Whatever Happened To The Teenage Dream? (4CD): 2013

Exclusive to orders of the 4CD and 5LP sets on the Official T.REX store, each came with an A4 print of Tony Visconti’s original score for ‘Whatever Happened To The Teenage Dream’.

T.Rex 1973: Whatever Happened To The Teenage Dream? (4CD) + A4 Print STORE EXCLUSIVE

Release Date: May 26, 2023

This instalment in the acclaimed ‘Year’ series of the works of Marc Bolan and T. Rex takes in a period of change during which Bolan was very active in recording studios in the US and Europe.

This 4CD set includes the “Tanx” and “Zinc Alloy” albums, and the non-album hit singles and their B-sides. CD3 features demos and outtakes from both albums, whilst CD4 focuses on Bolan’s forays into soul music, including highlights of the abandoned album he wrote and produced for Sister Pat Hall.

The singles included are Children Of The Revolution, Solid Gold Easy Action, 20th Century Boy, The Groover, Truck On (Tyke) and Teenage Dream.

The 44 page perfect-bound booklet contains a brand new 16,000 word essay by acknowledged Bolan authority Mark Paytress (author of the definitive Bolan biography), detailing Bolan’s life through this eventful period. Also featured are many previously unpublished photos taken by Keith Morris in the course of 1973, as well as ephemera from the era.

Tracklist

Tanx

1-1 T. Rex– Tenement Lady 2:54

1-2 T. Rex– Rapids 2:48

1-3 T. Rex– Mister Mister 3:30

1-4 T. Rex– Broken Hearted Blues 2:02

1-5 T. Rex– Shock Rock 1:43

1-6 T. Rex– Country Honey 1:47

1-7 T. Rex– Electric Slim And The Factory Hen 3:04

1-8 T. Rex– Mad Donna 2:17

1-9 T. Rex– Born To Boogie 2:04

1-10 T. Rex– Life Is Strange 2:30

1-11 T. Rex– The Street And Babe Shadow 2:17

1-12 T. Rex– Highway Knees 2:34

1-13 T. Rex– Left Hand Luke And The Beggar Boys 5:20

Bonus 45 Cuts

1-14 T. Rex– Children Of The Revolution 2:30

1-15 T. Rex– Jitterbug Love 2:58

1-16 T. Rex– Sunken Rags 2:53

1-17 T. Rex– Solid Gold Easy Action 2:21

1-18 T. Rex– Xmas Riff 0:12

1-19 T. Rex– 20th Century Boy 3:40

1-20 T. Rex– Free Angel 2:13

Zinc Alloy And The Hidden Riders Of Tomorrow / A Creamed Cage In August

2-1 T. Rex– Venus Loon 3:02

2-2 T. Rex– Sound Pit 2:51

2-3 T. Rex– Explosive Mouth 2:26

2-4 T. Rex– Galaxy 1:49

2-5 T. Rex– Change 2:49

2-6 T. Rex– Nameless Wildness 3:06

2-7 T. Rex– Teenage Dream 5:00

2-8 T. Rex– Liquid Gang 3:18

2-9 T. Rex– Carsmile Smith & The Old One 3:17

2-10 T. Rex– You Got To Jive To Say Alive - Spanish Midnight 2:38

2-11 T. Rex– Interstellar Soul 3:27

2-12 T. Rex– Painless Persuasion v The Meathawk Immaculate 3:28

2-13 T. Rex– The Avengers (Superbad) 4:31

2-14 T. Rex– The Leopards Featuring Gardenia & The Mighty Slug 3:42

Bonus 45 Cuts

2-15 T. Rex– The Groover 3:23

2-16 T. Rex– Midnight 2:48

2-17 T. Rex– Truck On (Tyke) 3:08

2-18 T. Rex– Sitting Here 2:20

2-19 T. Rex– Satisfaction Pony 2:47

Private Numbers

Tanx Era

3-1 T. Rex– Jitterbug Love 2:24

3-2 T. Rex– Electric Slim And The Factory Hen (Alias You Got The Look) 1:45

3-3 T. Rex– Highway Knees 1:43

3-4 T. Rex– Mad Donna 2:02

3-5 T. Rex– Mister Mister 3:27

3-6 T. Rex– Country Honey 2:00

3-7 T. Rex– Rapids 1:31

3-8 T. Rex– Life Is Strange 2:04

3-9 T. Rex– The Street And The Babe Shadow 2:13

3-10 T. Rex– Darling 1:28

3-11 T. Rex– Free Angel 1:55

3-12 T. Rex– Left Hand Luke And The Beggar Boys 2:40

Zinc Alloy Era

3-13 T. Rex– Change 3:45

3-14 T. Rex– Galaxy 1:04

3-15 T. Rex– Carsmile Smith & The Old One 3:00

3-16 T. Rex– Spanish Midnight 0:36

3-17 T. Rex– Sitting There (Sitting Here) 1:50

3-18 T. Rex– Gardenia & The Mighty Slug 2:15

3-19 T. Rex– The Groover 3:17

3-20 T. Rex– Dance In The Midnight 2:07

3-21 T. Rex– Saturation Syncopation 3:16

3-22 T. Rex– Delanie 2:07

3-23 T. Rex– Saturday Night 3:37

3-24 T. Rex– Till Dawn 4:02

3-25 T. Rex– Stand By Me 2:57

4-1 T. Rex– Hope You Enjoy The Show 3:06

4-2 Big Carrot– Blackjack 3:06

4-3 Big Carrot– Squint Eye Mangle 3:22

Zinc Alloy Outtakes

4-4 T. Rex– The Avengers (Superbad) 2:49

4-5 T. Rex– Look To Your Soul 1:55

4-6 T. Rex– Down Home Lady 1:39

4-7 T. Rex– All My Love 2:27

Sister Pat Hall

4-8 Sister Pat Hall*– When I Was A Child 3:37

4-9 Sister Pat Hall*– Ghetto Baby 3:19

4-10 Sister Pat Hall*– Sailors Of The Highway 2:06

4-11 Sister Pat Hall*– Jitterbug Love 2:40

4-12 Sister Pat Hall*– High 2:01

4-13 Sister Pat Hall*– City Port 2:58

4-14 Sister Pat Hall*– Sunken Rags 4:44

4-15 Sister Pat Hall*– Do Your Thing 4:11

4-16 Sister Pat Hall*– Tell Me 2:51

T. Rex

4-17 T. Rex– Sky Church Music 3:35

4-18 T. Rex– Teenage Dream (Top Of The Pops Version) 4:59