T. Rex 1973 Import LP

Following the success of the 1LP Songwriter: 1970 and 2LP Songwriter: 1971 sets, Demon Records is proud to announce a new release in the Marc Bolan "Songwriter" series. This is a vinyl-only, intimate series that focuses on the private and creative Marc Bolan, with the emphasis on how these aspects affected his songwriting.

Songwriter: 1973 takes in a period of change during which Bolan was very active in recording studios in the US and Europe. As the sleeve note says: "In developing, accelerating and refining a 'T. Rex sound' with Tony Visconti at the controls, Bolan had achieved two things. He'd joined Elvis Presley and The Beatles as an unprecedented pop-phenomenon-turned-youth-culture-legend. And he'd become synonymous with a musical sound. Now, in 1973, with a pack of dressed-up disciples breathing down his neck and critics eager to knock his success, the budding anti-star wanted out."

With a selection of finished recordings and working versions, this 16-track compilation charts Bolan's attempts to move away from and develop the sound he had invented.

This release has been compiled and fully annotated in a 1,800-word note by Mark Paytress, author of the definitive biography Marc Bolan: The Rise and Fall of a 20th Century Superstar, and the recently published Glam! When Superstars Rocked the World, 1970-74.