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Marc Bolan & T.Rex- WORK IN PROGRESS: Deluxe Edition- 2CD-
- 1994/1995/1996/1997/2003- Wizard (Bahamas) Ltd./Demon Music Group Ltd.- 740155172923- 500 grn
Marc Bolan recorded a lot, so much, it seems, that he documented every time he picked up a guitar, whether it was at home or in the studio. Over the years, much of this has come out, most notably in the T. Rex Unchained Series, which spans a mind-boggling sixteen volumes, and this doesn't even include the rarities and outtakes that appeared on expanded versions of the proper albums. Unchained is a hardcore fan's delight, but it is nearly impossible to navigate for anybody who doesn't have prior knowledge of Bolan minutia, or who doesn't have the time and patience to sort it all out. That's where this double-disc, WORK IN PROGRESS, comes in. WORK IN PROGRESS is two disc set is a collection of outtakes and demos from 1972-1977. It was released on 3rd March 2003 by Demon Music Group and Edsel Records. The first disc is made up of solo home demos and is probably the better of the two discs. It's interesting to hear a more personal, folky Bolan strumming away on his guitar, and songs give a glimpse of the more vulnerable, insecure Marc Feld as opposed to the self-assured 20th Century boy he liked to portray to the public. The second disc is studio outtakes with the whole of the band. It's a mixed bag, some of the attempts to add soul and funk to the mix are simple comical. The second disc does contain some good songs, and are all reasonable but the real gem is "Plateau Skull", which sounds like a harder re-working of "Lean Woman Blues" from Electric Warrior. WORK IN PROGRESS distills the Unchained Series to fifty five highlights, offering a disc of recordings Bolan made at home, and a disc that he recorded in the studio with T. Rex. This is still quite lengthy, but the difference is that it's sharply chosen and sequenced, so it's as enjoyable as a regular T. Rex collection. There are no lost classics on either disc, and sometimes the tracks don't amount to more than a sketch of an idea, but it's all charming and tuneful.
COMPILATION INCLUDES:
CD1 - SOLO: IN PRIVATE;
CD2 - IN THE STUDIO.
WORK IN PROGRESS gives us two sides of Bolan on two discs, to uneven effect. The second disc tortures the attention span of the most patient listener with tedious outtakes. The fact that these songs weren’t good enough to replace something like “Think Zinc” already speaks volumes. “Bust My Ball”, “Savage Beethoven”: is it even possible these could have worked? Doubtful, though Bolan gets credit for recognizing the fact. Final track, after twenty one grueling misfires, ”Write Me A Song” is okay, but that’s about the best that can be said. “20th Century Baby”, the one other decent song, is better represented on the first disc, a 33-song collection of solo acoustic demos and the treasure of this entire set of reissues. Much of the disc sounds like some overlooked bedroom masterpiece from the heyday of lo-fi 1990s indie rock. “Auto Machine” raves on like a lost Buddy Holly tune, “Skateboard” brings Gloria Jones in for a stunningly effective duet, and “Rollin’ Stone” takes its single lyric into unexpectedly haunting Nick Drake territory. Nearly everything is kept under two minutes, which helps tremendously: extended in length and doused in ornate studio production, these songs might show their seams more flagrantly. But kept brief and skeletal, they shine. For those who want to dig a little deeper than the albums but don't have the bottle to slog through all the Unchained discs, or for those who want a collection of highlights from that archival series, WORK IN PROGRESS delivers in spades.
Presented In A Tri-Fold Digipak With Two Transparent Disc-Mounts On The Middle And Right Inside Covers, And The Left Panel Serves As Envelope For A Full Colour 12-Page Booklet With Liner Notes, Photographs And Credits.
Manufactured In The EU.
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