Marc Bolan & T.Rex: “Unchained” Album (2015)

Marc Bolan & T.Rex Unchained: Home Recordings & Studio Outtakes 1972-1977 (8 CD box set) was released October 30, 2015.

Containing the now out-of-print eight CDs in full, in a deluxe 12-inch book package which boasts brand new artwork and updated Mark Paytress annotations.

The first 500 came with a free seven-inch single of Over The Flats / Meadows Of The Sea). Images below

TRACKLIST:

DISC 1

VOLUME ONE: 1972, PART ONE

1. Over The Flats

2. Sugar Baby

3. Children Of The World

4. Did You Ever

5. Alligator Man

6. Shame On You

7. Guitar Blues

8. Shadow Babe

9. Cry Baby [acoustic]

10. Cry Baby [electric]

11. Rollin’ Stone

12. What Do I See

13. Shame On You (Little Girl)

14. Always

15. Auto Machine

16. Unicorn Horn (A Thousand Mark Feld Charms)

17. Jam

18. Sailors Of The Highway

This volume was compiled and originally annotated by Martin Barden and Ros Davies, with expert assistance from George Graham, Noel Hammond and Mark Paytress and first issued in 1995.

DISC 2

VOLUME TWO: 1972, PART TWO

1. Would I Be The One?

2. Meadows Of The Sea

3. Mr. Motion [version 1]

4. Mr. Motion [version 2]

5. City Port [fast punk]

6. Just Like Me [version 1]

7. Just Like Me [version 2]

8. Is It True?

9. Zinc Rider

10. Canyon

11. Fast Blues – Easy Action

12. Bolan’s Blues

13. Shake It Wind One

14. Work With Me Baby

15. Spaceball Boot

16. Electric Lips

17. Slider Blues

18. Ellie May

19. My Baby’s New Porsche

20. Dark-Lipped Woman

This volume was compiled and originally annotated by Martin Barden and Ros Davies, and first issued in 1995. Thanks to George Graham, Noel Hammond and Mark Paytress for invaluable assistance.

DISC 3

VOLUME THREE: 1973, PART ONE

1. Organ Thing [instrumental)

2. Dance In The Midnight [version 1]

3. Delanie (Everyday) [version 2]

4. I Wanna Go

5. Saturday Night [version 1]

6. Down Home Lady [version 2]

7. Hope You Enjoy The Show [version 1]

8. All My Love [version 1]

9. This Is My Life

10. Mr Motion

11. Big Black Cat

12. Saturation Syncopation (All Alone) [version 2]

13. Down Home Lady [version 1]

14. Metropolis Incarnate [version 1]

15. Misfortune Gatehouse

16. You Move Like A Dog

17. Saturday Night [version 2]

18. Sky Church Music

19. Dance In The Midnight [version 2]

This volume was compiled by Martin Barden and Mark Paytress, and first issued in 1995; the original sleeve notes were by Mark Paytress, with expert assistance from Cliff McLenehan and Ros Davies.

DISC 4

VOLUME FOUR: 1973, PART TWO

1. All My Love [version 2]

2. Hope You Enjoy The Show [version 2]

3. Down Home Lady [version 3]

4. Sure Enough

5. Saturation Syncopation (All Alone) [version 3]

6. I’m Coming To Rock’n’Roll

7. High Wire

8. Yesterday (Everyday) [version 1]

9. Sad Girl

10. Metropolis Incarnate [version 2]

11. Jam

12. Down Home Lady [version 4]

13. Look Around

14. Jet Tambourine

15. Dance In The Midnight [version 3]

16. Plateau Skull

17. Saturation Syncopation (All Alone) [version 1]

18. Saturday Night [version 3]

This volume was compiled by Martin Barden and Mark Paytress, and first issued in 1995; the original sleeve notes were by Cliff McLenehan, with expert assistance from Ros Davies.

