Tanx

The Slider This edition has been digitally re-mastered from the original analog master tapes. Included are non-album singles following the original record's order. There's also a newly produced bonus CD with a "work-in-progress version" of the album. These songs are rare versions (previousl...	Electric Warrior 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)," "J...	T. Rex The classic T. Rex album from 1970, digitally remastered and augmented with nine bonus tracks - 'Ride A White Swan', 'Summertime Blues', 'Poem' (work in progress), 'The Visit' (take 4), 'Diamond Meadows' (take 6), 'One Inch Rock' (work in progress), 'Seagull Woman' (work in progr...	Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow This edition has been digitally re-mastered from the original analog master tapes. Included are non-album singles following the original record's order. There's also a newly produced bonus CD with a "work-in-progress version" of the album. These songs are rare versions (previousl...	Futuristic Dragon The phenomenally popular and influential T.Rex spearheaded the glam-rock movement, a genre owing everything to its quintessential superstar, Marc Bolan. Rivaled only by Bowie, whose own glam period followed in their flamboyant footsteps, Bolan and T.Rex created an incredible vibe...
Bolan's Zip Gun The phenomenally popular and influential T.Rex spearheaded the glam-rock movement, a genre owing everything to its quintessential superstar, Marc Bolan. Rivaled only by Bowie, whose own glam period followed in their flamboyant footsteps, Bolan and T.Rex created an incredible vibe...	Dandy in the Underworld This edition has been digitally re-mastered from the original analog master tapes. Included are non-album singles following the original record's order. There's also a newly produced bonus CD with a "work-in-progress version" of the album. These songs are rare versions (previousl...	A Beard of Stars Pre-glam rock era T. Rex (then Tyrannosaurus Rex) re-issue their early albums including this, the fully titled 'A Beard of Stars'. Considered a cornerstone of the 60s British Underground along with The Soft Machine, Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd, Cream, and the Jimi Hendrix Experien...	Unicorn Pre-glam rock era T. Rex (then Tyrannosaurus Rex) re-issue their early albums including this, 'Unicorn'. Considered a cornerstone of the 60s British Underground along with The Soft Machine, Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd, Cream, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience, this expanded edition ...	T. Rex: Born To Boogie Marc Bolan had the looks, style, and bearing of rock star, and T. Rex: Born To Boogie offers proof positive that he was just that. But comparing yourself to the Beatles doesn't make it so, even if you get Ringo Starr to produce, direct, and appear in your movie. In terms of the ...

3RD PLACE IN BOLAN'S CANON!
Bad news first the original album does not contain a great stand alone track. So no lost Get It Ons, Hot Loves or Baby Strange's can be found. Nearest for me is Shock Rock which starts out brilliantly is going well then hits the solo and er..ends. Bolan seems to have missed an opportunity to really nail a classic here. Top shelf Rex CAN be found in the extras 20th Century Boy and Solid Gold Easy Action both fit the requirements of a top single. As far as a listening experience as a whole though, it is an enjoyable work. I really liked almost all the tracks and none jarred. This is not true of the next album Zinc Alloy which is pretty good and very different in its rhythms and backing vocals but has a couple of clangers to my ears. Tanx is often touted as the start of a decline for Bolan. It was probably not the fault of the album that T.Rex's fortunes began to dip but the saturation of Bolan in the marketplace in the previous couple of years with his own releases competing against his back catalogue which was being released to cash in by his previous label. Another factor was the 'tell-poppy with Bolan's own bullsh@# making him a target journalists wanted to cut down. I'm the Groover, I move like cat, I understand the wind, My whip is lashing etc..album covers with only your own picture on them even though you're in a band. Bolan sometimes compared his success to the Beatles. I know Ringo did but it's probably not wise to do it yourself. Also relative failure in the U.S. may have brought a sense of "well if they don't like him there what did we ever see in him?". Other bands to suffer the same fate included Slade and great Australian bands Daddy Cool and Skyhooks. Also glam rock was a fad with a use by date and when it declined it painted the talented people like Bolan and Slade with the same brush as less talented people (Alvin Stardust)as it bit the dust. Back to the topic.. This is a really good album but you need to get the extra tracks. If you are new to Bolan get Slider and Electric Warrior (in any order) then TANX. Then take your next steps into Bolan and T.Rex carefully!

