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T. Rex / Whatever Happened to the Teenage Dream? (1973)

Tanx and Zinc Alloy explored 50 years on

By Paul Sinclair

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Whatever Happened to the Teenage Dream? / T. Rex 4CD box set

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Demon Music continue with their year-themed Marc Bolan / T. Rex releases with CD and vinyl box sets focused on 1973 called Whatever Happened to the Teenage Dream?

The 4CD and 5LP sets include the Tanx and Zinc Alloy albums, along with the non-album hit singles & B-sides, including ‘Children Of The Revolution’, ‘Solid Gold Easy Action”, ‘20th Century Boy’ and ‘The Groover’ as well demos and outtakes from both albums. The sets also focus on Marc’s initial forays into the world of soul music and highlights from the unfinished album he wrote and produced for the American singer ‘Sister’ Pat Hall.

The 5LP orange vinyl edition with an A4 print is available via the artist shop (click to enlarge)

Both box sets feature a brand new 16,000-word essay by Mark Paytress, detailing Bolan’s life through this eventful period along with many previously unpublished photos taken by Keith Morris, as well as ephemera from the era.

The 5LP vinyl edition is pressed on orange vinyl and the official artists shop offers A4 prints of Tony Visconti’s score for ‘Whatever Happened To the Teenage Dream’ (note: these are not signed).

The 4CD version of Whatever Happened to the Teenage Dream? (click to enlarge)

Additionally there’s a single LP ‘Songwriter’ version of this release and two seven-inch picture discs (20th Century Boy and ‘The Groover’ both limited to just 1000 units.

All formats of Whatever Happened to the Teenage Dream? will be released on 26 May 2023.

Tracklisting

Whatever Happened to the Teenage Dream T. Rex /

    • CD 1: Tanx
      1. Tenement Lady
      2. Rapids
      3. Mister Mister
      4. Broken-Hearted Blues
      5. Shock Rock
      6. Country Honey
      7. Electric Slim And The Factory Hen
      8. Mad Donna
      9. Born To Boogie
      10. Life Is Strange
      11. The Street And Babe Shadow
      12. Highway Knees
      13. Left Hand Luke And The Beggar Boys
      Bonus 45 Cuts
      1. Children Of The Revolution
      2. Jitterbug Love
      3. Sunken Rags
      4. Solid Gold Easy Action
      5. Xmas Riff
      6. 20th Century Boy
      7. Free Angel
    • CD 2: ZINC ALLOY AND THE HIDDEN RIDERS OF TOMORROW / A CREAMED CAGE IN AUGUST
      1. Venus Loon
      2. Sound Pit
      3. Explosive Mouth
      4. Galaxy
      5. Change
      6. Nameless Wildness
      7. Teenage Dream [single version]
      8. Liquid Gang
      9. Carsmile Smith And The Old One
      10. You’ve Got To Jive To Stay Alive – Spanish Midnight
      11. Interstellar Soul
      12. Painless Persuasion v The Meathawk Immaculate
      13. The Avengers (Superbad)
      14. The Leopards Featuring Gardenia & The Mighty Slug
      Bonus 45 cuts
      1. The Groover
      2. Midnight
      3. Truck On (Tyke)
      4. Sitting Here
      5. Satisfaction Pony
    • CD 3: PRIVATE NUMBERS
      Tanx Era
      1. Jitterbug Love
      2. Electric Slim And The Factory Hen [alias You Got The Look]
      3. Highway Knees
      4. Mad Donna
      5. Mister Mister
      6. Country Honey
      7. Rapids
      8. Life Is Strange
      9. The Street & Babe Shadow
      10. Darling
      11. Free Angel
      12. Left Hand Luke And The Beggar Boys
      Zinc Alloy Era
      1. Change
      2. Galaxy
      3. Carsmile Smith & The Old One
      4. Spanish Midnight
      5. Sitting There [Sitting Here]
      6. Gardenia & The Mighty Slug
      7. The Groover
      8. Dance In The Midnight
      9. Saturation Syncopation
      10. Delanie
      11. Saturday Night
      12. Till Dawn
      13. Stand By Me
    • CD 4: LOOK TO YOUR SOUL
      T. REX
      1. Hope You Enjoy The Show
      BIG CARROT
      1. Black Jack
      2. Squint Eye Mangle
      T. REX – ZINC ALLOY OUTTAKES
      1. The Avengers (Superbad)
      2. Look To Your Soul
      3. Down Home Lady
      4. All My Love
      SISTER PAT HALL
      1. When I Was A Child
      2. Ghetto Baby
      3. Sailors Of The Highway
      4. Jitterbug Love
      5. High
      6. City Port
      7. Sunken Rags
      8. Do Your Thing
      9. Tell Me
      T. REX
      1. Sky Church Music
      2. Teenage Dream [Top Of The Pops version]

