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Electric Warrior (Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition) for sale
T. Rex – Electric Warrior
Label: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab – MFSL 2-490
Series: Gain 2™ Ultra Analog 45RPM 180g Series –
Format: 2 × Vinyl, 12", 45 RPM, Album, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition, Gatefold, 180g
Country: US
Released: 19 Aug 2020
Genre: Rock
Style: Glam, Classic Rock
Tracklist
A1 Mambo Sun 3:38
A2 Cosmic Dancer 4:27
B1 Jeepster 4:10
B2 Monolith 3:45
B3 Lean Woman Blues 3:00
C1 Bang A Gong (Get It On) 4:25
C2 Planet Queen 3:11
C3 Girl 2:30
D1 The Motivator 3:59
D2 Life's A Gas 2:22
D3 Rip Off 3:39
Companies, etc.
Mastered At – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Manufactured By – Rhino Entertainment Company
Mastered At – Record Technology Incorporated – 33338
Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated
Produced For – Straight Ahead Productions
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Records Inc.
Copyright (c) – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, Inc.
Recorded At – Wally Heider Recording Studio, Los Angeles
Recorded At – Mediasound
Recorded At – Trident Studios
Recorded At – Advision Studios
Lacquer Cut At – Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab
Credits
Backing Vocals – Howard Kaylan, Mark Volman
Bass – Steve Currie
Drums – Will Legend*
Engineer – Malcolm Cecil, Martin Rushent, Rik Pekkonen, Roy T. Baker*
Flugelhorn – Burt Collins
Lacquer Cut By – Kw*
Layout – Hipgnosis (2)
Mastered By – Krieg Wunderlich
Percussion, Vocals – Micky Finn*
Photography By – Spud Murphy (3)
Photography By [Inner Gatefold] – George Underwood
Producer – Tony Visconti
Saxophone – Ian McDonald
Vocals, Guitar, Written-By – Marc Bolan
Notes
45rpm. Dual-pocket gatefold. Special edition.
℗ 1971 & 2019 Warner Records Inc. Produced under license from Warner Records Inc. Manufactured by Rhino Entertainment Company, a Warner Music Group Company © 2019 Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab ®, Inc. Printed in the U.S.A.
Mastered by Krieg Wunderlich at Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab ®, Sebastopol, CA on the GAIN 2 Ultra Analog System. Specially Plated and Pressed on 180g High-Definition Vinyl. Production by Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab ®
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode (Text): 8 21797 24901 0
Barcode (Scanned): 821797249010
Matrix / Runout: MFSL 2-490 A1 33338.1 (3)… Kw@MoFi
Matrix / Runout: MFSL 2-490 B1 33338.2 (3)… Kw@MoFi
Matrix / Runout: MFSL 2-490 C1 33338.3 (3)… Kw@MoFi
Matrix / Runout: MFSL 2-490 D1 33338.4 (3)… Kw@MoFi
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Rezension:
Vom Hippie-Folk der Anfangsjahre war hier nun wirklich nichts mehr übriggeblieben. Dieses Meisterstück (mit den Hits „Jeepster“ und „Bang A Gong (Get It On)“ als erste unter gleichen) war so etwas wie die Initialzündung des Glam Rock. Außer Marc Bolan könnte nur David Bowie Anspruch auf die Genre-Gründung erheben, und diesen Streit würde ich nicht entscheiden wollen. Jedenfalls haben nur wenige Platten die 70er so definiert wie diese, und das bis weit in die Disco-Ära hinein. Bolan selbst war fortan eine kultisch verehrte Ikone, so unsterblich wie dieses Album. Welches sich dank Tony Viscontis exzellenter Produktion zwar in fast allen existierenden Pressungen gut bis sehr gut anhört, aber sicherlich noch nie so phantastisch wie auf diesem 45 UPM-Umschnitt… (1971/2020)
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*** Gatefold Cover
Das zweite Studioalbum der britischen Band T. Rex aus dem Jahr 1971 ist ein Klassiker. Eine der beiden Auskopplungen war Get It On, T. Rex' meistverkaufte Single überhaupt und der einzige Top-Ten-Titel der Band in den USA. Electric Warrior machte Marc Bolan über Nacht zum Glam-Rock-Star. Er schuf einen Trend, dem Größen wie David Bowie, Roxy Music und Mott the Hoople bald folgten. Tony Viscontis warme, hall-arme Produktion und Roy Thomas Bakers erstklassige Aufnahmetechnik sind zweifelsohne wichtige Bestandteile für den Erfolg des Albums.
Die Doppel-LP auf 180-Gramm-Vinyl mit 45 rpm, neu gemastert für Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab von Krieg Wunderlich, macht beides deutlich erfahrbar. Der Titel erscheint im Klappcover mit fortlaufender Seriennummer.
