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"Hot Love" is a song by English glam rock band T. Rex, released as a standalone single on 12 February 1971 by record label Fly. It was the group's first number one placing on the UK Singles Chart , where it remained at the top for six weeks beginning on 14 March 1971.
"King of the Rumbling Spires" is a single by Tyrannosaurus Rex, released in July 1969. It featured the duo of Marc Bolan and Steve Peregrin Took and was written by Bolan. [ 1 ] It was a minor chart hit, the first by the group to contain electric guitar instead of acoustic, and was Took's last appearance with the duo on record.
"Light of Love" is a 1974 single by the British glam rock band T. Rex. The track is taken from the album Bolan's Zip Gun whilst its B-side, "Explosive Mouth", features on the 1974 album Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow. In the US, both songs appeared on the US only compilation album Light of Love.
A new study suggests Tyrannosaurus rex had giant, full gums and lips that covered much of their teeth.
The album consists of outtakes and demos recorded by Bolan in 1966. Some of the songs would later be recorded by Bolan's band, Tyrannosaurus Rex. Most of these tracks have also been released in their original form on the album, The Beginning of Doves (1974). In 1981, backing instrumentals were recorded and added to Bolan's original recordings.
"I Love to Boogie" features in the 2000 film Billy Elliot, as the music for a dance routine with Julie Walters and Jamie Bell. [7]The song was also played in the 2005 French/British animated movie The Magic Roundabout, when Dougal (voiced by Robbie Williams) and his friends battle the evil ice wizard Zeebad (voiced by Tom Baker) by placing the three magic diamonds at the roundabout for ...
The song was included on the US version of the 1970 album, T. Rex. The song was the band's first significant hit, and, according to Ned Raggett of AllMusic, the song "inadvertently founded glam rock mania" [2], although Bolan did not wear characteristic glam stage clothing until the promotion of the follow up single "Hot Love". [3]
A Beard of Stars was the act's first album with the new lineup and featured Bolan on vocals, guitar, organ and bass with Finn on percussion and bass. It is notable for being the first album on which Bolan played an electric guitar, although that instrument had first appeared on the band's 1969 single "King of the Rumbling Spires" / "Do You Remember".