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Post by zeopold on Sept 4, 2020 8:54:37 GMT
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Sept 4, 2020 9:01:18 GMT
I loved Marc Bolan as 10 year old and I love him now as a man staring down 60
Thanks for the article Zeo - I look forward to reading that
Yeah, he was very supportive of the punks and was quick to recognise the significance of what was happening
The Damned supporting T.Rex at the Rainbow was a great night
Keep a little Marc in your heart
(PS - I changed the title of the thread to Marc Bolan / T. Rex - hope that's okay)
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Post by andyloneshark on Sept 4, 2020 9:52:38 GMT
Yes, Marc Bolan was one of the artists that embraced the 'New Music' rather than trash it. It was exciting to see Generation X, The Jam, Radio Stars etc on his 'Marc Show'
I have an old VHS of all his performances on that. Including the last song of the last show with David Bowie.
From what i have seen in Documentaries, Bolan had turned into something of an coke snorting Ego Monster in the mid 70s, but by the late 70s was a much nicer healthier bloke all round.
He let the Damned use his Tour Bus and got on really well with them.
Of late, i have been really appreciating T-REX b-sides from their run of singles throught out the 70s... as with Slade, some real gems that were not included on albums.
This is a GREAT late Bolan gem... see if you can spot two well known Punks in the audience...
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Post by personunknown on Sept 4, 2020 11:31:39 GMT
Electric Warrior, the first album I bought with my own money (I was twenty eight 😆)
That purchase is part of a book I am compiling with a couple of others.
The First Record I Ever Bought.
We've got a few 'names' to contribute but the best submissions have come from the ordinary Joe's, the accidental buying of a Nana Mouskouri LP instead of Nazareth is one if the funniest anecdotes I've heard.
The state of the book industry is dire at the moment, most publishing houses only want supermarket fodder. If we can stump up the money it will probably be a vanity self published thing. Or maybe an ongoing website. I'll keep you informed whether you're interested or not.
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Sept 4, 2020 13:00:21 GMT
Electric Warrior, the first album I bought with my own money (I was twenty eight 😆) That purchase is part of a book I am compiling with a couple of others. The First Record I Ever Bought. We've got a few 'names' to contribute but the best submissions have come from the ordinary Joe's, the accidental buying of a Nana Mouskouri LP instead of Nazareth is one if the funniest anecdotes I've heard. The state of the book industry is dire at the moment, most publishing houses only want supermarket fodder. If we can stump up the money it will probably be a vanity self published thing. Or maybe an ongoing website. I'll keep you informed whether you're interested or not. Sounds great Do keep us posted Hunky Dory was my first (my last, my everything) Electric Warrior was pretty early, as was Tanx |
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Post by zeopold on Sept 4, 2020 17:47:14 GMT
The First Record I Ever Bought. Worth a thread here at the least |
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Sept 4, 2020 18:08:07 GMT
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Sept 7, 2020 11:22:14 GMT
Great quote from The Edge in that article... Electric Warrior is full of what I would call rock’n’roll 45s, which is such a rare thing: using rock and blues and guitar, but not losing sight of making great, accessible songs that have hooks and ideas and groove. They were an amazing band from that point of view, and that’s the thing that I think a lot of rock lost sight of, progressive rock and whatever – whatever it was, it was not sexy music. I think the T Rex discipline is what gave them the chance to survive |
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Post by andyloneshark on Sept 7, 2020 11:48:35 GMT
Like Slade, T-Rex recorded some real gems as B-sides not found on their original albums.
This is one, i recently rediscovered...
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Post by loz on Sept 7, 2020 14:07:33 GMT
Yes, Marc Bolan was one of the artists that embraced the 'New Music' rather than trash it. It was exciting to see Generation X, The Jam, Radio Stars etc on his 'Marc Show' I have an old VHS of all his performances on that. Including the last song of the last show with David Bowie. From what i have seen in Documentaries, Bolan had turned into something of an coke snorting Ego Monster in the mid 70s, but by the late 70s was a much nicer healthier bloke all round. He let the Damned use his Tour Bus and got on really well with them. Of late, i have been really appreciating T-REX b-sides from their run of singles throught out the 70s... as with Slade, some real gems that were not included on albums. This is a GREAT late Bolan gem... see if you can spot two well known Punks in the audience... |
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Post by loz on Sept 7, 2020 14:08:14 GMT
Well just re-found this site  Its the captain and Rat. |
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Sept 7, 2020 14:47:39 GMT
Loz! Yes! Welcome!
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Post by Lord Emsworth on Sept 17, 2020 7:56:10 GMT
I was still smarting from Malcolm chucking us off the Anarchy tour when the manager rang saying Marc Bolan wanted to take us out on his UK tour. Not a bad consolation prize, eh!? RIP Marc
Captain Sensible
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Post by andyloneshark on Sept 17, 2020 8:24:00 GMT
Yes, Marc treated The Damned alot better than mean old Malcy. Rather than follow him around from town to town in a battered old Transit
he let them on his coach. Last night of the Tour T-Rex and The Damned jammed 'Get It On' together!
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Post by johnnyoi on Oct 16, 2020 17:28:28 GMT
"London Boys" was released as a single on 21 February 1976 by record label T. Rex Wax Co. The track was not released on an album, but was originally intended to feature in Bolan's aborted rock operas The London Opera and Billy Super Duper.
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