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The 'Electric Warrior' boxed set is available now to pre-order at £29.99:
http://bit.ly/t-rex-boxset
News of the special 40th Anniversary 'Electric Warrior' releases!
T.REX’s “ELECTRIC WARRIOR” TO BE RELEASED IN BRAND NEW MULTI FORMAT EDITIONS FOR APRIL 23rd 2012 -
CELEBRATING THE 40th ANNIVERSARY OF GLAM ROCK.
SPECIAL BOX SET OF VINYL SINGLES “ELECTRIC SEVENS” TO BE RELEASED FOR “RECORD STORE DAY 2012”.
Universal Music is pleased to announce a Deluxe, Super-Deluxe, a special vinyl and digital exclusive editions of T. Rex’s monumental ELECTRIC WARRIOR album on April 23rd 2012. It will be preceded by a box set of singles produced especially for Record Store Day 2012 (April 21st 2012).
These new editions are crammed with previously unreleased demos and out-takes - the centrepiece of which is original producer Tony Visconti’s re-mastered version of Electric Warrior.
This year is the 40th Anniversary of Glam Rock, or Glamiversary as some have christened it. Electric Warrior was T. Rex’s second album, released in September 1971. It was T. Rex’s No. 1 single “Hot Love” which sparked a movement that gathered pace throughout 1971 to become a fully-fledged phenomenon in 1972. 1971 was the year Marc Bolan broke big, and thanks to a touch of glitter under his eye when performing “Hot Love” on the March 10th edition of Top Of The Pops, he was to herald a new pop era, Glam or Glitter Rock. By the end of 1971 Bolan and Rexmania was as close as anyone had come to Beatlemania since 1963.
Electric Warrior topped the UK album charts twice, from December 18th 1971 to January 29th 1972 and again from February 5th to February 19th 1972.
FURTHER DETAIL ON THESE NEW EDITIONS:
The centrepiece is original producer Tony Visconti’s re-mastered version of Electric Warrior, which is presented with four bonus tracks - the non-album single, “Hot Love” (No. 1 in February 1971) plus the B-sides “There Was A Time / Raw Ramp”, “King Of The Mountain Cometh” and “Woodland Rock”.
The second disc in the Deluxe and Super-Deluxe editions opens with Marc Bolan reciting a previously unreleased poem titled “The Electric Warrior” which was recorded for a US Radio promo that is featured in full at the end of the album.
This is followed by an alternative version of the Electric Warrior album comprised from previously unreleased demos and out-takes. In addition there are unreleased demos recorded in London and New York of a recently discovered untitled instrumental from the “Hot Love” sessions and a T. Rex cover of Carl Perkins’ rockabilly classic “Honey Don’t”.
The Limited Edition Super Deluxe Edition of Electric Warrior will be housed in a lavish box set which is foil blocked and de-bossed and will contain the two CDs plus a DVD of rare and unreleased TV performances and promos by the group, and a wealth of additional items - alongside a 32-page hardback book featuring a brand new essay from Bolan biographer Mark Paytress (including new interviews with those who were close to Marc). The box also includes reproductions of rare photos and memorabilia: a poster including a timeline, three photographs, a coaster and a vintage press release.
The DVD includes the only two surviving Top of the Pops performances from the BBC archive of T Rex’s Electric Warrior-era hits – “Hot Love” and “Get It On”, the latter featuring Elton John. The DVD also includes the previously unseen Blue Screen versions of “Jeepster” and “Life’s A Gas” from Germany’s Beat Club plus the actual broadcast versions of “Jeepster” and “Life’s A Gas”. The rarely seen official promo videos for “Get It On” and “Jeepster” are also included, plus live performances of “Girl” and “Cosmic Dancer” which were recorded at the performance of T. Rex’s historic Wembley Empire Pool concerts on March 18th 1972. These were not included in the concert film Born To Boogie which used none of the matinée concert footage.
Tony Visconti’s re-mastered version of the album will be released on vinyl for the very first time as a double LP.
Universal Music Group will also be releasing a very limited edition boxset on Record Store Day 2012, Saturday April 21st containing four 7” singles pressed on heavy weight vinyl and featuring unique sleeves.
Track-listings for the all formats are outlined below.
