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T. Rex
Allmusic Biography : The most iconic band of the U.K. glam rock scene of the 70s, T. Rex were the creation of Marc Bolan, who started out as a cheerfully addled acolyte of psychedelia and folk-rock until he turned to swaggering rock & roll with boogie rhythm and a tricked-up fashion sense. For a couple years, T. Rex were the biggest band in England and a potent cult item in the United States. If their stardom didnt last, their influence did, and T. Rexs dirty but playful attitude and Bolans sense of style and rock star moves would show their influence in metal, punk, new wave, and alternative rock; its all but impossible to imagine the 80s new romantic scene existing without Bolans influence. Marc Bolan was born Mark Feld on September 30, 1947 in Stoke Newington, London, England. The youngster seemed cut out for a career in showbiz nearly from the start; he started playing guitar at the age of nine when he and some friends formed a skiffle band, and he made his professional acting debut in 1963, playing a minor role on the childrens television series Orlando. After a brief run as a child model, Bolan (his stage name a contraction of Bob Dylan) dove into music, and released his first single, "The Wizard," in November 1965, shortly after he signed a deal with Decca Records. After cutting a few more unsuccessful singles, which found Bolan moving into a direction clearly inspired by Dylan and Donovan, Simon Napier-Bell took over as his manager, and in 1967 Bolan became a member of the notorious psychedelic band Johns Children. While he was in Johns Children long enough to write and sing lead on their single "Desdemona" and tour Europe as the Whos opening act, Bolan left the group after a mere four months, and quickly began writing songs for his next project. Before 1967 was out, Bolan had launched his new group, Tyrannosaurus Rex, with a show at Londons Electric Garden. However, Bolan booked the gig before he finalized the bands lineup; legend has it he was still auditioning musicians the day of the show, and by all reports the debut was disastrous. Abandoning his original concept of a four-piece band, Bolan reworked Tyrannosaurus Rex into an acoustic duo, with Marc on guitar and vocals and Steve Peregrin Took on percussion. Bolans loopy but engaging lyrical sensibility and Eastern-influenced melodies, coupled with Tooks use of hand drums and unconventional percussion devices, helped to earn the group a loyal following in Londons hippie community, and they were championed by the legendary BBC disc jockey John Peel. The duo scored a deal with Regal Zonophone Records, and their debut album, My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair... But Now Theyre Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows, was released in July 1968; the album was produced by Tony Visconti, who would go on to produce nearly all of Bolans subsequent work. The second Tyrannosaurus Rex album, Prophets, Seers & Sages: The Angels of the Ages, appeared just three months later, and the third, Unicorn, came out in May 1969, shortly after the publication of The Warlock of Love, a book of poems written by Bolan. However, Bolan and Took found themselves increasingly at odds, as Tooks behavior became more outré, especially during a largely unsuccessful American tour, and Unicorn proved to be his last album with Tyrannosaurus Rex. Mickey Finn took over as the duos percussionist, and in 1970 they recorded the album A Beard of Stars as well as the single "Ride a White Swan," and both saw the band moving in a new direction, venturing away from the fading U.K. hippie scene. Bolan had begun playing electric guitar, giving the songs a bigger and buzzier sound, and Finns handclaps and percussion provided a stompdown backbeat that turned Tyrannosaurus Rex from a folk act into a potent if minimal rock band. The duo acknowledged their shift in direction with their fifth album, which bore their new name, T. Rex. "Ride a White Swan" was a surprise smash in the U.K., and the T. Rex album also fared well, and Bolan doubled down on the groups new proto-boogie sound by expanding T. Rex to a quartet with the addition of trap drummer Bill Legend and bassist Steve Currie. Bolan also took to sporting top hats, feather boas, and glittery outfits on-stage, giving their shows a welcome sense of flash, and while some of Bolans older fans blanched at his abandonment of his folkie impulses, the release of Electric Warrior in September 1971 was all the consolation he needed. The album was a major hit, rising to the top of the U.K. album charts and establishing T. Rex as one of Britains biggest bands, while also helping to launch the glam rock era that would dominate U.K. rock for the next several years. The album spawned two U.K. hit singles, "Jeepster" and "Bang a Gong (Get It On)," and while the former made little impact in the United States, the latter cracked the American Top 40, and T. Rex developed a growing cult following in the United States, especially on the West Coast, where the glam crusade found its greatest American success. As "T. Rexstasy" took hold in the U.K. and Europe, Bolan and his crew released The Slider in July 1972, which offered more of the groups crunchy hard rock boogie and Bolans sly, playful lyrics; the album was another smash in the U.K., rising to number four on the album charts, while it peaked at a more than respectable number 17 in the United States. The album was also recorded while a film was being made about Bolan and T. Rex, Born to Boogie, directed by none other than Ringo Starr. But neither of the two singles, "Telegram Sam" nor "Metal Guru," made much of an impression in the United States, and neither did the non-album single "20th Century Boy," though it was a smash in the U.K. Surprisingly, T. Rex opted not to feature the song on Tanx, issued in January 1973, and the album rose no further than number 102 in America, and it received lukewarm reviews in the U.K. and Europe, though sales there were still impressive. By the time T. Rex released their next album, Gloria Jones had joined T. Rex on keyboards and backing vocals (she was also in a romantic relationship with Bolan, despite the fact he was married at the time), and the group displayed a new R&B; influence on 1974s Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow. However, the albums reception confirmed the bloom was off the rose for T. Rex; the single "Teenage Dream" failed to crack the U.K. Top Ten, and the LP wasnt even released in the United States. Early 1975 saw the release of Bolans Zip Gun, which was produced by Bolan after Tony Visconti bowed out, and only featured drummer Bill Legend on one track, with drummer Davy Lutton and keyboard man Dino Dines joining the group. Once again, the album wasnt issued in America, though a combination of tracks from Zinc Alloy and Zip Gun was released stateside by Casablanca Records as Light of Love. Bolan became a tax exile who relocated to California, which made him the target of more unfriendly reports in the British music press. Bolan was on the rebound in early 1976 with the release of Futuristic Dragon, an ambitious set that featured a bigger sound than T. Rexs last few albums, and while it once again went unreleased in the United States, reviews were positive and the album was a modest commercial success. Bolan also became a father with the birth of Rolan Bolan, his son by Gloria Jones, and he returned to England, where he became the host of a pop music show, Marc, that featured performances by Bolan, artists from the height of the glam rock days (including David Bowie), and rising stars on the punk rock scene, including the Jam, Generation X, and the Boomtown Rats. As Bolans star was on the rise, he returned to the studio to make a new album; Dandy in the Underworld was credited to T. Rex, but was almost entirely the work of studio musicians after the final breakup of the classic T. Rex lineup. The album received positive press in the U.K., but Bolan had little opportunity to bask in its success; he died in an auto accident on September 16, 1977. While both Mickey Finn and Bill Legend toured with bands calling themselves T. Rex in the wake of Bolans death, for nearly all fans the notion of T. Rex without Marc Bolan seemed absurd, and the bands legacy has been kept alive through reissues of T. Rexs recordings and archival collections of rarities from Bolan and the group, and by covers of their songs from acts as diverse as Guns N Roses, the Violent Femmes, Siouxsie and the Banshees, the Replacements, the Power Station, and the Bongos.
	Album: 1 of 47 Title:  My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair… But Now They’re Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows Released:  1968-07 Tracks:  12 Duration:  33:18 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   Wikipedia   Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Hot Rod Mama  (03:11) 2   Scenes Of  (01:41) 3   Child Star  (02:51) 4   Strange Orchestras  (01:47) 5   Chateau in Virginia Waters  (02:38) 6   Dwarfish Trumpet Blues  (02:47) 7   Mustang Ford  (02:59) 8   Afghan Woman  (01:58) 9   Knight  (02:38) 10  Graceful Fat Sheba  (01:28) 11  Weilder of Words  (03:19) 12  Frowning Atahuallpa (My Inca Love)  (05:55)
My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair… But Now They’re Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows : Allmusic album Review : Until he joined Johns Children, in March, 1967, Marc Bolan had never even owned an electric guitar. And once he quit the band, it is said, he abandoned it as quickly as everything else which that band represented -- freakbeat pop, adrenalined psych, electric soup. In fact, Bolan never lost sight of his electric destiny, even as Tyrannosaurus Rex sawed away on their acoustic toys, a point which producer Tony Visconti cottoned onto the first time he ever saw the duo play, "Marc sitting crosslegged on stage playing his strange little songs in a wobbly voice, while Steve Took was banging on his bongos." Visconti himself was a novice producer, "holding out for something really different and unusual. I thought Marc was perhaps that." He was, and the album which he and Took delivered emphasized all the qualities which Visconti had spotted that night at the UFO club. My People Were Fair approaches the listener from a totally unique angle. The Bolan voice, hardened from the slight warble which carried through his early solo material (still noticeable on the backups he performed for Johns Children), remains uncompromising, but it blends so perfectly with the bizarre, almost Eastern-sounding instrumentation that the most lasting impression is of a medieval caravansary whose demented Bedouin cast has suddenly been let loose in a recording studio. It is an irresistible affair, if absolutely a child of its psychedelically-inclined time -- "Frowning Atahuallpa" even recruits DJ John Peel to read a Tolkien-esque fairy tale. But one of Bolans loveliest compositions is here -- the gentle and deceptively melodic "Child Star," layered by harmonies which hit you sideways and are all the more mighty for it; one of his weirdest, too, is included, the mutant fairy dance of "Strange Orchestras," which sounds like it was recorded by one. Together with fellow highlights "Chateau in Virginia Waters" and "Graceful Fat Sheba," both are so far ahead of the material Bolan had been composing just a year earlier (subsequently made available on the Hard on Love/Beginning of Doves retrospective), that the inclusion of the "oldies" "Hot Rod Mama" and "Mustang Ford" is almost disappointing. They are, however, the only sour notes sounded on an album whose magic is discernible from so many different angles that it is hard to say which is its most astonishing factor. But its hard not to be drawn to the actual dynamics of My People Were Fair, the uncanny way Tyrannosaurus Rex take the slightest musical instruments, pixie phones, glockenspiels and a Chinese gong included, to make them sound like the heaviest rock & roll band on the planet. Anyone could play power chords, after all. But who else would play them on acoustic guitar?
