Best of Marc Bolan and T-Rex - The Definitive Collection

~ Release by Marc Bolan and T-Rex (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Other people say it was released in 2003 (rateyourmusic.com) or even 2001 (discogs.com); was unable to verify any date, so 2005 may very well be wrong

Annotation last modified on 2015-02-21 18:55 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1Mad Donna
recording of:
Mad Donna
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
2:16
2Desdemona
recording of:
Desdemona
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
52:25
3Solid Gold Easy Action
recording of:
Solid Gold Easy Action
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
2:13
4Ride a White Swan
producer:
Tony Visconti
performer:
T. Rex (UK band)
recording of:
Ride a White Swan
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
publisher:
Westminster Music Ltd.
4.82:14
5Life’s a Gas
engineer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer), Malcolm Cecil, Rik Pekkonen and Martin Rushent
producer:
Tony Visconti
drums (drum set):
Bill Legend (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
electric bass guitar:
Steve Currie (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Marc Bolan (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
percussion:
Mickey Finn (musician and T. Rex member) (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
background vocals:
Howard Kaylan (from 1971-03 until 1971-06) and Mark Volman (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Essex Music International Ltd. (in 1971), Straight Ahead Productions Ltd. (in 1971, in 2001) and Tarantula Productions (in 1971)
recording of:
Life’s a Gas (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
4.252:24
620th Century Boy
performer:
Marc Bolan
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Demon Music Group Ltd. (for release labels, use “Demon Music Group”; subsidiary of BBC Studios Distribution) (in 1973)
recording of:
20th Century Boy (in 1972-12)
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
publisher:
Fintage Publishing, Spirit Catalogue Holdings and Wizard (Bahamas) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd. (ended) and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
4.83:39
7Debora
recording of:
Debora
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
3:24
8Get It On
engineer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer), Malcolm Cecil, Rik Pekkonen and Martin Rushent
producer:
Tony Visconti
drums (drum set):
Bill Legend (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
electric bass guitar:
Steve Currie (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Marc Bolan (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
keyboard:
Rick Wakeman (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
percussion:
Mickey Finn (musician and T. Rex member) (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
background vocals:
Howard Kaylan (from 1971-03 until 1971-06) and Mark Volman (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Essex Music International Ltd. (in 1971), Straight Ahead Productions Ltd. (in 1971, in 2001) and Tarantula Productions (in 1971)
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 22), Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs of All Time (2012-10-25) (number: 41)
recording of:
Get It On (Bang a Gong) (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
publisher:
Essex Music International, Essex Music International, Inc., Essex Musikförlaget (Swedish subsidiary of Essex Music), Essex Musikvertrieb GmbH, The Richmond Organization, TRO Essex Music International, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
4.654:26
9Baby Boomerang
recording of:
Baby Boomerang
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
2:18
10Telegram Sam
recording of:
Telegram Sam
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
publisher:
SPIRIT CATALOGUE HD(T REX) 301 and フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
3:45
11Born to Boogie
recording of:
Born to Boogie
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
2:04
12Jeepster
engineer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer), Malcolm Cecil, Rik Pekkonen and Martin Rushent
producer:
Tony Visconti
drums (drum set):
Bill Legend (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
electric bass guitar:
Steve Currie (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Marc Bolan (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
percussion:
Mickey Finn (musician and T. Rex member) (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
background vocals:
Howard Kaylan (from 1971-03 until 1971-06) and Mark Volman (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Essex Music International Ltd. (in 1971), Straight Ahead Productions Ltd. (in 1971, in 2001) and Tarantula Productions (in 1971)
recording of:
Jeepster (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
publisher:
Westminster Music Ltd.
4.54:10
13Cosmic Dancer
recording of:
Cosmic Dancer
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
4:22
14The Slider
recording of:
The Slider
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
3:21
15Metal Guru
recording of:
Metal Guru
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
publisher:
Westminster Music and Wizard (Bahamas) Ltd.
2:26
16Rapids
recording of:
Rapids
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
2:49
17Children of the Revolution
recording of:
Children of the Revolution
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Wizard (Bahamas) Ltd. and Wizard Publishing Ltd. (publisher, Marc Bolan)
2:27
18Raw Ramp
recording of:
Electric Boogie
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
recording of:
Raw Ramp
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd.
recording of:
There Was a Time
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
55:14
19Broken Hearted Blues
recording of:
Broken Hearted Blues
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
2:03
20Hot Love
recording of:
Hot Love
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd., Onward Music Ltd. and Westminster Music Ltd.
4:51