Track Listing DISC 1: 1. Venus Loon 2. Sound Pit 3. Explosive Mouth 4. Galaxy 5. Change 6. Nameless Wildness 7. Teenage Dream 8. Liquid Gang 9. Carsmile Smith and the Old One 10. You've Got to Jive to Stay Alive - Spanish Midnight 11. Interstellar Sound 12. Painless Persuasion V. The Meathawk Immaculate 13. Avengers, The (Superbad) 14. Leopards Featuring Gardenia and the Mighty Slug, The 15. Groover, The 16. Midnight 17. Truck on (Tyke) 18. Sitting Here 19. Satisfaction Pony
DISC 2: 1. Venus Loon 2. Sound Pit (Parts 1 & 2) 3. Explosive Mouth 4. Galaxy 5. Change (Signs) 6. Nameless Wildness 7. Teenage Dream 8. Liquid Gang 9. Carsmile Smith and the Old One 10. Spanish Midnight 11. Painless Persuasion V. The Meathawk Immaculte 12. Avengers, The (Superbad) 13. Leopards Featuring Gardenia & The Mighty Slug, The 14. Groover, The 15. Midnight 16. Truck on (Tyke) 17. Sitting Here (Sitting There) 18. Satisfaction Pony 19. Namelss Wildness 20. Carsmile Smith and the Old One - (solo) 21. Carsmile Smith and the Old One - (with organ) 22. Painless Persuasion V. The Meathawk Immaculate 23. Avengers, The (Superbad) 24. Leopards Featuring Gardenia & The Mighty Slug, The
| Details | | Producer: | Marc Bolan, Tony Visconti | | Distributor: | WEA (Distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes The 1997 reissue of ZINC ALLOY AND THE HIDDEN RIDERS OF TOMORROW contains 5 additional tracks that did not appear on the original release; "The Groover," "Midnight," "Truck On (Tyke)," "Sitting Here" and "Satisfaction Pony." T. Rex: Marc Bolan, Mickey Finn, Steve Currie, Bill Legend, Jack Green, Lonnie Jordan, Danny Thompson, B.J. Cole. The Cosmic Choir: Sister Pat Hall, The Gloria Jones, Big Richard. Additional personnel: Maestro David Katz & The Pop Orchestra. Includes liner notes by Mark Paytress. All tracks have been digitally remastered. Marc Bolan & T. Rex: Marc Bolan (vocals, guitar); Steve Currie (bass guitar); Bill Legend (drums); Mickey Finn (congas). Additional personnel: Gloria Jones (keyboards, background vocals); Sister Pat Hall (background vocals); Danny Thompson, Lonnie Jordan, B.J. Cole, Jack Green. Recording information: 1973 - 1974. By 1974, the phenomenon known as T. Rextacy was on the wane. The group had always been Bolan's vehicle, but the departure of some original members, the addition of three backup vocalists, and the name change, to Marc Bolan And T. Rex, signaled a significant new direction for the band. The sound of ZINC ALLOY shows the influence of American soul music, and demonstrates an overall evolution. Where the group's biggest hits were basically gritty, straightforward rock, the sound on ZINC is flashier, more orchestrated, and generally slicker. The prominent string section and heavy echo of the opener, "Venus Loon," recalls Phil Spector. Additionally, Bolan shares many of the vocal duties with his girlfriend, the American singer Gloria Jones. In the record's sometimes operatic settings, the pair occasionally sound like Meatloaf and Karla De Vito. Yet Bolan could still write them like he used to, as songs like "Explosive Mouth" and the vaguely ominous gem "Change" ably demonstrate. "The Groover," a 1973 hit single, is a welcome bonus track.
Editorial Reviews 3 stars out of 5 - ...Splendidly lithe....this album found Bolan at a crossroads [of funk]... Q (10/01/2002)
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