AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T.Rex 2LP

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Description

Out Of Print! Only 1 copy left!

Extraordinary Tribute To One Of Rock's Great Composers On Double LP!
Featuring Nick Cave, Joan Jett, Lucinda Williams, Beth Orton, U2 w/Elton John & More!

TAS Rated 4/5 Music, 3.5/5 Sonics in the February 2021 Issue of The Absolute Sound!

Marc Bolan has been famously cited as a major influence by some of the biggest names in music from David Bowie to Johnny Marr.

Bolan's golden era was in the late sixties and seventies when he was the biggest selling singles artist since the Beatles, movie star and the electric spark behind Glam Rock. He died in 1977 aged just 29, after a car crash in Barnes, London, but his reputation has only grown.

Later this year Marc will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame and 50 years since the first T.Rex single and album, illustrious fans have gathered to pay tribute and argue for his place amongst the music greats.

For 'AngelHeaded Hipster', a collection of major stars including Nick Cave, U2 featuring Elton John, Joan Jett, Peaches and Marc Almond have reinterpreted and reimagined some of his greatest tracks including "Jeepster", "Bang A Gong (Get It On)" and "Ride A White Swan".

Every track reveals a different Marc and offers a unique appreciation of a multifaceted musician, writer, poet and composer.

AngelHeaded Hipster was lovingly created by the late Hal Willner, who passed away on April 7, 2020 from COVID-19. The acclaimed music producer, who "for nearly four decades bent and shaped the dimensions of almost-popular music" (New York Times), produced albums for artists including Lou Reed, Marianne Faithfull and William S. Burroughs, and concept albums drawing upon the music of Thelonious Monk, Kurt Weill, vintage Disney films and others.

T. Rex's hit 1971 album, Electric Warrior, gets heavily tapped, but all phases of Bolan's career are represented. The standout performances - including Nick Cave's 'Cosmic Dancer,' Devendra Banhart's 'Scenescof,' Kesha's 'Children of the Revolution,' and Emily Haines' 'Ballrooms of Mars' - far outnumber the less compelling covers, such as U2's 'Bang a Gong.' Some of his lyrics remain dated, but his song structures support the ambitious stylistic treatments - folk, rock, lounge, Broadway ballad, disco, klezmer, and electronica - that succeed in expected Willner fashion.
-Derk Richardson, The Absolute Sound, February 2021, Music 4/5, Sonics 3.5/5

Features

Double LP
Gatefold jacket
Made in the EU

Selections

Side A:

Children Of The Revolution - Kesha
Cosmic Dancer - Nick Cave
Jeepster - Joan Jett
Scenescof - Devendra Banhart
Life's A Gas - Lucinda Williams
Solid Gold, Easy Action - Peaches
Dawn Storm - BØRNS

Side B:

Hippy Gumbo - Beth Orton
I Love To Boogie - King Khan
Beltane Walk - Gaby Moreno
Bang A Gong (Get It On) - U2 with Elton John
Diamond Meadows - John Cameron Mitchell
Ballrooms Of Mars - Emily Haines

Side C:

Main Man - Father John Misty
Rock On - Perry Farrell
The Street And Babe Shadow - Elysian Fields
The Leopards - Gavin Friday
Metal Guru - Nena
Teenage Dream - Marc Almond

Side D:

Organ Blues - Helga Davis
Planet Queen - Todd Rundgren
Great Horse - Jesse Harris
Mambo Sun - Sean Lennon & Charlotte Kemp Muhl
Pilgrim's Tale - Victoria Williams & Julian Lennon
Bang A Gong (Get It On) [Reprise] - David Johansen
She Was Born To Be My Unicorn / Ride A White Swan - Maria McKee & Gavin Friday