Audio CD review:
T. Rex - T. Rex - Greatest Hits 1972-77-B Sides

T. Rex - T. Rex - Greatest Hits 1972-77-B Sides

Band: T. Rex Title: T. Rex - Greatest Hits 1972-77-B Sides Rating: Release Date: 06 May, 1997 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Cadillac 2: Baby Strange 3: Thunderwing 4: Lady 5: Jitterbug Love 6: Sunken Rags 7: Xmas Riff 8: Born To Boogie 9: Free Angel 10: Midnight 11: Sitting Here 12: Satisfaction Pony 13: Explosive Mouth 14: Space Boss 15: Chrome Sitar 16: Do You Wanna Dance? 17: Dock Of The Bay 18: Solid Baby 19: Baby Boomerang 20: Life's An Elevator 21: City Port 22: All Alone 23: Groove A Little 24: Tame My Tiger 25: Ride My Wheels

Customer Review Hidden gems Marc Bolan understood this and used it to great effect. The B side was traditionally a place to experiment: people bought the record because they wanted the A side, so something good on the B side was a bonus - nobody heard the B side till they'd handed over their money, so from the artist's point of view here was a way of trying out new ideas with little risk. Probably the weakest tracks here are the tracks that were culled from albums, although as a general rule Marc gave value for money. He didn't often use album tracks as B sides. A number of the earlier tracks on this album were themselves originally considered as A sides. For example, Thunderwing was a contender to be the first single on the T Rex lable. . . Other greatest hits that never were on this collection include Jitterbug Love, Groove a Little and my favourite version of Dock of the Bay. This is an essential record for T Rex fans and a fascinating eye-opener for the casual listener. . You can see a complete list of all T. Rex discography, or go back to the T. Rex tabs