T Rex - Great Hits 1972-1977: The A-Sides CD

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Great Hits 1972-1977: The A-Sides album for sale by T Rex was released Aug 19, 2009 on the Teichiku Japan label. Also available on Chronicles as 2 separate CDs: GREAT HITS 1972-1977: THE A-SIDES (534 361) & GREAT HITS 1972-1977: THE B-SIDES (534 362). Great Hits 1972-1977: The A-Sides CD music If rock stars are, by definition, glamorous, trashy, sexy, outrageous, and capable of creating unbelievable grooves and hooks, then Marc Bolan is one bona fide rock star. Great Hits 1972-1977: The A-Sides buy CD music Backed by a group of musicians that performed and recorded under the name T. Great Hits 1972-1977: The A-Sides songs Rex, Bolan helped pioneer and define the glam rock aesthetic. Great Hits 1972-1977: The A-Sides album for sale With his heavily amplified guitar riffs, coy voice, and three-minute sing-along pop songs, Bolan quintessentially fit the glitter-strewn bill. GREAT HITS collects every single released by the artist between 1972 and 1977. The A-sides, which include "The Groover," "Solid Gold Easy Action," and chant-able anthems such as "Metal Guru," comprise the first disc, while the second disc collects the B-sides of those same releases. A proponent of the "maxi-single" (a 45 record that contained two, sometimes three strong songs, as opposed to throwaway cuts), Bolan produced B-sides that are surprisingly good (see the shuffle of "Jitterbug Love" or the nasty sludge of "Satisfaction Pony"). For both Bolan fans and the uninitiated, the collection proves to be a decadently superb overview of this genre icon. ...See Full Description

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CD Universe Part number	7997493
Label	Teichiku Japan
Orig Year	1994
Catalog number	0411189
Discs	1
Release Date	Aug 19, 2009
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Additional Info	Japan; Super-High Material