Zip Gun Boogie Explained

Zip Gun Boogie
Cover:Zip Gun Boogie.png
Type:single
Artist:Marc Bolan (on original issue) / T. Rex (on reissues)
Album:Bolan's Zip Gun
B-Side:Space Boss
Released:1 November 1974
Genre:Glam rock
Length:3:26
Label:EMI (UK)
Producer:Marc Bolan
Prev Title:Light of Love
Prev Year:1974
Next Title:New York City
Next Year:1975

"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 Singles Chart for a total of three weeks, peaking at No. 41, making it T. Rex's lowest charting single during Bolan's lifetime.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zip Gun Boogie. Amazon . 14 January 2014.
  2. Web site: Thomson. Dave. Bolan's Zip Gun. AllMusic. 14 January 2014.
  3. Web site: T•Rex* – Zip Gun Boogie. Discogs.com. 14 January 2014.
  4. Web site: T. Rex. Officialcharts.com. 14 January 2014.