 The group was not very successful.In 1971, he became manager of T. Rex and helped Marc Bolan to set up his own record label, T. Rex Wax Co, through EMI.After parting company with Bolan, he managed Steve Peregrin Took, Bolan's former musical partner, Steeleye Span, Motörhead, and Marianne Faithfull; the latter a short run experience which ended with a cash pay-off, after Faithfull decided his management style was not suited to her needs.