TRACKLISTINGS:
T. REX – ELECTRIC WARRIOR – SUPER DELUXE EDITION
DISC ONE – ORIGINAL ALBUM PLUS SINGLE A & B SIDES
01: Mambo Sun
02: Cosmic Dancer
03: Jeepster
04: Monolith
05: Lean Woman Blues
06: Get It On
07: Planet Queen
08: Girl
09: The Motivator
10: Life’s A Gas
11: Rip Off
BONUS TRACKS
12: There Was A Time / Raw Ramp - B-side
13: Hot Love - A-side
14: King Of The Mountain Cometh - B-side
15: Woodland Rock - B-side
DISC TWO – DEMOS & OUT-TAKES
01: Electric Warrior Poem – Rare US Radio Promo *
02: Mambo Sun – Instrumental Edit *
03: Cosmic Dancer – Single-Vocal Version *
04: Jeepster – Single-Vocal Version *
05: Monolith – No Backing Vocals Version *
06: Lean Woman Blues – Single-Guitar Track – Work in Progress *
07: Get It On – Full Length Version *
08: Planet Queen – Acoustic Version *
09: Girl – New York Demo *
10: The Motivator – Work In Progress *
11: Life’s A Gas – Studio Out-Take *
12: Rip Off – Instrumental *
13: Raw Ramp – London Demo Version
14: Electric Boogie – London Demo Version *
15: Honey Don’t – Studio Out-Take / Work In Progress *
16: Planet Queen – Acoustic Solo / London Demo Version *
17: Girl - Acoustic Solo / London Demo Version *
18: Jeepster – Electric Home Demo Version *
19: Get It On – Acoustic Home Demo Version *
20: Untitled Instrumental – Studio Out-Take *
21: Electric Warrior Poem and radio advert. US Radio promo *
Previously Unreleased *
DISC THREE - DVD
01: Hot Love from Top Of The Pops, 24th March 1971. First time on DVD
02: Get It On from Top Of The Pops, 20th December 1971 featuring Elton John
03: Jeepster from Beat Club, Germany. Previously Unseen Blue Screen Version
04: Life’s A Gas from Beat Club, Germany. Previously Unseen Blue Screen Version
05: Girl, Live at Wembley Empire Pool, 18th March 1972
06: Cosmic Dancer, Live at Wembley Empire Pool, 18th March 1972
07: Get It On, Official Promo
08: Jeepster, Official Promo
09: Jeepster from Beat Club, Germany. Broadcast version
10: Life’s A Gas from Beat Club, Germany. Broadcast version
RECORD STORE DAY 2012 EXCLUSIVE: ELECTRIC SEVENS 7” SINGLES BOX SET
VINYL SINGLE ONE: HOT LOVE
A1: Hot Love - Single Version
B1: Unnamed Instrumental aka “A Lot Of Rubbish” (O/T) *
B2: Hot Love - no strings version
VINYL SINGLE TWO: GET IT ON
A1: Get It On single version
B1: Raw Ramp – London demo version *
B2: Get It On - acoustic demo*
VINYL SINGLE THREE: JEEPSTER
A1: Jeepster – single version
B1: Life's A Gas - electric demo (2.22) *
B2: Jeepster - electric demo (2.15)
VINYL SINGLE FOUR: BBC EP
A1:Sailors of the Highway (2:46) BBC Radio 1 Club – 3rd August 1971
B1:Girl (2:13) BBC Radio 1 Club –3rd August 1971
B2:Electric Boogie (1:47) BBC Radio 1 Club – 20th July 1971
Previously Unreleased *
Official T.Rex Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/T.RexBolan
Remembering T.Rex keyboard player Dino Dines, who passed away 8 years ago on 28th January 2004. R.I.P.
NEWCASTLE BELTANE BOP!
Marc Bolan & T.Rex Disco with DJs Wayne & Lindon.
The venue has a lovely dance floor, bars at either end of the room. We have the mezzanine on the first floor, lift available, & they serve food. There are some very large screens around the walls, along with smaller TV screens, which will be showing some fab T.Rex videos throughout the night! Raffle in aid of CICRA.
DATE -
Saturday 28th April 2012, doors open 6pm.
VENUE -
Shearer's Bar,
Newcastle United Football Club,
St James Park/Sports Direct Arena,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE1 4ST.
TICKETS -
£5 each - please contact londonbop@yahoo.co.uk to order.
Tickets will be sent out at the end of Feb/early March but orders are welcome now!
Scriptwriter Susie Kahlich has sent an update regarding the Marc Bolan film:
"I know it's been a couple of years already since this film was first announced, and it feels like it's taking forever, so I'm going to give you as much as an update as I can, and you can share it with the fans as you see fit:
Once we attached Chris Hastings and 1066 Productions (http://www.twentiethcenturyboymovie.com/), we finally had a go-getter production company behind the project to start treating it like the real deal. The first order of business was to run the legal due diligence, which took months because... that's how long it takes! When dealing with a real person's life, there are just extra issues that have to be addressed and the lawyers need to be meticulous to ensure we can move forward. They finally tied it all up and I'm happy to say we received a clean bill of health and can motor on!
During that same time, Chris spoke with a variety of interested investors; the general consensus at the time was that our original director attached, Vincent Haycock, was not experienced or well-known enough to trust with a picture of this size (this is a several million pound budget project -- no small potatoes for Marc!). By mutual agreement, we parted ways in October 2011 and since that time we have been searching for a new director.
