Demon Records T. Rex - 1972 (180g Red, White & Blue Vinyl) Vinyl Box Set Box Set

Zavvi - The Home of Pop CultureHaving risen to superstardom through 1971, 1972 saw Marc Bolan attain the heights of T. Rexmania , or T. Rextasy , as the press dubbed the frenzy that took over the UK's music scene. This box set celebrates that year. For the first time, it brings together the 1972 studio recordings, broadcasts and performances made by Bolan and his band, T. Rex, putting the listener into the shoes of a T. Rex fan that year: singles, albums, live concerts, radio broadcasts, a film soundtrack and more. Bolan started 1972 with a brand new single on his own brand new record label, The T. Rex Wax Co. Telegram Sam swiftly reached the number 1 spot in the charts, his third chart-topper in under 12 months. In March, T. Rex played two sell-out concerts at Wembley's Empire Pool, later featured in Born To Boogie , a feature film directed by Ringo Starr that included guest performances from Elton John and Ringo. May saw the release of another number 1, Metal Guru , followed in July by The Slider , the classic album. The band also toured the US twice in 1972, Bolan taking the opportunity to perform solo acoustic sessions for local radio stations. And of course the band featured regularly on the BBC throughout the year, recording special sessions for Radio 1 and Top Of The Pops. T. Rex ended the year with the singles Children Of The Revolution and Solid Gold Easy Action , and the T. Rex Fan Club 1972 Christmas Record Flexi Disc (included here in its entirety). The booklet contains a specially-written 1600 word note by producer Tony Visconti, as well as a brand new 12,000 word essay by acknowledged Bolan authority Mark Paytress (author of the definitive Bolan biography). Also featured are many previously unpublished photos taken by Keith Morris in the course of 1972.The box set contains: The Slider album Live At Wembley The Matinee Show – plus two previously unreleased 1972 mixes from The Evening Show Born To Boogie The Soundtrack Album – issued in full for the first time Marc Bolan's US Radio Sessions T. Rex on the BBC in 1972 – featuring rare version of 'Telegram Sam' from the Christmas Top Of The Pops 1972 B-sides and the T. Rex Fan Club 1972 Christmas Record Flexi Disc Illustrated 24 page 12x12 book including Essays by Tony Visconti and Mark Paytress Pressed on 180 gram coloured vinylTrack ListingLP 1:THE SLIDERSide A1.Metal Guru2.Mystic Lady3.Rock On4.The Slider5.Baby Boomerang6.Spaceball Ricochet7.Buick MackaneSide B1.Telegram Sam2.Rabbit Fighter3.Baby Strange4.Ballrooms Of Mars5.Chariot Choogle6.Main ManLP 2:LIVE AT WEMBLEY: THE MATINEE SHOWSide A1.Rosko's Intro [Emperor Rosko]2.Cadilac3.Jeepster4.Baby StrangeSide B1.Spaceball Ricochet2.Girl3.Cosmic Dancer4.Telegram SamLP 3:LIVE AT WEMBLEY: THE MATINEE SHOW [continued]Side A1.Hot Love2.Get It OnSide B1.'One More Time?' [Emperor Rosko]2.Summertime BluesBonus tracks:1.Alternate mixes with 1972 overdubs, from The Evening2.Show*3.Baby Strange [alternate mix]4.Hot Love [alternate mix]LP 4:'BORN TO BOOGIE' THE SOUNDTRACK ALBUMSide A1.Marc Bolan – Marc's Intro2.T. Rex – Jeepster3.T. Rex – Baby Strange4.Marc Bolan – 'Electric Wind' [poem]5.Elton John, Ringo Starr & T. Rex – Tutti Frutti6.Elton John, Ringo Starr & T. Rex – Children Of The Revolution7.Marc Bolan & Ringo Starr – 'Look To The Left'8.Marc Bolan – Spaceball Ricochet9.Marc Bolan & Ringo Starr – 'Some People Like To Rock'10.T. Rex – Telegram Sam11.Marc Bolan & Ringo Starr – 'Some People Like To Roll'Side B1.Marc Bolan & Mickey Finn – Cosmic Dancer2.Geoffrey Bayldon – 'They've Come, Tis Said'3.Marc Bolan & String Quartet – Tea Party Medley: Jeepster / Hot Love / Get It On / The Slider4.Geoffrey Bayldon – 'Union Hall'5.T. Rex – Hot Love6.T. Rex – Get It On7.T. Rex – Chariot Choogle [soundtrack mix of studio recording]8.Marc Bolan – Marc's Outro9.Children Of The Revolution [strings reprise]LP 5:MARC BOLAN'S 1972 US RADIO SESSIONSSide A1.Spaceball Ricochet2.Jeepster3.Cosmic Dancer4.Main ManSide B1.Ballrooms Of Mars2.Mystic Lady3.Girl4.Baby Strange5.Left Hand Luke6.The Slider7.Spaceball RicochetLP 6:Side A: T. REX ON THE BBC IN 19721.Metal Guru2.The Slider3.Mystic Lady4.Rock On5.Main Man6.Children Of The Revolution7.Solid Gold Easy Action8.Telegram Sam [Christmas Top Of The Pops]*Side B: T. REXTRAS1.Cadilac2.Thunderwing3.Lady4.Jitterbug Love5.Sunken Rags6.Xmas Riff – Born To Boogie7.T. Rex Fan Club 1972 Christmas Record Flexi Disc* Previously unreleased.