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AAA 100% Analogue This LP was Remastered using Pure Analogue Components Only from the Master Tapes through to the Cutting Head
Mobile Fidelity - MFSL 2-490 - 180 Gram Virgin Virgin - AAA 100% Analogue
Mastered by Kreig Wunderlich from the Original Master Tape at MFSL
Numbered Limited Edition - Pressed at RTI
Half Speed Mastered on the Mobile Fidelity The Gain 2 Ultra Analog System
Some might question the premium price of this numbered limited edition. However, it's far less than collectors routinely pay for dog-eared original pressings of this record – and is likely to command more on the secondhand market in years to come. As you'd expect from this label, it's done to the company's usual sublime standards in terms of mastering, pressing and packaging. Spread over two 45RPM 180g twelve-inch discs, it plays dramatically better than other versions I've heard, including my own Japanese first pressing – with an inky-black background and a wonderful lustre to Bolan's lead guitar. Mobile Fidelity's version of Electric Warrior is a fitting tribute to one of the most important Rock albums of the nineteen seventies, and beyond.David Price Sterenet
T. Rex's Exotic Landmark Signals the Birth of Glam Rock, Features "Bang a Gong (Get It On)": Electric Warrior Swaggers with Libido, Flamboyance, Fantasy, Fun, Hooks, and Theatricality
Mastered on Mobile Fidelity's State-of-the-Art Mastering System: 180g 45RPM Vinyl 2LP Set Presents the 1971 Record's Reverb, Colors, Tones, and String Arrangements in Full-Tilt Glory
Bang a gong and get it on. At once sardonic, flamboyant, and trashy, T. Rex's uncommonly unique Electric Warrior catapulted leader Marc Bolan to stardom, triggered an ongoing fascination with glam rock, and launched a movement that soon involved David Bowie, Roxy Music, Mott the Hoople, and more. Yet none of those namesake artists ever released a record that out-glammed, out-innuendoed, out-thrusted, or out-camped Electric Warrior – named the 160th Greatest Album of All Time by Rolling Stone and included in the celebrated book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Mastered on Mobile Fidelity's state-of-the-art mastering system, pressed on dead-quiet vinyl at RTI, and housed in a gatefold sleeve, the label's numbered-edition 180g 45RPM 2LP set gives the 1971 landmark the widescreen sound quality it has always deserved. Tony Visconti's warm, reverb-soaked production and Roy Thomas Baker's ace engineering remain two of the work's most famous and revered elements. Here, the production and music can be experienced in all its full-tilt glory, from the subtle albeit elegant classical touches to the instantly identifiable Les Paul guitar licks to Bolan's sensual, wispy, are-they-or-aren't-they-serious vocals.
As Sean Egan wrote in the liner notes of a long-out-of-print reissue: "The sound is recognizably rock, yet a previously unheard exotic variant, almost as if concocted by inhabitants of one of the Tolkien-esque worlds common in Bolan's lyrics. The strings are overt but discreet in shape and tone, injecting just the right amount of class." All these aspects and more come to life with a realism, vibrancy, detail, and textural palpability that surpass the presentation on any prior analog edition. If you can hear colors, this audiophile version of Electric Warrior will stimulate your inner synesthesia.
At the time of the album's creation, such cosmic-related phenomenon were well within Bolan's orbit. But the differences between Electric Warrior and the singer/guitarist's earlier works are as vast as those that divide high art and low-brow culture. Chief among them: Bolan's decision to channel his acoustic hippie-inspired visions into hyper-sexualized, metaphor-rich statements that benefit from amplified foundations. And still, part of the songs' charm relates to how they tread a fine line between rock and pop.
Save for the lashing out of "Rip Off," Electric Warrior retains a mellow core underlined by a gauzy tint, gossamer temperament, and crushed-velvet feel. The perception that he record contains blustery heaviness is furthered – and initiated – by the now-iconic album cover, which depicts a giant-sized Bolan standing in front of an equally giant amplifier stack, striking a rock-star pose and giving the impression everything within is designed to go to the proverbial 11 on the volume knob. Akin to a majority of the songs themselves, the visual functions as clever illusion, absurd humor, ostentatious simplicity, and playful pretense.
Bursting with excessive fun and unchecked libido, T. Rex's catchy boogies, shuffles, and vamps scoot by on a seemingly impossible blend of concise hooks, non-sequitur fantasies, and theatrical swagger. From the chart-topping "Bang a Gong (Get It On)" to the beautiful "Life's a Gas," the R&B-stoked hit "Jeepster" to the pout of "Motivator" and galactic soul of "Planet Queen," Bolan, percussionist Mickey Finn, and boards manipulator Visconti craft a rewardingly strange, parallel universe of sound, style, and sex that still has no equal.
Secure your collectible copy of Electric Warrior from today!
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180-gram 45 RPM gatefold double LP
Mastered at Mobile Fidelity, pressed at RTI
Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums list No. 160/500
Included in the celebrated book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
Bang a gong and get it on. At once sardonic, flamboyant, and trashy, T. Rex's uncommonly unique Electric Warrior catapulted leader Marc Bolan to stardom, triggered an ongoing fascination with glam rock, and launched a movement that soon involved David Bowie, Roxy Music, Mott the Hoople, and more. Yet none of those namesake artists ever released a record that out-glammed, out-innuendoed, out-thrusted, or out-camped Electric Warrior — named the 160th Greatest Album of All Time by Rolling Stone and included in the celebrated book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Mastered on Mobile Fidelity's state-of-the-art mastering system, pressed on dead-quiet vinyl at RTI, and housed in a gatefold sleeve, the label's numbered-edition 180-gram 45RPM 2LP set gives the 1971 landmark the widescreen sound quality it has always deserved.
Tony Visconti's warm, reverb-soaked production and Roy Thomas Baker's ace engineering remain two of the work's most famous and revered elements. Here, the production and music can be experienced in all its full-tilt glory, from the subtle albeit elegant classical touches to the instantly identifiable Les Paul guitar licks to Bolan's sensual, wispy, are-they-or-aren't-they-serious vocals.
Bursting with excessive fun and unchecked libido, T. Rex's catchy boogies, shuffles, and vamps scoot by on a seemingly impossible blend of concise hooks, non-sequitur fantasies, and theatrical swagger. From the chart-topping "Bang a Gong (Get It On)" to the beautiful "Life's a Gas," the R&B-stoked hit "Jeepster" to the pout of "Motivator" and galactic soul of "Planet Queen," Bolan, percussionist Mickey Finn, and boards manipulator Visconti craft a rewardingly strange, parallel universe of sound, style, and sex that still has no equal.
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