Marc Bolan replacing Took with Mickey Finn, he let the electric influences come forward even further on "A Beard of Stars", the final album to be credited to Tyrannosaurus Rex. It closed with the song "Elemental Child", featuring a long electric guitar break influenced by Jimi Hendrix. Bolan married his girlfriend, June Ellen Child, on 30 January 1970. She was a former secretary to the manager of another of his heroes, Syd Barrett, and June was influential in raising her new husband's profile in the music industry. Becoming more adventurous musically, Marc bought a modified vintage Gibson Les Paul guitar (featured on
Marc Bolan had in America. In November 1971, the band's record label, Fly, released the "Electric Warrior" track "Jeepster" without Bolan's permission. Outraged, Bolan took advantage of the timely lapsing of his Fly Records contract and left for EMI, who gave him his own record label, the T. Rex Wax Co. Its bag and label featured an iconic head-and-shoulders image of Bolan. Despite the lack of Bolan's endorsement, "Jeepster" peaked at number two in the UK. In 1972, Bolan achieved two more British number ones with "Telegram Sam" and "Metal Guru" (the latter of which stopped Elton John getting to the top