T. Rex

the third instalment in the intimate series that focuses on the private and creative Marc Bolan, with the emphasis on how that affected his songwriting.

“Songwriter: takes in a period of change during which Bolan was very active in recording studios in the US and Europe. As the sleevenote says: “ In developing, accelerating and refining a ‘ T. Rex sound’ with Tony Visconti at the controls, Bolan had achieved two things. He’d joined Elvis Presley and The Beatles as an unprecedented pop phenomenon turned youth culture legend . And he’d become synonymous with a musical sound. Now, in 1973, with a pack of dressed up disciples breathing down his neck and critics eager to knock his success, the budding anti star wanted out”. With a selection of finished recordings and working versions , this 16 track compilation charts Bolan’s attempts to move away from and develop the sound he had invented.