Track Listing
1. Venus Loon
2. Sound Pit
3. Explosive Mouth
4. Galaxy
5. Change
6. Nameless Wilderness
7. Teenage Dream
8. Liquid Gang
9. Carsmile Smith and the Old One
10. Youve Got to Jive to Stay Alive - Spanish Midnight
11. Interstellar Soul
12. Painless Persuasion
13. Avengers, The
14. Leopards Ft Gardenia and the Mighty Slug, The
15. Groover, The
16. Midnight
17. Truck On
18. Sitting Here
19. Satisfaction Pony
20. Venus Loon
21. Sound Pit
22. Explosive Mouth
23. Galaxy
24. Change
25. Nameless Wilderness
26. Teenage Dream
27. Liquid Gang
28. Carsmile Smith and the Old One
29. Spanish Midnight
30. Painless Persuasion V the Meathawk Immaculate
31. Avengers, The
32. Leopards Ft Gardenia and the Mighty Slug, The
33. Groover, The
34. Midnight
35. Truck On
36. Sitting There
37. Nameless Wilderness
38. Carsmile Smith and the Old One
39. Carsmile Smith and the Old One
40. Painless Persuasion V the Meathawk Immaculate
41. Avengers, The
42. Leopards Ft Geraldine and the Mighty Slug, The
| Details | | Distributor: | Phantom Import Distributi | | 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.
U.K. edition features a bonus 24 song CD with rare tracks and demos, plus a 16-page color booklet including lyrics, photographs, and extensive liner notes.
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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