Jpn SUPER Audiophile-like T-REX ELECTRIC WARRIOR - MARC BOLAN SWAGGER & STRUT
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$ 23
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Dec 22, 2019
Sold Date
Dec 19, 2019
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$ 10
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Description
1972 (RARE) PRESS!
TIMELESS CLASSIC 1971 HARD-ROCK SHAKER
SUPER-SOUND RARE JAPAN ORIG !
..|/\|...............................................|/\|..T-REX
ELECTRIC WARRIOR
..|/\|...............................................|/\|.. JAPAN - POLYDOR ~ MP 2240
MINT CLEAN !
SUPER SOUND Audiophile-like pressing ~ SUPERIOR!
Tracked this issue down to exactly a 47 years ago scarce 1972 JAPANESE PRESSING ...
Original fold out photos/lyrics large insert Included! .......................................................
The "super-sound" pressing is on par with audiophile quality and actually surpasses the UK "FLY" Original when talking "high-end audio performance."
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As most of you know, the is one of the most wear-prone covers of them all ...
(see details below song listings)
HARDER than you can imagine to find a 1972 pressing on Polydor :
The hard chugging riffing of the metallic boogie within hits you immediately, was only later that the 'scene' got tagged as 'glam' but the pioneering rockin' T-Rex Lp is a sudden impact of sharp hard rock rhythms & shakes drenched in catchy timeless melodics with weird lyrics...many forget the powers within...."ELECTRIC WARRIOR"
The legendary electric boogie swagger that set London on fire ...The last time such a frenzy came about in England was Beatlemania almost 10 years earlier... Electric Warrior is a fierce groover centered on Bolan's pouting vocals and self assured strutting attack -- weilding his thrashing guitar to full effect.
The album that essentially kick-started the U.K. glam rock craze, Electric Warrior completes T. Rex's transformation from hippie folk-rockers into flamboyant avatars of trashy rock & roll. There are a few vestiges of those early days remaining in the acoustic-driven ballads, but Electric Warrior spends most of its time in a swinging, hip-shaking groove Marc Bolan's warm electric guitar. The music recalls not just the catchy simplicity of early rock & roll, but also the implicit sexuality -- except that here, Bolan gleefully hauls it to the surface, singing out loud what was once only communicated through the shimmying beat. He takes obvious delight in turning teenage bubblegum rock into campy sleaze, not to mention filling it with pseudo-psychedelic hippie poetry. In fact, Bolan sounds just as obsessed with the heavens as he does with sex, whether he's singing about spiritual mysticism or begging a flying saucer to take him away. It's all done with the same theatrical flair, but Tony Visconti's spacious, echoing production makes it surprisingly convincing. Still, the real reason Electric Warrior stands the test of time so well -- despite its intended disposability -- is that it revels so freely in its own absurdity and willful lack of substance. Not taking himself at all seriously, Bolan is free to pursue whatever silly wordplay, cosmic fantasies, or non sequitur imagery he feels like; his abandonment of any pretense to art becomes, ironically, a statement in itself. Bolan's lack of pomposity, back-to-basics songwriting, and elaborate theatrics went on to influence everything from hard rock to punk to new wave. But in the end, it's that sense of playfulness, combined with a raft of irresistible hooks, that keeps Electric Warrior such an infectious, invigorating listen today.
Mambo Sun
Cosmic Dancer
Jeepster
Monolith
Lean Woman Blues
Get It on (Bang a Gong)
Planet Queen
Girl
The Motivator
Life's a Gas
Rip Off
CONDITION: The cover: rated: VG+(+) only light shelf wear started, nothijng bad or alarming, just not quite mint being around and cared for to a large degree, for 47 years.As noted, regarded as one of the most hard to find covers without wear. Basically all original copies have shelf contact wear, this copy far better than most, extremely harder to obtain than the USA pressing and audio sound quality is by leaps and bounds better with a wide-range-sound!
The vinyl: Rated: all sharp shiny smooth and clear near M- full of clean shine over both sides having NO scuffs, and NO scratches - easily expect enjoyable audio and not with any bothersome surface .... CLEAN POLYDOR labels = spotless!
The LARGE fold-out insert is VERY clean!
A cool addition to anyone's music library!
SEE: SELLERS OTher items for similar cool sounds for "head" people... EFFICIENT/CAREFUL GRADING All imperfections are noted both cover & record NOTE: All Items backed by money back guarantee! IF you have a problem PLEASE let us solve for you BEFORE leaving ANY negative feedback. Thanks! GRADING SCALE: M, M-, EX, VG++,VG+, VG, VG- M Completely clean, no marks M- Carefully used, looks clean, plays clean, shiny gloss, no marks EX Faint scuff or superficial mark, near M-, high gloss, plays clean VG++ Glossy with minimal scuffing or light mark playing very nice, clean VG+ a bit more scuff or markls still plays well with very minimal surface at worse VG more marks/scratches only minor, nothing deep, no loud clicks or pops this grade is abused by many, VG here does not mean "trashed" VG- surface noise present, will not have skips or jumps ALL PAYMENTS SHOULD BE MADE WITHIN 5 DAYS Of AUCTIONS END BIDDERS PLEASE = Do Not Bid If You Are Not Serious About Following Through The Transaction! ALL ITEMS GUARANTEED FOR WINNING BID - LESS SHIPPING!
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