	Album: 2 of 47 Title:  Prophets, Seers & Sages: The Angels of the Ages Released:  1968-10-26 Tracks:  14 Duration:  29:51 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Wikipedia   Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Deboraarobed  (03:32) 2   Stacey Grove  (01:57) 3   Wind Quartets  (02:55) 4   Conesuala  (02:22) 5   Trelawny Lawn  (01:44) 6   Aznageel the Mage  (01:58) 7   The Friends  (01:18) 8   Salamanda Palaganda  (02:12) 9   Our Wonderful Brownskin Man  (00:47) 10  Oh Harley (The Saltimbanques)  (02:18) 11  Eastern Spell  (01:40) 12  The Travelling Tragition  (01:46) 13  Juniper Suction  (01:10) 14  Scenescof Dynasty  (04:06)
Prophets, Seers & Sages: The Angels of the Ages : Allmusic album Review : The most underrated of Tyrannosaurus Rexs four albums, Prophets, Seers & Sages was recorded just six months after their debut and adds little to the landscapes which that set mapped out. There is the same reliance on the jarring juxtaposition of rock rhythms in a folky discipline; the same abundance of obscure, private mythologies; the same skewed look at the latest studio dynamics, fed through the convoluted wringer of the duos imagination -- the already classic pop of the opening "Deboraarobed" is further dignified by its segue into the same performance played backwards, a fairly groundbreaking move at a time when even the Beatles were still burying such experiments deep in the mix. But if the album itself found the duo rooted to the musical spot, still it delivered some of Marc Bolans most resonant songs. The nostalgia-flavored "Stacey Grove" and the contrarily high-energy "Conesuela" were as peerless as any of Bolans more feted compositions. Equally intriguing is the confidence which exudes from "Scenes of Dynasty," a successor of sorts to the last albums "Scenesof," but presented with just percussion and some strange vocal noises to accompany Bolans singing -- at a time when "singing" was maybe not the term a lot of listeners would employ for his vocals. The excited "one-two-three-four" count-in only adds to the dislocation, of course. Finally, the owlishly contagious "Salamanda Palaganda" offers a first-hand peek into the very mechanics of Bolans songwriting. Other composers stuck for a rhyme either reach for the thesaurus or abandon the lyric altogether. Bolan simply made one up, and in the process created a whole new language -- half nonsense, half mystery, but wholly intoxicating. Just like the rest of the album, in fact.
	Album: 3 of 47 Title:  Unicorn Released:  1969 Tracks:  16 Duration:  39:48 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   Wikipedia   Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Chariots of Silk  (02:26) 2   pon a Hill  (01:15) 3   The Seal of Seasons  (01:47) 4   The Throat of Winter  (01:56) 5   Catblack (The Wizards Hat)  (02:53) 6   Stones for Avalon  (01:35) 7   She Was Born to Be My Unicorn  (02:34) 8   Like a White Star, Tangled and Far, Tulip Thats What You Are.  (03:47) 9   Warlord of the Royal Crocodiles  (02:09) 10  Evenings of Damask  (02:24) 11  The Sea Beasts  (02:24) 12  Iscariot  (02:51) 13  Nijinski Hind  (02:18) 14  The Pilgrims Tale  (02:05) 15  The Misty Coast of Albany  (05:03) 16  Romany Soup  (02:13)
Unicorn : Allmusic album Review : The third Tyrannosaurus Rex album, and their debut U.S. release, Unicorn was also the first to steadfastly state the game plan which Marc Bolan had been patiently formulating for two years -- the overnight transformation from underground icon to above ground superstar. Not only does it catch him experimenting with an electric guitar for the first time on record, it also sees Steve Peregrin Took exchange his bongos for a full drum kit, minor deviations to be sure, but significant ones regardless. And listen closely: you can hear the future. The opening "Chariots of Silk" sets the ball rolling, as slight and lovely as any of Bolans early songs, but driven by a tumultuous drum roll, a pounding percussion which might be the sound of distant gunfire, but could as easily be a petulant four-year-old, stamping around an upstairs apartment. Either way, it must have been a rude awakening for the bliss-soaked hippy acid-heads who were the duos most loyal audience at the time -- and, though the album settled down considerably thereafter, that initial sense of alarm never leaves. By the time one reaches the closing "Romany Soup," a nursery jingle duet for voice and whispered secrets, you feel like youve just left the wildest roller coaster on earth. If the peaks are astonishing, however, the troughs are merely comparative. "Pon A Hill" is certainly more remarkable for the backing chorus of absurd twitters than for a fairly standard Bolan melody. But "Cat Black," a song which had been around since before Bolan joined Johns Children, comes on like a lost Spector classic, with apoplectic percussion and a positively soaring, wordless chorus. "She Was Born to Be My Unicorn," meanwhile, drifts by on piping Hammond and tympani, while "Warlord of the Royal Crocodiles" is no less resonant than such a title demands. Reprising his role on the duos first album, DJ John Peel reappears to read a brief childrens story, but that truly is the only real point of contact between Unicorn and its predecessors. Indeed, in a moment of pure prescient enthusiasm, Melody Makers review tagged the once painstakingly eclectic acoustic duo "electrified teenybop" and, had things not gone horribly awry between Bolan and Took during their first U.S. tour that same year, all that T Rex was to achieve in the first years of the next decade might have instead fallen into place during the final years of the 60s. Because again, you can already hear the storm brewing.
	Album: 4 of 47 Title:  A Beard of Stars Released:  1970-03 Tracks:  14 Duration:  35:04 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Prelude  (01:04) 2   A Day Laye  (01:56) 3   The Woodland Bop  (01:39) 4   First Heart Might Dawn Dart  (02:45) 5   Pavilions of Sun  (02:49) 6   Organ Blues  (02:47) 7   By the Light of a Magical Moon  (02:51) 8   Wind Cheetah  (02:38) 9   A Beard of Stars  (01:37) 10  Great Horse  (01:42) 11  Dragons Ear  (02:37) 12  Lofty Skies  (02:54) 13  Dove  (02:06) 14  Elemental Child  (05:33)
A Beard of Stars : Allmusic album Review : Tyrannosaurus Rexs fourth album, A Beard of Stars, was the turning point where Marc Bolan began evolving from an unrepentant hippie into the full-on swaggering rock star he would be within a couple of years, though for those not familiar with his previous work, it still sounds like the work of a man with his mind plugged into the age of lysergic enchantment. "A Daye Laye," "Pavilions of Sun," and the title tune sure sound like the writings of an agreeably addled flower child, and Bolans vocals are playfully mannered in a manner that suits his loopy poetry. However, after shunning the corrupting influences of electric guitars on Tyrannosaurus Rexs early recordings, A Beard of Stars finds Bolan plugging in as he turns on, and he sounds like hes clearly enjoying it; the wah-wah solo that closes "Pavilions of Sun" demonstrates how just a little electricity gave this music a new lease on life, as do the guitar and bass overdubs on "Fist Heart Mighty Dawn Dart," and the lo-fi raunch that dominates "Elemental Child" was the first manifestation of the amped-up proto-boogie that defined Electric Warrior and The Slider. A Beard of Stars was also the first Tyrannosaurus Rex album after Mickey Finn took over as percussionist from Steve Peregrine-Took, and his more straightforward approach (as well as his occasional basslines) gave this music a far more solid foundation than Peregrine-Tooks expressive but frequently unpredictable rhythms, further setting the stage for the groups Grand Transformation. A Beard of Stars holds on to the charm of Tyrannosaurus Rexs early work while letting Bolans natural charisma and rock moves finally take hold, and its a unique and very pleasing entry in their catalog.
	Album: 5 of 47 Title:  T·Rex Released:  1970-12-11 Tracks:  39 Duration:  1:59:41 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   Allmusic   Wikipedia    AlbumCover	1   The Children of Rarn  (00:52) 2   Jewel  (02:45) 3   The Visit  (01:54) 4   Childe  (01:40) 5   The Time of Love Is Now  (02:41) 6   Diamond Meadows  (01:58) 7   Root of Star  (02:31) 8   Beltane Walk  (02:28) 9   Is It Love?  (02:34) 10  One Inch Rock  (02:25) 11  Summer Deep  (01:42) 12  Seagull Woman  (02:19) 13  Suneye  (02:05) 14  The Wizard  (08:50) 15  The Children of Rarn (reprise)  (00:35) 16  Ride a White Swan (single a Side)  (02:12) 17  Summertime Blues (single b Side)  (02:44) 18  Jewel (BBC radio One, Top Gear)  (03:30) 19  Woodland Bop Medley: Woodland Bop/ Consuela / The King of the Mountain Cometh / Woodland Bop  (06:27) 20  Beltane Walk (Backing Track, Mixed for BBC radio One club)  (02:28) 21  Summertime Blues (BBC radio One, Dave Lee Travis Show)  (03:35) 1   The Children of Rarn Suite  (15:32) 2   Jewel (alternative take)  (02:47) 3   The Visit (alternative take)  (01:40) 4   The Time of Love Is Now (alternative take)  (01:29) 5   Diamond Meadows (alternative take)  (02:05) 6   Root of Star (alternative take)  (01:46) 7   Beltane Walk (alternative take)  (02:21) 8   Is It Love? (alternative take)  (02:38) 9   One Inch Rock (alternative take)  (02:41) 10  Summer Deep (alternative take)  (01:51) 11  Seagull Woman (alternative take)  (02:25) 12  Suneye (BBC radio One, Top Gear: 26th October 1970)  (02:00) 13  The Wizard (alternative take)  (08:40) 14  The Children of Rarn (take 6)  (00:52) 15  Ride a White Swan (Mono) (BBC TV, Top of the Pops: 12th November 1970)  (02:06) 16  Dark Lipped Woman (Home demo)  (01:26) 17  Deep Summer (alternative take)  (04:42) 18  Meadows of the Sea (Electric demo)  (04:19)
T·Rex : Allmusic album Review : Tyrannosaurus Rexs transformation from oracles of U.K. hippie culture to boogie-friendly rock stars began with the album A Beard of Stars, released in early 1970 when the band picked up electric instruments, and by the time the year was out, Marc Bolan had pared their name down to the more user-friendly T. Rex and dropped their first album with the new moniker. Oddly enough, while the songs on T. Rex bear a much stronger melodic and lyrical resemblance to what would make the band famous on Electric Warrior in 1971, the tone of the album is a bit more pastoral than A Beard of Stars; on most of the tunes, the electric guitars are more successfully integrated into the arrangements so they lack the jarring immediacy of "Elemental Children" or "Pavilions of the Sun," and Mickey Finn still wasnt using a full drum kit, so the tunes dont quite have the kick of a full-on rock band. But Bolan himself sounds like hes ready for his close-up, as his vocals -- mannered yet quietly passionate and full of belief -- suggest the glam hero he would soon become, and numbers like "Beltrane Walk," "Is It Love," and "Diamond Meadows" (with its wink-and-nudge refrain "Hey, lets do it like were friends") are just a few paces away from the swaggering sound that would make him the U.K.s biggest star. If Bolan was reaching for the big time with T. Rex, he also sounds like he was letting out the rock star that had always lurked within him, and there isnt a moment here that doesnt sound like hes singing from his heart and soul. T. Rex is the quiet before the storm of Electric Warrior, and it retains a loopy energy and easy charm that makes it one of Bolans watershed works.
