Pictures Of Purple People Album: 2019

A 1965–1967 Vault Treasure Trove

Released as a vinyl LP in the UK on December 3, 2019, on Easy Action Records (catalogue: EARS166LP), Marc Bolan’s Pictures Of Purple People was a limited-edition collection of rare 1965–1967 solo recordings — pre-Tyrannosaurus Rex demos, acetates, and early takes. Remastered by Anders Peterson at GS Mastering & Post, with all royalties to the Light of Love Foundation for the Marc Bolan School of Music & Film. A stunning window into Bolan’s folk-psych beginnings.

Album Overview

Release Details

Label: Easy Action Records.

Format: Vinyl LP, Album, Limited Edition

Barcode: 5060446072530

Full Track Listing

Side A

1. The Road I’m On (Gloria) – DiMucci

2. Blowin’ In The Wind – Dylan

3. Reality – Marc Bolan

4. A Soldier’s Song (a.k.a. Song For A Soldier) – Marc Bolan, Jim Economides

5. San Francisco Poet – Marc Bolan

6. Black And White Incident – Marc Bolan

7. Jasmine ’49 – Marc Bolan

8. Charlie – Marc Bolan

9. I’m Weird – Marc Bolan

10. Observations – Marc Bolan

Side B

1. Horrible Breath – Marc Bolan

2. Pictures Of Purple People – Marc Bolan

3. Cat Black – Marc Feld

4. You Got The Power – Marc Bolan

5. Eastern Spell – Marc Bolan

6. Hippy Gumbo #2 – Marc Bolan

7. Mustang Ford – Marc Bolan

8. Hot Rod Mama – Marc Bolan

9. Observations #2 – Marc Bolan

10. The Perfumed Garden Of Gulliver Smith – Marc Bolan

Production and Context

Project coordinated by Andrew James Gardner & Carlton P Sandercock. Design: Les Clark. Photography: Fiona Adams & Popperfoto (1965). All tracks previously unreleased or ultra-rare solo demos/acetates from 1965–1967.

Legacy and Collectibility

Pictures Of Purple People is the ultimate Marc Bolan pre-T. Rex vault collection — 20 tracks of early genius. 2019 Easy Action LPs fetch £40–£100 on eBay/Discogs. Verify catalogue EARS166LP. This album is a must-have for Bolan/T. Rex completists.

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Sources

Information is drawn from my personal knowledge and supplemented by web sources, including Discogs, 45cat, AllMusic, Rate Your Music, Wikipedia, BBC Official Charts Company, Billboard Chart History and YouTube

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