BOLAN TAPES UNEARTHED

Last updated: Sunday, March 12, 2006

BOLAN TAPES UNEARTHED

A stash of unreleased MARC BOLAN recordings have come to light, after a former studio receptionist handed them to the late rocker's son ROLAN.

The tapes were snapped up by the employee at Air London Studios when the music mecca was due to close down, as she feared the rare glam rock tracks would be lost forever. She subsequently vowed to give them to Rolan, now 29, when he was at an age when he could appreciate them.

Rolan, who plans to release them next year (07) in honour of his late dad, was amazed to hear his mother GLORIA JONES' voice ringing out from the reels too - Bolan recorded TO KNOW YOU IS TO LOVE YOU and TAME MY TIGER with her.

He says, "It was so exciting. I went to this lady's home and she opened up the broom cupboard and took out all these master tapes of my father's unreleased material.

"I was especially thrilled because it featured my father singing with my mother on songs I had never heard."

| Sunday, March 12, 2006

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