	Album: 6 of 47 Title:  Flyback - The Best of T. Rex Released:  1971 Tracks:  14 Duration:  36:35 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   Debora  (03:09) 2   Child Star  (02:52) 3   Cat Black (The Wizards Hat)  (02:55) 4   Conesuala  (02:25) 5   Strange Orchestras  (01:47) 6   Find a Little Wood  (02:05) 7   Once Upon the Seas of Abyssinia  (02:09) 8   One Inch Rock  (01:44) 9   Salamanda Palaganda  (02:15) 10  Lofty Skies  (02:54) 11  Stacey Grove  (01:59) 12  King of the Rumbling Spires  (02:11) 13  Blessed Wild Apple Girl  (02:34) 14  Elemental Child  (05:33)
	Album: 7 of 47 Title:  Electric Warrior Released:  1971-09-24 Tracks:  11 Duration:  39:33 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Mambo Sun  (03:41) 2   Cosmic Dancer  (04:30) 3   Jeepster  (04:12) 4   Monolith  (03:49) 5   Lean Woman Blues  (03:03) 6   Bang a Gong (Get It On)  (04:26) 7   Planet Queen  (03:13) 8   Girl  (02:32) 9   The Motivator  (04:00) 10  Life’s a Gas  (02:24) 11  Rip Off  (03:40)
Electric Warrior : Allmusic album Review : The album that essentially kick-started the U.K. glam rock craze, Electric Warrior completes T. Rexs transformation from hippie folk-rockers into flamboyant avatars of trashy rock & roll. There are a few vestiges of those early days remaining in the acoustic-driven ballads, but Electric Warrior spends most of its time in a swinging, hip-shaking groove powered by Marc Bolans warm electric guitar. The music recalls not just the catchy simplicity of early rock & roll, but also the implicit sexuality -- except that here, Bolan gleefully hauls it to the surface, singing out loud what was once only communicated through the shimmying beat. He takes obvious delight in turning teenage bubblegum rock into campy sleaze, not to mention filling it with pseudo-psychedelic hippie poetry. In fact, Bolan sounds just as obsessed with the heavens as he does with sex, whether hes singing about spiritual mysticism or begging a flying saucer to take him away. Its all done with the same theatrical flair, but Tony Viscontis spacious, echoing production makes it surprisingly convincing. Still, the real reason Electric Warrior stands the test of time so well -- despite its intended disposability -- is that it revels so freely in its own absurdity and willful lack of substance. Not taking himself at all seriously, Bolan is free to pursue whatever silly wordplay, cosmic fantasies, or non sequitur imagery he feels like; his abandonment of any pretense to art becomes, ironically, a statement in itself. Bolans lack of pomposity, back-to-basics songwriting, and elaborate theatrics went on to influence everything from hard rock to punk to new wave. But in the end, its that sense of playfulness, combined with a raft of irresistible hooks, that keeps Electric Warrior such an infectious, invigorating listen today.
	Album: 8 of 47 Title:  My People Were Fair And Had Sky In Their Hair… But Now Theyre Content To Wear Stars On Their Brows / Prophets, Seers & Sages - The Angels Of The Ages Released:  1972 Tracks:  26 Duration:  1:03:10 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   Deboraarobed  (03:32) 2   Stacey Grove  (01:57) 3   Wind Quartets  (02:55) 4   Conesuala  (02:22) 5   Trelawny Lawn  (01:44) 6   Aznageel the Mage  (01:58) 7   The Friends  (01:18) 8   Salamanda Palaganda  (02:12) 9   Our Wonderful Brownskin Man  (00:47) 10  Oh Harley (The Saltimbanques)  (02:18) 11  Eastern Spell  (01:40) 12  The Travelling Tragition  (01:46) 13  Juniper Suction  (01:10) 14  Scenescof Dynasty  (04:06) 1   Hot Rod Mama  (03:11) 2   Scenes Of  (01:41) 3   Child Star  (02:51) 4   Strange Orchestras  (01:47) 5   Chateau in Virginia Waters  (02:38) 6   Dwarfish Trumpet Blues  (02:47) 7   Mustang Ford  (02:59) 8   Afghan Woman  (01:58) 9   Knight  (02:38) 10  Graceful Fat Sheba  (01:28) 11  Weilder of Words  (03:19) 12  Frowning Atahuallpa (My Inca Love)  (05:55)
	Album: 9 of 47 Title:  Bolan Boogie Released:  1972 Tracks:  14 Duration:  45:40 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Allmusic   Wikipedia    AlbumCover	1   Get It On  (04:26) 2   Beltane Walk  (02:21) 3   The King Of The Mountain Cometh  (03:53) 4   Jewel  (02:48) 5   She Was Born To Be My Unicorn  (02:36) 6   Dove  (02:05) 7   Woodland Rock  (02:24) 8   Ride A White Swan  (02:15) 9   There Was a Time / Raw Ramp / Electric Boogie  (05:15) 10  Jeepster  (04:12) 11  First Heart Mighty Dawn Dart  (02:45) 12  By The Light Of The Magical Moon  (02:52) 13  Summertime Blues  (02:43) 14  Hot Love  (05:00)
Bolan Boogie : Allmusic album Review : The first (but certainly not the last) of the compilations issued in the wake of T. Rexs U.K. chart breakthrough, Bolan Boogie was also many of the bands new fans first chance to acquaint themselves with all that Marc Bolan had done in the past -- a point which the compilers certainly kept in mind. The catalog at their disposal was vast, reaching back to the acoustic birth of Tyrannosaurus Rex. Sensibly, however, Bolan Boogie concentrates on the material that lived up its title -- aside from one cut drawn from 1969s Unicorn, the entire album dated from the arrival of Mickey Finn, and the attendant headlong dive into electricity launched by the Beard of Stars album, and culminating with the epochal Electric Warrior album. Some incontrovertible classics emerge. "Beltane Walk," "The King of the Mountain Cometh," and "Fist Heart Mighty Drawn Dart" prove that Bolans early flair for myth-weaving had effortlessly survived the move to amplification, while "Jewel" allies that assurance with some of the most gratuitously dirty guitar of the age. "Raw Ramp," a five-minute rock opera buried on the back of "Get It On," too, bristles with dynamism -- it opens gently, lavish strings and sad ballad sweet, pauses for a moment, then returns as a shuffling blues putdown ("you think youre champ, but girl, you aint nothing but a raw ramp" -- whatever that may be), then concludes with a heads-down electric boogie. Perhaps the crowning glory, however, comes with T. Rexs take on "Summertime Blues," simultaneously the most unexpected track of them all, and the most appropriate one as well -- the ultimate anthem of youth disaffection, from the ultimate symbol of teenaged rebellion. The first new pop idol of the new decade, the first since the Beatles disbanded, Bolan hadnt simply shattered all predictions and preoccupations for the new decade. He had, single-handedly, dragged rock & roll out of a premature grave, then gift-wrapped it back to the kids who needed it most. Theyd never have to work late again.
	Album: 10 of 47 Title:  The Slider Released:  1972-07-21 Tracks:  13 Duration:  43:54 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   Wikipedia   Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Metal Guru  (02:27) 2   Mystic Lady  (03:14) 3   Rock On  (03:26) 4   The Slider  (03:23) 5   Baby Boomerang  (02:16) 6   Spaceball Ricochet  (03:36) 7   Buick MacKane  (03:32) 8   Telegram Sam  (03:46) 9   Rabbit Fighter  (03:56) 10  Baby Strange  (03:06) 11  Ballrooms of Mars  (04:08) 12  Chariot Choogle  (02:45) 13  Main Man  (04:15)
The Slider : Allmusic album Review : Buoyed by two U.K. number one singles in "Telegram Sam" and "Metal Guru," The Slider became T. Rexs most popular record on both sides of the Atlantic, despite the fact that it produced no hits in the U.S. The Slider essentially replicates all the virtues of Electric Warrior, crammed with effortless hooks and trashy fun. All of Bolans signatures are here -- mystical folk-tinged ballads, overt sexual come-ons crooned over sleazy, bopping boogies, loopy nonsense poetry, and a mastery of the three-minute pop song form. The main difference is that the trippy mix of Electric Warrior is replaced by a fuller, more immediate-sounding production. Bolans guitar has a harder bite, the backing choruses are more up-front, and the arrangements are thicker-sounding, even introducing a string section on some cuts (both ballads and rockers). Even with the beefier production, T. Rex still doesnt sound nearly as heavy as many of the bands it influenced (and even a few of its glam contemporaries), but thats partly intentional -- Bolans love of a good groove takes precedence over fast tempos or high-volume crunch. Lyrically, Bolans flair for the sublimely ridiculous is fully intact, but he has way too much style for The Slider to sound truly stupid, especially given the playful, knowing wink in his delivery. Its nearly impossible not to get caught up in the irresistible rush of melodies and cheery good times. Even if it treads largely the same ground as Electric Warrior, The Slider is flawlessly executed, and every bit the classic that its predecessor is.
	Album: 11 of 47 Title:  Ride a White Swan Released:  1972-10-01 Tracks:  12 Duration:  04:26 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Ride a White Swan  (04:26) 2   Debora  (?) 3   Child Star  (?) 4   Black Cat (The Wizards Hat)  (?) 5   Conesuala  (?) 6   Strange Orchestras  (?) 7   One Inch Rock  (?) 8   Salamanda Palaganda  (?) 9   Lofty Skies  (?) 10  Stacey Groove  (?) 11  King of the Rumbling Spires  (?) 12  Elemental Child  (?)
	Album: 12 of 47 Title:  Tanx Released:  1973 Tracks:  13 Duration:  34:45 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   Wikipedia   Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Tenement Lady  (02:54) 2   Rapids  (02:48) 3   Mister Mister  (03:30) 4   Broken Hearted Blues  (02:02) 5   Shock Rock  (01:42) 6   Country Honey  (01:47) 7   Electric Slim & The Factory Hen  (03:01) 8   Mad Donna  (02:16) 9   Born to Boogie  (02:05) 10  Life Is Strange  (02:30) 11  The Street & Babe Shadow  (02:17) 12  Highway Knees  (02:34) 13  Left Hand Luke  (05:13)
Tanx : Allmusic album Review : By 1973s Tanx, the T. Rex hit-making machine was beginning to show some wear and tear, but Marc Bolan still had more than a few winners up his sleeve. It was also admirable that Bolan was attempting to broaden the T. Rex sound -- soulful backup singers and horns are heard throughout, a full two years before David Bowie used the same formula for his mega-seller Young Americans. However, Tanx did not contain any instantly recognizable hits, as their past couple of releases had, and the performances were not quite as vibrant, due to non-stop touring and drug use. Despite an era of transition looming on the horizon for the band, tracks such as "Rapids," "Highway Knees," "The Street & Babe Shadow," and "Born to Boogie" contain the expected classic T. Rex sound. The leadoff track, "Tenement Lady," is an interesting Beatlesque epic, while "Shock Rock" criticizes the early-70s glam scene, which T. Rex played a prominent role in creating. Other highlights include one of Bolans most gorgeous and heartfelt ballads, "Broken Hearted Blues," as well as the brief, explosive rocker "Country Honey." Tanx marked the close of what many consider T. Rexs golden era; unfortunately, the bandmembers would drift off one by one soon after, until Bolan was the only one remaining by the mid-70s.