DISC 5

VOLUME FIVE: 1974

1. Bolan’s Zip Gun

2. Lock Into Your Love

3. I Never Told Me

4. Every Lady

5. Do I Love Thee

6. (By The Light Of A) Magical Moon

7. Sparrow

8. Sanctified

9. Two Tone Lady (She’ll Be Good To Me)

10. Video Drama

11. Love For Me

12. Jet Tambourine

13. 11.15 (Jam)

Extended Play

14. (By The Light Of A) Magical Moon

15. Video Drama [extracts]

16. Do I Love Thee

This volume was compiled by Martin Barden and Mark Paytress, assisted by Ros Davies and Cliff McLenehan (with special thanks to Harry Feld), and first issued in 1996. The original sleeve notes were by Martin Barden.

DISC 6

VOLUME SIX: 1975

1. Pale Horse Ridin’

2. Funky London Childhood

3. Depth Charge

4. Brain Police

5. I Could Have Loved You

6. Bust My Ball

7. King Of The Mountain Cometh

8. Statement Of Utopia

9. Swahili Boogie Woogie

10. Hey Little Girl

11. Petticoat Lane

12. I Believe

13. Change Change

14. Oh Boy

15. Savage Beethoven

16. Voice Poem

17. Dynamo

18. Baby Please, Baby Squeeze

19. Ain’t That A Shame

20. Teenage Boy Child

21. Electric Stew [acoustic]

22. Reelin’ & A Wheelin’ & A Boppin’ & A Bolan

23. You Ought To Know

24. It’s My City

25. Christmas Bop

Extended Play

26. Funky London Childhood

27. I Could Have Loved You

28. King Of The Mountain Cometh

29. Swahili Boogie Woogie

30. I Believe

31. Petticoat Lane

32. Petticoat Lane [take 2]

33. Dynamo [takes 1, 2, 3]

34. Baby Please, Baby Squeeze

This volume was compiled and originally annotated by Mark Paytress, and first issued in 1996, with expert assistance from Martin Barden, Ros Davies and Cliff McLenehan.

DISC 7

VOLUME SEVEN: 1975-77

1. Riff

2. Freeway

3. I’m A Voodoo Man

4. Decadent Priestess

5. Midnight Creeps Across Your Window

6. Demon Grave

7. Memphis Highway

8. Bombs Out Of London

9. Funky London Childhood

10. London Boys

11. Savage Deception Of Love

12. Angel When I’m Mad

13. Over You Babe

14. Mellow Love [solo]

15. Love Drunk [solo]

16. 20th Century Baby [solo]

17. Shy Boy

18. Love Drunk

19. Foxy Boy

20. 20th Century Baby

21. Hot George

22. Write Me A Song

23. Mellow Love

24. Endless Sleep

25. Sing Me A Song

26. Riff

This volume was compiled and originally annotated by Martin Barden, with thanks for inspiration and expert guidance to Ros Davies and Mark Paytress, and to Harry Feld for his continuing contribution. First issued in 1997.

DISC 8

VOLUME EIGHT: 1977

1. Everybody Needs Somebody

2. Teenage Angel

3. Every Single Day (When I Was A Child)

4. Bad Love Woman

5. Sad Man

6. Skateboard

7. You Got The Taste

8. Fine Little Baby

9. Auto Destruct

10. Young Boy Of Love

11. Wherever You Go

12. It’s Alright

13. Love Charm

14. Stay Hungry

15. Sometimes You Rock Me

16. Be Not Afraid Of Love

17. Young Girl Of Love

18. Gimme Some Lovin’

19. Little Brother

20. All The Rage

21. Shadow Shaker

22. Boogie With Your Baby

23. When Will I Be Loved

24. 21st. Century Stance

25. Purple Prince Of Pleasure

26. Like A Warrior

27. Think Zinc Lady

28. Messing With The Mystic

29. When Was A Child

30. Ghetto Baby Blue

31. Sailors Of The Highway

32. Get Down

33. Classic Rap

This volume was compiled and originally annotated by Martin Barden, and first issued in 1997. The whole series was produced with more than a little input from Mark Paytress, Ros Davies, Harry Feld, Noel Hammond, George Graham, Cliff McLenehan, Steve Gridley, Alan Robinson and Val Jennings.