A Whole Zinc of Finches

Marc Bolan started work on his new songs after leaving the group Johns Children and also taking a couple that he’d recorded with them as well and started to create something 221big’ in his plans for the future. As big as a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Some songs were worked through at home on his own and some with Steve Peregrine Took who would be the percussionist. Tyrannosaurus rex released four albums, three with Took and one with Mickey Finn who would later enjoy teen adulation with marc in T. What we have here are home demos and work in progress and live shows all of which are ultra rare as it was considered a few years ago the some of this material simply did not exist.
This box contains totally unheard material from Marcs own tapes (recently re uited with the family), incredible snippets of work in progress, unused version of songs that differ from the final released track.
The booklet included in the box contains extensive liner notes and rare memora ilia from the Tyrannosaurus Rex fan club. The box also contains a miniature co y of a Tyrannosaurus Rex concert programme from the Queens Hall in London 1969.
Disc One includes the final broadcast of John Peels Perfumed Garden show from late sixties Pirate radio which is completely unreleased.
Disc Two Contains totally unheard material from Marcs own tapes (recently re un ited with the family), incredible snippets of work in progress, unused version of songs that differ from the final released track, Sleepy Maurice was issued a s a fan club 7224 and along with Chateau in Virginia Waters, Child Star, High ays and a version of Demon Queen appear on the boxed set 22320th Century Superstar224 the rest of the material is unheard,
Disc Three contains two London shows the lyceum enjoyed a limited released in t he nineties however the queens hall show is totally unreleased.
Disc Four featuring marc and Steve live in New York is unreleased.
Disc Five includes the two tracks from the 7224 single by Marc’s next short li ved project Dib Cochran & the Earwigs featuring Rick Wakeman and unreleased ja m from those sessions , an unreleased live version of Pavilions of Sun from Holland and a totally unheard version of Oh baby demoed whilst still TyrannosaurusRex.
Disc Six includes a DVD of extremely rare footage of Tyrannosaurus Rex all of which is unreleased.