''Marc'' is a British television

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presented by T. Rex's lead singer

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. It was produced in

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by Granada Television for the

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network. A second series was planned but Bolan died before it could be produced. Produced by

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and directed by

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, it ran for six weekly episodes in the autumn of 1977, before its host died in a car crash on 16 September that year. A

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show with a very limited budget and markedly low production values, it gave Bolan a chance to showcase

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bands such as

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and Eddie and the Hot Rods. T. Rex lip synced at least three songs each week, with Bolan's guitar never appearing to be plugged in, a mixture of new versions of their old hits, and fresh tracks, while the guests were slotted in between. Not all were as notable as those listed above, though they also included

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, drummer with the rock band

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, in a rare

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TV appearance. They were also joined by a dance troupe called 'Heart Throb', images of whom standing next to Bolan, on

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, dated the 10th of August, 1977, identify them as Isobelle Skullnice; June Griffiths; Alison Basham; and Kirsty Hayes. Bolan introduced their 'Ain't it Strange', single, on Show 6; (by which time "Pam, Michael, and David" appear on the credits). Bolan referred to them in Show 6 as "My" (his) dancers". After his friend David Bowie had soloed the last episode's penultimate song, 'Heroes', he and Bolan were meant to

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"Sleeping Next To You", into the fade. A few seconds into Bowie's vocal, Bolan tripped over a microphone cable, fell forward, recovered, and smiled. Bowie is said to have called out "Could we have a wooden box for Marc to stand on?". Following the show, Bolan and Bowie co-wrote and recorded a rough outline of a new song, " Madman". The new wave band

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found a bootleg tape and recorded it, which became a

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single and featured on their 'Guillotine Theatre' album. The final show was recorded on 7 September 1977, but not broadcast until after Bolan's funeral on 20 September 1977, which was also attended by David Bowie and Rod Stewart, among others. An edited highlights compilation was released in the United Kingdom on

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in 2005. It contained only the T Rex performances from each of the six episodes.

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Studios licensed it for release once again, in 2017; that Region 2 (

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) release contained additional T Rex TV performances from Shang a Lang, 'Supersonic', and 'Get it Together', all of which pre-dated the 'Marc' shows, whilst still excluding the other artists' songs. In 2007, a DVD release of all six shows in their entirety was released in

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only.

Show details

Show 1 24 August 1977 # "Sing Me a Song" –

with T. Rex # " All Around the World" –

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# "

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" –

with T. Rex # "Cool Wind From the North" – Stephanie de Sykes # "No Russians in Russia" –

# "Heart Throb's Dance" (You Made Me Believe in Magic/ (by Bay City Rollers) # "

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" –

with T. Rex # "You Got What It Takes" –

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# " Jeepster" –

with T. Rex Show 2 31 August 1977 # Show credits # "Celebrate Summer" –

with T. Rex # "Heart Throb's Dance" (Roots Rock &

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) # "If I Can Just Get Through Tonight" – Alfalpha # "You Made Me Believe in Magic" – Bay City Rollers # "

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" –

with T. Rex # "Ride a White Swan" –

with T. Rex # "Just a Little Tenderness" – Mud # "People in Love" – 10cc # "Endless Sleep" –

with T. Rex Show 3 7 September 1977 # "Sing Me a Song" –

with T. Rex # "Groove a Little" –

with T. Rex # "Looking After Number One" –

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# "You're My Baby" – Jamie Wild # "Let's Dance" –

with T. Rex # "Heart Throb's Dance (Celebrate Summer)" –

with T. Rex # "Get Your Love Right" – Alan David # "Quark Strangeness and Charm" –

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# "Hot Love" –

with T. Rex Show 4 14 September 1977 # Show credits # "New York City" –

with T. Rex # "Idolizer" – Denis Conly # "Tulane" –

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# "I Love to Boogie" –

with T. Rex # "Endless Sleep" –

with T. Rex # "Confessing" –

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# "I Wanna Testify" –

(

) # "

Dandy in the Underworld ''Dandy in the Underworld'' is the twelfth and final studio album by English rock band T. Rex. It was released on 11 March 1977 by record label EMI. It reached No. 26 in the UK charts, the band's highest-charting album since 1974's ''Zinc Allo ...

" –

with T. Rex Show 5 21 September 1977 # "Sing Me a Song" –

with T. Rex # "Sunshine of Your Love" –

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# "Heart Throb's Dance" (Get On) # "Bring Back the Love" –

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# "Celebrate Summer" –

with T. Rex # "No Russians in Russia" –

# "Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight)" –

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# "Get It On" –

with T. Rex Show 6 28 September 1977 # Show credits # "Deborah" –

with T. Rex # "Your Generation" –

# "I'm a Fighter" – Lip Service # "Heart Throb's Dance" – Ain't it Strange # "Groove A Little" –

with T. Rex # "Ride A White Swan" –

with T. Rex # "Heart Throb's Dance (I Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet)" – Gonzalez # "Do Anything You Want to Do" – Eddie and the Hot Rods # "Heroes" –

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# Instrumental jam ("Sleeping Next To You") with

and

& T. Rex

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=0320064, title=Marc 1977 British television series debuts 1977 British television series endings 1970s British music television series Television series by ITV Studios Television shows produced by Granada Television English-language television shows