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"'''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 (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]]''.<ref name=amazon>{{cite web|title=Zip Gun Boogie|url=https://www.amazon.com/Zip-Gun-Boogie/dp/B005B22Q54|access-date=14 January 2014}}</ref><ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|last=Thomson|first=Dave|title=Bolan's Zip Gun|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/bolans-zip-gun-mw0000199062|publisher=allmusic.com|access-date=14 January 2014}}</ref><ref name=disc>{{cite web|title=T•Rex* – Zip Gun Boogie|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/bolans-zip-gun-mw0000199062|publisher=discogs.com|access-date=14 January 2014}}</ref>
"'''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 (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]]''.<ref name=amazon>{{cite web|title=Zip Gun Boogie|website=Amazon |url=https://www.amazon.com/Zip-Gun-Boogie/dp/B005B22Q54|access-date=14 January 2014}}</ref><ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|last=Thomson|first=Dave|title=Bolan's Zip Gun|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/bolans-zip-gun-mw0000199062|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=14 January 2014}}</ref><ref name=disc>{{cite web|title=T•Rex* – Zip Gun Boogie|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/bolans-zip-gun-mw0000199062|website=Discogs.com|access-date=14 January 2014}}</ref>


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.<ref>Official UK Charts Company. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/t.%20rex/ Retrieved 1 January 2014</ref><ref name=officialcharts>{{cite web|title=T. Rex|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/t.%20rex/|publisher=officialcharts.com|access-date=14 January 2014}}</ref>
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.<ref name=officialcharts>{{cite web|title=T. Rex|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/t.%20rex/|website=Officialcharts.com|access-date=14 January 2014}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 18:37, 4 July 2024

"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 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]

References

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  1. ^ "Zip Gun Boogie". Amazon. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  2. ^ Thomson, Dave. "Bolan's Zip Gun". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  3. ^ "T•Rex* – Zip Gun Boogie". Discogs.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.
  4. ^ "T. Rex". Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 14 January 2014.


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