	Album: 13 of 47 Title:  Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow Released:  1974-02-01 Tracks:  14 Duration:  46:24 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   Allmusic   Wikipedia    AlbumCover	1   Venus Loon  (03:03) 2   Sound Pit  (02:51) 3   Explosive Mouth  (02:28) 4   Galaxy  (01:50) 5   Change  (02:47) 6   Nameless Wildness  (03:07) 7   Teenage Dream  (05:50) 8   Liquid Gang  (03:18) 9   Carsmile Smith & The Old One  (03:16) 10  You Got to Jive to Stay Alive / Spanish Midnight  (02:35) 11  Interstellar Soul  (03:28) 12  Painless Persuasion V. The Meathawk Immaculate  (03:29) 13  The Avengers (Superbad)  (04:32) 14  The Leopards Featuring Gardenia & The Mighty Slug  (03:43)
Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow : Allmusic album Review : By late 1973, Marc Bolans star was waning fast. No longer gunning out those effortless classics which established him as the most important figure of the decade so far, he embarked instead on a voyage of musical discovery, which cast him so far adrift from the commercial pop mainstream that when his critics said hed blown it, he didnt even bother answering them back. Or thats the way it appeared at the time, and today, too, it must be acknowledged that 1974s Zinc Alloy & the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow is not classic Bolan, even if one overlooks the transparency of its title. After all, hadnt Bowie already done the Fictional Someone & the Somethings from Somewhere routine? Indeed he had, as his fans kept remarking at the time, and when the knives began slashing Zinc Alloy to shreds, that was one of the fiercest wounds. Time, however, has healed almost all of them. Indeed, hindsight proves that, far from losing his muse, Bolans biggest sin was losing his once-impeccable sense of occasion. The world wasnt ready for this latest T. Rex, and the fact that it wasnt interested in the old T. Rex either is just another object lesson in the fabled fickleness of pop fans. How faulty was Bolans timing, though? As it transpired, he was out by no more than a year, maybe less than six months. The era of disco was coming, and with it the wholesale transformation of a wealth of rocking talents. But while David Bowie was barely dreaming of young Americans fame, and Bryan Ferry was still road testing the pharmaceutical properties of lamour, Bolan was up to his neck in American radio, pulling out an album which exceeded his assumed capabilities no less than it shot right over the heads of the kids who once bought all his hits. "The Groover," the spring 1973 single which many regarded as the first sign of Bolans fall from grace, marked the birth of this new fascination, a simple but solid slab of funk-inflected rock which did, indeed, groove. (The track is one of five bonus tracks appended to the albums Edsel reissue). The yearning, heavily orchestrated hit "Teenage Dream" hit notwithstanding, the heart of Zinc Alloy, then, simply followed in "The Groover"s footsteps, an abandoned romp through the R&B; influences which Bolan had always acknowledged, but never truly explored -- the solid James Brown drive of "The Avengers (Superbad)," "Interstellar Soul," "Liquid Gang," and the implausibly slight, but impressively groove-ridden "Youve Got to Jive to Stay Alive." Into the same bag, one can also throw the period b-sides "Satisfaction Pony" and "Sitting Here" -- both of which have also been added to the album. Deeply soul-soaked songs like these arent simply a new direction. They are the very signposts which would soon be guiding so many other English rock talents down some very unfamiliar alleyways. Zinc Alloy was released in March, 1974. Bowie began rehearsing his Philly Dogs tour in July. Yet, even with such credentials to uphold it, this isnt quite Bolans soul album. Those demons would be exorcised on a second record cut with singer Sister Pat Hall and elsewhere in his collaborations with girlfriend Gloria Jones. Besides, the production here was just a little too cautious to truly convince the wary listener. Neither can it be neatly categorized in the same fashion as, say, Bowies Young Americans -- Bolan looked across the spectrum for his influences, but he never once went to Philadelphia. Rather, it straddles that same pop/rock, funky R&B; landscape as early Funkadelic, Sly Stone and Co., neither fish nor fowl, dead fish nor foul, but something somewhere in between. Approach it with caution. But get in there regardless.
	Album: 14 of 47 Title:  Light of Love Released:  1974-08 Tracks:  11 Duration:  34:06 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Allmusic   Wikipedia    AlbumCover	1   Light of Love  (03:11) 2   Solid Baby  (02:35) 3   Precious Star  (02:50) 4   Token of My Love  (03:39) 5   Space Boss  (02:49) 6   Think Zinc  (03:22) 7   Till Dawn  (03:01) 8   Teenage Dream  (05:00) 9   Girl in the Thunderbolt Suit  (02:17) 10  Explosive Mouth  (02:24) 11  Venus Loon  (02:58)
Light of Love : Allmusic album Review : 1974 was not a good year for Libras. So Marc Bolan told one English music paper as he tried to explain his declining fortunes, although elsewhere around that star sign, things werent going too badly. No, Bolan had a lot of problems, but being born in September wasnt one of them. The fact that his band was breaking up; that his singles were no longer automatically charting; that his US label Warner had dropped him without a care; now those were reasons to despair, and all the more so after a quick survey of the American music scene made it apparent that there werent many labels left in town who would take a chance on a fading English pop god. Finally, he hauled his cookies across to Casablanca and hoped thered be room to park his platforms in the home of the conquering Kiss. As it turned out there wasnt, but thats another story. A sure sign of Bolans desperation, however, can be gauged from the album which inaugurated this new relationship, a U.S.-only compilation which drew three tracks from his last album, Zinc Alloy, and eight from his next, Bolans Zip Gun, and then demanded a release date which actually pre-empted the U.K. appearance of Zip Gun itself. The result, predictably, did nobody any favors. Musically, it was a mess -- even with a track selection which certainly cherry-picked the finest moments from each album, the best of the so-poorly produced Zinc Alloy sounded sadly ill at ease alongside the sparse funk groove of Zip Guns highlights. And commercially, it was a disaster -- the new set was so heavily imported into the U.K. (well, America had no use for it) that by the time the real Zip Gun was fired, most potential purchasers had already bitten the dust. But the albums swift disappearance from the American racks did do Bolan one favor. It forced him to admit that he was never going to break the U.S., and prompted him to concentrate on his homeland once again. The albums which followed would benefit accordingly.
	Album: 15 of 47 Title:  Bolan’s Zip Gun Released:  1975-02-16 Tracks:  13 Duration:  37:57 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   Allmusic   Wikipedia    AlbumCover	1   Light of Love  (03:15) 2   Solid Baby  (02:36) 3   Precious Star  (02:50) 4   Token of My Love  (03:39) 5   Space Boss  (02:47) 6   Think Zinc  (03:21) 7   Till Dawn  (02:59) 8   Girl in the Thunderbolt Suit  (02:19) 9   I Really Love You Babe  (03:31) 10  Golden Belt  (02:40) 11  Zip Gun Boogie  (03:19) 12  Do You Wanna Dance?  (02:15) 13  Dock of the Bay  (02:20)
Bolan’s Zip Gun : Allmusic album Review : Having reinvented himself as a bionic soulboy across the course of 1974s Zinc Alloy, Bolans Zip Gun was less a reiteration of Marc Bolans new direction than a confirmation of it. Much of the album returns to the understated romp he had always excelled at -- the delightful knockabout "Precious Star," the unrepentant boogie of "Till Dawn" and the pounding title track all echo with the effortless lightheartedness which was Bolan at his most carelessly buoyant, while "Token of My Love" is equally incandescent, a playful blues which swiftly became a major in-concert favorite. But the essence of Zip Gun remains firmly in the funky pastures which characterized Zinc Alloy, with the only significant difference lying in the presentation. Out went the plush production which so diluted the earlier set, to be replaced by a sparser sound which emphasized the rhythms, heightened the backing vocals, and left rock convention far behind. "Light of Love," "Golden Belt" and the heavyweight ballad "I Really Love You Babe" may not be Stax-sized attractions, but they have an earthy authenticity nevertheless, while bonus tracks on the Edsel remaster include single-only stabs at "Dock of the Bay" and "Do You Wanna Dance," further indications of just how seriously Bolan was taking his new role -- and how far hed moved from the bopping elf of three years earlier. The difference was, in 1972, Marc Bolan was a God. By 1975, he was barely even a minor deity. It was, of course, the old, old story. When he made records that sounded like the old ones, the kids all complained hed stagnated and lost it. When he made records that didnt sound like them, then they moaned even louder that things just werent the same. So he made ones that fell smack between the two poles, and that wasnt right either. And yet, played back to back alongside the "classics," there aint much wrong with any of them. Whatever was the fuss all about, then? Decades on, each of Bolans latter day albums retain a hint of their original controversy, but hindsight lends them an impact (and, for what its worth, a credibility) which contemporary listeners could never have imagined. And Zip Gun, an album which scored the worst reviews of all, hits as hard as any of them.
