Bolan Boogie The Best Of T.Rex 2CD: 2024

The 36-track 'Bolan Boogie' brought together all the band's biggest hits released between 1970 and 1977

Including hit singles 'Metal Guru', 'Get It On', '20th Century Boy' and more!

'20th Century Boy' soundtracked a major Absolut Vodka campaign beginning summer 2024

Also became available as 2LP Coloured Vinyl or 2LP Black Vinyl

T. Rex: Bolan Boogie - 2CD Deluxe Gatefold Packaging

Presented in 2CD Deluxe Gatefold Packaging

Released November 2, 2024

Brand new and definitive collection from T. Rex – the band who brought us the first Glam Rock superstar in the charismatic figure of Marc Bolan and officially kicked off the 1970s

Before Marc’s untimely death in 1977 T. Rex were nothing short of a phenomenon. British kids hadn’t seen anything like it since The Beatles in their heyday. They even gave it a name – ‘Trextasy’.

The 36-track ‘Bolan Boogie’ brings together all of the band’s biggest hits and greatest tracks including all of the phenomenal hit singles released between 1970 and 1977 and a selection of their most celebrated album tracks and B-sides.

When we say hits we’re talking… ‘Hot Love’, Get It On’, ‘Telegram Sam’, and ‘Metal Guru’ (UK No.1’s), ‘Ride A White Swan’, ‘Jeepster’, ‘Children Of The Revolution’, and ‘Solid Gold Easy Action’ (No. 2), and megahits like ‘20th Century Boy’, ‘I Love To Boogie’ and ‘The Groover’.

’20th Century Boy’ will soundtrack a major Absolut Vodka campaign beginning summer 2024. Songs included on this collection have also featured in ‘Hot Fuzz’ (‘Solid Gold Easy Action’), ‘Billy Elliot’ (‘Cosmic Dancer’), and ‘Death Proof’ (‘Jeepster’)

Artists influenced by Marc and T. Rex include: Sex Pistols, Duran Duran, Oasis, U2, Kate Bush, Beck, Pixies, Paul Weller, Nick Cave, Alison Goldfrapp, Beck, Peaches, Marc Almond, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Jane’s Addiction, Def Leppard and Tricky.

Label: Edsel

Format: CD, Compilations

Release Date:02/11/2024

Cat no:EDSL0223

Also available: 2LP Limited Edition coloured vinyl / 2LP black vinyl.

CD 1

1.20th Century Boy

2.Get It On

3.Children Of The Revolution

4.Jeepster

5.Hot Love

6.Ride A White Swan

7.Metal Guru

8.Telegram Sam

9.Solid Gold Easy Action

10.I Love To Boogie

11.New York City

12.The Groover

13.Truck On (Tyke)

14.Dreamy Lady

15.Light Of Love

16.London Boys

17.Celebrate Summer

18.Teenage Dream

CD 2

1.Cosmic Dancer

2.Is It Love?

3.Woodland Rock

4.There Was A Time/Raw Ramp/Electric Boogie

5.Thunderwing

6.Baby Strange

7.Ballrooms of Mars

8.Jitterbug Love

9.Born To Boogie

10.Shock Rock

11.Venus Loon

12.Till Dawn

13.Zip Gun Boogie

14.Dawn Storm

15.Laser Love

16.The Soul Of My Suit

17.Dandy In The Underworld

18.Life's a Gas