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London Boys (T. Rex song)

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B-side
  
"Solid Baby"

Format
  
7" vinyl

Label
  
T. Rex Wax Co.

Released
  
21 February 1976

Genre
  
Glam rock

Writer(s)
  
Marc Bolan

"London Boys" is a song by English glam rock act T. Rex. It was released a single in 1976 by record label T. Rex Wax Co. The track was not released on an album, but was originally intended to feature in Bolan's aborted rock operas The London Opera and Billy Super Duper.

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Content

Like all of T. Rex's music, the song is written by Marc Bolan.

Release

"London Boys" was released as a single on 21 February 1976 by record label T. Rex Wax Co. The track was not released on an album, but was originally intended to feature in Bolan's aborted rock operas The London Opera and Billy Super Duper. Its B-side, "Solid Baby", is taken from T. Rex's sixth studio album Bolan's Zip Gun (1975).

The song was in the UK charts for a total of three weeks, peaking at No. 40.

References

London Boys (T. Rex song) Wikipedia