Marc Bolan & T. Rex: 20th Century Superstar (4CD Boxset)
Posted on August 22nd, 2008
From the first unsure warblings of Dylan’s “Blowin’ In the Wind” to the frenzied buzz of “Celebrate Summer”, this box set assesses Marc Bolan’s entire recording career, and offers great insight into not only his acoustic beginnings, but his often misunderstood final years. Disc One features fantastic early demos, alternate recordings, and classic Tyrannosaurus Rex tracks like “Cat Black” and “One Inch Rock”. It really becomes apparent that this rather ambitious and uncompromisingly quirky musician would someday accomplish a great deal, and these same tendecies to follow his muse would ultimatley pull him back down to earth. Disc Two chronicles the rise of the Les Paul, and the ultimate string of hits that still ring out of my speakers 25 years later. Alternate versions and mixes abound, including “Ride a White Swan”, “Hot Love”, “Mambo Sun”, and “Rip Off”. Finally, I have “Raw Ramp” on CD, and a few unreleased tracks to boot. Discs Three and Four provide listening every bit as fascinating as the early recordings, and this box set causes one to pause and reassess not just the hit period, but the breadth of the entire recorded output
Track Lists:
CD1:
01. The Road I’m On
02. Blowin’ In The Wind
03. The Wizard
04. Beyond The Risin’ Sun
05. The Third Degree
06. San Francisco Poet
07. Eastern Spell
08. Hippy Gumbo
09. Misfit
10. Jasper C. Debussy
11. Desdemona
12. Midsummer Night’s Scene
13. Sara Crazy Child
14. The Lilac Hand Of Menthol Dan
15. Sleepy Maurice
16. Highways
17. Child Star
18. Chateau In Virginia Waters
19. Puckish Pan
20. Lunacy’s Back
21. Debora
22. Hot Rod Mama
23. Scenescof
24. One Inch Rock
25. Salamanda Palaganda
26. Conesuala
27. Juniper Suction
28. Nickelodeon
29. Pewter Suitor
30. The Seal Of Seasons
31. Cat Black (The Wizard’s Hat)
32. Chariots Of Silk
33. Iscariot
CD2:
01. King Of The Rumbling Spires
02. Do You Remember
03. Do You Remember
04. Once Upon The Seas Of Abyssinia
05. Ill Starred Man
06. Demon Queen
07. By The Light Of The Magical Moon
08. Lofty Skies
09. Elemental Child
10. Dove
11. The Prettiest Star
12. Oh Baby
13. Ride A White Swan
14. Ride A White Swan
15. Ride A White Swan
16. Untitled Poem
17. Jewel
18. Diamond Meadows
19. Beltane Walk
20. Suneye
21. Childe
22. The Children Of Rarn
23. Hot Love
24. The King Of The Mountain Cometh
25. Mambo Sun
26. Cosmic Dancer
27. Get It On
28. There Was A Time/Raw Ramp
29. Rip Off
CD3:
01. Jeepster
02. Life’s A Gas
03. Sailors of the Highway
04. Telegram Sam
05. Cadillac
06. Baby Strange
07. Metal Guru
08. Thunderwing
09. Spaceball Ricochet
10. Children Of The Revolution
11. Jitterbug Love
12. Xmas Flexi Message
13. Solid Gold Easy Action
14. Born To Boogie
15. 20Th Century Boy
16. Highway Knees
17. Electric Slim & The Factory Hen
18. Left Hand Luke & The Beggar Boys
19. The Groover
20. Blackjack - Big Carrot
21. Truck On (Tyke)
22. City Port - Pat Hall
23. Teenage Dream
CD4:
01. Venus Loon, T. Rex
02. Painless Persuasion v. The Meathawk Immaculate
03. Change, T. Rex
04. Till Dawn
05. Light Of Love
06. Zip Gun Boogie
07. Think Zinc
08. Solid Baby
09. New York City
10. Chrome Sitar
11. Dreamy Lady
12. Christmas Bop
13. Jupiter Liar
14. Dawn Storm
15. London Boys
16. I Love To Boogie
17. Laser Love
18. Life’s An Elevator
19. To Know Him Is To Love Him
20. Teen Riot Structure
21. The Soul Of My Suit
22. Dandy In The Underworld
23. Celebrate Summer
Download Link(s):
http://rapidshare.com/files/138941556/20thCenturySuperstarBoxSet.part1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/138944014/20thCenturySuperstarBoxSet.part2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/138946473/20thCenturySuperstarBoxSet.part3.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/138949047/20thCenturySuperstarBoxSet.part4.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/138949296/20thCenturySuperstarBoxSet.part5.rar
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