Описание
Marc Bolan- TWOPENNY PRINCE- 2CD- 2010- Easy Action- 5060174950650- 500 grn
Most people probably don't have that much interest in Marc Bolan's music. Nevertheless... TWOPENNY PRINCE is a collection of demos, live recordings and acoustic versions of his music. It was released on 6th September 2010 via Easy Action. First CD starts with one of his greatest hits, ''Jeepster'', but recorded in a demo version in a French studio. This is one of the liveliest versions of the song you've heard. And you can understand that people from eleven to ninety love his music. The musical joie de vivre, or lust for life of this recording is simply great. And that Bolan's music at the height of its success was smiled at by the older audience, mostly male, but twenty five years later was and is adulated by this same audience, is not surprising. Marc Bolan's music conveyed everything that attracted you and others to Rock 'N' Roll. Fun, sex, drugs, powerful guitars and great melodies. All packed in good looks and a lot of fantasy. The fact that during his lifetime Marc Bolan was denied the recognition of a large part of the audience for reasons that children also loved his music also shows the narrow-mindedness of music lovers. All the attributes of his music described above can be heard here in many recordings. Some more interesting, some better than others, but all by a great artist of his time who moved people, also in the literal sense. That's just his two penny...
PERSONNEL: Marc Bolan - lead and backing vocals, lead and acoustic guitars, organ; Mickey Finn - hand percussion; Tony Visconti, Steve Currie - bass; Bill Legend, John Cambridge - drums; Steve Peregrine Took - micro-chromatic vocals, congas; Mary Hopkin - backing vocals; Rick Wakeman - keyboards; Jack Green - guitar; Sister Pat Hall and Gloria Jones - backing vocals, percussion.
Can there really be a single note of music left unheard in the Marc Bolan archive? There have been so many "rare and unreleased"-style compilations created over the last few years that even that question now seems over-asked. But for as long as material of this quality remains to be unearthed, Bolan's audience will continue to be well-served. Viewed objectively, the sound of barrels being scraped can occasionally be discerned as TWOPENNY PRINCE runs its two-disc course, but even the best-recorded T. Rex live tapes are ropey by even contemporary standards, and the concert cuts here scarcely fall into that category. But four songs recorded at a 1971 French studio session have a grinding boogie that is quintessential T. Rex, while epic workouts of "Jewel" and "Elemental Child" remind you that even as they inched toward pop superstardom, T. Rex remained a solid underground rock band. A hyper-extended "Cadillac", a romping "Ride A White Swan" and a charming "Salamanda Palaganda", recorded live in 1968, rank among the other highlights. While the first disc concentrates on a grab-bag of generally hard-rocking numbers from the band's 1971-1972 heyday, with the occasional look back to the golden age of Tyrannosaurus Rex, disc two is dedicated to studio outtakes dating back to 1970 T. Rex album, snippets and false starts included. It's not the stuff of repeated listens, but, again, there can be very little left in the Marc Bolan basement that is. Be grateful, then, for what you have here. The TWOPENNY PRINCE still sounds on a million dollars. As with any compilation which uses the ragtag and bobtail of acoustic demos, live recordings and work-in-progress sessions as source material, TWOPENNY PRINCE is several steps too far for casual fans who just want the hits as they remember them. It's for anyone with more than a passing interest.
Issued In A Fold Out Cardboard Sleeve And Includes 20 Page Book With Liner Notes And Photographs.
Made In UK.
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