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Limited vinyl LP pressing. This is a vinyl-only, intimate series that focuses on the private and creative Marc Bolan, with the emphasis on how that affected his songwriting. The first of these new releases is 1970, which takes us to the year in which Tyrannosaurus Rex metamorphosed into T. Rex. This 18 track selection commences with six tracks by Tyrannosaurus Rex, where songs like InchWoodland BopInch point the way to the duo's future sound. On side two, the electric T. Rex sound emerges with songs like InchBeltane WalkInch and the hit InchRide A White SwanInch. As the sleevenote says, InchBy late 1970, Bolan was on his feet and sending fans home with his revival of Eddie Cochran's teen anthem 'Summertime Blues'. It was now time to write some teen anthems of his ownInch. This has been compiled and fully annotated by Mark Paytress, author of the definitive biography InchMarc Bolan The Rise And Fall of a 20th Century SuperstarInch, and the recently-published InchGlam! When Superstars Rocked The World, 1970-74Inch. Album Tracks 1. Prelude 2. By the Light of a Magical Moon 3. Woodland Bop 4. Lofty Skies 5. Elemental Child 6. A Day Laye 7. Oh Baby 8. Childe 9. Jewel 10. Summer Deep 11. Diamond Meadows 12. Seagull Woman 13. Is It Love? 14. Ride a White Swan 15. The Time of Love Is Now 16. Beltane Walk 17. Suneye 18. Summertime Blues
