Tyrannosaurus Rex was the brainchild of wannabe pop star Mark Feld, who morphed from folk hippy to glam superhero in a few short years. Under the pseudonym Marc Bolan, he became the darling of the underground press with his folk duo Tyrannosaurus Rex. With Steve Peregrine Took on bongos, Bolan released three albums of fairy-filled whimsy, but in 1970 Took was replaced by Mickey Finn, Bolan shortened the name to T-Rex, issued the fuzz-rock pop of 'Ride A White Swan' and found himself at number two in the charts. Bolan was now a teen pin-up with chart toppers like 'Hot Love' and 'Get It On', but after an impressive run of hits, the kids had moved on by 1975 and punk seemed to signal the end of T-Rex. In September 1977, Bolan was killed in a car crash on Barnes Common in London - now a shrine to the 'Bopping Elf'.
