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Album DescriptionThe Classic Hubcap Diamond Star Halo expanded & remastered 2003 reissue of the 1971 glam-rock masterpiece loaded with 7 rare bonus tracks, 'There Was A Time', 'Raw Ramp', 'Planet Queen' (acoustic version-previously unissued), 'Hot Love', 'Woodland Rock', 'King of the Mountain Cometh' & the T. Rex Electric Warrior Inte
Album Description
The Classic Hubcap Diamond Star Halo expanded & remastered 2003 reissue of the 1971 glam-rock masterpiece loaded with 7 rare bonus tracks, 'There Was A Time', 'Raw Ramp', 'Planet Queen' (acoustic version-previously unissued), 'Hot Love', 'Woodland Rock', 'King of the Mountain Cometh' & the T. Rex Electric Warrior Interview from 1971. Reprise/Rhino.
Electric Warrior, T. Rex's best album, distills elements of Marc Bolan's earlier acoustic period with a dynamic rock rhythm section--drummer Bill Legend and bassist Steve Currie--and lush arrangements by producer Tony Visconti. Featuring the classics "Bang a Gong (Get It On)," "Jeepster," and "Mambo Sun," Warrior ranges from the space blues of "Lean Woman Blues" to the punk jazz of "Rip Off," with a sound fleshed out by chamber strings and the falsetto harmonies of ex-Turtles and Mothers of Invention members Howard Kaylan and Mark Volman. (Zappa sideman Ian McDonald plays sax as well.) Touches such as the arcing cellos of "Cosmic Dancer" and the sexy rhythms of "Planet Queen" perfectly bring to life Bolan's imaginative world of "diamond star halos" and "shadowless horses." A must for any serious collector of British rock classics. This remastered reissue is fleshed out with a half-dozen bonus tracks and a band interview. --James Rotondi
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Track listing1. Mambo Sun
2. Cosmic Dancer
3. Jeepster
4. Monolith
5. Lean Woman Blues
6. Bang a Gong (Get It On)
7. Planet Queen
8. Girl
9. Motivator
10. Life's a Gas
11. Rip Off
12. There Was a Time [*]
13. Raw Ramp [*]
14. Planet Queen [Acoustic Version][*]
15. Hot Love [*]
16. Woodland Rock [*]
17. King of the Mountain Cometh [*]
18. T. Rex Electric Warrior Interview [*]
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