What an absolutely fabulous video, thanks so much for these superb recollections and the excellent interview with Marc. I don't recall ever hearing this - has it been heard publicly before, or would it have just been used for a written piece? A fabulous channel, look forward to more like this, this deserves a very large audience, thanks again, great stuff!
Your generous comments make it all worthwhile. I was working for a rock show on BBC Radio Nottingham at the time, called Extravaganza. Marc Bolan, I reckoned, would be the new rock sensation, so I had to interview him for my show. I’m do glad I did, and also relieved when I discovered that I still had the reel to reel tape.
thats fantastic ..you never know what lies in peoples garages attics etc .. first 1971 appearance in Nottingham University was Saturday 20th February ( Hot Love was released the day before ) thanks for sharing chaps !
Thanks for pinning the date down. Quite obviously I was unaware that the Hot Love had been released the day before, but so pleased you like my garage-find, he was such an easy chap to interview and like. Other interviews on Fragments of Rock, via johnholmes.co.uk include John Cale, a first UK interview with Sparks, Rick Wakeman in The Strawbs, Jon Lord and, soon to be posted, Eno in his early Roxy Music days. Hope you enjoy these as well.
Amazing!! Loved it thank you 💜 I've still got a cassette tape from T.Rex and Bronco the support band I was naughty and took my recorder into the Odeon Birmingham I think it was 1971...
What a find , pre teen idea , you agree he was always a star even as a kid , he was happy to play for free , and sweet how he help john Peel , not the other way round. Oh yea a 10k reward for the guitars that Trex used .
He's harking back to the brehon law of ireland, where a troubadour could travel the country and be given free lodgings and free meals. I wonder did he read that somewhere. Interesting interview.
Glad you enjoyed it. More to come. Just got to introduce the 50 year old reel to reel tape to the world of the computer file. Although that is easier than it sounds!
This is pure gold, especially for the fans. Marc was an inspiration and such a creative soul. It looks like a long tape you have there too. Hope you can get it safely digitised - and maybe have a professional remove what sounds like background chatter? Congratulations on the find and the RUclips channel.
Delighted you enjoyed Marc’s interview, it’s certainly an evening I’ll always remember. As for the background chatter, I’m afraid it’s my wife and sister-in-law talking to the other band members. You have to remember this interview was early in my career and I was still green about technique. As for removing it, I’ll certainly enquire. My first reaction is that since it is speech it has similar frequencies to Marc and my speech, and may not be possible. Thanks for the positive feedback on our new RUclips channel. Next up one of John Peel’s favourite bands, Nottingham’s Some Chicken, and after that; Paul K Joyce. Who’s he? You’ll be fascinated and if you enjoy the music of Yes, you’ll enjoy it even more!
Yes it was a privilege to meet him and it would have been just as good to have caught up with him later in his career. As you say, there would be so much to discuss Thanks for your comments, the are much appreciated John
Thanks. Glad you liked it. Yes at the University of Nottingham. It was definitely at the beginning of 1971. He talks about Hot Love and its imminent release. That was on 12 Feb. I have it logged as recorded in 1971. Best wishes John
Music people didn’t like Marc in the early days, they took the piss calling him Larry the Lamb. John Peel took hm round with hm and kept playing Marcs early stuff, When T Rex took off suddenly everyone wanted him.
Fabulous hearing your recollections John, and brilliant hearing Marc’s voice. It seems the overwhelming consensus is that Marc was a genuinely nice guy. Sure, there were times he probably wasn’t all that pleasant (which some people seem to concentrate on) but he was in a high pressure situation when he hit the top of the pop/rock world. Many thanks again John. Did you interview him again at other times?
Hi Grogsters. Sadly I never met him again. One later memory is linked to Jeepster. I was presenting my rock show Extravaganza one Saturday and couldn’t find an opener. A strong start to the programme is essential. On opening that morning’s mail, I discovered that the record company had sent me a promo of Jeepster and by 10am it was on the air. Best wishes John
Lovely innocence about this interview before Bolan ended up diving headlong into the industry which then arguably chewed him up and distorted his original vision, somewhat...
Very interesting stuff. Listen to any interview with Bolan in early 1971, such as the excerpts here, and material from the later part of the year (eg "Where's The Champagne?" from the USA, Dec '71), and the difference is staggering. As another poster here says, he goes from the 'nice guy' emerging from his hippy phase to the egotistic teen idol Rock God in a matter of months. I can relate to both incarnations of Bolan, but you have to admit that from late '71 onwards he was launched on a self destructive course. Incidentally, I believe he wrote 'Hot Love' way back in the Tyrannosaurus Rex days, and recall a performance of it in 1969 on BBC radio - didn't it appear on the 'Across The Airwaves' LP?
