‘Solid Gold Easy Action’ became the second consecutive single by Bolan and the band to peak at No.2 in the UK in less than three months.
Another of Chuck's set texts of rock'n'roll was making its presence felt on November 18, 1957.
Mass-marketed music for the X-Factor generation promoting attractive, clean-living male singers to teenagers looking for romance from their pop idols is not actually a new thing.
Industry stars have paid tribute to 1970s teen idol and Partridge Family star David Cassidy who has died of liver failure aged 67
