Marc Bolan/Marc Bolan & T. Rex/T. Rex - Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow [Digipak]

Artist:

Bolan, Marc

UPC:

767981124223

See Also:

Bolan, Marc/T Rex - Very Best Of [Import]

Description:

The 1997 reissue of ZINC ALLOY AND THE HIDDEN RIDERS OF TOMORROW contains 5 additional tracks that did not appear on the original release; "The Groover," "Midnight," "Truck On (Tyke)," "Sitting Here" and "Satisfaction Pony."
T. Rex: Marc Bolan, Mickey Finn, Steve Currie, Bill Legend, Jack Green, Lonnie Jordan, Danny Thompson, B.J. Cole.
The Cosmic Choir: Sister Pat Hall, The Gloria Jones, Big Richard.
Additional personnel: Maestro David Katz & The Pop Orchestra.
Includes liner notes by Mark Paytress.
All tracks have been digitally remastered.
Personnel: Marc Bolan; David Katz & The Pop Arts Orchestra (strings); Danny Thompson , The Cosmic Choir, Big Richard, Jonnie Jordan, Jack Reen, Micky Finn, Sister Pat Hall, B.J. Cole, Steve Currie, Bill Legend.
Audio Remasterer: Jason Ward .
Photographers: Neal Preston; Richard Fitzgerald.
Arranger: Tony Visconti.
By 1974, the phenomenon known as T. Rextacy was on the wane. The group had always been Bolan`s vehicle, but the departure of some original members, the addition of three backup vocalists, and the name change, to Marc Bolan And T. Rex, signaled a significant new direction for the band.
The sound of ZINC ALLOY shows the influence of American soul music, and demonstrates an overall evolution. Where the group`s biggest hits were basically gritty, straightforward rock, the sound on ZINC is flashier, more orchestrated, and generally slicker. The prominent string section and heavy echo of the opener, "Venus Loon," recalls Phil Spector. Additionally, Bolan shares many of the vocal duties with his girlfriend, the American singer Gloria Jones. In the record`s sometimes operatic settings, the pair occasionally sound like Meatloaf and Karla De Vito. Yet Bolan could still write them like he used to, as songs like "Explosive Mouth" and the vaguely ominous gem "Change" ably demonstrate. "The Groover," a 1973 hit single, is a welcome bonus track.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Venus Loon
2. Sound Pit
3. Explosive Mouth
4. Galaxy
5. Change
6. Nameless Wildness
7. Teenage Dream
8. Liquid Gang
9. Carlisle Smith & The Old One
10. You`ve Got to Jive to Stay Alive/Spanish Midnight
11. Interstellar Soul
12. Painless Persuasion V the Meathawk Immaculate
13. Avengers, The (Superbad)
14. Leopards Featuring Gardenia & the Mighty Slug, The
15. Leopards Featuring Gardenia and the Mighty Slug, The

Album Information

Release Date:

04/26/2011

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Glam Rock

Label:

Fat Possum

Producer:

Marc Bolan; Tony Visonti

Catalog Number:

12422

Original Release Year:

1974

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

46 : 9

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