	Album: 16 of 47 Title:  Futuristic Dragon Released:  1976 Tracks:  16 Duration:  48:48 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   Allmusic   Wikipedia    AlbumCover	1   Futuristic Dragon (Introduction)  (01:52) 2   Jupiter Liar  (03:41) 3   Chrome Sitar  (03:14) 4   All Alone  (02:50) 5   New York City  (03:56) 6   My Little Baby  (03:07) 7   Calling All Destroyers  (03:53) 8   Theme for a Dragon  (02:00) 9   Sensation Boulevard  (03:48) 10  Ride My Wheels  (02:28) 11  Dreamy Lady  (02:54) 12  Dawn Storm  (03:43) 13  Casual Agent  (02:52) 14  London Boys  (02:22) 15  Laser Love  (03:36) 16  Life’s an Elevator  (02:25)
Futuristic Dragon : Allmusic album Review : The most blatantly, and brilliantly, portentous of Marc Bolans albums since the transitional blurring of boundaries that was Beard of Stars, almost seven years prior, Futuristic Dragon opens on a wave of unrelenting feedback, guitars and bombast, setting an apocalyptic mood for the record which persists long after that brief (two minutes) overture is over. Indeed, even the quintessential bop of the succeeding "Jupiter Liar" is irrevocably flavored by what came before, dirty guitars churning beneath a classic Bolan melody, and the lyrics a spiteful masterpiece. While the oddly Barry White-influenced "Ride My Wheels" continues flirting with the neo-funk basics of 1975s Bolans Zip Gun, the widescreen sonic majesty of Futuristic Dragon was, if anything, even more gratuitously ambitious than its predecessor. "Calling All Destroyers," "Sensation Boulevard" and the magnificent "Dawn Storm" all bristle with lyrical splendor, while "Casual Agent" revisits some older glories with its near-slavish re-creation of the old "Rip Off" vibe. But if the other tunes pursue Bolans new-found fascination for pomp over pop with barely disguised glee, he wasnt above slipping the odd joke into the brew to remind us that he knew what he was doing. "Theme for a Dragon" is an all-but Wagnerian symphonic instrumental -- with the sound of screaming teenyboppers as its backdrop, and the punch line lurking further afield among the handful of obvious hits which he also stirred in. The first of these, the big-budget ballad "Dreamy Lady," scored even before the rest of the album was complete. It was followed by the idiotically contagious "New York City," a piece of pure pop nonsense/genius which so effortlessly returned him to the British Top 20 that, for a few weeks through mid-1976, the idea of seeing "a woman coming out of New York City with a frog in her hand" really didnt seem as silly as it sounded. And when he followed that up with the rhythmnpunk swagger of "I Love to Boogie," few people would deny that Bolan was on the way back up. That particular gem would be featured on his next album, 1977s Dandy in the Underworld; the Edsel remaster of Futuristic Dragon does, however, wrap up three further cuts from the era, the single sides "Laser Love," the languid "Lifes an Elevator" and, best of all, "London Boys," a piece of undisguised childhood nostalgia which was allegedly written about David Bowie, one of Bolans teenaged running mates. The song, incidentally, was drawn from a proposed concept album, ambitiously titled "London Opera" (one of two Bolan was then considering, the other was the sci-fi themed Billy Super Duper). The project was never completed, however -- for something else was stirring in the capitals bowels, that snarling monster which emerged as punk. And the moment Bolan saw it, he knew precisely what it represented. He began work on a new album right away.
	Album: 17 of 47 Title:  Dandy in the Underworld Released:  1977 Tracks:  17 Duration:  52:29 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   TrackSamples   Allmusic   Wikipedia    AlbumCover	1   Dandy in the Underworld  (04:36) 2   Crimson Moon  (03:24) 3   Universe  (02:44) 4   I’m a Fool for You Girl  (02:18) 5   I Love to Boogie  (02:15) 6   Visions of Domino  (02:27) 7   Jason B. Sad  (03:23) 8   Groove a Little  (03:25) 9   The Soul of My Suit  (02:38) 10  Hang‐Ups  (03:29) 11  Pain and Love  (03:41) 12  Teen Riot Structure  (03:32) 13  To Know You Is to Love You (To Know Him Is to Love Him)  (02:46) 14  City Port  (02:43) 15  Dandy in the Underworld (single version)  (03:52) 16  Tame My Tiger  (02:32) 17  Celebrate Summer  (02:36)
Dandy in the Underworld : Allmusic album Review : Marc Bolan welcomed the advent of punk rock with the biggest smile hed worn in years. The hippest young gunslingers could go on all night about the influence of the Velvet Underground, the Stooges, and the Ramones, but Bolan knew -- and subsequent developments proved -- that every single one of them had been nurtured in his arms, growing up with the ineffable stream of brilliant singles he slammed out between 1970-1972, and rehearsing their own stardom to the soundtrack he supplied. With tennis racquet guitars and hairbrushes for mikes, they stood before the mirror and practiced the Bolan Boogie. Of course, most punks only knew three chords. That was all Marc ever taught them. Dandy in the Underworld, released early in 1977, confirmed Bolans punkoid preeminence. Still retaining its predecessors demented soul revue edge (most successfully via the yearning "Soul of My Suit") but packed solid with powerful pop (the previous summers hit "I Love to Boogie" included), Bolans personal predictions for the punk scene literally exploded out of the grooves. The title track and the churning "Visions of Domino" all bristle with revitalized energy, while "Jason B. Sad" cheekily medleys Bolans own "Bang a Gong" and "Telegram Sam" melodies into a dead-end drama utterly in keeping with the new waves own belief that the future was futile. By the time the album wraps up with the rocknarmageddon-flavored "Teen Riot Structure," Bolan was not simply wearing the mantel of punk godfatherhood, he was happily sticking safety pins through it and preparing his next move, the driving "Celebrate Summer" single -- absent from the original album, but included now as one of five bonus tracks appended to the Edsel remaster. Riding in on buzzsaw guitar and thundering bass, it packed a killer chorus and an uplfting message ("Hey little punk, forget that junk and celebrate summer with me") and it really was the greatest record hed made in years. It was also his last -- a month after its release, Marc Bolan was dead. Sorrow immediately imbibed Dandy in the Underworld with a dignity that, had Bolan lived, it probably wouldnt have otherwise deserved -- it is not, overall, one of his strongest albums, and the demos and outtakes included on the later volumes of the Unchained series suggest that his proposed next album would have left it far behind. But conjecture, like hindsight, can be a dangerous gauge. At the time, Dandy not only seemed bloated with promise, it was pregnant with foreboding as well. Listen again to the lyrics of the title track -- self-mythologizing autobiography and not a happy ending in sight. Just like real life.
	Album: 18 of 47 Title:  Unicorn / A Beard Of Stars Released:  1978 Tracks:  30 Duration:  1:14:58 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   Prelude  (01:04) 2   A Day Laye  (01:56) 3   The Woodland Bop  (01:39) 4   First Heart Might Dawn Dart  (02:45) 5   Pavilions of Sun  (02:49) 6   Organ Blues  (02:47) 7   By the Light of a Magical Moon  (02:51) 8   Wind Cheetah  (02:38) 9   A Beard of Stars  (01:37) 10  Great Horse  (01:42) 11  Dragons Ear  (02:37) 12  Lofty Skies  (02:54) 13  Dove  (02:06) 14  Elemental Child  (05:33) 1   Chariots of Silk  (02:26) 2   pon a Hill  (01:15) 3   The Seal of Seasons  (01:47) 4   The Throat of Winter  (01:56) 5   Catblack (The Wizards Hat)  (02:53) 6   Stones for Avalon  (01:35) 7   She Was Born to Be My Unicorn  (02:34) 8   Like a White Star, Tangled and Far, Tulip Thats What You Are.  (03:47) 9   Warlord of the Royal Crocodiles  (02:09) 10  Evenings of Damask  (02:24) 11  The Sea Beasts  (02:24) 12  Iscariot  (02:51) 13  Nijinski Hind  (02:18) 14  The Pilgrims Tale  (02:05) 15  The Misty Coast of Albany  (01:41) 16  Romany Soup  (05:40)
	Album: 19 of 47 Title:  Across the Airwaves Released:  1982 Tracks:  21 Duration:  52:05 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   The Misty Coast of Albany  (02:24) 2   Iscariot  (01:55) 3   Once Upon the Seas of Abyssinia  (02:04) 4   Misty Mist  (01:51) 5   Chariots of Silk  (02:32) 6   Scenescof  (01:42) 7   Girl  (02:14) 8   Life’s a Gas  (02:17) 9   Jeepster  (03:12) 10  Beltane Walk  (02:11) 11  Jewel  (03:22) 12  Sailors of the Highway  (02:35) 13  Suneye  (02:01) 14  A Daye Laye  (02:00) 15  Wind Cheetah  (02:30) 16  By the Light of Magical Moon  (02:46) 17  Hot Love  (03:10) 18  First Heart Mighty Dawn Dart  (02:42) 19  Summertime Blues  (03:35) 20  Pavilions of Sun  (02:53) 21  Ride a White Swan  (02:00)
Across the Airwaves : Allmusic album Review : Marc Bolan and T. Rex performed many times for a variety of radio broadcasts. Across the Airwaves is a compilation of these performances, recorded and broadcast circa 1968-71. This is easily one of the best T. Rex titles out there, yet its becoming increasingly hard to find. The disc features acoustic, electric, and electric-acoustic performances of some of Bolans best compositions -- not all well-known hits, but excellent just the same. His Top of the Pops acoustic sets of early material are solid, but pale in comparison to the later electric-acoustic Beard of Stars-era songs, such as "Fist Heart Mighty Dawn Dart" and "By the Light of the Magical Moon." Other electric highlights include strong performances of "Ride a White Swan," "Sailors of the Highway," and "Summertime Blues." Across the Airwaves was originally released in 1982 as an LP on Cube Records.
	Album: 20 of 47 Title:  Billy Super Duper Released:  1982-08-16 Tracks:  12 Duration:  33:21 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Billy Super Duper  (03:42) 2   Shy Boy  (02:39) 3   Depth Charge  (04:04) 4   Love Drunk  (02:44) 5   Buick Mackane & The Babe Shadow  (03:31) 6   21st Century Stance  (02:28) 7   Foxy Boy  (02:19) 8   Hot George  (02:24) 9   Mellow Love  (03:18) 10  20th Century Baby  (02:20) 11  Write Me a Song (Supertuff)  (03:08) 12  Billy Super Duper (reprise)  (00:44)
Billy Super Duper : Allmusic album Review : Touted, upon its original release by the Bolan fan club of the age, as a re-creation of what would have been the follow-up to 1977s Dandy in the Underworld album, Billy Super Duper has since been revealed as nothing of the sort. Rather, its title track and a goodly swath of its other contents date back as far as 1975, to a time when Bolan was planning a concept album/stage show under that same title. That is not to detract from the brilliance of many of the songs included, of course, nor from what was then the inestimable treat of hearing an entire LPs worth of previously unissued numbers, including such understated Bolan gems as "Foxy Boy," "Mellow Love," and "Depth Charge." At the same time, however, the presence of a bands worth of session men to "complete" Bolans original performances cannot disguise the fact that much of this album is comprised of unfinished demos not intended for public consumption. It would be another decade before listeners finally got to hear the songs in their natural state -- and Bolan had never intended even those versions to be heard.
	Album: 21 of 47 Title:  A Crown of Jewels Released:  1985 Tracks:  14 Duration:  00:00 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   The Slider  (?) 2   Buick McKane  (?) 3   Country Honey  (?) 4   Mad Donna  (?) 5   Change  (?) 6   Liquid Gang  (?) 7   Token of My Love  (?) 8   I Really Love You Babe  (?) 9   My Little Baby  (?) 10  Dawn Storm  (?) 11  Visions of Domino  (?) 12  Teen Riot Structure  (?) 13  Depth Charge  (?) 14  Dance in the Midnight  (?)
