40 Year Itch : Gold Mouth Lady

T. Rex : Laser Love

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On July 13, 1976 T.Rex performed a live version of the Futuristic Dragon cut "Laser Love" for an ITV broadcast that aired at the end of August. This is the same week his last Top 20 UK hit, "I Love to Boogie", was peaking at UK#13. 

 As Dylan White, the fan who uploaded the video to YouTube, noted:

What is first striking is that Marc, who having achieved so much already was still only 28. He has his hair cut short and is wearing a white short sleeved jacket with a black T-shirt and a tie, in exactly the same style as worn by The New York Dolls, Television, Talking Heads, Blondie, Elvis Costello, Tom Robinson etc. in the following year 1977!  

40 Year Itch : Octoganic angel

T. Rex : Chrome Sitar

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  On January 30, 1976 T. Rex released Futuristic Dragon, a return to form after at least a year or two out of the spotlight, with Marc Bolan living in America and Monte Carlo and blowing his riches on cocaine. 

   "I'm more looney than I was before!" Bolan told a radio interviewer. By now T. Rex was Bolan,  his girlfriend, soul singer Gloria Jones, and whatever session musicians he could find.

   The album is unfairly overlooked, especially the A side which has both the electric warrior- like "Jupiter Liar" and "Chrome Sitar". By the time you get to the second side, these three chord wonders and tremelo vocals might wear on you. His UK tour went down very well much to his relief. Bolan admitted onstage he wasn't sure anyone would show up.

Siouxsie Sioux and Bolan

    Bolan was one of the few rockers who welcomed the oncoming punk explosion. He was a fan of the Damned and even invited Generation X to play on his short-lived 1977 TV show Marc.