We’re aware that we’re holding Marc’s legacy in our hands and want to ensure that his story is given the treatment it deserves – indeed which the fans demand, and which remains true to the man, his family, tells the story that those who know him want to hear but also introduces him in a truthful, honest and vibrant way to a new generation of fans.
We've been talking to several, but it is also an excruciatingly slow process as often times several directors will have the same agent, so we can only approach them one at a time so as not insult the others on our list. Generally, it takes a director about 4-6 weeks to read a script and respond, so you can imagine how we have been progressing, working through our list one by one, with each one taking an average of 5 weeks to respond to us.
The director needs to have a big say in the casting, so that is our focus right now. The man or woman who steers the ship is absolutely integral and we’re determined to find the right director, for whom the life and work of Marc genuinely resonates.
We are working on a Facebook page and Twitter account to make it easier to stay updated, and we'll definitely notify you and everyone else as soon as that's up and running.
As ever, thanks for your continued support... and keep the spirit! We're gonna get it on -- promise!
Best regards, Susie"
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Wishing all Marc Bolan fans everywhere a very happy & healthy 2012.
2011 was another Bolan filled year, with amazing radio coverage on several
radio stations throughout the world, repeats of documentaries & Born To
Boogie' on TV, along with numerous mentions in the music press (of of which
was Marc being on the cover of October's Uncut mag along with an article &
a free CD of tracks which are said to have inspired Marc!) &
national/international press. He has been 'tweeted' about on Twitter,
spotted on Spotify & must have had thousands of views on YouTube! Check out
the 'Bolan Spotting' thread of our Fan Forum for full lists all of the
mentions throughout the year.
Just a few highlights of 2011-
The London Jewish Museum's exhibition 'Entertaining The Nation- Stars Of
Music, Stage & Screen' had Marc's gold suit on display, along with
photographs & posters.
The 'Marc Musical' took to the stage in September (for more details see
below).
Gibson Guitars remembered Marc in their series of tribute Les Pauls with
the issue of a replica of Marc's guitar, & The British Music Experience in
London has an exhibition 'Gibson Through The Lens' featuring famous Gibson
guitar players, including Marc. This will run until 31st January 2012.
More photographs-
Snap Galleries in London featured a beautiful triptych of Marc back in
April & May.
In September, music venue Esquires in Bedford hosted a show of unseen Marc
photographs.
Rock City Art, a photographic gallery in Bedford, included a photo of Marc
in their exhibition in December.
Kenilworth Wines in Warwickshire are staging an exhibition of icons which
shows, amongst others, the photo of Marc with a black eye! This exhibition
will also end on 31st January.
Vote For Marc!
Gold Radio ran a poll from last April - 'What's Your Favourite Hit Of All
Time?'. Marc achieved 5 places in the top 300: Get It On at number 121,
Ride A White Swan at 151, Children Of The Revolution at 241, I Love To
Boogie at 256, & finally Metal Guru placed at 284.
You can still vote for a place in the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame at
http://www.petitiononline.com/BolanHOF/petition.html & for a BRIT Award for
Marc at http://www.romanysoup.com.
CDs-
Spirit Music Group re-released some classic T.Rex albums on CD via Fat
Possum.
In September, Madman Records released 'Rock 'n' Roll Ensemble', a 4-track
CD of some unreleased T.Rex material from a rough mix 1/4" tape of a
session which took place in February 1974. For further info please contact
t.rextasy@btinternet.com.
Auctions-
Some iconic Marc memorabilia was sold in 2011, including:
Marc's 'Born To Boogie' jacket, which raised £9,375; a pair of his trousers
sold for £1,625; a signed 'Warlock Of Love' for £840; Marc's black/purple
psychedelic velvet jacket was £1,750; & a 'Truck off' tambourine & poster
went for £688.
By the way, if anyone is thinking of selling any Bolan-related iconic
items, Channel Four are looking for people to take part in one of their TV
shows. Please see our website or contact ombfcboogie@btinternet.com for
details
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Moving on to 2012-
2012 of course will mark the 35th Anniversary of Marc's passing on 16th
September & there appears to be plenty of special events lined up already.
Some dates for your 2012 diaries!
Saturday 16th June 2012-
Wigan Bop,
St Patrick's Social Club,
Wellington Street,
Scholes,
Wigan,
WN1 3SA.
Tickets £7.00. 5pm - 12 Midnight. Live music from Tyrannosaurus Jed.
Contact Mark at boogieon@blueyonder.co.uk for details.
Friday 14th to Friday 28th September 2012-
'Marc Bolan - 20th Century Boy' The Musical!
Belgrade Theatre,
Belgrade Square
Coventry
West Midlands
CV1 1GS
For more details see below.
Date to be confirmed-
OMBFC Members Karaoke!
The White Swan,
243, Golders Green Road,
Golders Green,
London,
NW11 9ES.
Saturday 15th September 2012-
TooREX 35th Anniversary Show,
The Half Moon,
93,Lower Richmond Road,
Putney,
London,
SW15.