Hi Stacey That's an interesting observation about Marc. It accounts for why he fell out big-time with John Peel, as told in John's autobiography 'Margrave of the Marshes.' I remember how mush it upset me to read about it. Not sure when Hot Love was written, but it doesn't fit in with the very early idea I had of Tyrannosaurus Rex. John
@@sparkyholmes According to the sleeve notes on my 'Across The Airwaves' LP, Hot Love was one of six songs performed by Tyrannosaurus Rex on John Peel's 'Top Gear' BBC radio show on 17 November 1969, the others being tracks which were to appear on 'A Beard Of Stars', which was released four months later. Bolan was just getting into electric guitar at that time (as seen on 'By The Light Of A Magical Moon' and 'Elemental Child'), so in that context it's quite conceivable that Hot Love was written a good 18 months or so before it was released, though I don't know of any other performances of it pre-1971. Here's the 1969 version: ruclips.net/video/Se1echxg1Yc/видео.html
What an absolutely fabulous video, thanks so much for these superb recollections and the excellent interview with Marc. I don't recall ever hearing this - has it been heard publicly before, or would it have just been used for a written piece? A fabulous channel, look forward to more like this, this deserves a very large audience, thanks again, great stuff!
Your generous comments make it all worthwhile.
I was working for a rock show on BBC Radio Nottingham at the time, called Extravaganza. Marc Bolan, I reckoned, would be the new rock sensation, so I had to interview him for my show. I’m do glad I did, and also relieved when I discovered that I still had the reel to reel tape.
@@sparkyholmes What a special and precious find, it's so good of you to have shared it. Cheers.
I distinctly remember hearing "ride a white swan" for the first time as an eleven-year-old, in 1971. my life was changed in an instant, forever.
Always feel like an excited teenager when some unheard, unseen Bolan stuff pops up...Many Thanks 👍
Glad you liked it. I'm going to put the uncut interview when I get time. Will let you know
@@sparkyholmes Great news...Look forward to seeing that. Cheers 👍
me too !!! I have just started diving back in to his work. I had all his records when I was younger.
Great interview! Thank you for this...:)
thats fantastic ..you never know what lies in peoples garages attics etc .. first 1971 appearance in Nottingham University was Saturday 20th February ( Hot Love was released the day before ) thanks for sharing chaps !
Thanks for pinning the date down. Quite obviously I was unaware that the Hot Love had been released the day before, but so pleased you like my garage-find, he was such an easy chap to interview and like.
Other interviews on Fragments of Rock, via johnholmes.co.uk include John Cale, a first UK interview with Sparks, Rick Wakeman in The Strawbs, Jon Lord and, soon to be posted, Eno in his early Roxy Music days.
Hope you enjoy these as well.
Amazing!! Loved it thank you 💜
I've still got a cassette tape from T.Rex and Bronco the support band I was naughty and took my recorder into the Odeon Birmingham I think it was 1971...
I bet there are a lot of people who would like to hear that tape
Very enjoyable thanks for sharing.
Marc had such a lovely speaking voice, I've never heard this before, thanks for sharing!
Delighted you enjoyed Marc’s interview. When I discovered it in my collection, I knew I had to share it with his many fans.
What a lovely man. And Marc Bolan isn’t too bad either. Great to hear these stories John
Ha! Very kind. Just finished editing John Cale. Fascinating listening to him reflect on Lou Reed and GUN
Fabulous to hear this - thank you for taking the time to share it with us 😎
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a find , pre teen idea , you agree he was always a star even as a kid , he was happy to play for free , and sweet how he help john Peel , not the other way round.
Oh yea a 10k reward for the guitars that Trex used .
What an utterly brilliant video. So interesting. Look forward to checking out the rest!
And there’s more to come.
Have you viewed Eno when with Roxy M or Sparks first network interview in GB?
He's harking back to the brehon law of ireland, where a troubadour could travel the country and be given free lodgings and free meals. I wonder did he read that somewhere. Interesting interview.
Beautiful to hear Marc Bolan talking so relaxed and openly with you. So happy you shared this. Looking forward to the entire interview.
Glad you enjoyed it. More to come. Just got to introduce the 50 year old reel to reel tape to the world of the computer file. Although that is easier than it sounds!
This is pure gold, especially for the fans. Marc was an inspiration and such a creative soul. It looks like a long tape you have there too. Hope you can get it safely digitised - and maybe have a professional remove what sounds like background chatter? Congratulations on the find and the RUclips channel.
