T. Rex (Album)
Occupation
- Marc Bolan - vocals, guitar, bass, organ
- Mickey Finn - percussion, bass, Pixiephone, backing vocals
- Howard Kaylan - Vocals on Seagull Woman
- Mark Volman - Vocals on Seagull Woman
- Tony Visconti - string arrangements
T. Rex is the book published in December 1970 first album of the same name British rock band after they had shortened their name previously used Tyrannosaurus Rex.
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The LP came on 16 January 1971 in the UK album charts and climbed into her 25 weeks Charts presence at # 7 While the British LP on Fly Records (catalog number: HIFLY2 ) had the band's name as the title, the German edition was titled Ride a White Swan released in early 1971 on Ariola. It contained the then-current hit single of the same name, in exchange for The Time of Love Is Now on the UK edition. Ride a White Swan had climbed to number 2 since October 24, 1970 in the UK charts and stayed for 20 weeks in the charts; in Germany it reached # 34 in the U.S. and 76th place
One Inch skirt was a re-recording of the song that was released in 1968 as a single by Tyrannosaurus Rex and had climbed to number 28 on the British charts. The Wizard also Bolan had already started before; it had been his first single release as Marc Bolan with Decca Records in November 1965.
Musically, the album includes the previously released LPs by the group under the name Tyrannosaurus Rex. Acoustic instruments prevail, electronic instruments, which should dominate the sound of T.Rex later be used sparingly. Overall, the music is more accessible than the often complicated but arranged pieces of the previous albums. The songs are short and catchy.
The American music journalist Richie Unterberger sees Marc Bolan with this album " a resolute step to make away from its hitherto cult hippie supporters toward a younger pop-rock audience. At the same time he moved away from psychedelic - acoustic folk rock to a harder sound with electric guitars. And is remarkable here is that the music thus became better. "
The LP T. Rex was re- released in the UK in March 1978 and in October 1981 on Cube Records, and in May 1985 on Sierra. As a CD they first appeared in May 1992 at Castle.
2004 appeared the Expanded Edition, which to the songs of the British original edition also contains nine bonus tracks, including Ride a White Swan. Some of these tracks are alternative versions of the original recordings.
The cover
The original cover fold-out shows Marc Bolan, holding his electric guitar and Mickey Finn. On the German black Ariola cover the initials "T" and "R" are above or below a green / red, naive drawing of a face.
Track lists
" T. Rex " (UK)
" Ride a White Swan " (D)
" T. Rex - Expanded Edition " (D)
All songs written by Marc Bolan, except Summertime Blues by E. Cochran / J. Capehart