MARC BOLAN and T. REX 4 LP 180 GRAM VINYL BUNDLE + MP3 DownloadCards + GATEFOLD

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SUCH A DEAL ! Exclusive 4-LP vinyl bundle of reissued T. Rex glam-rock classics, newly remastered and pressed on 180g vinyl ! I WILL MAIL THEM TO YOU WITH TENDER LOVING CARE, USING USPS TRACKING. I WILL ALSO INSURE THEM FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE, WHILE IN THE HANDS OF THE USPS, FOR THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE AMOUNT. WHO ELSE DOES THAT?

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• FOUR Marc Bolan & T. Rex glam-rock classics on 180g vinyl for one great price!

• Reissues newly remastered at Chicago Mastering

• All LP’s include full MP3 digital download cards

• Features definitive T. Rex tracks “Metal Guru,” “Telegram Sam,” “Tenement Lady,” “Born to Boogie,” “Precious Star,” “Till Dawn” and many others

• The Slider & Zinc Alloy packaged in gatefold jackets

• Tanx comes with 20” x 24” poster and is packaged in gatefold jacket

• Bolan's Zip Gun features reproduction of original die-cut cover with hole in center.

THE SLIDER

The Slider is the de?nitive soundtrack to Bolanmania that swept most corners of the globe during 1972. It was boom-time for manufacturers of lipstick-sized phials of glitter. The music press had a ?eld day, too, seizing the opportunity to debate the rabid tensions between playful pop and sensible rock. But to the many thousands who had succumbed to T. Rextasy, the ?rst great teenage phenomenon of the 1970s, it was - in the words of Morrissey - “many people’s ?rst love affair.”

TANX

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 Bolan’s 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. Rex’s golden era; unfortunately, the bandmembers would drift off one by one soon after, until Bolan was the only one remaining by the mid’ 70s.

ZINC ALLOY AND THE HIDDEN RIDERS OF TOMORROW

Originally released in 1974, Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow is the follow-up to Marc Bolan and T. Rex's 1973 album Tanx. The ambitious and complex collection finds Bolan combining new influences with the classic T. Rex sound, marking a major point of transition and reflection for the glam rock pioneer.

BOLAN'S ZIP GUN

Much of T. Rex's 1975 release Bolan's Zip Gun returns to the understated romp Bolan 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 number 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.

LP Track Listings:

THE SLIDER

Side One

1. Metal Guru

2. Mystic Lady

3. Rock On

4. The Slider

5. Baby Boomerang

6. Spaceball Ricochet

7. Buick Mackane

Side Two

1. Telegram Sam