Ticket details to be announced!
Saturday 15th September 2012-
T.Rextasy 35th Anniversary Show,
Details to be announced!
Sunday 16th September 2012-
Memorial For Marc,
Golders Green Crematorium,
Hoop Lane,
Golders Green,
London,
NW11 7NL.
2pm start. A gathering of fans, family & friends to remember Marc on his
35th Anniversary.
Followed by.....
THE LONDON BOP!
The Castle,
452, Finchley Road,
Golders Green,
London,
NW11 8DG.
Bop favourite DJ Peter will be playing all of your requests!
Raffle with profits going to CICRA (Crohns In Childhood Research
Association). We have Doors open 6pm until 1am.
Full details to be announced!
Saturday 29th September 2012-
Birmingham Bop,
Aston Social Club,
Aston Hall Road,
Aston,
Birmingham,
B6 7LB.
Contact Michael at michael.a.green@btinternet.com for details.
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Marc Bolan Memorial Fund-
Plans are still under way to raise funds to pay for the manufacture, siting
& lease of a wooden bench to be placed at Golders Green Crematorium to
commemorate Marc's 35th Anniversary. The bench will be unveiled on 16th
September this year. All donations are welcome.
OMBFC members can log into our website for details of a special fundraising
CD to help to raise money for this project.
Please contact ombfcboogie@btinternet.com for donation details.
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The Groove Lounge-
Groover Barry welcomes your Bolanic requests for his weekly online radio
show featuring Marc which goes out live every Wednesday from 9pm - 11pm GMT
at http://www.crmk.co.uk/listen.
To contact Barry with your requests please see our Fan Forum, email him at
mail@thegroover.net, text him at 07789195509, send him a boo at
http://audioboo.fm/boos/new, tweet him at therealgroover, or Skype him at
therealgroover.
And If you miss it you can always 'listen again' at
http://www.thegroover.net/new!
Barry has some great guests lined up for 2012!
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Musical-
The long-awaited 'Marc Bolan-20th Century Boy' Musical premiered in Ipswich
in September 2011 & was widely acclaimed by fans.
For those who haven't visited our website, I have received a news update
from Brian Dunham with more news to follow by the end of the month:
“Bolanic Productions is proud to announce that following a successful
“Tryout” in 2011 – “20th Century Boy – the Musical” will be playing at the
Belgrade Theatre, Coventry from 14th to 29th September 2012”. For further
details such as when tickets will be going on sale etc please check out the
Theatre Website”.
It is actually possible to book NOW on the theatre's website-
http://www.belgrade.co.uk/event/20th-century-boy
The address is Belgrade Theatre, Belgrade Square, Coventry, West Midlands,
CV1 1GS.
Login to our site or go to http://www.bolanicproductions.com/ for more
info.
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Marc Bolan School Of Music & Film-
I have received an update from Jed regarding the school. It's all looking
very positive. Can anyone help with donations of instruments or computers
please? You can also check on the school's progress on their website
www.marcbolanschool.org, which has links & videos.
'2011 was a very productive and positive year for The Marc Bolan School of
Music and Film. Gloria has been to Sierra Leone three times this year and
is going again this January 2012, all to establish secure, long-term
facilities and teaching and learning. She has made many auspicious contacts
there which will ensure the long-term stability, growth and success of the
school. In January Dominic Von Trapp flew out from the UK to teach for a
week and saw how the lessons were progressing. His report and video was
inspiring and reassuring! Students are learning keyboards, guitar and song
writing and composition. Two students are now able to earn money at local
events through performance, and that is really special. We’ve had
promotional/fundraising gigs, a fundraising single available for download
‘Born To Boogie’, articles in The Independent and The Daily Express, money
raised for guitars and keyboards, and now a shipping agent has agreed to
ship instruments to Makeni for free! We have had radio interviews in Milton
Keynes, Brighton and the BBC has played Jed’s Born To Boogie to help raise
awareness. We have been supported by the producers of the ‘20th Century
Boy’ musical, who have given us a very generous contribution, and there
have been sponsored swims and other fundraising events. We have shipped a
beautiful (donated) Boosey-Hawkes saxophone and another keyboard recently,
and we are also paying teachers’ wages.. Two of my colleagues from work
(school) have offered to travel out to Makeni to set up computer systems. A
beautiful Gibson Les Paul (Wine Red, like the one Marc used on ‘Dandy’) has
been donated to the school by Charles Politakes from New York, and will be
taken out there this month. Other schemes through our growing contacts are
underway, and we will let you know as they come into being.
We are looking for computers so that we can start film-editing classes as
soon as possible. If anyone knows of any usable computers that they/their
businesses no longer need, then please let us know; they would be much
appreciated. We are now looking to send/purchase violins for the school as
well, so that the range and depth of composition and musical appreciation
can deepen and grow.
