TCCDM Pulls One Out..."Electric Warrior" - T. Rex (1971)

"Electric Warrior" - T. Rex (1971)

     I picked up this beauty...a 1971 original pressing of T. Rex "Electric Warrior"...at an off-base house rented by three airmen stationed at McConnel AFB.  One was soon being reassigned and had several of his records for sale. Mostly '70s and '80s rock.  Some new wave.  Some hip-hop.  I hadn't been there but for maybe 10 minutes.  I had two albums in my hand, when another fella who looked like an airman himself, said he wanted to buy the seller's whole collection   The deal was quickly consummated.  All except for the two albums I was holding in my hands.

Not only that. I didn't have much money in my pocket anyway.  I was just doing a little running around and saw a cool garage sale T-shirt sign.  It was all spur of the moment.  Anyway, I was holding two "Electric Warrior" albums in my hands.  One was a German 1st pressing on the Ariola label. It was in "well-loved" shape.  The seller told me he inherited it from a buddy while stationed there.  He said the other T. Rex copy, the one I ended up purchasing, was the one he seldom played.  It was a "US" first pressing, as well, in beautiful shape and he let me have it for $20.  And I love it.

"Electric Warrior" - T. Rex (back)

"Electric Warrior" - T. Rex (inside gatefold)

Favorites include:
"Cosmic Dancer"
"Planet Queen"
"Jeepster"

"Electric Warrior" is a needle drop-to-label spin.  Set it and forget it.  It's all good.  For an album over 50 years old, the cover has no visible ringwear and a rich deep dark shine that looks practically untouched.  This is a Santa Maria first pressing on the Reprise label with the production credits still under the title.  The vinyl is Excellent...quiet when it's supposed to be quiet.  Just a very pretty copy.
(My buddy Ron, at Hogs Ear Report shows a rare Neil Young "After The Gold Rush" album he found with a Marc Bolan photo inside the gatefold.)  What an awesome screw-up!  Take a look.

And I might've bought both albums from the seller, had my pockets not been so light and hadn't felt rushed by the other buyer.  (But that was just me. He wasn't really rushing.)  One of these days, I'm gonna be that guy who buys someone else's collection.  But til then...no regrets.  This album is credited as being the first glam rock album, but I can still hear tasty dustings of rock and folk psychage.  The T. Rex follow-up album..."The Slider"...is the glammier piece of square.

Reprise Records label

Cat #
RS 6466
SIDE 1  DEADWAX
1  RS-6466A  31286-1B  S.G.  A
SIDE 2  DEADWAX
2  RS-6466B  31287-1A  S.G.  A3  

"Planet Queen" - T. Rex / "Electric Warrior" (1971)

TRACKS:
A1  "Mambo Sun" 3:38
A2  "Cosmic Dancer" 4:26
A3  "Jeepster" 4:10
A4  "Monolith" 3:45
A5  "Lean Woman Blues" 3:01
B1  "Bang A Gong (Get It On)" 4:24
B2  "Planet Queen" 3:11
B3  "Girl" 2:29
B4  "The Motivator" 3:57
B5  "Life's a Gas" 2:23
B6  "Rip Off" 3:38

PERSONNEL:
Marc Bolan - vocals, guitar
Mickey Finn - congas, bongos, vocals
Steve Currie - bass
Will Legend - drums, tambourine
ADDITIONAL:
Ian McDonald - saxophone
Burt Collins - flugel horn
Howard Kaylan - b-vocals
Mark Volman - b-vocals
Rick Wakeman - keyboards (B1)

Good stuff.

Follow Me On FACEBOOK 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Interview:-- Joan Staley (Actress - Classic Movies & Television)

Image
  "Elvis,  do you really want me to slap you?"  ~ Joan Staley ~     So my friends and I were talking about first crushes. First tv and movie crushes.  For me, it was easy.  It was Alma. (Joan Staley)   I broke into the double-digit age of 10 in 1993.  That was the summer I discovered my favorite Don Knotts movie while flipping thru cable one Saturday morning... "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken." Everyone has seen it.  It was a funny haunted house story similar to an episode on Andy G. with a cast of familiar characters, trippy organ music, and the prettiest girl I had ever seen...Alma. She was beautiful alright.  I was love-stung so bad, I swear I could smell flowers coming out of the TV set.  And best of all, she was nice.  She didn't like the smart alec, the wise guy, or the show-off.  Alma was digging Luther (Don Knotts) and that just made her that much prettier.  And from then on... But unfortu...
Read more

Interview -- Henry Lee Summer (Singer/Songwriter)

Image
"I just always have played music.  For better   or worse, I banked my whole life on it." ~ Henry Lee Summer ~     It's strange how music lets you travel through time as if there truly was no time.  I played the shit out of this album growing up.  Nothing deep or complicated.  Nothing outta bounds.  Nothing to get hung about.  It's deceptively simple.  But here's the thing... Henry Lee Summer  is serving aces all over this heartland square. This is the 35th anniversary of Henry Lee Summer's self-titled album and this one falls under that sweet spot between raucous and chill.  It's a large cup of iced coffee with a nice soulful blend.  Not usually my type of go-to and yet this album easily fills a void I didn't know I had.  Let this spin be your own private Idaho.  " Check it out, Leroy!"   Henry Lee Summer... Go get you some. Henry Lee Summer Interview -- August 2023 Henry Lee Summer Casey Cha...
Read more

Interview -- Elliot Lurie (Looking Glass)

Image
"...Your eyes could steal a sailor from the sea." ~ Looking Glass ~ Elliot Lurie was a singer/songwriter for the 70s band Looking Glass . The band recorded two albums and had a couple of hits along with a handful of deep-track FM cuts.  And as many bands are wont to do... Looking Glass called it a day and handed over the keys.  However, before cutting out, Looking Glass did leave us with the #1 hit song... "Brandy (You're A Fine Girl)."   Now there have been plenty of #1 songs that have climbed to the top spot faster.  And plenty of #1 songs that have stayed at the top spot longer.  But the list begins to thin when it comes to #1 songs that have had some real staying power years and years after their run.  And as the 50th anniversary draws to a close, the song  "Brandy..." still remains an ageless and endearing wonder. A song of unrequited love without all the drippy, maudlin sadness that often stains so many other attempts.  Every boy dreams ...
Read more