The Manchester Apollo has a seated capacity of around 2,700 and had previously been built as a cinema in 1930 (1). This was the first time that Marc had played the Apollo as previous concerts in Manchester had been at the Free Trade Hall and Bell Vue.

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The 'Dandy in the Underworld' album was released on this day to critical acclaim from most sections of the music press. This would be T Rex's last officially released album in Marc's lifetime.

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The tour party stayed the night at The Post House hotel on the edge of Manchester.

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A poor quality bootleg recording of this concert exists and was circulated as a cassette tape amongst T Rex fans in the late 1970's. It is possible that an acetate album of the concert exists, though this will almost certainly be the same quality as the tape.

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The Apollo remains a leading music venue in Manchester (official website manchesterapollo).

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References:
(1) 'Manchester Apollo', Wikipedia