A Crown of Jewels : Allmusic album Review : Another in the series of somewhat spurious collections produced by the Marc On Wax combine during their 1980s reign as guardians of the Bolanic catalog, A Crown of Jewels is a 14-track collection that might well deserve the honor of being one of the most random compilations in the entire T. Rex spectrum. Two songs apiece are drawn from each of the last six years of Bolans life, topped off with two of the mid-period outtakes that, left unfinished by Bolan himself, were then "completed" by Wax supremos John and Shan Bramley -- with all the caveats, concerns and red flags which that description raises. That said, both "Depth Charge" and "Dance in the Midnight" (from the posthumous Billy Super Duper and Dance in the Midnight albums, respectively) do rank among the better exhumations from the vault, and their presence here is a lot less jarring than it could have been. Nevertheless, with a track listing that ("The Slider" notwithstanding) concentrates wholly on the less-traveled corners of Bolans last few albums, A Crown of Jewels stacks up as just one more disposable title in a discography that is stuffed with the things.
	Album: 22 of 47 Title:  T. Rextasy: The Best Of T. Rex, 1970-1973 Released:  1985 Tracks:  15 Duration:  45:14 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   The Children of Rarn  (00:51) 2   Ride a White Swan  (02:13) 3   Jewel  (02:46) 4   Hot Love  (04:56) 5   Summertime Blues  (02:42) 6   Raw Ramp  (05:12) 7   Get It On (Bang a Gong)  (04:24) 8   Jeepster  (04:10) 9   Telegram Sam  (03:45) 10  The Groover  (03:18) 11  Solid Gold Easy Action  (02:18) 12  Metal Guru  (02:24) 13  Born to Boogie  (02:02) 14  20th Century Boy  (03:38) 15  The Children of Rarn (reprise)  (00:35)
T. Rextasy: The Best Of T. Rex, 1970-1973 : Allmusic album Review : This is it, T. Rex fans, the best of their greatest hits in a compilation. The only problem is, its no longer in print. Unlike the T. Rex compilations currently available, T. Rextasy contains all the hits prior to Electric Warrior, as well as several tracks unavailable anywhere else. This is also the best sequencing job of the T. Rex hits, each song extending to the next, until you feel like youve taken an insightful journey through the dreamy and poetic world of Marc Bolan. Youll also find strong album tracks, like the guitar-fuzz freakout "Jewel," which was one of T. Rexs first "rock" songs (after beginning as a straight folk duo), and an acoustic cover of "Summertime Blues." Also included are unedited versions of such classics as "Get It On (Bang a Gong)" and "Raw Ramp," with unreleased introductions. Every hit is here ("Metal Guru," "Telegram Sam," "Ride a White Swan," etc.), except for "Children of the Revolution," which would have made the anthology complete. If you dont want to buy all of T. Rexs early-70s albums (which you really should -- most of their album tracks were as good as their singles), hunt down T. Rextasy: The Best of T. Rex 1970-1973. It will supply you with nearly all of their prime cuts.
	Album: 23 of 47 Title:  Greatest Hits, Volume One Released:  1986 Tracks:  20 Duration:  59:18 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   Hot Love  (04:58) 2   Lifes a Gas  (02:25) 3   Deboraarobed  (03:32) 4   One Inch Rock  (02:26) 5   Lofty Skies  (02:53) 6   Jeepster  (04:10) 7   Stacey Grove  (01:56) 8   Conesuala  (02:22) 9   Get It On  (04:24) 10  Cosmic Dancer  (04:27) 11  Salamanda Palaganda  (02:12) 12  Woodland Rock  (02:23) 13  Planet Queen  (03:10) 14  The Motivator  (04:00) 15  She Was Born to Be My Unicorn  (02:35) 16  Summertime Blues  (02:45) 17  Beltane Walk  (02:25) 18  The Children of Rarn  (00:54) 19  Mustang Ford  (02:57) 20  Ride a White Swan  (02:14)
	Album: 24 of 47 Title:  Best of the 20th Century Boy Released:  1986 Tracks:  20 Duration:  1:03:55 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   The Groover  (03:24) 2   Dreamy Lady  (02:55) 3   Metal Guru  (02:28) 4   Laser Love  (03:37) 5   Telegram Sam  (03:46) 6   Pain and Love  (03:44) 7   Children of the Revolution  (02:30) 8   Solid Gold Easy Action  (02:22) 9   Zip Gun Boogie  (03:22) 10  Teenage Dream  (05:02) 11  Light of Love  (03:16) 12  New York City  (03:57) 13  The Soul of My Suit  (02:38) 14  Buick McKane & The Babe Shadow  (03:30) 15  I Loove to Boogie  (02:16) 16  Truck on (Tyke)  (03:06) 17  London Boys  (02:24) 18  Jitterbug Love  (02:56) 19  Sunken Rags  (02:53) 20  20th Century Boy  (03:40)
	Album: 25 of 47 Title:  The Collection Released:  1986 Tracks:  24 Duration:  1:01:28 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify    AlbumCover	1   Hot Rod Mama  (03:08) 2   Strange Orchestra’s  (01:46) 3   Chateau in Virginia Waters  (02:38) 4   Mustang Ford  (02:58) 5   Graceful Fat Sheba  (01:28) 6   Deborah  (03:24) 7   Stacey Grove  (01:57) 8   Salamanda Palaganda  (02:13) 9   The Travelling Tragition  (01:47) 10  Chariots of Silk  (02:26) 11  Seal of Seasons  (01:48) 12  Cat Black (The Wizards Hat)  (02:51) 13  She Was Born to Be My Unicorn  (02:36) 14  Warlord of the Royal Crocodiles  (02:10) 15  Woodland Bop  (01:38) 16  Dove  (02:04) 17  A Beard of Stars  (01:39) 18  Elemental Child  (05:32) 19  One Inch Rock  (02:26) 20  Seagull Woman  (02:20) 21  Mambo Sun  (03:40) 22  Life’s a Gas  (02:24) 23  Ride a White Swan  (02:14) 24  Jeepster  (04:10)
	Album: 26 of 47 Title:  The Very Best of T. Rex Released:  1987 Tracks:  20 Duration:  1:00:26 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   Metal Guru  (02:28) 2   Children of the Revolution  (02:27) 3   20th Century Boy  (03:38) 4   Truck On (Tyke)  (03:05) 5   Light of Love  (03:12) 6   New York City  (03:53) 7   London Boys  (02:18) 8   To Know You Is to Love You  (02:42) 9   Dandy in the Underworld  (03:50) 10  Crimson Moon  (03:22) 11  Lady  (02:12) 12  Sunken Rags  (02:53) 13  Midnight  (02:46) 14  Jason B. Sad  (03:22) 15  Tame My Tiger  (02:28) 16  Spaceball Ricochet  (03:36) 17  Cadillac  (03:52) 18  Think Zinc  (03:24) 19  Ride My Wheels  (02:26) 20  Metal Guru (remix)  (02:32)
	Album: 27 of 47 Title:  Cosmic Dancer Released:  1987 Tracks:  18 Duration:  53:14 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify   Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   The Wizard  (01:49) 2   Desdemona  (02:27) 3   Child Star  (02:52) 4   Oh Baby  (02:42) 5   Ride a White Swan  (02:16) 6   Hot Love  (04:54) 7   Get It On  (04:25) 8   Jeepster  (04:11) 9   Lifes a Gas  (02:25) 10  Cosmic Dancer  (04:24) 11  The Slider  (03:22) 12  Solid Gold Easy Action  (02:14) 13  Telegram Sam  (03:46) 14  Metal Guru  (02:28) 15  Children of the Revolution  (02:29) 16  Ruck On (Tyke)  (01:42) 17  I Love to Boogie  (02:13) 18  Dance in the Midnight  (02:35)
Cosmic Dancer : Allmusic album Review : Judging solely from the track listing of 2000s Cosmic Dancer, its understandable to assume that this 12-track collection is a T. Rex comp that focuses on the Electric Warrior era, and even a bit earlier. But in reality, this set is a hodgepodge of live and outtake versions of well-known tunes. The group was just entering a maniacal stage of fan worship around this time, and its live shows reflected this (as does the album cover) -- with the screams and hoopla almost equaling the bands volume. And with Marc Bolan still finding his footing as an electric guitarist and rock god frontman, expanded live versions of "Hot Love," "Ride a White Swan" (complete with bongo solo!), and "Jeepster" lose the charm of the straight-to-the-point original versions. Also included are alternate takes of "Bang a Gong (Get It On)" and the collections title track, as well as a track that you can use to actually trace T. Rexs transformation from hippie-dippie folkies to rockers -- "Jewel" (although again, the shorter original version fares better than this meandering, nearly nine-minute version). Newcomers will be better off sticking with one of the countless other true T. Rex comps out there, but longtime fans looking for uncommon versions may get a thrill or two.