Bolan Boogie Goodness
If you enjoyed Electric Warrior or The Slider, or both, get this album. I was a recent convert to the glory that is T. Rex. On first listen, i wrote this album off, like most people have/did, as strange, out-of-character, cheesy space pop, or something like that. Upon a couple more listens, it has ascended to be one of my favorite albums of all time. Really an incredible album. "Born to Boogie" and "The Street and Babe Shadow" really give me that chill like only the screaming soloing Bolan can. Get this album post haste. It's a must-have for rock music lovers and songwriters alike. Good luck penning one as simply beautiful as "Broken Hearted Blues".

Tanx
I am very disappointed by this purchase. I ordered it on Nov 20 to make sure it would arrive by Christmas, and on December 22, it STILL has not arrived. I have received no communication from the sender about a delay and will have a very disappointed daughter on Christmas Day. M. Heilbron, Pacific Grove, CA

T. Rex's Tanx (1973)
This album to me represents the last great T. Rex album. This was Marc Bolan's attempt at breaking big in America after having conquered the UK charts. It ranks as my favorite T. Rex album, (actually, my favorite album of all time) with some of Marc's most melodic songs. After the phenomenal success of "Electric Warrior" and "The Slider," Marc's record company expected big things. What Marc gave them was "Tanx;" an album very different from its predecessors. Unfortunately, the critics and many of the fans didn't like the direction Marc took and the album was deemed a disappointment. Why is this my favorite album of all time? When I first came upon this album several years ago, after all the bad critical press it got, I was expecting the worst. My thought was, Heck, I loved Electric Warrior and The Slider, how bad could this be? I put the needle down on the turntable and was captivated for the next 40 minutes or so. "Oh, my darling there are many ways..." The album opens with the guitar boogie and spacey lyrics of "Tenement Lady," a combination of two songs. You'll note on disc 2, it's listed as "Tenement Lady/Darling". Two songs fused together into one great one. Lots of great production work on this one. "Your mama said, clean out your head, boy..." Next is "Rapids," with lots of guitar slide overdubs. Again, lots of spacey lyrics in a Bolan boogie mind poem. "I'm just lookin' for a change in my luck.." "Mister Mister" is great light acoustic song with a great sing-a-long at the end. Excellent orchestration by Tony Visconti. "This is a song that I wrote when I was young..." "Broken Hearted Blues" is, to me, one of the most beautiful songs Marc Bolan ever wrote. Beautiful lyrics, beautiful orchestration, Marc in perfect voice... poetry set to music. Possibly the best song Marc ever put on an album. The only complaint I have it that it was too short. The rest of the album just flows beautifully. From start to finish, I never skip a song. Plus you get the added bonus of the Marc's singles from '73: "Children of the Revolution," "Jitterbug Love," "Sunken Rags," "Solid Gold Easy Action," "20th Century Boy," and the beautiful "Free Angel". Disc 2 is made up of alternate takes. It gives you some insight into the workings of the songs a they developed from the rough mix stage to T. Rex classics. These outtakes were once sold separately as "Left Hand Luke: The Alternate Tanx". Here you get the whole package in one. If you've fallen under the spell of Bolan's words and music, but don't have this album yet, get it now. This album to me is one of the best by the band, and as stated before, one of my favorites of all time.

The great underrated T. Rex album
Tanx is a great album. It's not as great as Electric Warrior, but it's up there with The Slider as Marc Bolan's next best. This album sounds like a mix of The Stones' Exile on Main Street with Elton John albums from '71 to '74, with the important ingredient of Bolan's own electric boogie.. It's amazing that Bolan created so much great music in so many different styles. Buy this one after Electric Warrior and The Slider. It's not really represented on any of the Bolan compilations out there. It's mind boggling and sad that '73 was considered the beginning of a downturn in Bolan's career at the time when he created Tanx and "20th Century Boy" (included here)! The bonus disc of alternate takes is fascinating and a good listen in its own right. This release from Rhino Records marks the first reissue of Tanx in the U.S. since the original 1973 vinyl.