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T. Rex
last updated 2026-09-11 11:26
T. Rex
Plays on LTZ: (historical total not available beyond this vault's episode folders)
Tracks played
Cosmic Dancer — played 2026-03-19
Children of the Revolution — played 2026-06-11
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T. Rex — Cosmic Dancer
Played: 2026-03-19
Track 3 of Electric Warrior, released September 1971 on Fly Records. Written by Marc Bolan. Not released as a single at the time but became one of the most beloved songs in the T. Rex catalogue; Bolan said it was about his love of dancing since childhood. Electric Warrior was T. Rex's commercial breakthrough, reaching number 1 in the UK and launching glam rock as a mainstream phenomenon. Bolan's acoustic-led writing style on this track contrasts with the boogie stomp of bigger singles like 'Get It On' and 'Jeepster.' Bolan died in a car crash in September 1977, aged 29, two weeks before his 30th birthday.
T. Rex — Children of the Revolution
Played: 2026-06-11 (Segment 5 — Moment in History) (moment in history)
Marc Bolan's glam stomp, a UK #2 in September 1972. Glam swagger bridging ZZ Top's hard rock and the Clash's punk.
Moment in History: 11 June ties to the famous Bolan band-recruitment notice printed in Melody Maker in 1967 — "Freaky lead guitarist, bass and drummer wanted for Marc Bolan's new group. Also any other astral flyers like with car's amplification and that which never grows in window boxes, phone Wimbledon 0697" — the ad that helped assemble the group that became T. Rex.