We are indebted to Marc Arscott for the great amount of time and energy he
has put into raising the profile of the school on his web site and through
his contacts. This level of presentation is really effective and at a high
professional level.
This project is growing, and will succeed, and we are going to do it
carefully, with style and (not-overly loud) panache.
Boogie on, and please help us, this is a good thing.
Jed Dmochowski'
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Bolan Books-
As reported on our website & in previous email news, author Paul Roland has
written a new book about Marc entitled 'Cosmic Dancer', which will be
published in February & should be available from Amazon etc as well as
directly from the publisher (Tomahawk). You can listen to an interview with
Paul on a previous 'Groove Lounge' Show at
http://www.thegroover.net/new/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=115:show-26102011&catid=35:groove-lounge-shows&Itemid=132
or go to http://www.thegroover.net/new & 'listen again' to the show from
26/10/11.
Paul recently sent me the following message:
'To celebrate the imminent publication of ‘Cosmic Dancer’ (the “definitive
Bolan biography” according to the foreword by Andy Ellison!) the author,
Paul Roland, is offering all visitors to his facebook page FREE downloads
of his four Bolan cover versions, ‘’Hot George’ (recorded in 1982 under the
band name Beau Brummel with Andy Ellison on backing vocals and Knox of the
Vibrators on lead guitar), ‘Iscariot’ (from ‘Strychnine’, his 1992 album of
cover versions), ‘The Perfumed Garden of Gulliver Smith’ (a radio session
from 1992) and a stonking version of ‘Meadows of the Sea’ (from 2006). So
whether you are a Bolan completist or simply curious click on the link
http://www.facebook.com/RealPaulRoland and download four complete cover
versions for FREE! There you will find more free samples (including ‘Blades
of Battenburg’ which Tom Hibbert of ‘New Music News’ described as being
“where Boley would be now if he wasn’t somewhere else”) and information on
the prolific Mr Roland who has been spinning his atmospheric tales of
eccentric Edwardians, mad and murderous Victorian villains and Regency
underworld characters since the early 1980s in a suitably
psychpop-folk-baroque setting (featuring classical strings and harpsichord)
when he was managed by June Bolan (widow of Marc Bolan).
For more information on the Bolan biog (to be published February 2012)
visit http://www.marcbolanmusic.com/Paul-Roland.aspx
K.A.L.M.I.Y.H.
The free Bolan cover versions are now uploaded and available to visitors to
my facebook page.
All the best, Paul.
http://www.facebook.com/RealPaulRoland?sk=app_204974879526524 '
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Bolan fan & author Nathalie Vogl also released a book in August (in
French), called 'In The East Of Our Heads'. She sent me this info-
'The book is now available here:
http://www.camionblanc.com/?p=detail_livre&ID=309. I've tried to be as
respectful as I could with Bolan's world of fantasy... the book is an
imaginary biography made of true and dreamt facts... the climax is the
Wizard episode... in fact, my imaginery Bolan met him again just before his
tragic death... another important thing in the book is the relation between
Bowie and Bolan, I imagined them meeting at the age of six... I know my
biography is not a real one but Marc was sometimes dreaming up his life...
then I think it's a kind of respectful way to talk about his life... I've
seen on your site that a musical about Marc was planned... think it's a
great idea. And a good reason to travel to London to see it live! Many
"bolanesque" xxx
Nathalie
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Keep watching our website for details of a significant Bolan project
involving Lesley-Ann Jones, author of 'Freddie Mercury The Definitive
Biography'.
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Film-
A proposed film about Marc has a website at
http://www.twentiethcenturyboymovie.com/
However, it looks like it is still under construction at the moment.
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Many thanks to everyone who continues to 'fly the flag' for Marc Bolan; the
family, the fans, especially the fan club members, the tribute bands, the
Bop organisers & attendees, the media, & to everyone who keeps a little
Marc in their heart. People of all ages, from all over the world, past &
present, are all part of the 'extended family' who must ensure that Marc &
his music will never be forgotten in the future.
Boogie On!
x Susu x
Today we remember Marc's Mum, Phyllis Winifred Feld (nee Atkins), who passed away on 11th January 1991.
We are also thinking of Mickey Finn, who passed away on 11th January 2003.
R.I.P.
A Happy T.Rexmas, A Groovy Yule & A Golden New Year!
Best wishes to all Bolan fans all over the world!
I hope all of your wishes come true & that there's a little bit of magic for everyone this Christmas.
Special love to all those spending Christmas alone or coping with illness.
Many thanks to everyone who has sent me Christmas cards & presents.
Laserlove, x Susu x
PROUD GALLERY.
I have a few pairs of tickets for the launch night (on 13th December) of this exhibition in Camden. If anyone would like them, please email me by Friday at ombfcboogie@btinternet.com. If there are lots of requests for tickets I might need to put the names in a stovepipe hat, but if not, they are yours!
