Best Of Marc Bolan & T. Rex: 1972-1977 [Import]

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Album Description
1997 release, a double disc set spotlighting the best of Bolan's 1972-77 period, including 'Telegram Sam', 'Born To Boogie', 'The Groover', 'Children Of The Revolution' & 'Solid Gold Easy Action'. 44 tracks total. Double slimline jewel case. An Edsel release. The full title is 'The Best Of Marc Bolan & T. Rex 1972-77'.

Best Of Marc Bolan & T. Rex: 1972-1977
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    		Best Of Marc Bolan & T. Rex: 1972-1977
    Marc Bolan & T. Rex
    Manufacturer: Edsel Records UK
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0000011XK
    Release Date: 1997-10-21

    Tracks:

    1. Telegram Sam
    2. Jet Tambourine
    3. Mystic Lady
    4. Metal Guru
    5. Baby Strange
    6. Slider Blues
    7. Children Of The Revolution
    8. Lady
    9. Children Of The World
    10. Jitterbug Love
    11. Solid Gold Easy Action
    12. Born To Boogie
    13. 20th Century Boy
    14. Mister Mister
    15. The Street And Babe Shadow
    16. Midnight
    17. You Move Like A Dog
    18. Sitting Here
    19. Left Hand Luke
    20. Free Angel
    21. Mad Donna

    Tracks:

    1. The Groover
    2. Saturday Night
    3. Metropolis Incarnate
    4. Truck On (Tyke)
    5. Satisfaction Pony
    6. I Wanna Go
    7. Untitled Poem
    8. Teenage Dream
    9. Interview (radio, 1997)
    10. Are You Ready, Steve?
    11. Light Of Love
    12. Children of Rarn
    13. Precious STar
    14. Venus Loon
    15. Sound Pit
    16. Galaxy
    17. Dock Of The Bay
    18. Till Dawn
    19. New York City
    20. London Boys
    21. Crimson Moon
    22. Soul of My Suit
    23. Celebrate Summer

    Album Description

    1997 release, a double disc set spotlighting the best of Bolan's 1972-77 period, including 'Telegram Sam', 'Born To Boogie', 'The Groover', 'Children Of The Revolution' & 'Solid Gold Easy Action'. 44 tracks total. Double slimline jewel case. An Edsel release. The full title is 'The Best Of Marc Bolan & T. Rex 1972-77'.
    VERY BEST OF T. REX, VOL. 1
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Excellent value, no frills collection
    		 VERY BEST OF T. REX, VOL. 1
    Marc Bolan
    Manufacturer: Music Club International
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B00000G61B
    Release Date: 1998-10-25

    Tracks:

    1. Telegramsam
    2. Metal Guru
    3. Children Of The Revolution
    4. Solid Gold Easy Action
    5. 20th Century Boy
    6. Truck On(Tyke)
    7. Teenage Dream
    8. Light Of Love
    9. New York City
    10. London Boys
    11. I Love To Boogie
    12. Laser Love
    13. Lady
    14. Born To Boogie
    15. Dandy In The Underworld
    16. Life's An Elevator
    17. All Alone
    18. Celebrate Summer
    19. Buick Mackane
    20. Chariot Choogle

    Album Description

    20 top tracks digitally remastered, including the hits 'Telegram Sam', 'Children Of The Revolution', 'Metal Guru', '20th Century Boy', 'Solid Gold Easy Action' and 'I Love To Boogie'. Also contains a six page booklet with updated sleeve notes. 2006 re-release.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Excellent value, no frills collection.......2003-04-30

    A budget price, no frills but loads of thrills compilation with all the hits. What more could you want? Get this. It's got a good little booklet too. Really good value for a highly under-rated artist. As a companion / contrast get the Acoustic Warrior live CD which is great fun and really adds to the Bolan sound.
    This compilation is just as good as any other more expensive offering. Highly recommended.
    Very Best of Marc Bolan, Vol. 2
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      		Very Best of Marc Bolan, Vol. 2
      Marc Bolan , and T-Rex
      Manufacturer: Music Club International
      ProductGroup: Music
      Binding: Audio CD

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      ASIN: B000023XOI
      Release Date: 1999-03-14

      Tracks:

      1. The Groover
      2. Sing Me A Song
      3. Zip Gun Boogie
      4. Dreamy Lady
      5. The Slider
      6. Magical Moon (By The Light Of A)
      7. Spaceball Ricochet
      8. Cadilac
      9. Jitterbug Love
      10. Free Angel
      11. Interstellar Soul
      12. Mad Donna
      13. Rock On
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      15. Think Zinc
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      17. The Soul Of My Suit
      18. Funky London Childhood
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      20. 20th Century Baby
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      22. Over The Flats
      23. Foxy Boy
      24. To Know Us Is To Love You(To Know Him Is To Love Him)
      25. Christmas Bop

      Album Description

      25 great hits digitally remastered, including 'The Groover', 'Sing Me A Song', 'The Soul Of My Suit', 'Zip Gun Boogie', 'Rock On' and 'The Slider'. Also contains a six page illustrated booklet with informative sleeve notes. 2006 re-release.
      Best Tracks Vol.2
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        		Best Tracks Vol.2
        Marc & T.Rex Bolan
        Manufacturer: Teichiku
        ProductGroup: Music
        Binding: Audio CD

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        ASIN: B00005620G
        Across the airwaves [Japan Import] 1st Press
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          		Across the airwaves [Japan Import] 1st Press
          T. Rex & Marc Bolan
          ProductGroup: Music
          Binding: Audio CD
          ASIN: B000KRSD5M

          Product Description

          1989, Teichiku records JApan. 20CP-12. Out of print. 21 tracks in total.
          Dance in the Midnight [Japan Import] 1st Press
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            		Dance in the Midnight [Japan Import] 1st Press
            T. Rex & Marc Bolan
            ProductGroup: Music
            Binding: Audio CD
            ASIN: B000KRJFKO

            Product Description

            1989, Teichiku records Japan, 20CP-20. Out of print. 10 tracks: Dance in the midnight, Everyday, Saturday night, Metropolis, Brain police, Stand by me, All my love, Fast blues (easy action), Do I love thee, Down home lady.
            Unicorn [Japan Import] 1st Press
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              		Unicorn [Japan Import] 1st Press
              T. Rex & Marc Bolan , and Tyrannosaurus Rex
              ProductGroup: Music
              Binding: Audio CD
              ASIN: B000KRVB7O

              Product Description

              1969/1989, Teichiku records Japan. 20CP-10. Out of print. 16 tracks.
              Best Tracks Vol.1
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                		Best Tracks Vol.1
                Marc & T.Rex Bolan
                Manufacturer: Teichiku
                ProductGroup: Music
                Binding: Audio CD

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                ASIN: B00005620F
                The Very Best of T. Rex
                Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
                • About as good a T-Rex collection as there is
                • A solid collection at a great price.
                • Marc Bolan, quintessential glamrocker
                • Gone and forgotten
                • T.REXTASY!
                		 The Very Best of T. Rex
                T. Rex
                Manufacturer: Crimson (DNA)
                ProductGroup: Music
                Binding: Audio CD

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                ASIN: B000007P26
                Release Date: 1998-06-23

                Tracks:

                1. Hot Love
                2. Ride A White Swan
                3. Get It On
                4. Telegram Sam
                5. Metal Guru
                6. Chariot Choogle
                7. Lady
                8. Spaceball Ricochet
                9. Children Of The Revolution
                10. Solid Gold Easy Action
                11. Born To Boogie
                12. 20th Century Boy
                13. The Groover
                14. Truck On (Tyke)
                15. Teenage Dream
                16. Light Of Love
                17. Zip Gun Boogie
                18. New York City
                19. Laser Love
                20. I Love To Boogie

                Customer Reviews:

                5 out of 5 stars About as good a T-Rex collection as there is.......2003-01-26

                The song selection is better than any T-Rex best-of as there has been. Not too long not too short. Most of the other compilations don't approach this one.

                5 out of 5 stars A solid collection at a great price........2002-11-30

                If your only experience with T-Rex is "Bang a Gong (Get it On)" and "20th Century Boy", then snap up this set and surrender to T-Rextasy.