	Album: 28 of 47 Title:  Giants Of Glam Rock - The 16 Greatest Hits Released:  1987 Tracks:  16 Duration:  50:17 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   Telegram Sam  (03:47) 2   Metal Guru  (02:28) 3   Solid Gold Easy Action  (02:22) 4   20th Century Boy  (03:40) 5   Teenage Dream  (05:48) 6   Light of Love  (03:14) 7   New York City  (03:58) 8   London Boys  (02:22) 9   I Love to Boogie  (02:13) 10  Laser Love  (03:36) 11  Lady  (02:13) 12  Born to Boogie  (02:06) 13  Dandy in the Underworld  (04:35) 14  Lifes an Elevator  (02:26) 15  All Alone  (02:49) 16  Celebrate Summer  (02:34)
	Album: 29 of 47 Title:  History of T. Rex: The Singles Collection 1968-1977, Volume 2 Released:  1987 Tracks:  24 Duration:  1:09:04 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   20th Century Boy  (03:39) 2   Free Angel  (02:14) 3   New York City  (03:57) 4   Chrome Sitar  (03:15) 5   One Inch Rock  (02:26) 6   Salamanda Palaganda  (02:12) 7   Laser Love  (03:36) 8   Life’s an Elevator  (02:25) 9   Solid Gold Easy Action  (02:22) 10  Born to Boogie  (02:07) 11  Dreamy Lady  (02:52) 12  Do You Wanna Dance  (02:17) 13  Dock of the Bay  (02:23) 14  Blackjack  (03:08) 15  Squint Eye Mangle  (03:25) 16  King of the Rumbling Spires  (02:11) 17  Do You Remember  (02:16) 18  Truck On (Tyke)  (03:07) 19  Sitting Here  (02:21) 20  Light of Love  (03:15) 21  Explosive Mouth  (02:26) 22  Hot Love  (04:57) 23  Woodland Rock  (02:23) 24  King of the Mountain Cometh  (03:50)
	Album: 30 of 47 Title:  History of T. Rex: The Singles Collection 1968-1977, Volume 3 Released:  1987 Tracks:  16 Duration:  49:34 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   Telegram Sam  (03:47) 2   Cadillac  (03:54) 3   Baby Strange  (03:06) 4   Soul of My Suit  (02:35) 5   All Alone  (02:49) 6   Pewter Suitor  (03:12) 7   The Groover  (03:17) 8   Midnight  (02:47) 9   To Know You Is to Love You  (02:46) 10  City Port  (02:42) 11  London Boys  (02:22) 12  Solid Baby  (02:34) 13  Celebrate Summer  (02:36) 14  Ride My Wheels  (02:28) 15  Satisfaction Pony  (02:50) 16  Teenage Dream  (05:47)
	Album: 31 of 47 Title:  History of T. Rex: The Singles Collection 1968–1977, Volume 1 Released:  1987 Tracks:  21 Duration:  1:06:19 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   Children of the Revolution  (02:29) 2   Jitterbug Love  (02:57) 3   Sunken Rags  (02:54) 4   Crimson Moon  (03:24) 5   Jason B. Sad  (03:23) 6   Deborah  (03:05) 7   Child Star  (02:50) 8   Dandy in the Underworld  (03:53) 9   Groove a Little  (03:25) 10  Tame My Tiger  (02:30) 11  Metal Guru  (02:29) 12  Thunderwing  (03:46) 13  Lady  (02:13) 14  Jeepster  (04:11) 15  Life’s a Gas  (02:25) 16  Zip Gun Boogie  (03:20) 17  Space Boss  (02:44) 18  I Love to Boogie  (02:13) 19  Baby Boomerang  (02:18) 20  Get It On  (04:26) 21  There Was a Time / Raw Ramp / Electric Boogie  (05:15)
	Album: 32 of 47 Title:  Starke Zeiten Released:  1988 Tracks:  16 Duration:  54:34 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   Metal Guru  (02:28) 2   Children of the Revolution  (02:28) 3   The Groover  (03:19) 4   Teenage Dream  (05:02) 5   Debora  (03:09) 6   Truck On (Tyke) [mono only]  (03:07) 7   Think Zinc  (03:24) 8   Jeepster  (04:11) 9   Get It On (1987 remix)  (04:25) 10  Hot Love  (04:52) 11  Telegram Sam  (03:45) 12  I Love to Boogie  (02:13) 13  20th Century Boy  (03:40) 14  New York City  (03:54) 15  Ride a White Swan  (02:15) 16  Solid Gold Easy Action  (02:16)
	Album: 33 of 47 Title:  Teenage Dream Released:  1988 Tracks:  16 Duration:  51:59 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   Teenage Dream  (05:48) 2   Dreamy Lady  (02:53) 3   The Slider  (03:23) 4   Laser Love  (03:37) 5   Celebrate Summer  (02:39) 6   The Soul of My Suit  (02:38) 7   Satisfaction Pony  (02:49) 8   I Love to Boogie  (02:17) 9   The Groover  (03:20) 10  Born to Boogie  (02:06) 11  Jitterbug Love  (02:56) 12  Solid Gold Easy Action  (02:19) 13  Thunderwing  (03:48) 14  Zip Gun Boogie  (03:19) 15  Main Man  (04:15) 16  Telegram Sam  (03:44)
	Album: 34 of 47 Title:  Best Hits 21 Released:  1989 Tracks:  21 Duration:  1:09:55 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   Metal Guru  (02:27) 2   20th Century Boy  (03:39) 3   Hot Love  (04:53) 4   Track On (Tyke)  (03:02) 5   Bang a Gong (Get It On)  (04:26) 6   Summertime Blues  (02:42) 7   Jeepster  (04:11) 8   The Soul of My Suit  (02:33) 9   Telegram Sam  (03:46) 10  Celebrate Summer  (02:33) 11  Children of the Revolution  (02:29) 12  Dandy in the Underworld  (04:33) 13  Solid Gold Easy Action  (02:17) 14  Ride a White Swan  (02:14) 15  Zip Gun Boogie  (03:16) 16  To Know You is to Love You  (02:42) 17  London Boys  (02:20) 18  New York City  (03:53) 19  Laser Love  (03:33) 20  The Groover  (03:16) 21  Teenage Dream  (05:01)
	Album: 35 of 47 Title:  Rock On Released:  1990 Tracks:  12 Duration:  39:15 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   Bang a Gong (Get It On)  (04:26) 2   The Slider  (03:23) 3   Baby Boomerang  (02:16) 4   Hot Love  (04:57) 5   Rapids  (02:48) 6   Mad Donna  (02:16) 7   Telegram Sam  (03:46) 8   There Was a Time / Raw Ramp / Electric Boogie  (05:15) 9   Born to Boogie  (02:05) 10  Broken Hearted Blues  (02:02) 11  Life Is Strange  (02:30) 12  Rock On  (03:26)
	Album: 36 of 47 Title:  The Early Years Released:  1991 Tracks:  14 Duration:  50:26 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Ride a White Swan  (02:15) 2   One Inch Rock  (02:26) 3   The Wizard  (08:51) 4   Seagull Woman  (02:20) 5   Beltane Walk  (02:27) 6   Hot Love  (04:55) 7   King of the Mountain Cometh  (03:51) 8   Get It On  (04:14) 9   There Was a Time  (01:00) 10  Raw Ramp  (04:12) 11  Mambo Sun  (03:40) 12  Rip Off  (03:41) 13  Jeepster  (04:11) 14  Lifes a Gas  (02:23)
The Early Years : Allmusic album Review : This excellent release compiles the biggest hit singles from T. Rex (1970), Electric Warrior (1971), and Bolan Boogie (1972), plus a few B-sides. Titled The Early Years -- meaning the formative years of T. Rex, not the earlier Marc Bolan and Tyrannosaurus Rex phases -- this disc is perfect for those in search of just the cream of Bolans popular output from this period. Big chart-toppers include "Ride a White Swan," the bands first hit single, which peaked at number two on the charts, as did "Jeepster," "Hot Love," and, of course, "Get It On" reached number one status. The highlights are many: Bolans mellow vocals on the soft, rhythmic "Seagull Woman"; the laid-back groove of "Mambo Sun"; the perfect marriage of electric and acoustic guitars on "King of the Mountain Cometh"; and the anthemic glam rocker "Get It On." In addition, Marc gets tough on "Rip Off," an in-your-face onslaught of raw electric rock fronted by lyrics delivered in short, rap-like lines. Ian McDonald and Burt Collins heighten the heist with sax and flügelhorn. Of special, noteworthy interest are "Raw Ramp" and "There Was a Time," both originally released on the B-side of the "Get It On" single. "Raw Ramp" is a two-part rocker, the second part of which mirrors the basic structure of "Get It On." And the elegant "There Was a Time," running one minute in length, is one of the harder-to-locate T. Rex tunes, despite the supersaturated T. Rex and Bolan market. Although focused on a more concentrated era, The Early Years is actually quite similar to Bolan Boogie in that both releases are singles compilations, overlapping in content with seven identical tracks. Boogie goes back a bit farther, including tracks from several pre-T. Rex albums (mainly A Beard of Stars), while Early Years yields more cuts from Electric Warrior. Both CDs are in print, available as imports only.
	Album: 37 of 47 Title:  Great Hits Released:  1991 Tracks:  14 Duration:  45:21 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Get It On  (04:27) 2   The King Of The Mountain Cometh  (03:52) 3   Desdemonia  (02:26) 4   Dove  (02:05) 5   Woodland Rock  (02:25) 6   Hot Love  (04:57) 7   Oh Baby  (02:41) 8   Lifes a Gas  (02:25) 9   Ride a White Swan  (02:15) 10  There Was a Time / Raw Ramp / Electric Boogie  (05:15) 11  Jeepster  (04:12) 12  First Heart Mighty Dawn Dart  (02:45) 13  By The Light Of a Magical Moon  (02:50) 14  Summertime Blues  (02:41)
	Album: 38 of 47 Title:  Solid Gold Rapid Action Released:  1991 Tracks:  23 Duration:  1:13:53 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   Ride A White Swan  (02:15) 2   Hot Love  (04:55) 3   Get It On (Bang A Gong)  (04:25) 4   Jeepster  (04:12) 5   Telegram Sam  (03:46) 6   Metal Guru  (02:26) 7   Children Of The Revolution  (02:28) 8   Chariot Choogle  (02:46) 9   Jitterbug Love  (02:56) 10  Solid Gold, Easy Action  (02:17) 11  Born To Boogie  (02:06) 12  20th Century Boy  (03:40) 13  The Groover  (03:17) 14  Truck On (Tyke)  (03:02) 15  Venus Loon  (03:01) 16  Teenage Dream  (05:47) 17  Light Of Love  (03:11) 18  Zip Gun Boogie  (03:17) 19  New York City  (03:53) 20  Dreamy Lady  (02:52) 21  London Boys  (02:21) 22  I Love To Boogie  (02:12) 23  Celebrate Summer  (02:35)
Solid Gold Rapid Action : Allmusic album Review : Ravens Solid Gold Rapid Action anthology collects 23 tracks from T. Rex and solo Marc Bolan. For a budget-looking compilation, SGRA delivers more than one would expect, with classic tracks like "Ride a White Swan," "Bang a Gong (Get It On)," "Children of the Revolution," "Jeepster," and "Telegram Sam." Its no 20th Century Boy: The Ultimate Collection, and certainly doesnt rival any of recently expanded editions of signature albums like Electric Warrior and Slider, but as an entry point for the uninitiated its surprisingly effective.
