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"...Tippy-Toed
Vamp A Rider..."
Although
it doesn't contain his first four monster hits as T. Rex - "Ride A White
Swan" (Oct 1970), "Hot Love" (February 1971), "Get It
On" (July 1971) and "Jeepster" (November 1971) - this stunning April
2002 2CD set on Edsel MEDCD 714 (Barcode 740155171421) gives us everything
afterwards and is a fantastic listen for it.
"A's
and B's 1972 - 1977" does exactly what it says on the tin – providing you
with all those EMI/T.Rex Wax Co Label UK 7" singles we bought in those
distinctive T.Rex label bags (it stills gives me a kick to look at them to this
day). Here's a detailed breakdown of the Metal Gurus and 20th Century Boys:
Disc
1 (69:56 minutes):
1.
Telegram Sam b/w Cadillac and Baby Strange - January 1972, EMI/T.Rex Wax Co.
Label T-REX 101
2.
Metal Guru b/w Thunderwing and Lady – May 1972, EMI/T.Rex Wax Co. Label MARC 1
3.
Children Of The Revolution b/w Jitterbug Love and Sunken Rags – September 1972.
EMI/T.Rex Wax Co. Label MARC 2
4.
Solid Gold Easy Action b/w Xmas Riff and Born To Boogie – December 1972,
EMI/T.Rex Wax Co. Label MARC 3
5. 20th Century Boy b/w Free Angel – March 1973,
EMI/T.Rex Wax Co. Label MARC 4
6.
The Groover b/w Midnight – June 1973, EMI/T.Rex Wax Co. Label MARC 5
7.
Truck On (Tyke) b/w Sitting Here – November 1973, EMI/T.Rex Wax Co. Label MARC
6
8.
Teenage Dream b/w Satisfaction Pony – January 1974, EMI/T.Rex Wax Co Label MARC
7
9.
Light of Love b/w Explosive Mouth – July 1974 – EMI/T.Rex Wax Co. Label MARC 8
10.
Zip Gun Boogie b/w Space Boss – November 1974 – EMI/T.Rex Wax Co. Label MARC 9
Disc
2 (56:35 minutes):
1.
New York City b/w Chrome Sitar – June 1975, EMI/T.Rex Wax Co. Label MARC 10
2.
Dreamy Lady b/w Do You Wanna Dance? and Dock Of The Boy – September 1975,
EMI/T.Rex Wax Co Label MARC 11
3.
London Boys b/w Solid Baby – February 1976, EMI/T.Rex Wax Co. Label MARC 13
4.
I Love To Boogie b/w Baby Boomerang – June 1976, EMI. T.Rex Wax Co. Label MARC
14
5.
Laser Love b/w Life’s An Elevator – September 1976, EMI/T.Rex Wax Co Label MARC
15
6.
To Know You Is Love You (To Know Him Is To Love Him) b/w City Port by MARC
BOLAN and GLORIA JONES – January 1977, EMI Records EMI 2572
7.
The Soul Of My Suit b/w All Alone – March 1977, EMI/T.Rex Wax Co. Label MARC 16
8.
Dandy In The Underworld b/w Groove A Little and Tame My Tiger – May 1977,
EMI/T.Rex Wax Co. Label MARC 17
9.
Celebrate Summer b/w Ride My Wheels – August 1977, EMI/T.Rex Wax Co. Label MARC
17
The
fold-out inlay with liner notes by T.Rex/Marc Bolan expert MARK PAYTRESS is
jam-packed with details on the all the tracks and pictures those famous labels
we bought in Woolworths with the excitement of buying the next Beatles seven.
The
remasters are fabulous – full of power and muscle – giving "20th Century
Boy" and "I Love To Boogie" huge punch.
It’s
not all magic of course – “Dreamy Lady” is terrible dreck and I still recall
the feeling of disappointment when “Truck On (Tyke)” came out – it was the end
for him by that time. But tracks like “New York City”, “Teenage Dream” and
“Laser Love” still have that Bolan magic - and how good is to hear all those
cracking non-album B-sides - “Thunderwing” (lyrics above), “Sunken Rags”, “Free
Angel” and “Life’s An Elevator” to name but a few. He used album tracks only
twice to my knowledge – “Solid Baby” from "Bolan's Zip-Gun" and
"Baby Boomerang" from 1972's "The Slider" – but again
they’re superb inclusions. It’s also nice to have that Marc Bolan and Gloria
Jones rare 7” on CD too. Speaking of one-off oddities – it’s worth mentioning
the lone exclusion on this set – “Christmas Bop” which was to be MARC 12 in
December 1975 – but was withdrawn.
Sometimes
you don’t have to pay the earth to get great sound, fab music, nice presentation
and a reasonable price for 2CDs. What a blast...and what a loss. I miss him…
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