                T-Rex was essentially a vehicle for the glam genius of Marc Bolan. He began the group in the late 60's as a wizards & warriors acoustic folk outfit called Tyrannosaurus Rex . To ring in the 70's Bolan strapped on a stratocaster, plugged in and shortened the band's name to T-Rex. The name may have been shorter, but the new sound was gargantuan. And British rock would never be the same.

                That is where this set begins--with the first electric single, 1971's "Hot Love". From there it proceeds through nineteen more gloriously trashy glam gems, ending with Bolan's last single, 1976's "I Love to Boogie".

                This set is mostly a singles collection that spans Bolan's metoric run on the British charts. He starts with an electrified boogie ("Ride a White Swan", "Get it On") that evolves into elephantine 70's riffage ("20th Century Boy', "Truck on Tyke") and then on to a slightly pared down but no less vital sound ("Laser Love", "Zip Gun Boogie").

                Listening to this set, you would never know that Bolan was in commercial decline at the time of death in a car accident in 1977. Every track is bursting with energy. The monster riffs and nonsensical ryhmes revel in the pure pleasure of being young and sexy and alive.

                This is a great budget-priced disc for T-Rex neophytes. It's as solid a single disc overview as you will find of Bolan's electric career. Beware though: you're liable to get hooked. Once you do, then proceed directly to Bolan's three classic albums of the early 70's: "Electric Warrior", "The Slider" & "Tanx".

                5 out of 5 stars Marc Bolan, quintessential glamrocker.......2002-02-11

                Needless to say T Rex's frontman, Marc Bolan, was not Bob Dylan. When it comes to emotional expression or lyrical sophistication he wasn't even Jacob Dylan. What Mr. Bolan was, however, was the quintessential glamrocker. A charismatic and colorfully dressed funkrocker who drenched every frivolous word, buoyant guitar riff and nonverbal snarl of his delicious hard pop with potent attitude. The Very Best of Marc Bolan and T Rex collects twenty of the best deliberately and delightfully trashy floor-shakers of Mr. Bolan's tragically short career. Between the time a psychedelic haze encompassed sixties rock and the day the Ramones came bopping in these infectious, undemanding tunes did much to preserve unruly fun in rock and roll, during the age of the introspective singer/songwriter no less. Mr. Bolan was the rarest type of star of the mid-seventies, a rocker with no pretension. What you see is what you get: Feistiness, flair and fun. Sure, he did not have much to say, but few have accomplished more, looked better or sounded cooler saying it.

                2 out of 5 stars Gone and forgotten.......2001-08-21

                T. Rex were apparently a big deal in the early seventies, part of the "glam rock" movement. Their name was often on the lips of the likes of John Lennon and David Bowie in those times. However, unlike Lennon or Bowie, the group seems to have had little lasting influence. Subsequent generations know nothing of them, except maybe the obnoxious hit "Get it On." Like many acts that make a big splash, they made few waves in the end. This album will serve as a good introduction to their work, and will leave you just as you started - wondering why there was ever such a fuss. Was it only because Marc Bolan popularized the word "boogaloo"? A dubious distinction indeed.

                4 out of 5 stars T.REXTASY!.......2001-05-17

                This compilation was my first introduction to Marc Bolan and T.Rex...As compilations go it is hard to fault it as it includes(nearly)all the classic singles and a selection of B-sides and album tracks. My only gripe is that it has ommited the superb 'Jeepster' but otherwise the track selection is faultess and a superb introduction to T.Rex's Glamtastic tunes. Highlights are the usual 'Get It On', '20th Century Boy' and 'Spaceball Ricochet'. If you are a new T.Rex fan or just curious than I can recommend this as a great introduction before digging out the rest of the Bolan legacy.
                The Unobtainable T. Rex Vol. 1 [Japan Import] 1st Press
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                  		The Unobtainable T. Rex Vol. 1 [Japan Import] 1st Press
                  T. Rex & Marc Bolan , and Tyranossaurus rex
                  ProductGroup: Music
                  Binding: Audio CD
                  ASIN: B000KRT9TQ

                  Product Description

                  1989, Teichiku records Japan. 18 tracks, including: Sunken rags, City port, Tame my tiger, Satisfaction pony, Midnight, To know him is to love him, Do you wanna dance, Dock of the bay, Sitting here, Life's an elevator, Lady, London Boys, and more.

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