Proud Galleries would like to bring your attention to our forthcoming exhibition 'The Day The Music Died' which launches at Proud Camden on Wednesday 14th December. This Exhibition features a portrait of Marc Bolan. The Day The Music Died features iconic images from a collaboration of world-renowned rock photographers and pays tribute to the lives of the greatest musicians and artists whose tragically short-lived lives have made a huge cultural impact within their musical spheres. Attached here is a press release providing more information about the exhibition and we can provide images on request.
PRESS RELEASE-
'The Day the Music Died'
Running: 14th December 2011 – 4th March 2012.
Following the untimely and tragic passing of Amy Winehouse, Proud Camden celebrates her life with an exhibition of portraits of musicians whose passing was untimely and tragic. Proud Camden presents The Day the Music Died, a look back at the musicians that have made a significant cultural impact and whose lives were tragically short-lived.
Including a portrait of Amy Winehouse by photographer Mattia Zoppellaro as well as the other celebrated members of the Forever 27 Club: Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison and Janis Joplin, and going right back to the death of Buddy Holly in 1959; all the musicians featured in the exhibition have made a significant contribution to the history of popular music. For the first time Proud Galleries will exhibit portraits of musical greats such as Michael Jackson, Janis Joplin and Syd Barrett, whose impact has been profound in each of their different musical spheres.
Including iconic portraits of some of the most important musicians from the 20th Century by the most eminent music photographers including: Freddie Mercury by Peter Hince, Joe Strummer by Steve Double, John Lennon by Tom Hanley, Phil Lynott by Ian Dickson and Jeff Buckley by Merri Cyr. This exhibition is a memorial to the artists who have shaped the sounds we listen to and love today; the artists whose contributions have given birth to and shaped movements like punk (Vicious), rock & roll (Jones), grunge (Cobain), psychedlic rock (Hendrix), folk (Drake) and psychedelic folk (Barratt), to name but a few. Immortalised by the greatest music photographers, this exhibition is a chance to pay tribute to these musicians whose influence has been so significant and whose lives were sadly cut short.
Date:14th December 2011 – 4th March 2012.
Address:
The Horse Hospital
Stables Market.
Launch:Tuesday 13th December
Chalk Farm Road
London
NW1 8AH.
Times:11am to 5pm Mon – Sun.
Entry:Free.
Website:www.proud.co.uk
Proud Galleries.
Proud Galleries was launched in Autumn 1998. Its ethos? To bring the very best in high quality photography to the mainstream market. Proud instantly took the photography world by storm and quickly grew into Europe’s most popular private photography gallery.
Today the Proud brand runs on of the most visited destinations in London. Two galleries, a live music venue and a Cabaret club have cemented its success and in a harsh economic climate, Proud continues to expand.
Never failing to exhibit the work of the world’s best photographers, Proud has hosted shows by everyone from Terry O’Neill to Jerry Schatzberg, Gered Mankowitz to Ken Russell. With star-studded launch parties and some of the best press coverage in the country, the unique Proud formula has situated the company at the very top of its game.
Happy Thanksgiving!
VOTE FOR MARC!
In an online poll to find the person you would travel back in time to meet, please give Marc your vote! Copy & paste-
http://www.biography.com/people/short-list/if-you-could-travel-back-in-time-to-meet-any-famous-person-who-would-you-choose
In memory of Steve Took, who passed away 31 years ago today. R.I.P.
Newcastle Bop!
As there won't be a Rexmas Bop this year, would anyone be interested in attending a Newcastle Bop on Saturday 28th April 2012?
The venue is in central Newcastle, easy to reach by rail/bus/air/metro, with plenty of hotels, & has a great shopping centre if you are staying for the weekend!
If you are interested in going please email me at londonbop@yahoo.co.uk or members can leave a comment on the OMBFC forum.
Dance yourself into the Toon!!
Happy Birthday to Gloria Jones, who celebrates her 66th Birthday today!
Remembering our Main Man on his 64th Birthday.
Happy Birthday Marc, with all our love.
Happy 36th Birthday to Rolan Bolan! Best wishes from all at the OMBFC xxx
Marc Bolan Annual Birmingham Convention, Saturday 1st October 2011.
Aston Social Club, Aston Hall Road, Aston, Birmingham B6 7JU.
7.00pm - Midnight. Tickets: £6.00 (+SAE).
Please make cheques payable to Michael Green and send to
10 Braunston Lane, Staverton, Northants NN11 6JG.
The Birmingham Bop is the longest running Marc Bolan Convention in the UK. This annual event is held at the Aston Social Club, Aston Hall Road, Birmingham and is always on the Saturday nearest to Marc's birthday.
All profits from the convention go to Cancer Research and the PDSA. If you have any questions after looking at the website please do not hesitate to contact me atmichael.a.green@btinternet.com.
This year’s raffle will include a signed set of drumsticks from Bill Legend, signed Bill Legend photo, a signed Peter Sanders print, exclusive signed Miler Anderson signed print, various t-shirts, period memorabilia plus much more.
