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| "Laser Love" | ||||
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 7" single cover | ||||
| Single by T. Rex | ||||
| B-side | "Life's an Elevator" | |||
| Released | 2 October 1976 | |||
| Genre | Glam rock | |||
| Label | T. Rex Wax Co. | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Marc Bolan | |||
| Producer(s) | Marc Bolan | |||
| T. Rex singles chronology | ||||
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"Laser Love" is a song by English glam rock act T. Rex. It was released as a non-album single in 1976 by record label T. Rex Wax Co.
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