T REX Electric Warrior 1971 UK FLY 1st PRESS + INNER & POSTER MINT
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Jun 18, 2012
Sold Date
Jun 8, 2012
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£ 22
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T REX Electric Warrior 1971 UK FLY 1st PRESS + INNER & POSTER MINT
T REXElectric Warrior
UK FLY (FLY 6) FIRST EMI PRESSING (September 1971) OF T REX'S "Electric Warrior"
SUPERB COPY - SEEN JUST A FEW SPINS AND PLAYS FLAWLESSLY THROUGHOUT AND IT'S COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL SEPIA INNER & ELUSIVE POSTER
PRESSED ON MID-WEIGHT VINYL WITH THE FIRST FLY LABELS WITH TRACK INFO ON ONE SIDE AND FINN/BOLAN PHOTO ON THE OTHER
MATRIX: FLY 6 A-2U (PORKY) / FLY 6 B-2U (PECKO DUCK) - the very first EMI pressing
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/H and 1/GG
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL SINGLE SLEEVE "Printed and made by the E. J. Day Group, London and Bedford”
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL FLIPBACK INNER SLEEVE WITH FINN/BOLAN PORTRAITS PRINTED IN SEPIA
AND THE ORIGINAL LARGE EIGHT PANEL POSTER PRINTED ON THICK TEXTURED PAPER
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 powered by 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 imagery he feels like; his abandonment of any pretence to art becomes, ironically, a statement in itself.
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.
Side 1: Mambo Sun / Cosmic Dancer / Jeepster / Monolith / Lean Woman Blues
Side 2: Get It On / Planet Queen / Girl / The Motivator / Life’s a Gas / Rip Off
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, bright and unmarked labels with only a handful of light spindle traces on one side and only one visible on the other
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT++
Apart from one superficial brush mark and one/two light hairlines the surfaces shine like new - none of these marks have any audio impact
VINYL Audio: MINT
The sound performance to this first pressing is crystal clear, rich, strong and incredibly vibrant and my play-check at loud volume revealed nothing to fault - plays beautifully throughout
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
This cover is incredibly prone to wear being black and untreated but this is a fine example. There is the inevitable rubbing to the surfaces and edges but it's light compared to most I have seen and the whole sleeve is good, solid and unmarked with no structural damage
INNER SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Very clean with no seam splits
POSTER: MINT
Never been hung and possibly never even opened before my photos
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW INNER SLEEVE WITH ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
POST & PACKING:
UK: 1st Class: £4.50 (recorded delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £7.00 or £12.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £12.00 or £17.00 (International Signed For delivery)
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