All advance ticket holders will receive a special 11”x14” print of Marc. This print will be strictly limited to the amount of advance ticket holders and will not be available for sale elsewhere.
Advance tickets are now available at £6.00 each (plus SAE). All advance ticket holders will be sent a voucher to claim their print on the night.
Remembering Marc Bolan 30/9/47 - 16/9/77.
Our Precious Star forever.
R.I.P.
LONDON BOP RAFFLE-
With profits going to CICRA (Crohns In Childhood Research Association)-
The lovely Andy Ellison has offered a weekend for 2 at his luxury house &
studio on the River Thames in Wraysbury as a prize!
Huge thanks to Andy, who has also sent some other very special items- a rare 'Desdemona' Track Records poster & some signed CDs. I have also received some beautiful signed drumstick sets & CDs from Bill Legend, & some t-shirts from DJ Tees, to add to the signed The Damned & Thin Lizzy albums from OMBFC member Ronny. The New Wolsey Theatre has donated 2 tickets for the Marc Bolan Musical, along with some posters & programmes signed by the cast! Photographer Steve Emberton has also offered one of his prints & said, "It will be a 12in. x 16in. colour print of a shot took in 1977 in my London studio. It was part of my exhibition last week. It is part of a limited edition set of 150 so I will sign and number it and include a Certificate of Authenticity. It would normally sell for £275.00."
Many thanks to all who have contributed.
There will be a Bolan B-Sides Show on Salford City Radio 94.4fm on Monday 19th September 10 - 11pm at www.salfordcityradio.org/schedule.php.
BBC Radio Suffolk are doing a 70s morning on Thursday morning from 9am-12.30, featuring the music of Marc Bolan on the Mark Murphy show & also celebrating the opening of '20th Century Boy-The Musical' at the Wolsey Theatre in Ipswich. OMBFC member Gordon will be on the show talking about Marc (good luck Gordon!). You can listen live on www.bbc.co.uk/suffolk & up to seven days after that.
LONDON BOP.
PLEASE NOTE-
It is now too late to send for London Bop tickets by post. There will be a few available at the door on the night, first come, first served!
PLEASE DO NOT ASK FOR TICKETS TO BE SENT OR RESERVED AS IT IS TOO LATE! The Castle will be selling them if you go IN PERSON to buy them, in a few days time.
RAFFLE-
With profits going to CICRA (Crohns In Childhood Research Association)-
The lovely Andy Ellison has offered a weekend for 2 at his luxury house &
studio on the River Thames in Wraysbury as a prize!
This is a very generous offer from Andy to whom I am eternally grateful. See full details on our forum.
Huge thanks to Andy, who has also sent some other very special items. I
have also been promised some prizes from Bill Legend & some t-shirts from DJ Tees, to add to the signed The Damned & Thin Lizzy albums already received from OMBFC member Ronny. The New Wolsey Theatre has donated 2 tickets for the Marc Bolan Musical, along with some posters & programmes signed by the cast! Many thanks to all who have contributed.
Tickets are selling out!
MARC BOLAN MEMORIAL FUND.
As fans may already know, the Marc Bolan Memorial Fund is raising money to
pay for a specially designed bench to be placed at Golders Green crematorium for Marc's 35th Anniversary in September 2012. It is hoped to raise enough money to pay for the design & manufacture of the bench as well as a 20 year lease. All donations are welcome! To donate, please contact Barry Smith at boogie.on@blueyonder.co.uk.
Your previous donations have now paid for the leases for the Shrine Of Remembrance wooden plaque & the black marble plaque up to 2022, as well as paying for the Book Of Remembrance entry. The Marc Bolan Memorial Fund has also recently taken over payment for the lease of the white marble plaque,
which was under threat of being removed.
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PHOTO EXHIBITION.
Press release-
"On Friday 2nd September, Bedford’s premier music venue Esquires will
welcome the world’s number one T.Rex tribute band, T.Rextasy, to the Main
Stage for an exclusive gig to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of the iconic T.Rex record Get It On.
The night will be particularly memorable for fans of Marc Bolan, as Esquires will also host a one-off, world exclusive exhibition of previously unseen photographs of the singer. Globally renowned music photographer Steve Emberton (originally from Washington and now a Bedford resident) photographed Bolan during his ‘Dandy In The Underworld’ tour, shortly before his untimely death, and will be displaying these unreleased shots at Esquires for the first and only time. Guests will also have the opportunity to talk with Steve – who has photographed some of the world’s most iconic rock musicians during his long and prolific career, and to purchase limited edition prints of these exclusive photographs.
Tickets for T.Rextasy are priced at £12.50, which includes entry to the exhibition, and are available in advance from Danny’s Bar at Esquires, Greyfriars, or online from www.seetickets.com and www.wegottickets.com.
