The first concert makes up tracks 1 through 14, for a total of 33 minutes. It was performed on January 1, 1970. The second concert makes up tracks 15 until the end. This one took place on December 10, 1970. So even though they both took place in 1970, they were almost one year apart. Both concerts are sourced from the "Marc Bolan at the BBC" box set.
Up until late 1969, Marc Bolan, lead singer and songwriter, was backed by Steve Peregrin Took on percussion and backing vocals. But by the time of the January 1970 concert, Took had been replaced by Mickey Finn, also on percussion and backing vocals. Furthermore, the band name changed in mid-1970, from "Tyrannasaurus Rex" to just "T. Rex."
Although the two concerts are separated by time, they are similar in many ways. For one thing, they were performed in the exact same venue, BBC's Paris Theatre in London. They both were hosted by BBC DJ John Peel, and he spoke most of the banter between songs for both shows. They also were both acoustic in nature, with Bolan playing acoustic guitar and Finn generally playing bongos.
The concerts luckily mostly feature different songs. However, two songs, "Deborah" and "Elemental Child," were played at both concerts. The commercial fortunes also drastically changed between the two concerts. In October 1970, the duo's single "Ride a White Swan" was released. Not only was this their first, it went all the way to Number Two in Britain by the time of this concert.
Not long after the second concert here, in early 1970, T. Rex's sound and image significantly changed. Bolan switched to an electric guitar and was usually backed by a full band. And he began wearing outrageous, daring clothes instead of the hippie-styled clothes he'd been wearing until then. This was considered the birth of the "glam rock" music trend.
This album is an hour and sex minutes long.
01 talk (T. Rex)
02 Hot Rod Mama (T. Rex)
03 talk (T. Rex)
04 Deborah (T. Rex)
05 talk (T. Rex)
06 Pavilions of Sun (T. Rex)
07 talk (T. Rex)
08 Dove (T. Rex)
09 talk (T. Rex)
10 By the Light of the Magical Moon (T. Rex)
11 talk (T. Rex)
12 Elemental Child (T. Rex)
13 talk (T. Rex)
14 The Wizard (T. Rex)
15 talk (T. Rex)
16 Deborah (T. Rex)
17 talk (T. Rex)
18 Elemental Child (T. Rex)
19 talk (T. Rex)
20 Woodland Bop - Conesuala - The King of the Mountain Cometh - Woodland Bop (T. Rex)
21 talk (T. Rex)
22 Ride a White Swan (T. Rex)
23 talk (T. Rex)
24 Jewel (T. Rex)
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The cover photo of Marc Bolan was taken at the Mayfair Club in London in either 1970 or 1970. My guess would be 1970.
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