MARC BOLAN T REX DEATH NEWSPAPER 1977 ORIGINAL VINTAGE 40 YEAR OLD RARE VALUABLE
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MARC BOLAN T REX NEWSPAPER REPORTING HIS SAD DEATH ON SEPT 16TH 1977- A 40 YEARS OLD HISTORIC COLLECTIBLE MUSIC GLAM ROCK GEM; INVALUABLE; MY ONLY ONE AND ONCE SOLD THAT IS IT;
A COMPLETE 28 PAGES 1977 40 YEARS OLD NEWSPAPER- FULLY DATED- WITH COMPLETE REPORT OF HIS TRAGIC ACCIDENT AND EARLY DEATH WITH ACCOMPANYING PHOTO – [SEE LISTING PHOTOS]
Bolan died on 16 September 1977, two weeks before his 30th birthday. He was a passenger in a purple Mini 1275GT (registration FOX 661L) driven by Gloria Jones as they headed home from Mortons drinking club and restaurant in Berkeley Square. Jones lost control of the car: it struck a steel reinforced chain link fence post and came to rest against a sycamore tree after failing to negotiate a small humpback bridge near Gipsy Lane on Queens Ride, Barnes, southwest London. Neither occupant was wearing a seat belt. Bolan was killed instantly, while Jones suffered a broken arm and broken jaw and spent time in hospital; she did not learn of Bolan's death until the day of his funeral. Bolan's home, which was less than a mile away at 142 Upper Richmond Road West in East Sheen, was looted shortly thereafter.
At Bolan's funeral, attended by David Bowie, Rod Stewart, Tony Visconti, and Steve Harley, a swan-shaped floral tribute was displayed outside the service in recognition of his breakthrough hit single "Ride a White Swan". His funeral service was at the Golders Green Crematorium, a secular provision in north London, where his ashes were buried. The car crash site has subsequently become a shrine to his memory, where fans leave tributes beside the tree. In 2013, the shrine was featured on the BBC Four series Pagans and Pilgrims: Britain's Holiest Places. The site, referred to as Bolan's Rock Shrine, is owned and maintained by the T. Rex Action Group.
Bolan never learned to drive, fearing a premature death. Despite this fear, cars or automotive components are at least mentioned in, if not the subject of, many of his songs. He also owned a number of vehicles, including a white 1960s Rolls-Royce that was loaned by his management to the band Hawkwind on the night of his death;
Marc Bolan (born Mark Feld; 30 September 1947 – 16 September 1977) was an English singer-songwriter, musician, guitarist, and poet. He was best known as the lead singer of the glam rock band T. Rex. Bolan was one of the pioneers of the glam rock movement of the 1970s. He died at age 29 in a car accident a fortnight before his 30th birthday.
THIS IS AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE COLLECTIBLE MUSIC HISTORICAL ITEM FOR THE SERIOUS COLLECTOR OF ROCK LEGENDARY ITEMS; I HAVE HAD THIS SINCE THE DAY OF HIS SAD DEATH IN MY PRIVATE VAULTS MUSIC COLLECTION;
** PLEASE NOTE RE THIS ITEM FOR SALE;
I HAVE BEEN PRIVILEGED TO ENJOY AND EXPERIENCE THROUGH MANY MANY YEARS AND COUNTLESS PAST DECADES OF PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY FROM 1964 THROUGH UNTIL 1990 BEING THE LAST MUSIC CONCERT I PROMOTED AND ARRANGED [FOR CHARITY] IN SOUTHERN UNITED KINGDOM;
WITHOUT MENTIONING HERE ALL THE SUPERSTARS NAMES THAT I HAVE BEEN PRIVILEGED TO ACTUALLY PROMOTE / AND KNOW/ AND CALL MY FRIENDS/ [ MANY DETAILED PRESS INDIVIDUAL PAST ARTICLES VERIFYING THIS FACT CAN VERY HAPPILY BE SUPPLIED TO YOU IF YOU SO WISH WITH THIS ITEM IF YOU PURCHASE IT PROVIDING THUS “PROVENANCE” AND THE HISTORY RELATING TO THE GENUINE ITEM PURCHASED] IT IS , AS A RESULT OF MY POORLY HEALTH DIAGNOSIS [ WHICH REMAINS ONGOING AND PERMANENT] THAT I HAVE BEEN AND CONTINUE TO BE COMPREHENSIVELY DISPOSING OF A VAST COLLECTION OF UNIQUE RARE VALUABLE AND HISTORIC MUSIC/ ROCK AND ENTERTAINMENT & MOVIE COLLECTIBLES THAT DOWN THROUGH THE PAST YEARS & MANY DECADES I HAVE OWNED AND ALSO/ OR/ COLLECTED PERSONALLY. THEY ALL ORIGINATE THUS FROM MY PAST “PRIVATE MUSIC COLLECTION AND MUSICAL VAULTS” HENCE THIS IS ONE SUCH RARE ITEM WHICH IS NOW BEING SOLD.
A FASCINATING AND RARE WORLD FAMOUS ROCK & ROLL/ GLAM ROCK & POP ARTIST ICON & BAND GENUINE MEMORABILIA ITEM.
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WHEN BUYING THUS, YOU HAVE 14 DAYS TO ADVISE ME AND TO RETURN ITEM IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY, AND YOU WILL RECEIVE FULL CASH REFUND MINUS ANY INCURRED POSTAGE COSTS. ALL I ASK IN RETURN IS YOU GIVE ME A 100% A 1 FEEDBACK RATING PLEASE IN RETURN SO PLEASE BID WITH COMPLETE CONFIDENCE!
FOR THE PAST SIXTEEN YEARS ALL MY PRIVATE COLLECTION ITEMS, ONCE SOLD, ARE ONLY SENT BY SIGN FOR & INSURED RECORDED TRACK ALL THE WAY DELIVERY TO ENSURE 100% SAFE DELIVERY TO YOU THE BUYER AND THIS FACT ACTS AS YOUR GUARANTEE OF SAFE DELIVERY.
HENCE FOR THIS PARTICULARLY VALUABLE AND IRREPLACEABLE ITEM I ONLY DISPATCH BY ROYAL MAIL RECORDED & INSURED SIGN FOR DELIVERY IN THE UK, WHICH ENSURES TO YOU THE BUYER 100% SAFE DELIVERY. THE ITEM IS ALSO INSURED FOR ITS FULL VALUE!
THE CHARGEABLE CORRECT AMOUNT WILL IN FACT FOR THIS ITEM ON THIS SIGN FOR RECORDED DELIVERY WILL ONLY BE ONLY £3.45 IN THE UK & THIS IS ONLY WHAT YOU WILL PAY FOR POST AND PACKING;
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