GOING WAAAAAAAAAY BACK IN TIME TODAY

It’s Valentine’s Day.  And I thought I’d dedicate today’s first post* to my other half, Rachel.  She, more than anyone else, is responsible for the original blog getting going back in 2006 when she bought me a USB Turntable and encourage me to start writing about some of the old music that was sitting here in Villain Towers. 

And last year, for my 60th birthday, she paid for the mint-condition copy of the holy grail, the debut single by Orange Juice on Postcard Records.  I owe so much to her.

I’ve mentioned before that Rachel is a handful of years older than me (not that she looks anything at all like her age – she is a sort of female version of Dorian Gray).  As a teenager, she really had a crush on a few musicians, with the biggest of all being on Marc Bolan.

It was 53 years ago, almost to the day (12 February 1971) when Hot Love was released.  Just over a month later, it reached #1 in the UK singles chart, the first time ever for T. Rex.

mp3: T.Rex – Hot Love

The group would enjoy three further #1 hits over the two years – Get It On, Telegram Sam and Metal Guru, while three others would hit the Top 3 – Jeepster, Children of The Revolution and Sold Gold Easy Action.

Every one of those singles, along with quite a few other T.Rex songs from that golden era have proven to be timeless classics.  Glamorous rock at its very finest, although the first #1 was really quite pop-orientated.

JC

*second post of the day scheduled for a bit later on.