Tyrannosaurus Rex


 * (This page is intended to cover both Tyrannosaurus Rex and T. Rex.)

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 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 1970s, the band had reached success with glam rock hits like "Jeepster", "Get It On", "Ride a White Swan", "20th Century Boy", "Children of the Revolution", "Hot Love", "Telegram Sam", and "Metal Guru". After earning success in the early and mid-1970s, the band broke up after Bolan was killed in a 1977 car accident (read more at Wikipedia)

Links To Peel
thumb|300px|right|JP introduces Tyrannosaurus Rex at Middle Earth to [[Dutch TV viewers, August 1967]]


 * (See Peeling Back The Years 3 (Transcript) and Bolan At The Beeb: Peel On Bolan (Transcript))


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Festive Fifty Entries

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Peelenium

 * Peelenium 1968: Salamanda Palaganda

Sessions
Eight sessions. Available material collected on [Bolan At The Beeb. Bolan was also part of the [[Carol Concert]] session, broadcast 26 December 1970.

Recorded: 1967-10-30. First broadcast: 05 November 1967. Repeated: 04 February 1968.
 * Scenscof / Child Star / Highways / Hot And Mama / Dwarvish Trumpet Blues

Recorded: 1968-02-28. First broadcast: 13 March 1968 (Night Ride). Repeated:
 * Beginning Of Doves / The Welder Of Words / The Wizard / Afghan Woman / Hippy Gumbo / Frowning Atahualpa

Recorded: 1968-03-11. First broadcast: 24 March 1968. Repeated: 03 May 1968
 * Knight / Debora / Afghan Woman / Frowning Atahualpa (& Mustang / Strange Orchestra on repeat broadcast).

Recorded: 1968-06-11. First broadcast: 14 July 1968. Repeated: 25 September 1968.
 * Stacey Grove / One Inch Rock / Salamanda Palaganda / Eastern Spell (& West Quartets)

Recorded: 1968-10-14. First broadcast: 10 November 1968. Repeated 22 December 1968
 * The Friends / Conensuela / The Evenings Of Damask / The Seal Of Seasons (& Travelling Tragition / Trelawney Lawn)

Recorded 1969-05-05. First broadcast: 11 May 1969. Repeated: 15 June 1969.
 * Once Upon the Seas of Abyssinia / Nijinsky Hind / The Misty Coast of Albany / Chariots of Silk (& Iscariot)

Recorded: 1969-11-17. First broadcast: 22 November 1969. Repeat 14 March 1970.
 * First Heart Mighty Dawn Dart / Pavillions Of The Sun / A Day Laye / By The Light Of The Magical Moon

Recorded: 1970-10-26. First broadcast: 07 November 1970. Repeated: 26 December 1970 (Ride A White Swan), 26 September 1972 (Top Gear 5th anniversary), 25 September 1975 (final Top Gear)
 * Ride A White Swan / Jewel / Elemental Child / Sun-Eye

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Concerts

 * 04 January 1970

Other Shows Played

 * 1960s
 * 14 August 1967: (JP: “Here’s Marc Bolan and Tyrannosaurus Rex, which he sent out specially, which was very kind of him.”) Rings Of Fortune (acetate)
 * 14 August 1967 (Marc Bolan): Hippy Gumbo (single) Parlophone
 * 14 August 1967: Misty Mist (Highways) (acetate) (JP: “That’s called Highways, from Tyrannosaurus Rex and Marc Bolan, who I am going to go and see as soon as the opportunity presents itself and find out, you know, where that strange voice comes from.”)
 * 09 June 1968: (LP: My People Were Fair And Had Sky In Their Hair...But Now They're Content To Wear Stars On Their Brows) Regal Zonophone
 * 22 September 1968: Wind Quartets (LP: Prophets, Seers and Sages, The Angels of the Ages) Regal Zonophone
 * 27 October 1968: (Peel jingle by Tyrannosaurus Rex)
 * 11 August 1968: Salamanda Palaganda (LP - Prophets, Seers and Sages, The Angels of the Ages) Regal Zonophone
 * 03 November 1968: Eastern Spell (LP- Prophets…) Regal Zonophone
 * 02 February 1969: Warlord Of The Royal Crocodiles (b-side of single Pewter Suitor) Regal Zonophone
 * 16 February 1969: Pewter Suitor (single) Regal Zonophone (JP mentions a concert on the previous evening with Tyrannosaurus Rex at Birmingham Town Hall, at which he had read poetry.)
 * 27 December 1969: A Day Laye (session)


