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1971 album that kick-started the glam-rock movement, features 'Jeepster' 'Cosmic Dancer' & 'Get it On'...essential!
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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Many things have been said about T-Rex's "Electric Warrior" and I won't comment more on the recording itself thanit's one of the best albums ever.
This album has been re-issued over and over, last year when A&M released a new version re-mastered by producer Tony Visconti.
This version, released by Rhino, makes the former look as a rather shoddy affair. Rhino's "Electric Warrior" has better sound and the packaging is excellent. All the original artwork is included (reproductions of the poster and the inner sleeve) as well as rare photos by Keith Morris.
There is also a well-written essay and an interview with percussionist Mickey Finn.
Last years A&M release featured previously unreleased outtakes - here there is only one unreleased track, but instead Rhino have added all the 1971 non-LP tracks, plus an interview from a promo album.
I prefer Rhino's version to A&M's "30th Anniversary Edition" in every aspect, however I think Viconti's comments on the recording of the album were far more illuminating than Finn's.
This album has been re-issued over and over, last year when A&M released a new version re-mastered by producer Tony Visconti.
This version, released by Rhino, makes the former look as a rather shoddy affair. Rhino's "Electric Warrior" has better sound and the packaging is excellent. All the original artwork is included (reproductions of the poster and the inner sleeve) as well as rare photos by Keith Morris.
There is also a well-written essay and an interview with percussionist Mickey Finn.
Last years A&M release featured previously unreleased outtakes - here there is only one unreleased track, but instead Rhino have added all the 1971 non-LP tracks, plus an interview from a promo album.
I prefer Rhino's version to A&M's "30th Anniversary Edition" in every aspect, however I think Viconti's comments on the recording of the album were far more illuminating than Finn's.
It's a shame that you have to buy the same album over and over again to get a decent version, but I believe that this is the definitive version of Electric Warrior.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Like the American reviewer linked to Amazon UK says,this is the best version of a classic Bolan album.
I also have the anniversary edition,the Castle edition ,the sacd release and (yes ,I need to get out more!)this is the one that hits the spot.
Warm,but crisp sound which reveals details that were hidden,particularly Bill Legend`s drumming and Flo and Eddie`s unique backing vocals.The sound is perfectly balanced and lets the listener pay attention to every nuance or just go with the flow and eddy of the music as it washes over you and laps at your feet!(enuf with the puns, already).
One final thought,Amazon should reduce the price as HMV has it for 3.99 inc.p and p.
Bang a gong in the mambo sun.
I also have the anniversary edition,the Castle edition ,the sacd release and (yes ,I need to get out more!)this is the one that hits the spot.
Warm,but crisp sound which reveals details that were hidden,particularly Bill Legend`s drumming and Flo and Eddie`s unique backing vocals.The sound is perfectly balanced and lets the listener pay attention to every nuance or just go with the flow and eddy of the music as it washes over you and laps at your feet!(enuf with the puns, already).
One final thought,Amazon should reduce the price as HMV has it for 3.99 inc.p and p.
Bang a gong in the mambo sun.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
In 1971 I was in the 4th form of a boy's grammar school, and my friends and I were in to "heavy" stuff like Wishbone Ash, Groundhogs, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd etc. Although some early Tyrannosaurus Rex was considered acceptable, after Hot Love went to Number 1 all my mates decreed that T.Rex was a teeny bopper group, and that no mature, discerning music lover would like them, let alone listen to them. The thing is though, I did....
So when Electric Warrior came out I bought it mail order by sending a postal order to one of those companies that used to advertise in "Sounds" magazine, so as not to be spotted buying it in the local record shop. I can still remember the heady mix of excitement and guilt I felt as I unwrapped the brown paper package in my bedroom.
I promptly hid the LP under my bed, out of sight of even my younger brother, where it remained, away from the rest of my LPs for the next two years or so. I listened to it in secret on my Bush record player (with add on stereo speaker unit) and when I heard anybody coming upstairs I used to whip it off, hide it back under the bed and quickly put some Floyd or Purple on.
I would have died of embarrassment back then if any of my friends had found out.
I suppose that's what they call that peer pressure!
Anyway, forty one years on, older but no wiser, I've bought it again. This time I'm listening to it quite openly and although my tastes have changed I'm enjoying every 39 minutes of it. To me this was one of the best albums of the 70's.
I haven't heard any of the other CD versions, but the sound on this disc is excellent, with rumbling base lines, airy strings, thumping percussion and lots of space. It sounds to me just as fresh as the LP I used to listen to in secret all those years ago.
Superb.
So when Electric Warrior came out I bought it mail order by sending a postal order to one of those companies that used to advertise in "Sounds" magazine, so as not to be spotted buying it in the local record shop. I can still remember the heady mix of excitement and guilt I felt as I unwrapped the brown paper package in my bedroom.
I promptly hid the LP under my bed, out of sight of even my younger brother, where it remained, away from the rest of my LPs for the next two years or so. I listened to it in secret on my Bush record player (with add on stereo speaker unit) and when I heard anybody coming upstairs I used to whip it off, hide it back under the bed and quickly put some Floyd or Purple on.
I would have died of embarrassment back then if any of my friends had found out.
I suppose that's what they call that peer pressure!
Anyway, forty one years on, older but no wiser, I've bought it again. This time I'm listening to it quite openly and although my tastes have changed I'm enjoying every 39 minutes of it. To me this was one of the best albums of the 70's.
I haven't heard any of the other CD versions, but the sound on this disc is excellent, with rumbling base lines, airy strings, thumping percussion and lots of space. It sounds to me just as fresh as the LP I used to listen to in secret all those years ago.
Superb.
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70's Pop God
I lost my last copy of this CD that also included out takes which was interesting. This edition sticks to the original 1971 LP layout. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Nic
Riiight On!
How many more anniversary editions will there be of this great classic album?Will it go down in history,like the story of the Titanic?
E.W. Read more
E.W. Read more
Published 1 month ago by juliet R
Life's A Gas
Fantastic album. I have a few copies in my collection,all different,in a weird and wonderful way. I got this xmas '72. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Mr. C. J. Allen
Surprisingly not very good.
I think Marc Bolan's body of work is a superb achievement and his string of hits remarkable. But this is not a good album! Read more
Published 21 months ago by MR K J DOWNING
uitimate electric warrior.
Electric Warrior i have had three different cds of this over the years.this is how it should of been released on cd in the first place. Read more
Published on 21 Jan 2009 by Nd Botting
Marc Bolan Classic!
This album really captures the era that was the beginning of the seventies decade.
Marc was in top form on this with two massive hits included here: 'Jeepster' and 'Get... Read more
Marc was in top form on this with two massive hits included here: 'Jeepster' and 'Get... Read more
Published on 27 Jan 2008 by FAMOUS NAME
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