Label: Russian Disc Records (USSR), R60 00505
Style: Rock, Glam Rock
Country: Stoke Newington, London, England
Time: 40:46
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 276 Mb
Marc Bolan (born Mark Feld; 30 September 1947 – 16 September 1977) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and poet. He was the lead singer of the band T. Rex and was one of the pioneers of the glam rock movement of the 1970s.
Bolan’s appearance on the BBC's music show Top of the Pops in March 1971, wearing glitter and satins, is often cited as the beginning of the glam rock movement. Music critic Ken Barnes called Bolan "the man who started it all". T. Rex’s 1971 album Electric Warrior, with all songs written by Bolan, including the UK chart topper “Get It On”, has been described by AllMusic as “the album that essentially kick-started the UK glam rock craze.” Producer Tony Visconti, who would also work with the other major glam rock pioneer David Bowie, stated, “What I saw in Marc Bolan had nothing to do with strings, or very high standards of artistry; what I saw in him was raw talent. I saw genius. I saw a potential rock star in Marc – right from the minute, the hour I met him.”
Bolan died at the age of 29 in a car crash two weeks before his 30th birthday. In 1997, a memorial stone and bust of Bolan, Marc Bolan's Rock Shrine, was unveiled at the site where he died in Barnes, London. As a member of T. Rex, Bolan will posthumously be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2020.
On 16 September 1977, Bolan was riding in a Mini 1275GT driven by Gloria Jones as they headed home from Mortons club and restaurant in Berkeley Square. After she crossed a small humpback bridge near Gipsy Lane on Queens Ride, Barnes, southwest London, the car struck a fence post and then a tree. Bolan was killed instantly, while Jones suffered a broken arm and broken jaw.
At Bolan's funeral, attended by David Bowie, Rod Stewart, Tony Visconti, and Steve Harley, a swan-shaped floral tribute was displayed outside the service in recognition of his breakthrough hit single "Ride a White Swan". His funeral service was at the Golders Green Crematorium, a secular provision in north London, where his ashes were buried. The car crash site has subsequently become a shrine to his memory, where fans leave tributes beside the tree. In 2013, the shrine was featured on the BBC Four series Pagans and Pilgrims: Britain's Holiest Places. The site, referred to as Marc Bolan's Rock Shrine, is owned and maintained by the T. Rex Action Group.
Bolan never learned to drive, fearing a premature death. Despite this fear, cars or automotive components are at least mentioned in, if not the subject of, many of his songs. He also owned a number of vehicles, including a white 1960s Rolls-Royce that was loaned by his management to the band Hawkwind on the night of his death.
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01. A1 Debora (EP version 1972) (03:16)
02. A2 Mystic Lady (album - The Slider 1972) (03:19)
03. A3 Rock On (album - The Slider 1972) (03:34)
04. A4 Spaceball Ricochet (album - The Slider 1972) (03:41)
05. A5 Buick Mackane (album - The Slider 1972) (03:37)
06. A6 Chariot Choogle (album - The Slider 1972) (02:48)
07. B1 Baby Boomerang (album - The Slider 1972) (02:23)
08. B2 Rabbit Fighter (album - The Slider 1972) (04:04)
09. B3 Baby Strange (album - The Slider 1972) (03:10)
10. B4 Ballrooms Of Mars (album - The Slider 1972) (04:14)
11. B5 Main Man (album - The Slider 1972) (04:19)
12. B6 Solid Gold Easy Action (single 1972) (02:16)
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