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Electric Warrior
(1971)
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T. Rex
The album that essentially kick-started the U.K. glam rock craze, Electric Warrior completes T. Rex's 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 ...
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20th Century Boy: The Ultimate Collection
(2002)
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Given that the T. Rex/Marc Bolan catalog is cluttered with collections, all recycling much of the same material, it's easy to be suspicious of another hits compilation, such as Hip-0's 2002 release 20th Century Boy: The Ultimate Collection, especially if it's billed as an "ultimate" retrospective. Against all odds, this 23-track disc really is ...
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The Slider
(1972)
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T. Rex
Buoyed by two U.K. number one singles in "Telegram Sam" and "Metal Guru," The Slider became T. Rex's 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 Bolan's signatures ...
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Light of Love
(1974)
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T. Rex
An underrated album in the T. Rex catalog, Light of Love maintains the sultry, sophisticated swagger of the earlier recordings. Marc Bolan sounds extremely confident as he takes chances when it comes to phrasing. The first half of the record is refreshing with clean '70s production. Tracks like "Solid Baby" and "Space Boss" are adorned with hip ...
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Futuristic Dragon
(1976)
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T. Rex
The most blatantly, and brilliantly, portentous of Marc Bolan's 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) ...
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Work in Progress
(2003)
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Marc Bolan & T. Rex
Marc Bolan recorded a lot -- so much, it seems, that he documented every time he picked up a guitar, whether it was at home or in the studio. Over the years, much of this has come out, most notably in the T. Rex Unchained series, which spans a mind-boggling 16 volumes (and this doesn't even include the rarities and outtakes that appeared on ...
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Dandy in the Underworld
(1977)
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T. Rex
Marc Bolan welcomed the advent of punk rock with the biggest smile he'd 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 ...
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Bolan Boogie
(1972)
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T. Rex
The first (but certainly not the last) of the compilations issued in the wake of T. Rex's U.K. chart breakthrough, Bolan Boogie was also many of the band's 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, ...
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Bolan's Zip Gun
(1975)
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T. Rex
Having reinvented himself as a bionic soulboy across the course of 1974's Zinc Alloy, Bolan's Zip Gun was less a reiteration of Marc Bolan's 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 ...
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Born to Boogie
(2005)
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T. Rex
This double-CD set is an unexpected bonus for fans of the Ringo Starr-directed Marc Bolan/T. Rex documentary Born to Boogie. The movie is due out on DVD, but the release of a soundtrack is simply an amazing piece of icing on the cake. Filmed and recorded in early 1972, just as T. Rex had made the leap to the upper reaches of pop stardom, the ...
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Nasty Confessions [Bonus DVD]
(2004)
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Various Artists
A collection of hedonistic Dirty South party music, Nasty Confessions collects more than its fair share of quality weekend music. Old favorites like Lil Jon and the Ying Yang Twins mix with new heat like Reef Hustle and Manifest. The fat beats bounce between ghetto and glitter while the numerous rousing crunk numbers are balanced with a couple ...
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Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow [Expanded Edition]
(2002)
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T. Rex
By late 1973, Marc Bolan's star was waning fast. No longer gunning out those effortless classics that 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 he'd blown it, he didn't even ...
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Live 1977
(1997)
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Marc Bolan & T. Rex
Even with all the repackagings and reissues of the Marc Bolan/T. Rex catalog, authorized live albums were a rarity in the glam rocker's canon. Live attempts to correct this oversight by offering the first official high-quality T. Rex album. On paper, this sounds like a blessing for fans, but in reality, the disc is a disappointment. Live is culled ...
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Total T. Rex: 1971-1972
(2004)
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T. Rex
The first major release under son Rolan Bolan's stewardship of Marc Bolan's back catalog, Total T. Rex is a six-disc, 72-track collection that rounds up a mountain of material from 1971-1972, largely live but also including radio sessions, demos, and even a bonus DVD's worth of live footage. Little of it is entirely new to the avid collector, ...
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The Essential Collection (25th Anniversary Edition)
(2002)
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Marc Bolan & T. Rex
There have been many T. Rex compilations with the title The Essential Collection released since Marc Bolan's heyday of the mid-'70s -- not all of them essential and several of them from Universal alone. (The 2000 edition of The Essential Collection featured the same number of tracks as this, and an overlapping track listing.) Still, this ...
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Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow
(1974)
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Marc Bolan & T. Rex
By late 1973, Marc Bolan's 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 he'd blown it, he didn't even ...
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T. Rex
(1970)
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T. Rex
The fifth Tyrannosaurus Rex album was also the first T. Rex set, as Marc Bolan abbreviated the band name at the same time as enlarging everything else -- most notably the group's sound. Transitional through and through, T. Rex is the obvious successor to Beard of Stars, but it's clearly looking toward Electric Warrior, a point proven when the band ...
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T. Rex Unchained: Unreleased Recordings, Vol. 4: 1973, Pt. 2
(1995)
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T. Rex
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Crankin' Up
(1997)
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Various Artists
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Great Hits 1972-1977, Vol. 1: The A-Sides
(1994)
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T. Rex
Few other bands have had as many "Best Of" collections released over the years as T. Rex. And for the most part, almost all are missing hits from their 1971 Electric Warrior album and before ("Bang a Gong," "Jeepster," "Ride a White Swan," "Hot Love," etc.). As confirmed by the title Great Hits 1972-1977, this 1994 collection is no different. ...
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T. Rex Unchained: Unreleased Recordings, Vol. 3: 1973, Pt. 1
(1998)
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Marc Bolan & T. Rex
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Masters of Metal: Crankin' up 1970-1980
(1989)
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Various Artists
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T. Rextasy: The Best of T. Rex, 1970-1973
(1985)
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T. Rex
This is it, T. Rex fans, the best of their greatest hits in a compilation. The only problem is, it's 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 ...
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Tanx [US Bonus Tracks]
(1973)
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T. Rex
By 1973's 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 ...
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Boogie On
(2003)
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T. Rex
The intriguing two-disc set Boogie On includes eight acoustic cuts recorded live during T. Rex leader Marc Bolan's appearance at Los Angeles radio station KDAY in February 1972 (which have been previously released), four live tracks with the full band from a gig in Rotherham, England, on August 28, 1971, and a 47-minute interview (also from 1971). ...
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