[2023-05-26] T. Rex "1973: Whatever Happened To The Teenage Dream?" 4CD box set (Edsel UK)

Linda · **Posted:** Tue Feb 21, 2023 10:16 pm

Amazon USA
Available for pre-order soon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BVG8NGBC/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0BVG8NGBC/?tag=imwan-21

Description
• Includes “Tanxand “Zinc Alloy”, non-album hit singles and B-sides, demos and outtakes
• Includes Marc Bolan's forays into soul music including the abandoned album Bolan wrote and produced for Sister Pat Hall
• The booklet features a new essay by Bolan authority, Mark Paytress along with photos and ephemera
• This instalment in the acclaimed “Year” series of the works of Marc Bolan and T. Rex takes in a period of change during which Bolan was very active in recording studios in the US and Europe

This 4CD set includes the “Tanx” and “Zinc Alloy” albums, and the non-album hit singles and their B-sides. CD3 features demos and outtakes from both albums, whilst CD4 focuses on Bolan’s forays into soul music, including highlights of the abandoned album he wrote and produced for Sister Pat Hall.

The singles included are Children Of The Revolution, Solid Gold Easy Action, 20th Century Boy, The Groover, Truck On (Tyke) and Teenage Dream.

The 44 page perfect-bound booklet contains a brand new 16,000 word essay by acknowledged Bolan authority Mark Paytress (author of the definitive Bolan biography), detailing Bolan’s life through this eventful period. Also featured are many previously unpublished photos taken by Keith Morris in the course of 1973, as well as ephemera from the era.

Tracklist
TBA

Packshot (click for full size):

Linda · **Posted:** Tue Feb 21, 2023 10:22 pm

A sneak peek at the tracklist:

pobbard · 18 Jun 2007

My dream of a remix of Zinc Alloy remains unfilled

Lawrence Talbot · 31 Jan 2007

$109 for 4 CDs. Nope. Cut the price in half and maybe.

[2023-05-26] T. Rex "1973: Whatever Happened To The Teenage Dream?" 4CD box set (Edsel UK)

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