Bolan Marc, Signed (12 results)

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. SIGNED by the photographer. From Ian Dickson's 'Collector's Series'; a range of handmade box sets, each title containing seven hand-printed images in signed mounts; offered in Standard, Digital or DeLuxe (best) edition. '20th Century Boy' comprises six silver gelatine prints and one colour digital print of Glam-Rock legend Marc Bolan live on stage; this is the superior De Luxe edition which uses fibre-based prints (instead of resin-coated), in hinged archival mounts (instead of standard mounts). Each print is signed by the photographer on the mount. This is copy no.4 of an unspecified edition number (perhaps fewer than 10 examples), the series now having been discontinued by the publisher due to production costs and time constraints. The mounted photographs are contained in archival quality polyester sleeves with a frame dimension of 11 x 14 inches. Housed in an illustrated clamshell box (charmingly home-made by Dickson himself) with a numbered certificate affixed to the underside of the lid. The highly individual cover art is by famed cartoonist/illustrator Ray Lowry and a short but entertaining biography of the photographer 'Hired Gun' (also with Lowry-designed cover) completes the attractive package. A fine copy. Chameleon songwriter and guitarist Marc Bolan, like his friend and contemporary David Bowie, went through various personas and images, but is best remembered as a pioneer of the Glam-rock era of the early-mid '70s. His music career, like Bowie, began in the mid-sixties, as a troubadour folk singer under the guise 'Toby Tyler'. he then joined the cult proto-punk band 'John's Children' in early '67, who were a notorious live act but sold few records. He and their drummer Steve Peregrin Took created Tyrannosaurus Rex, a psychedelic-folk rock acoustic duo, playing Bolan's deceptively melodic songs-complete with J. R. R. Tolkien-influenced lyrics. This edition of Tyrannosaurus Rex released three albums and four singles, flirting with the charts, and getting airplay from Radio 1 DJ John Peel. A highlight of this era was playing at the first free Hyde Park concert in 1968. Mickey Finn then replaced Took after their first American tour when Bolan wanted to chnge direction- A rock'n'roller at heart (at first he played skiffle and worshipped Gene Vincent and Chuck Berry), Bolan began bringing amplified guitar lines into the duo's music, buying a vintage Gibson Les Paul guitar for an authentic sound (the same guitar later featured the 'T.Rex' LP sleeve, 1970). Suitably equipped, he let the electric influences come forward even further on 'A Beard of Stars', the final album to be credited to Tyrannosaurus Rex. It closed with a song, "Elemental Child", featuring a long electric guitar break influenced by Jimi Hendrix. Next, with producer Tony Visconti, Bolan wrote and recorded "Ride A White Swan", dominated by a rolling, backbeat and fuzzy, spiky electric guitar, the name was edited to 'T.rex' and the single became an overnight success and largely (and, in many ways, unwittingly) invented the style that would become glam rock and helped restore a brash and exciting feel, when rock bands had grown increasingly self-important. With his corkscrew hair and boyish good looks, Bolan's emergence heralded the start of a new era of British music which could be appreciated by both serious rock fans and pop-loving kids. The band grew to a quartet, with added bass and drums, and T.Rextasy took hold, with their simple, catchy, boogie- based rock producing a string of classic singles such as 'Get It On', 'Telegram Sam', 'Metal Guru', 'Children Of The Revolution', '20th Century Boy' and 'The Groover'. Ian Dickson has been photographing rock stars since 1972 and his work has appeared in Disc, Record Mirror, New Musical Express, Sounds, Vox, Mojo, Q, Rolling Stone and elsewhere. His first exhibition was in London in 1992 and several successful European shows followed. In 1994, a selection of his work was shown at the MTV Awards in Berlin, at the Brit Awards at Alexandra Palace, and at the World Music Awards in Monte Carlo and Copenhagen. A feature on his portfolio was published in the March 1995 issue of Q magazine and in August that year, he was recognised by the 'Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum' who included his famous Rod Stewart 'pyjama' portrait; this was followed by an Eric Clapton and a Muddy Waters portrait, added in February 2000. Signed.

Illustrated cream card cover. Condition: Good. First Edition thus. G : in Good condition with dust jacket. Cover lightly marked. Sporadic light foxing and browning within. 280mm x 220mm (11" x 9"). 60pp. Photographic illustrations and artwork illustrating the songs. T-Rex [Tyrannosaurus Rex] - A Collection Of Sheet Music covering aa formative and key period of T-Rex history. The collection comprises music and lyrics from early T- Rex tunes through to Electric Warrior. The illustrations inside are based upon the song lyrics. Essex Music International signed Bolan early in his career and publishing hits, with T. Rex evolving from psychedelic folk (Tyrannosaurus Rex) to glam rock, becoming hugely successful in the early 1970s.

20.5 x 30.5 cm. Recent, handmade high quality copy. Signed and copyright stamped by the photographer Jørgen Angel on the verso. * Close up of the king of glam rock before his concert in Copenhagen, 1973.

