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Release date: 10-02-2007 (originally released in 1973) 2007 Japanese exclusive Strictly Limited Edition 14-track LP pressed on 180gram VIRGIN VINYL, originally released in 1973 and featuring a collection of Bolan-penned classics including 'Telegram Sam', 'Born To Boogie' and '20th Century Boy', presented in a high quality glossy picture sleeve, with repros of original record labels, housed in an individually numbered stickered PVC sleeve, complete with lyric insert and superb fold-out poster! Tracks: 01. Telegram Sam 02. Jitterbug Love 03. Lady 04. Metal Guru 05. Thunderwings 06. Sunken Rags 07. Solid Gold Easy Action 08. 20th Century Boy 09. Midnight 10. The Slider 11. Born To Boogie 12. Children Of The Revolution 13. Shock Rock 14. The Groover A group that reached the upper reaches of the pop charts in its native England 10 times in the 1970s, T. Rex certainly had enough material for a Greatest Hits compilation. Here they are – all their best-loved songs – with their trademark punch guitar riffs and Bolan's distinctive vocals. Initially a British folk-rock combo called Tyrannosaurus Rex, T. Rex was the primary force in glam rock, thanks to the creative direction of guitarist/vocalist Marc Bolan (born Marc Feld). Bolan created a deliberately trashy form of rock & roll that was proud of its own disposability. T. Rex's music borrowed the underlying sexuality of early rock & roll, adding dirty, simple grooves and fat distorted guitars, as well as an overarching folky/hippie spirituality that always came through the clearest on ballads.
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