Zip Gun Boogie

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"Zip Gun Boogie"
Single by Marc Bolan (on original issue) / T. Rex (on reissues)
from the album Bolan's Zip Gun
B-side"Space Boss"
Released1 November 1974
GenreGlam rock
Length3:26
LabelEMI (UK)
Songwriter(s)Marc Bolan
Producer(s)Marc Bolan
Marc Bolan (on original issue) / T. Rex (on reissues) singles chronology
"Light of Love"
(1974)
"Zip Gun Boogie"
(1974)
"New York City"
(1975)
Audio
"Zip Gun Boogie" on YouTube

"Zip Gun Boogie" is a 1974 single, originally credited in the UK as a solo single by Marc Bolan of the British glam rock band T. Rex. In other territories, the single was credited to "T. Rex" or "Marc Bolan and T. Rex"; almost all reissues of the track credit it solely to T. Rex. The track and its B-side feature on the 1975 T. Rex album Bolan's Zip Gun.[1][2][3]

The single was in the UK charts for a total of three weeks, peaking at No. 41, making it T. Rex's lowest charting single during Bolan's lifetime.[4][5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Zip Gun Boogie". Amazon. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  2. ^ Thomson, Dave. "Bolan's Zip Gun". allmusic.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  3. ^ "T•Rex* – Zip Gun Boogie". discogs.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  4. ^ Official UK Charts Company. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/t.%20rex/ Retrieved 1 January 2014
  5. ^ "T. Rex". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.