 * 1970s
 * 07 February 1970: Find A Little Wood (b-side of single - By The Light Of The Magical Moon) Regal Zonophone
 * 14 February 1970: Elemental Child (LP – A Beard Of Stars) Regal Zonophone
 * 07 March 1970: Fist Heart Mighty Dawn Dart (LP - A Beard Of Stars) Regal Zonophone
 * 25 April 1970: Beard Of Stars / Great Horse (LP - A Beard Of Stars) Regal Zonophone
 * 28 March 1970: Organ Blues (LP - A Beard Of Stars) Regal Zonophone
 * 01 August 1970: Jewel (LP - T Rex) Fly
 * 05 September 1970: Ride A White Swan (single) Fly
 * 10 October 1970: Ride A White Swan (single) Fly
 * 24 October 1970: Ride A White Swan (single) Fly
 * 31 October 1970: Ride A White Swan (single) Fly
 * 14 November 1970: Seagull Woman (LP - T. Rex) Fly
 * 20 December 1970: Seagull Woman (LP - T. Rex) Fly
 * 25 January 1972: Telegram Sam (single) T. Rex
 * 24 April 1973: Salamanda Palaganda (LP – Prophets, Seers & Sages, The Angels Of The Ages) Regal Zonophone
 * 16 September 1977: Frowning Atahualpa (My Inca Love) (LP-My People Were Fair And Had Sky In Their Hair... But Now They're Content To Wear Stars On Their Brows)' (Regal Zonophone)
 * 04 October 1977: Ride A White Swan (single) Fly (10 years of Peel on R1)
 * 29 May 1979: Buick Mackane (album - the Slider) (Played in response to a request from Shend of the Cravats.)
 * 21 June 1979: Dandy In The Underworld (LP - Dandy In The Underworld)
 * 27 June 1979: Jason B Sad


 * 1980
 * 06 May 1980 (Marc Bolan): Beyond The Rising Sun (LP-Lost & Found) Decca
 * 31 August 1981: Get It On (7" - Jeepster / Get It On) reissue
 * 07 July 1982: Life's A Gas (7" Jeepster)
 * 06 June 1983: Cosmic Dancer
 * 10 August 1987: Sun Eye (session)
 * 19 October 1991: Sun Eye (2xLP-Before The Fall '67 '77 - The Peel Sessions) Strange Fruit
 * 26 October 1991: The Misty Coast Of Albany (LP-Unicorn) Regal Zonophone (featuring JP at the end, which he brusquely cuts off)
 * 08 October 1994: Chateau In Virginia Waters (LP: My People Were Fair) Fly
 * 18 March 1996: The Groover (single, 1973) EMI
 * 24 June 1996: Sun Eye (7/11/70) (John Peel's Classic Sessions)
 * 28 May 1997: Frowning Atahuallpa (final part) (LP-My People Were Fair And Had Sky In Their Hair) Regal Zonophone (With typical modesty, JP omits the portion of the Tyrannosaurus Rex track containing him reading a fairytale written by Marc Bolan.)
 * 01 October 1997: Ride A White Swan (session) (30 years at BBC special)
 * 31 August 1999: Sun Eye (session) (60th birthday Peel night special)
 * 04 November 1999: Salamanda Palaganda (LP-Prophets, Seers & Sages, The Angels Of The Ages)' (Regal Zonophone) (Peelenium 1968)
 * 04 June 2002: Light Of Love (single, 1974) EMI (Peel previews the upcoming Sex Clark Five session (broadcast 11 June 2002), which will feature all T-Rex tunes [“for some reason or other”], by playing one of the original tracks.)
 * 05 June 2002: Fist Heart Mighty Dawn Dart (LP - Beard Of Stars) A&M
 * 20 October 2004: Mambo Sun (LP - Electric Warrior) Reprise (show hosted Siouxsie Sioux)
 * 16 December 2004: Hot Love (R1 tribute show)


 * Other
 * Radio Luxembourg Tracklistings 2: Wind Quartets (2xLP - Prophets, Seers & Sages / My People Were Fair) Fly 1972 re-release
 * Peel 1980 Mix: Satisfaction Pony (LP-The Unobtainable T Rex)
 * Peel 1981: Metal Guru
 * 05 May 1983 (TOTP): Get It On (clip from 27 December 1971)