T REX ELECTRIC WARRIOR ORIGINAL 1971 REPRISE GATEFOLD LP VINYL RECORD MARC BOLAN
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Additional Information about Electric Warrior [LP] by Marc Bolan (Vinyl, 1971, Reprise)
Electric Warrior by T Rex 1971 (First Press) original. Reprise USA. Vinyl is EX+. Thick board American style Gatefold cover is VG+ or better. With original Company inner. Contains the tracks "Bang a Gong (Get it On)" and "Cosmic Dancer". See photos–Tanx!
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Album Features
UPC:
n/a
Artist:
Marc Bolan
Format:
Vinyl
Release Year:
1971
Record Label:
Reprise
Genre:
Glam Rock, Rock & Pop
Track Listing
1. Mambo Sun
2. Cosmic Dancer
3. Jeepster
4. Monolith
5. Lean Woman Blues
6. Get It on (Bang a Gong)
7. Planet Queen
8. Girl
9. Motivator, The
10. Life's a Gas
11. Rip Off
Details
Contributing Artists:
Flo & Eddie
Producer:
Tony Visconti
Distributor:
WEA (Distributor)
Recording Type:
Studio
Recording Mode:
Stereo
Album Notes
IMarc Bolan/Marc Bolan & T. Rex/T. Rex: Marc Bolan (vocals, guitar); Mickey Finn (vocals, percussion).
Additional personnel: Ian McDonald (saxophone); Burt Collins (flugelhorn); Steve Currie (bass instrument); Will Legend (drums); Howard Kaylan, Mark Volman (background vocals).
Liner Note Author: Séamus Egan.
Prior to ELECTRIC WARRIOR's release, T. Rex (or, as it had mostly been known, Tyrannosaurus Rex) was a folk-rock duo that played acoustic guitar and bongos augmented by the occasional electric and full drum kit. While some of the hippie-prophet philosophy that dominated Tyrannosaurus Rex's music can still be heard here (especially on the dreamy geneology of "Cosmic Dancer"), ELECTRIC WARRIOR, for the most part, represents a revolution in attitude and approach. Singer/songwriter/guitarist Marc Bolan expanded the band here for a full rock sound, and focused on lean, hook-heavy pop songs that relied on slinky grooves and the riveting energy of early rock & roll. Married to Bolan's cheeky sexuality and theatrical flair, the results were undeniable.
From the mid-tempo thump of "Mambo Sun" to the crashing yowl of "Rip Off," ELECTRIC WARRIOR is fuzzy, nasty, and immediately appealing. Songs like "Jeepster" and "Bang A Gong" pump straight from the elemental heart of rock & roll, yet the songs are fleshed out beautifully with strings, handclaps, backup vocals, and Tony Visconti's expansive production. Bolan's glitzy, sexy aesthetic directly sparked the glam movement (he was a huge influence on David Bowie and the creation of his Ziggy Stardust persona), while his punchy, back-to-basics approach also presaged the stripped-down, three-minute song attack of the Ramones and the punk movement in the later '70s. As a result, ELECTRIC WARRIOR can be seen as one of the most enduring and quietly influential records in the rock canon.
It's pretty easy to argue that T. Rex hit its peak with 1972's ELECTRIC WARRIOR. Song for song, WARRIOR sported the group's most consistent set of tunes. Marc Bolan found his voice here, both the metallic purr of songs like "Planet Queen" and the salacious crooning of "Life's a Gas." Tony Visconti's superb production gave the tunes much-needed heft, and the groovy, gritty guitar never sounded better. It also included the group's signature song, "Get it On (Bang a Gong)."
rough versions is that Bolan's seemingly offhand, half-spoken "Meanwhile, I'm still thinkin'," in the fadeout of "Get it On" was actually in the song in a much earlier take.
Editorial Reviews
...he plays to the post-J.F.K. set, yet with enough decadence and sarcasm for any war baby to hum along....Marc is one of the eternally precocious, fated to live outside the world of adults forever...
Rolling Stone (01/06/1972)
...This music may even sound better than it did at the time: stripped of baggage, it's the kind of pop-rock deluxe which is, these days, in short supply...
Mojo (10/01/2001)
4 stars out of 5 - ...Glistening, seemingly extra-terrestrial prettiness....bewitching stuff...
Q (09/01/2001)
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