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Tyrannosaurus Rex

Photo: ABC Television, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Release
1
Year
1968

Releases

Biography

After leaving John's Children in 1967, Marc Bolan forms the acoustic duo Tyrannosaurus Rex with percussionist Steve Peregrin Took. The duo signs a recording deal with producer Tony Visconti, for release on EMI's Regal Zonophone label. Following a poorly received US tour, Steve Took leaves to work on his own music and is replaced by Mickey Finn.

After a while Tony Visconti shifts label outlet for his productions from Regal Zonophone to Fly Records in UK. After much urging from his producer, Marc Bolan abbreviates his group name to T.

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