20 x 20 cm. Schönes Portrait des, neben Bowie wichtigsten Vertreters des Glam-Rock, im Hintergrund ein Plakat von T. Rex. - "Jorgen Angel (born in 1951 in Copenhagen, Denmark) has been a photographer in the music industry since the late sixties up til the early eighties. He has provided photos for innumerable magazines, album covers, books in Scandinavia and elsewhere. Jorgen Angel has taken his photos all over Scandinavia, Great Britain and The United States - at concerts, press receptions, exclusive sessions or on the road with the bands. Jorgen Angel's art has its strength in the warm relation he developed with the objects of his photography. He would follow his work to obscure striptease shows with Alice Cooper, at the private homes of bands like The Who, Roxy Music, Pretty Things and Uriah Heep, or go with Arthur Brown to the countryside to get his much appreciated photographs" (C. Rasmussen). - Auf der Rückseite von J. Angel signiert. - Dazu: Welch, Chris and Simon Napier-Ball. Marc Bolan. Born to Boogie. London, Nomis Productions Ltd. 1982. 4°. 128 S. mit meist ganzs. Abb. Farbig illustr. Kartonumschlag. Sprache: englisch.

[ARTWORK] Three-tone monochrome print pulled on hand-made ivory art paper. One of twenty-two numbered copies signed by lithographer Ashley Lilley in pencil to lower margin. Image size 55 x 58.5cm, overall size 73 x 70cm, ready for framing. Rear-view version, in fine condition. A striking work, based on the cover of the T. Rex album 'The Slider' (1972), the photographs for which were credited to Ringo Starr although likely taken by producer Tony Visconti. This is a revision of Lilley's original concept circa 2001, now with slightly different colour on a white ground. Signed.

[ARTWORK] Two-tone monochrome print pulled on hand-made ivory art paper. One of twenty-two numbered copies signed by lithographer Ashley Lilley in pencil to lower margin. Image size 55 x 58.5cm, overall size 73 x 70cm, ready for framing. Front-view version, in fine condition. A striking work, based on the cover of the T. Rex album 'The Slider' (1972), the original photographs for which were credited to Ringo Starr although likely taken by producer Tony Visconti. This is a revision of Lilley's original concept circa 2001, now with slightly different colour on a white ground. Signed.

[ARTWORK] A matching pair of three-tone monochrome prints pulled on heavyweight hand-made ivory art paper. One of ten copies, each signed by lithographer Ashley Lilley in artist's pencil to the lower left margin, edition hand-numbered to the right margin. Image size 55 x 58.5cm, overall size 73 x 70cm, ready for framing. Fine / as new. A striking, interpretive work, showing T-Rex founder, frontman and mainstay Marc Bolan, with percussionist Mickey Finn. Finn joined Bolan in 1969, replacing Steve Peregrine Took in the Tolkien-inspired psychedelic folk duo Tyrannosaurus Rex. Their final LP under this name appeared in March 1970 and by October 1970 they had shortened their name to T. Rex and released the breakthrough single 'Ride A White Swan'. Soon after they expanded to a full four-piece band, recorded 'Electric Warrior' and spearheaded the Glam Rock movement. Signed.

First edition, signed by the author, of the glam rock superstar's only lifetime book of poetry. Loosely inserted is a letter on T. Rex Fan Club stationery, dated 18 July 1973, typed and signed "Linda", in the original envelope. It is addressed to one Cecilia Radice and informs her that she has won the book in a t-shirt drawing competition. Bolan was proud of his literary ability, and considered the lyrics to T. Rex songs to be further examples of his poetry. In an interview with Creem magazine in 1973, he stated "Whether you think I'm good or bad, I'm still the best-selling poet in England" (Crowe). Cameron Crowe, "T. Rex: What They Tried To Do With David Bowie Was Create Another Marc Bolan", Creem, July 1973. Octavo. Typed letter, on blue paper with red header, laid in. Original photographic boards. A little rubbed, extremities bumped, a couple of punctures to front board joint, top edge and outer leaves faintly foxed: a very good copy.

[ARTWORK] Matching pair of two and three-tone monochrome prints pulled on hand-made ivory art paper. One of ten numbered copies signed by lithographer Ashley Lilley in pencil to lower margin, dated to same. Each image size 55 x 58.5cm, overall size 73 x 70cm, ready for framing. Front and rear views, in fine/as-new condition. A striking work, based on the cover of the T. Rex album 'The Slider' (1972), the photographs for which were credited to Ringo Starr although likely taken by producer Tony Visconti. This is a revision of Lilley's original concept circa 2001, now with slightly different colour, added silver, on a white ground. Signed.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First edition, first printing. Signed by Marc Bolan, and inscribed to a former owner on the front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's glazed pictorial boards, Very Good, with rubbing to extremities, light must-odor to pages. In a Very Good unclipped dust jacket with rubbing and wear at extremities. Signed by the English singer-songwriter Marc Bolan, front man of T. Rex, who died in a single-vehicle car crash at the age of 29. T. Rex was wildly popular in Britain for their psychedelic folk sound, angering some loyal fans when their line up shifted and sound mutated toward glam rock, a genre they are credited with pioneering. A fun fact: before being kicked out of school at age 15 for bad behavior, Bolan played guitar in a trio called Susie and the Hula Hoops, whose singer was none other than 12-year-old Helen Shapiro.

28,5 x 18,8 cm. Signed and copyright stamped by the photographer Jørgen Angel on the verso. * Marc Bolan from T-Rex at his office in London, 1973.

20.5 x 29.5 cm. Recent, handmade high quality copy. Signed and copyright stamped by the photographer Jørgen Angel on the verso. * Portrait of the king of glam rock at the Palace Hotel, Copenhagen, March 1973.