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John’s Children On Saturday Club – 1967 – Nights At The Roundtable: Session Edition

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John's Children - with the inimitable Marc Bolan (r) - the other-worldly writing was on the wall.

John’s Children – with the inimitable Marc Bolan (r) – the other-worldly writing was on the wall.

John’s Children – In Session for The Saturday Club – June 6, 1967 – BBC Radio 1

Fans of Marc Bolan and T. Rex are well aware of Bolan’s early endeavors. And the period with John’s Children stands out as a definite harbinger of things to come. Although they had really only one hit (in the U.S.) – the milestone Smashed, Blocked, John’s Children came at the right place and at the right time – right at the end of 1966, ushering in 1967. The hit came as a complete surprise, not only to the band but the producers of the single (Ray Singer and Simon Napier-Bell). Their follow-up singles did very well in the UK and Europe, but failed to get noticed in the States. Shortly after this session, Marc Bolan would leave and start what would later be known as T. Rex – and the rest, as they say, is history.

But as a reminder of just how Psychedelia was grabbing audiences in 1967, here is a session John’s Children recorded for the popular Saturday Club on BBC Radio 1 – from June 6, 1967.

The world was turning paisley quickly – and John’s Children were right at home.

Play loud – apologies about track 3 – the original was badly damaged and an aircheck had to substitute – but you get the idea anyway.

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