T. Rex - 1971

Following the success of the 2LP set 1972, Demon Records is proud to announce two new releases in the Marc Bolan Songwriter series . This is a vinyl only, intimate series that focuses on the private and creative MarcBolan , with the emphasis on how that affected his songwriting .The second of these new releases is another 2LP set, set, 1971, which takes us to the year in which T. Rex became a chart topping phenomenon . This 19 track selection includes full length versions of the hits Hot Love and Get ItOn, along with the single version of But also included are many other recordings from 1971 : B sides , working versions of Telegram Sam and Life's A Gas Gas, and demos like the 15 minute Complete Acoustic Demo of Children Of RarnThis release has been compiled and fully annotated by Mark Paytress , author of the definitive biography Marc Bolan: The Rise And Fall of a 20 th Century Superstar and the recently published Glam! When Superstars RockedThe World, 1970-74.