Tickets for the exhibition are available priced at £4.
This is truly an event not to be missed – early booking is advised to avoid
disappointment as huge demand is anticipated. To find out more about this event or any other events on the Esquires calendar, visit
www.bedfordesquires.co.uk"
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MARC MUSICAL.
'20th Century Boy - The Musical'.
8 September 2011 - 1 October 2011.
The world première of this new musical explodes onto the New Wolsey stage
this Autumn. '20th Century Boy' is a celebration of the life of Marc Bolan
and his band T.Rex. FIRST FIVE PERFORMANCES SOLD OUT! Please do not wait to book and miss out!
Remaining tickets are selling quickly. For availablility, please see
www.wolseytheatre.co.uk.
Venue -
New Wolsey Theatre, Civic Drive, Ipswich, IP1 2AS. Tel: 01473 295900
You can also find info at www.bolanicproductions.com and
www.facebook.com/pages/Bolanic-Productions/215933055103093 and
http://www.facebook.com/pages/20th-Century-Boy-The Musical/121964511175933.
Tyrannosaurus Jed, with Ben Hooper on hand percussion, will perform from
1.45pm to 2.15 pm in ‘front of the house’ before the musical starts on Sat 17th September. They will be doing an acoustic set to raise awareness and
hopefully funds for the school in Makeni.
Thinking today of Marc's wife June, who passed away on 31st August 1994. R.I.P.
Remembering Simeon Feld, Marc's father, who was born on this day in 1920. R.I.P.
On September 30th, Madman Records will be officially unearthing some unreleased T.Rex material! This release comes from a rough mix 1/4" tape of a session that took place in February 1974. The liner notes will include handwritten lyrics of 2 of the tracks on the CD and a two page explanation and details of the recordings.
1 - Rock 'n' Roll Ensemble (Rip It Up / Long Tall Sally / Teenager In Love) [7:00]
2 - Rock 'n' Roll Ensemble (Rip It Up / Long Tall Sally / Teenager In Love / Maybelline) [15:27]
The first track includes a 7 minute edited version of the 15 minute unedited recording (for easier listening). Tracks include Rip It Up, Long Tall Sally, Teenager In Love, and Maybelline. Track 2 is the full unedited 15 minute version whereby one can hear all the nuances and in between chat and Marc's directions to the band. - Danielz, T.Rextasy.
3 - Woke Up This Morning [1:34]
Track 3 is an amazing little piece of music that Marc was planning to use as an 'intercut' between tracks on the Dandy album - no more than 1.30 mins in length but fascinating to listen to. - Danielz, T.Rextasy.
4 - Marc Bolan & Tony Visconti impersonating Bob Dylan [3:31]
Track 4 is a slice of brilliance - Marc and Tony Visconti playing around in the studio and pretending to be Bob Dylan - over 3 minutes in total, and well worth it! - Danielz, T.Rextasy.
For UK (recorded delivery) and Europe: £7.00
For USA, Japan, Australia, etc: £7.50 ($12.12 USD)
Pre-order a copy by sending cheque or postal order, made payable to Caron Willans, to: T.Rextasy, PO Box 9884, Halstead, Essex, CO9 2WU, or you can send paypal payment to: t.rextasy@btinternet.com.
Advance copies will be available at the Marc Bolan Anniversary concert at the O2 Islington Academy in London on the 17th of September for £5.00 each.
Today we are remembering Steve Peregrin Took (born Stephen Ross Porter) on what would have been his 62nd Birthday. R.I.P.
PHOTO EXHIBITION.
Message received on behalf of photographer Steve Pemberton-
"On Friday 2nd September, Bedford’s premier music venue Esquires will welcome the world’s number one T.Rex tribute band, T.Rextasy, to the Main Stage for an exclusive gig to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the release of the iconic T.Rex record 'Get It On'.
The night will be particularly memorable for fans of Marc Bolan, as Esquires will also host a one-off, world exclusive exhibition of previously unseen photographs of the singer. Globally renowned music photographer Steve Emberton (originally from Washington and now a Bedford resident) photographed Bolan during his ‘Dandy in the Underworld’ tour, shortly before his untimely death, and will be displaying these unreleased shots at Esquires for the first and only time. Guests will also have the opportunity to talk with Steve – who has photographed some of the world’s most iconic rock musicians during his long and prolific career, and to purchase limited edition prints of these exclusive photographs.
Tickets for T.Rextasy are priced at £12.50, which includes entry to the exhibition, and are available in advance from Danny’s Bar at Esquires, Greyfriars, or online from www.seetickets.com and www.wegottickets.com. Tickets for the exhibition are available priced at £4.
This is truly an event not to be missed – early booking is advised to avoid disappointment as huge demand is anticipated. To find out more about this event or any other events on the Esquires calendar, visit www.bedfordesquires.co.uk."
Thinking of John's Children drummer Chris Townson, who would have been 64 today. R.I.P.