Delighted you enjoyed Marc’s interview, it’s certainly an evening I’ll always remember. As for the background chatter, I’m afraid it’s my wife and sister-in-law talking to the other band members. You have to remember this interview was early in my career and I was still green about technique.
As for removing it, I’ll certainly enquire. My first reaction is that since it is speech it has similar frequencies to Marc and my speech, and may not be possible.
Thanks for the positive feedback on our new RUclips channel.
Next up one of John Peel’s favourite bands, Nottingham’s Some Chicken, and after that; Paul K Joyce. Who’s he? You’ll be fascinated and if you enjoy the music of Yes, you’ll enjoy it even more!
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
Great interview! I have always wished I had Marc Bolan's autograph. It would have been great to discuss music with him.
Yes it was a privilege to meet him and it would have been just as good to have caught up with him later in his career. As you say, there would be so much to discuss
Thanks for your comments, the are much appreciated
John
Oh wow, that was great to hear. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Living Mythological Creature...🕊️🇬🇧🇺🇲🕊️
Wonderful to hear the actual tape of this..I presume the gig was Feb 1971 at the University of Nottingham?
Thanks. Glad you liked it. Yes at the University of Nottingham. It was definitely at the beginning of 1971. He talks about Hot Love and its imminent release. That was on 12 Feb. I have it logged as recorded in 1971. Best wishes John
Music people didn’t like Marc in the early days, they took the piss calling him Larry the Lamb. John Peel took hm round with hm and kept playing Marcs early stuff, When T Rex took off suddenly everyone wanted him.
WOW What a gem love to hear more about Bolan if that's possible
That’s just about all I can recall. My impression was finding him and an amenable and talented men who was destoned for bigger things
Fabulous hearing your recollections John, and brilliant hearing Marc’s voice. It seems the overwhelming consensus is that Marc was a genuinely nice guy. Sure, there were times he probably wasn’t all that pleasant (which some people seem to concentrate on) but he was in a high pressure situation when he hit the top of the pop/rock world.
Many thanks again John. Did you interview him again at other times?
Hi Grogsters.
Sadly I never met him again. One later memory is linked to Jeepster. I was presenting my rock show Extravaganza one Saturday and couldn’t find an opener. A strong start to the programme is essential. On opening that morning’s mail, I discovered that the record company had sent me a promo of Jeepster and by 10am it was on the air. Best wishes John
@@sparkyholmes Cheers mate, much appreciate your reply.... keep up the good work.
Lovely innocence about this interview before Bolan ended up diving headlong into the industry which then arguably chewed him up and distorted his original vision, somewhat...
Yes, but we must not forget the great tracks he left us, some legendary
Hello, will the full interview ever be available at all ?
Fantastic video, thanks 😊
Yes. Will do. I transferred it in sections so need to do again with out the edits
@@sparkyholmes thank you, i cannot wait 👍👍👍👍
Very interesting stuff. Listen to any interview with Bolan in early 1971, such as the excerpts here, and material from the later part of the year (eg "Where's The Champagne?" from the USA, Dec '71), and the difference is staggering. As another poster here says, he goes from the 'nice guy' emerging from his hippy phase to the egotistic teen idol Rock God in a matter of months. I can relate to both incarnations of Bolan, but you have to admit that from late '71 onwards he was launched on a self destructive course.
Incidentally, I believe he wrote 'Hot Love' way back in the Tyrannosaurus Rex days, and recall a performance of it in 1969 on BBC radio - didn't it appear on the 'Across The Airwaves' LP?
Hi Stacey That's an interesting observation about Marc. It accounts for why he fell out big-time with John Peel, as told in John's autobiography 'Margrave of the Marshes.' I remember how mush it upset me to read about it.
Not sure when Hot Love was written, but it doesn't fit in with the very early idea I had of Tyrannosaurus Rex.
John
@@sparkyholmes
According to the sleeve notes on my 'Across The Airwaves' LP, Hot Love was one of six songs performed by Tyrannosaurus Rex on John Peel's 'Top Gear' BBC radio show on 17 November 1969, the others being tracks which were to appear on 'A Beard Of Stars', which was released four months later. Bolan was just getting into electric guitar at that time (as seen on 'By The Light Of A Magical Moon' and 'Elemental Child'), so in that context it's quite conceivable that Hot Love was written a good 18 months or so before it was released, though I don't know of any other performances of it pre-1971. Here's the 1969 version: ruclips.net/video/Se1echxg1Yc/видео.html