T. Rex were a British rock band, formed in 1967 by singer-songwriter and guitarist Marc Bolan. The band formed as Tyrannosaurus Rex, releasing four underground acoustic albums under the name. Tony Visconti (their producer for several albums) claimed in a documentary on the band that he had taken to using the abbreviated term "T. Rex" as a shorthand, something that initially irritated Bolan, who gradually came around to the idea and officially shortened the band's name to "T. Rex" at roughly the same time they started having big hits (shortly after going electric).
In the early to mid 1970s, the band reached huge success with fourteen top-20 UK glam rock hits: "Jeepster", "Get It On", "Ride a White Swan", "Solid Gold Easy Action", "Children of the Revolution", "Hot Love", "Telegram Sam", "20th Century Boy", "Debora", "Teenage Dream", "The Groover", "New York City", "I Love To Boogie" and "Metal Guru". During this period the band also released six UK top-30 albums, including Electric Warrior, which hit the top of the album charts. In 1977, Bolan was killed in a car accident, and the band broke up.
Album List:
As Tyrannosaurus Rex
• My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair... But Now They're Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows (1968) @256
• Prophets, Seers & Sages: The Angels of the Ages (1968) @320
• Unicorn (1969) @320
• A Beard of Stars (1970) @320
As T. Rex
• T. Rex (1970) @320
• Electric Warrior (1971) @320
• The Slider (1972) @320
• Tanx (1973) @320
• Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow (1974) @320
• Bolan's Zip Gun (1975) @320
• Futuristic Dragon (1976) @320
• Dandy in the Underworld (1977) @320
• Marc Bolan & T. Rex (4 CD Box Set Digitally Remastered) (2002) @256
• Live at the BBC 1970-71 (2007) @320
Personnel:
• Marc Bolan – guitar, lead vocals (Aug 1967 – Sep 1977; died 1977)
• Steve Peregrin Took – percussion (Aug 1967 – Sep 1969; died 1980)
• Mickey Finn – percussion (Oct 1969 – Feb 1975; died 2003)
• Steve Currie – bass (Dec 1970 – Aug 1976; died 1981)
• Bill Legend – drums (Mar 1971 – Nov 1973)
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