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Despite scoring only one sizable American hit ("Bang a Gong") during its lifespan, Marc Bolan's T. Rex was one of the most influential rock acts of the '70s. This 23-track, digitally remastered anthology moves from the band's original, late-'60s roots as Tyrannosaurus Rex to the acoustic neo-folk duo of Bolan and Steve Peregrin Took to its more familiar electrified early-'70s incarnation. While many of his U.K. peers were smitten with prog-rock excesses and album-length ruminations during that period, Bolan obsessed on the pop-single form, stripping his music down to the elemental rock hooks of "Ride a White Swan
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Manufacturer: Hip-O Records
Release date: 20 August 2002
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0731458494829 UPC: 731458494829
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Release date: 20 August 2002
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0731458494829 UPC: 731458494829
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500 CDs You Must Own Before You Die! (500 music items)"Fusing the dumbness of early rock & roll with ’70s glam, Marc Bolan managed to make Chuck Berry riffs and nonsensical lyrics sound fantastic. Albums were never his forte: This is all you need. Standout track: “20th Century Boy”"
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