	Album: 39 of 47 Title:  Hot Love - Best Released:  1991 Tracks:  23 Duration:  1:16:23 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   Get It On  (04:24) 2   Metal Guru  (02:25) 3   20th Century Boy  (03:38) 4   Telegram Sam  (03:43) 5   Children of the Revolution  (02:28) 6   Crimson Moon  (03:20) 7   London Boys  (02:20) 8   Light of Love  (03:09) 9   Ride a White Swan  (02:14) 10  I Love to Boogie  (02:12) 11  New York City  (03:51) 12  Celebrate Summer  (02:34) 13  Dandy in the Underworld  (04:32) 14  Hot Love  (04:53) 15  Zip Gun Boogie  (03:17) 16  Truck On (TYKE)  (03:01) 17  The Soul of My Suit  (02:33) 18  Jeepster  (04:11) 19  The Groover  (03:14) 20  Dreamy Lady  (02:52) 21  Laser Love  (03:34) 22  Solid Gold Easy Action  (02:12) 23  Teenage Dream  (05:46)
	Album: 40 of 47 Title:  All the Hits and More Released:  1991 Tracks:  50 Duration:  2:40:07 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   20th Century Boy  (03:42) 2   Hot Love  (04:57) 3   Dreamy Lady  (02:54) 4   I Love to Boogie  (02:13) 5   Ride a White Swan  (02:16) 6   Telegram Sam  (03:48) 7   Debora  (03:09) 8   The Groover  (03:19) 9   New York City  (03:57) 10  Solid Gold Easy Action  (02:20) 11  Light to Love  (03:14) 12  Jeepster  (04:11) 13  Teenage Dream  (04:59) 14  London Boys  (02:22) 15  King of the Rumbling Spires  (02:10) 16  Metal Guru  (02:27) 17  Truck On (Tyke)  (03:05) 18  Children of the Revolution  (02:29) 19  Get It On  (04:25) 1   Cosmic Dancer  (04:33) 2   Oh Harley  (02:19) 3   Lean Woman Blues  (03:02) 4   Child Star  (02:52) 5   By The Light Of The Magical Moon  (02:51) 6   Knight  (02:39) 7   Evenings Of Damask  (02:25) 8   One Inch Rock  (02:29) 9   Rip Off  (03:43) 10  Iscariot  (02:52) 11  Childe  (01:42) 12  Consuela  (02:25) 13  Blessed Wild Apple Girl  (02:33) 14  Organ Blues  (02:48) 15  Beltane Walk  (02:29) 16  Once Upon The Seas Of Abyssinia  (02:07) 17  Elemental Child  (05:30) 1   Chariot Choogle  (02:48) 2   Tenement Lady  (02:57) 3   Casual Agent  (02:54) 4   Rabbit Fighter  (03:58) 5   Venus Loon  (03:01) 6   Left Hand Luke  (05:18) 7   Solid Baby  (02:41) 8   Calling All Destroyers  (03:54) 9   Till Dawn  (03:03) 10  Crimson  (03:24) 11  Teen Riot Structure  (03:35) 12  The Leopards  (03:38) 13  Buick McKaine  (03:33) 14  Pain And Love  (03:42)
	Album: 41 of 47 Title:  20th Century Boy: The Very Best Of Marc Bolan & T-Rex 1972-1977 Released:  1991 Tracks:  22 Duration:  1:11:59 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   20th Century Boy  (03:40) 2   Solid Gold Easy Action  (02:20) 3   New York City  (03:57) 4   The Slider  (03:23) 5   Dandy in the Underworld  (03:53) 6   Dreamy Lady  (02:54) 7   Telegram Sam  (03:47) 8   I Love to Boogie  (02:13) 9   Truck On (Tyke)  (03:07) 10  Ballrooms of Mars (acoustic)  (04:10) 11  Mystic Lady (acoustic)  (03:12) 12  Children of the Revolution  (02:29) 13  Crimson Moon  (03:23) 14  London Boys  (02:21) 15  The Groover  (03:21) 16  The Soul of My Suit  (02:35) 17  Metal Guru  (02:29) 18  Laser Love  (03:35) 19  Zip Gun Boogie  (03:19) 20  Celebrate Summer  (02:36) 21  Light of Love  (03:18) 22  Teenage Dream  (05:46)
	Album: 42 of 47 Title:  20th Century Boy: The Best of T. Rex Released:  1991 Tracks:  20 Duration:  1:03:13 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   20th Century Boy  (03:39) 2   Rock On  (03:28) 3   Buick MacKane  (03:32) 4   Shock Rock  (01:43) 5   Mad Donna  (02:16) 6   Venus Loon  (03:00) 7   Crimson Moon  (03:24) 8   Children of the Revolution  (02:29) 9   Solid Gold Easy Action  (02:20) 10  I Love to Boogie  (02:12) 11  Telegram Sam  (03:46) 12  Metal Guru  (02:27) 13  Truck On (Tyke)  (03:05) 14  Teenage Dream  (05:47) 15  Light of Love  (03:15) 16  Zip Gun Boogie  (03:16) 17  New York City  (03:56) 18  The Groover  (03:19) 19  Plateau Skull  (03:50) 20  London Boys  (02:20)
	Album: 43 of 47 Title:  The Phantastic Collection of Marc Bolan and T-Rex Released:  1991 Tracks:  24 Duration:  1:17:00 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   20th Century Boy  (03:33) 2   I Love to Boogie  (02:11) 3   Metal Guru  (02:26) 4   Laser Love  (03:34) 5   Casual Agent  (02:52) 6   Children of the Revolution  (02:27) 7   New York City  (03:53) 8   Precious Star  (02:47) 9   Zip Gun Boogie  (03:16) 10  Light of Love  (03:11) 11  Dandy in the Underworld  (04:34) 12  The Groover  (03:13) 1   Dreamy Lady  (02:52) 2   Celebrate Summer  (02:34) 3   Solid Gold Easy Action  (02:04) 4   Pain and Love  (03:41) 5   Telegram Sam  (03:43) 6   The Soul of My Suit  (02:33) 7   London Boys  (02:22) 8   Truck On (Tyke)  (01:37) 9   Teenage Dream  (05:48) 10  Get It On  (04:25) 11  Jeepster  (03:50) 12  Crimson Moon  (03:24)
	Album: 44 of 47 Title:  The Ultimate Collection Released:  1991 Tracks:  24 Duration:  1:16:32 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Allmusic    AlbumCover	1   20th Century Boy  (03:41) 2   Metal Guru  (02:27) 3   I Love to Boogie  (02:13) 4   Deborah  (02:20) 5   New York City  (03:56) 6   Telegram Sam  (03:45) 7   Hot Love  (04:57) 8   Dreamy Lady  (02:53) 9   One Inch Rock  (01:43) 10  The Soul of My Suit  (02:38) 11  London Boys  (02:01) 12  Ride a White Swan  (02:15) 13  Get It On  (04:26) 14  Light of Love  (03:14) 15  Children of the Revolution  (02:28) 16  Jeepster  (04:00) 17  Laser Love  (03:34) 18  Zip Gun Boogie  (03:19) 19  The Groover  (03:17) 20  King of the Rumbling Spires  (02:11) 21  Plateau Skull  (03:50) 22  Truck On (Tyke)  (03:05) 23  Solid Gold Easy Action  (02:21) 24  Teenage Dream  (05:48)
The Ultimate Collection : Allmusic album Review : Credited to Marc Bolan and T. Rex.
	Album: 45 of 47 Title:  Anthology - the Early Years Released:  1991 Tracks:  66 Duration:  3:18:34 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   Debora  (03:09) 2   Child Star  (02:52) 3   Knight  (02:38) 4   Consuela  (02:26) 5   Oh Harley (The Saltimbanques)  (02:19) 6   Evenings of Damask  (02:26) 7   Iscariot  (02:51) 8   By the Light of the Magical Moon  (02:51) 9   Organ Blues  (02:46) 10  Elemental Child  (05:33) 11  Childe  (01:42) 12  Seagull Woman  (02:22) 13  Once Upon the Seas of Abyssinia  (02:09) 14  Cosmic Dancer  (04:33) 15  Lean Woman Blues  (03:03) 16  Rip Off  (03:44) 17  One Inch Rock  (02:29) 18  Pewtor Suitor  (03:13) 19  Salamanda Palaganda  (02:16) 20  King of the Rumbling Spires  (02:11) 21  Oh Baby  (02:41) 1   Ride a White Swan  (02:17) 2   Is It Love  (02:37) 3   Summer Time Blues  (02:43) 4   Hot Love  (04:58) 5   Woodland Rock  (02:25) 6   The King of the Mountain Cometh  (03:54) 7   Get It On  (04:27) 8   There Was aTime  (01:00) 9   Raw Ramp  (02:23) 10  Jeepster  (04:13) 11  Lifes a Gas  (02:27) 12  Telegram Sam  (03:48) 13  Cadillac  (03:54) 14  Baby Strange  (03:07) 15  Metal Guru  (02:28) 16  Thunderwing  (03:46) 17  Lady  (02:15) 18  Children of the Revolution  (02:27) 19  Jitterbug Love  (02:57) 20  Sunken Rags  (02:54) 21  Solid Gold Easy Action  (02:15) 22  Born to Boogie  (02:07) 23  20th Century Boy  (03:40) 24  Free Angel  (02:14) 1   Buick Mckane  (03:34) 2   Rabbit Fighter  (03:58) 3   Chariot Choogle  (02:47) 4   Tenement Lady  (02:56) 5   Left Hand Luke  (05:18) 6   Venus Loon  (03:01) 7   The Leopards Featuring Gardenia and the Mighty Slug  (03:38) 8   Till Dawn  (02:59) 9   Solid Baby  (02:38) 10  Precious Star  (02:53) 11  Calling All Destroyers  (03:55) 12  Casual Agent  (02:55) 13  Crimson Moon  (03:23) 14  Pain and Love  (03:41) 15  Teen Riot Structure  (03:35) 16  Lifes an Elevator  (02:25) 17  Tame My Tiger  (02:29) 18  Ride My Heels  (02:29) 19  Sitting Here  (02:21) 20  All Alone  (02:50) 21  Midnight  (02:46)
	Album: 46 of 47 Title:  20th Century Boy Released:  1991 Tracks:  12 Duration:  34:55 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% Spotify    AlbumCover	1   20th Century Boy  (03:34) 2   Metal Guru  (02:26) 3   Casual Agent  (02:52) 4   Children of the Revolution  (02:29) 5   New York City  (03:57) 6   Zip Gun Boogie  (03:19) 7   Light of Love  (03:11) 8   The Groover  (03:14) 9   Dreamy Lady  (02:52) 10  Celebrate Summer  (02:34) 11  Solid Gold Easy Action  (02:05) 12  London Boys  (02:18)
	Album: 47 of 47 Title:  The Very Best of Marc Bolan and T‐Rex Released:  1991 Tracks:  20 Duration:  1:02:03 Scroll:  Up   Down   Top   Bottom   25%   50%   75% AlbumCover	1   Telegram Sam  (03:47) 2   Metal Guru  (02:27) 3   Children of the Revolution  (02:29) 4   Solid Gold Easy Action  (02:20) 5   20th Century Boy  (03:39) 6   Truck On (Tyke)  (03:04) 7   Teenage Dream  (05:48) 8   Light of Love  (03:15) 9   New York City  (03:56) 10  London Boys  (02:22) 11  I Love to Boogie  (02:14) 12  Laser Love  (03:36) 13  Lady  (02:13) 14  Born to Boogie  (02:05) 15  Dandy in the Underworld  (04:35) 16  Life’s an Elevator  (02:25) 17  All Alone  (02:50) 18  Celebrate Summer  (02:36) 19  Buick MacKane  (03:32) 20  Chariot Choogie  (02:45)