Tracklisting

Whatever Happened to the Teenage Dream T. Rex /

    • LP 1: Tanx
      SIDE A
      1. Tenement Lady
      2. Rapids
      3. Mister Mister
      4. Broken-Hearted Blues
      5. Shock Rock
      6. Country Honey
      7. Electric Slim And The Factory Hen
      SIDE B
      1. Mad Donna
      2. Born To Boogie
      3. Life Is Strange
      4. The Street And Babe Shadow
      5. Highway Knees
      6. Left Hand Luke And The Beggar Boys
    • CD 2: ZINC ALLOY AND THE HIDDEN RIDERS OF TOMORROW/A CREAMED CAGE IN AUGUST

      SIDE A

      1. Venus Loon
      2. Sound Pit
      3. Explosive Mouth
      4. Galaxy
      5. Change
      6. Nameless Wildness
      7. Teenage Dream [single version]
      SIDE B
      1. Liquid Gang
      2. Carsmile Smith And The Old One
      3. You’ve Got To Jive To Stay Alive – Spanish Midnight
      4. Interstellar Soul
      5. Painless Persuasion v The Meathawk Immaculate
      6. The Avengers (Superbad)
      7. The Leopards Featuring Gardenia & The Mighty Slug
    • LP 3: HITS AND FLIPS: THE SINGLES
      SIDE A
      1. Children Of The Revolution
      2. Jitterbug Love
      3. Sunken Rags
      4. Solid Gold Easy Action
      5. Xmas Riff
      6. 20th Century Boy
      7. Free Angel
      SIDE B
      1. The Groover
      2. Midnight
      3. Truck On (Tyke)
      4. Sitting Here
      5. Satisfaction Pony
      6. Black Jack [by Big Carrot]
      7. Squint Eye Mangle [by Big Carrot]
    • LP 4: PRIVATE NUMBERS
      SIDE A: TANX ERA
      1. Jitterbug Love
      2. Electric Slim And The Factory Hen [alias You Got The Look]
      3. Highway Knees
      4. Mad Donna
      5. Mister Mister
      6. Country Honey
      7. Rapids
      8. Life Is Strange
      9. The Street & Babe Shadow
      10. Darling
      11. Free Angel
      12. Left Hand Luke And The Beggar Boys
      SIDE B: ZINC ALLOY ERA
      1. Change
      2. Galaxy
      3. Spanish Midnight
      4. The Groover
      5. Dance In The Midnight
      6. Saturation Syncopation
      7. Delanie
      8. Saturday Night
      9. Till Dawn
    • LP 5: LOOK TO YOUR SOUL
      SIDE A
      T. REX
      1. Hope You Enjoy The Show
      2. Look To Your Soul
      3. Down Home Lady
      SISTER PAT HALL
      1. When I Was A Child
      2. Ghetto Baby
      3. Sailors Of The Highway
      4. City Port
      5. Jitterbug Love
      SIDE B
      1. High
      2. Sunken Rags
      3. Do Your Thing
      4. Tell Me
      T. REX
      1. Sky Church Music
      2. Teenage Dream [Top Of The Pops version]

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