From the stacks
T. Rex
The Vinyl Collection
T. Rex — The Vinyl Collection, 2014. Verified release details and tracklist.
- Label
- Demon Records
- Catalog
- DEMRECBOX02X
- Year
- 2014
- Format
- Box Set, Vinyl
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Listening notes
Released in 2014 on Demon Records, The Vinyl Collection (catalog number DEMRECBOX02X) is a box set gathering eight T. Rex studio albums onto vinyl. The albums represented are T. Rex, Electric Warrior, The Slider, Tanx, Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow, Bolan's Zip Gun, Futuristic Dragon, and Dandy in the Underworld, spanning sides A through P across multiple records.
The scope of the set is considerable. The opening album, T. Rex, occupies sides A and B, with tracks including "Jewel," "Beltane Walk," "One Inch Rock," and the extended "The Wizard" at eight minutes and fifty seconds. Electric Warrior follows on sides C and D, containing "Mambo Sun," "Cosmic Dancer," "Jeepster," and "Get It On," among others. The Slider fills sides E and F with titles such as "Metal Guru," "Telegram Sam," "Ballrooms of Mars," and "Spaceball Ricochet." Tanx runs across sides G and H, closing with "Left Hand Luke and the Beggar Boys" at five minutes and nineteen seconds.
The latter half of the set moves through Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow on sides I and J, Bolan's Zip Gun on sides K and L, Futuristic Dragon on sides M and N, and Dandy in the Underworld on sides O and P. That final album includes "I Love to Boogie," "Visions of Domino," and "Teen Riot Structure."
In total the set presents well over one hundred individual tracks across its eight albums. The genres listed are glam and rock. All other details, including pressing specifications and packaging particulars, should be confirmed before publication.
Tracklist
On the record
- 1T. Rex
- A1The Children Of Rarn
- A2Jewel
- A3The Visit
- A4Childe
- A5The Time Of Love Is Now
- A6Diamond Meadows
- A7Root Of Star
- A8Beltane Walk
- B1Is It Love?
- B2One Inch Rock
- B3Summer Deep
- B4Seagull Woman
- B5Suneye
- B6The Wizard
- B7The Children Of Rarn
- 17Electric Warrior
- C1Mambo Sun
- C2Cosmic Dancer
- C3Jeepster
- C4Monolith
- C5Lean Woman Blues
- D1Get It On
- D2Planet Queen
- D3Girl
- D4The Motivator
- D5Life's A Gas
- D6Rip Off
- 29The Slider
- E1Metal Guru
- E2Mystic Lady
- E3Rock On
- E4The Slider
- E5Baby Boomerang
- E6Spaceball Ricochet
- E7Buick MacKane
- F1Telegram Sam
- F2Rabbit Fighter
- F3Baby Strange
- F4Ballrooms Of Mars
- F5Chariot Choogle
- F6Main Man
- 43Tanx
- G1Tenement Lady
- G2Rapids
- G3Mister Mister
- G4Broken Hearted Blues
- G5Shock Rock
- G6Country Honey
- H1Electric Slim And The Factory Hen
- H2Mad Donna
- H3Born To Boogie
- H4Life Is Strange
- H5The Street And Babe Shadow
- H6Highway Knees
- H7Left Hand Luke And The Beggar Boys
- 57Zinc Alloy And The Hidden Riders Of Tomorrow
- I1Venus Loon
- I2Sound Pit
- I3Explosive Mouth
- I4Galaxy
- I5Change
- I6Nameless Wildness
- I7Teenage Dream
- J1Liquid Gang
- J2Carsmile Smith & The Old One
- J3You Got To Jive To Stay Alive - Spanish Midnight
- J4Interstellar Soul
- J5Painless Persuation V. The Meathawk Immaculate
- J6The Avengers (Superbad)
- J7The Leopards Featuring Gardenia And The Mighty Slug
- 72Bolan's Zip Gun
- K1Light Of Love
- K2Solid Baby
- K3Precious Star
- K4Token Of My Love
- K5Space Boss
- K6Think Zinc
- L1Till Dawn
- L2Girl In The Thunderbolt Suit
- L3I Really Love You Babe
- L4Golden Belt
- L5Zip Gun Boogie
- 84Futuristic Dragon
- M1Introduction
- M2Jupiter Liar
- M3Chrome Sitar
- M4All Alone
- M5New York City
- M6My Little Baby
- M7Calling All Destroyers
- N1Theme For A Dragon
- N2Sensation Boulevard
- N3Ride My Wheels
- N4Dreamy Lady
- N5Dawn Storm
- N6Casual Agent
- 98Dandy In The Underworld
- 01Dandy In The Underworld
- 02Crimson Moon
- O3Universe
- O4I'm A Fool For You Girl
- O5I Love To Boogie
- O6Visions Of Domino
- P1Jason B. Sad
- P2Groove A Little
- P4The Soul Of My Suit
- P4Hang-Ups
- P5Pain And Love
- P6Teen Riot Structure
