The Final Cuts Album PD: 2018

A Bolan Vault Picture Disc RSD Legacy

Released as a limited numbered picture disc vinyl LP in Europe on April 21, 2018, on Demon Records (catalogue: DEMREC247), Marc Bolan & T. Rex’s The Final Cuts was a Record Store Day exclusive collection of rare 1976–1977 demos and alternate takes from Bolan’s final sessions. Limited to 2000 copies. Barcode: 5014797896666. A poignant glam swan song.

Album Overview

The album "The Final Cuts" by Marc Bolan and T. Rex, released in 2018, was a special picture disc LP that marked the first time this material had been issued on vinyl. It was created from multi-track tapes returned to Bolan's son Rolan and recorded at AIR Studios, Oxford Street. This album included the final recorded studio work from the last twelve months of Marc Bolan's life, with seven of the twelve songs not released during his lifetime. The album was limited to 2,000 units worldwide and became a collector's item for serious Bolan fans.

Release Details

Label: Demon Records.

Format: Vinyl LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Picture Disc, Reissue.

Full Track Listing

Side A

1. Hot George (1:43)

2. Love & The Foxey Boy (2:26)

3. Celebrate Summer (2:52)

4. Love Drunk (3:15)

5. Write Me A Song (3:19)

6. Mellow Love (3:29)

7. Dandy In The Underworld (4:52)

Side B

1. Crimson Moon (3:55)

2. To Know You Is To Love You (4:02)

3. Tame My Tiger (2:43)

4. Shy Boy (2:54)

5. 20th Century Baby (2:16)

6. Tame My Tiger [Gloria Jones Vocal] (1:35)

7. Mellow Love [Alternate Version] (3:25)

8. To Know You Is To Love You [Instrumental] (3:58)

- LP, Picture Disc, Limited 2000, Numbered – Demon DEMREC247 – Europe – 21 Apr 2018

Production and Context

From Marc Bolan’s final 1976–1977 sessions. RSD 2018 exclusive vault release.

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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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