"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]

"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

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.