Marc Bolan Home Demos Volume 1: There Was A Time LP

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Description

Limited Edition - 750 Copies!
Restored & Remastered!
Pressed on Vinyl LP!

There Was A Time is Volume 1 of a series of 4 LPs of home demos restored and remastered for vinyl from recently acquired materials returned to the estate. These embryonic recordings of songs some of which would find their way on to the iconic Electric Warrior album.. many did not and remained unreleased including curiously the actual title track. Here are recordings of Marc & percussionist Mickey Finn putting down work in progress versions of huge smash hits like Get It On and Jeepster.

Taken directly from Marcs own tapes (originally stolen from the home of Marc & Gloria and recently repatriated to Gloria and her charity The Light of Love Foundation) and audio restored and mastered by Anders Peterson At Ghost Sound Sweden

Features:
• Limited to 750 copies worldwide
• Vinyl LP
• Inner bag with full liner notes by Andrew J. Gardner
• Side One: unedited direct transfer from Marc's own reels
• Side Two: tracks taken from various reels owned by Marc
• Audio restored & mastered by Anders Peterson at Ghost Mastering & Post, Sweden
• All royalties go to Light Of Love Foundation for The Marc Bolan School of Music & Film

Musicians:
Marc Bolan, vocals, guitar, congas
Mickey Finn, congas

Selections:
Side One:
1. Here Comes The Electric Warrior / There Was A Time
2. Planet Queen
3. Marc & Mickey Jam #1
4. Girl + False Starts
5. Marc & Mickey Jam #2
6. Girl #2
7. Marc & Mickey Jam #3
8. Dark Lipped Woman
9. Jeepster
10. Get It On
Side Two:
1. Children Of The World
2. Work With Me Baby
3. Wild About My Baby (Spaceball Boot)
4. Meadows Of The Sea
5. Sailors Of The Highway
6. Alligator Man
7. Gypsy Queen (My Shaky Jane)