues and customers are the ones losing their jobs.

Gary MacArthur at Sainsbury’s.
Walker Smith at Waitrose.
Sean Egan at Morrisons.
Gavin Ramsay at Asda.

Decades of loyalty thrown away because they refused to stand by while thieves ran riot.

What kind of country are we becoming where the people trying to protect others lose everything… while the criminals walk straight back out onto the streets?

[The Groover @therealgroover]

Bolan flows, blows and glows brightly in this show.
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[Born To Boogie - Marc Bolan Archive @GlamRockMarc]

📰 T. Rex – “Bolan Boogie” (NME Advertisement, May 6 1972)
A full‑page New Musical Express advertisement promoting T. Rex’s compilation album Bolan Boogie, released on Fly Records (HIFLY 8). The design captures the height of T. Rextasy — Marc Bolan in mid‑performance, guitar raised, surrounded by bold typography and the tagline “Boogie Over to Bolan Boogie.”
The ad lists the LP’s track sequence, highlighting the mix of A‑sides, B‑sides, and early Tyrannosaurus Rex cuts that bridge Bolan’s folk‑psych origins and his glam‑rock dominance. Priced at £2.10, the album was marketed as the definitive collection of Bolan’s evolution — from Ride a White Swan to Get It On — and served as Fly Records’ final major release before Bolan’s move to EMI/T. Rex Wax Co.

A vivid piece of 1972 print promotion — part celebration, part farewell — marking the moment Bolan’s legend went fully electric.

[The Groover @therealgroover]

@JohnWass15 @laserlady7 Bolan fest !

[The Groover @therealgroover]

This week’s Balance fest. . Anything that .. flows, blows or glows. Album Dove. KALMIYH

[Born To Boogie - Marc Bolan Archive @GlamRockMarc]

📀 T. Rex – “Metal Guru” (1972) · Deep Dive
UK · MARC 1 · T. Rex Wax Co.

Released 5 May 1972, Metal Guru is the moment T. Rextasy hit its absolute peak. Marc Bolan wasn’t just a chart act by this point — he was a full cultural phenomenon. Issued on his own T. Rex Wax Co. label and distributed by EMI, the single became the band’s fourth and final UK No.1, completing a run no other glam act could touch.

It landed at the perfect moment:
• After the No.1 success of Telegram Sam (Jan ’72)
• Before the release of The Slider (Jul ’72)
• During a period when Bolan Boogie and the Tyrannosaurus Rex reissues were topping the album charts

This was Bolan’s imperial phase — the era when EMI could press a T. Rex single on Friday and expect it to sell out by Monday.

🎛 Recording & Production
The track began during early Slider sessions at Château d’Hérouville, France (8–12 March 1972). What started as a stripped acoustic idea became a towering glam anthem through:

• Layers of electric‑guitar overdubs
• Tony Visconti’s orchestral arrangements
• Flo & Eddie’s stacked backing vocals
• Final work in London and Los Angeles

Bolan called it a “festival of life” — a spiritual glam hymn imagining a godlike figure “all alone without a telephone.”

🎚 B‑Sides
The UK 7" included two essential non‑album cuts:

“Thunderwing”
• Recorded in Copenhagen, Nov ’71
• Darker, heavier, proto‑metal edge
• A long‑standing fan favourite

“Lady”
• Recorded during Slider sessions
• Short, melodic, almost Tyrannosaurus Rex‑era in feel

Both produced by Tony Visconti, defining the classic T. Rex sound.

📈 Chart Performance
UK (OCC):
• Entered: 13 May 1972
• No.1: 20 May 1972
• Weeks at No.1: 4
• Total weeks on chart: 14

International:
• Ireland — No.1
• Germany — No.1
• Australia — Top 10
• New Zealand — Top 10
• Canada — No.45
• Spain — No.13
• Norway — No.4

👥 Personnel
Marc Bolan — vocals, guitar
Mickey Finn — percussion, vocals
Steve Currie — bass
Bill Legend — drums
Howard Kaylan & Mark Volman — backing vocals
Tony Visconti — producer, string arrangements

📦 Release Details
Label: T. Rex Wax Co. (EMI)
Catalogue: MARC 1
Format: UK 7" single
Release Date: 5 May 1972
Chart Entry: 13 May 1972
Peak: No.1

UK Variants:
• 4‑prong push‑out centre
• Solid centre
• White‑label promo
• Multiple EMI pressing‑plant codes

Advert:
New Musical Express — 6 May 1972

🌍 International Issues (Selected)
Argentina · Australia · Austria · Brazil · Canada · Chile · Denmark · Finland · France · Germany · India · Ireland · Israel · Italy · Japan · Mexico · Netherlands · New Zealand · Norway · Peru · Singapore · South Africa · Spain · Sweden · Turkey · United States
(Full variant list available in Chronicle entry.)

📚 Related Material
Telegram Sam (Single · Jan ’72)
Bolan Boogie (Compilation · May ’72)
The Slider (Album · Jul ’72)
Children of the Revolution (Single · Sep ’72

🔗 Full Chronicle Entry available on the website.
https://t.co/JM6Xl8oNHR