Greatest Hits

~ Release by T. Rex (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
120th Century Boy
recording of:
20th Century Boy
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
publisher:
Fintage Publishing, Spirit Catalogue Holdings and Wizard (Bahamas) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd. (ended) and フジパシフィックミュージック
3:40
2Get It On
engineer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer), Malcolm Cecil, Rik Pekkonen and Martin Rushent
producer:
Tony Visconti
drums (drum set):
Bill Legend (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
electric bass guitar:
Steve Currie (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Marc Bolan (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
keyboard:
Rick Wakeman (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
percussion:
Mickey Finn (musician and T. Rex member) (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
background vocals:
Howard Kaylan (from 1971-03 until 1971-06) and Mark Volman (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Essex Music International Ltd. (in 1971), Straight Ahead Productions Ltd. (in 1971, in 2001) and Tarantula Productions (in 1971)
part of:
Paste: The 50 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of All Time (number: 22) and NME: 50 Greatest Guitar Riffs Of All Time: pub_2012-10-25 (number: 41)
recording of:
Get It On (Bang a Gong) (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
publisher:
Essex Music International, Inc., TRO Essex Music International, Inc. and Westminster Music Ltd.
4.74:26
3Metal Guru
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Wizard (Bahamas) Ltd., Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1972) and Wizard Artists Ltd. (Marc Bolan's company, for copyrights and publisher use) (in 1972)
recording of:
Metal Guru
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
publisher:
Westminster Music
52:26
4Ride a White Swan
producer:
Tony Visconti
performer:
T. Rex (UK band)
recording of:
Ride a White Swan
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
publisher:
Westminster Music Ltd.
4.82:14
5Hot Love
producer:
Tony Visconti
vocals:
Marc Bolan
recording of:
Hot Love
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd., Onward Music Ltd. and Westminster Music Ltd.
4.54:56
6Jeepster
engineer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer), Malcolm Cecil, Rik Pekkonen and Martin Rushent
producer:
Tony Visconti
drums (drum set):
Bill Legend (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
electric bass guitar:
Steve Currie (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Marc Bolan (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
percussion:
Mickey Finn (musician and T. Rex member) (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
background vocals:
Howard Kaylan (from 1971-03 until 1971-06) and Mark Volman (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Essex Music International Ltd. (in 1971), Straight Ahead Productions Ltd. (in 1971, in 2001) and Tarantula Productions (in 1971)
recording of:
Jeepster (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
4.54:12
7Telegram Sam
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1972) and Wizard Artists Ltd. (Marc Bolan's company, for copyrights and publisher use) (in 1972)
recording of:
Telegram Sam
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
publisher:
SPIRIT CATALOGUE HD(T REX) 301 and フジパシフィックミュージック
4.853:43
8I Love to Boogie
recording of:
I Love to Boogie
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
publisher:
Wizard (Bahamas) Ltd.
52:16
9Children of the Revolution
recording of:
Children of the Revolution
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
publisher:
Wizard (Bahamas) Ltd. and Wizard Publishing Ltd. (publisher, Marc Bolan)
4.52:29
10Solid Gold Easy Action
recording of:
Solid Gold Easy Action
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
4.52:21
11New York City
recording of:
New York City
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
53:56
12The Groover
recording of:
The Groover
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
53:23
13Truck On (Tyke)
recording of:
Truck On (Tyke)
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
3:07
14Debora
recording of:
Debora
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
4.753:04
15One Inch Rock
recording of:
One Inch Rock
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
51:42
16Light of Love
recording of:
Light of Love
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
3:15
17Dreamy Lady
recording of:
Dreamy Lady
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
52:54
18London Boys
recording of:
London Boys
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
52:21
19Celebrate Summer
recording of:
Celebrate Summer
composer:
Marc Bolan
2:37
20Teenage Dream
recording of:
Teenage Dream
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
5:04
▼ CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1The Wizard
recording of:
The Wizard
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
51:47
2Desdemona
recording of:
Desdemona
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
52:25
3Pewter Suitor
recording of:
Pewter Suitor
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
53:11
4King of the Rumbling Spires
recording of:
King of the Rumbling Spires
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
2:07
5By the Light of the Magical Moon
recording of:
By the Light of a Magical Moon
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
52:49
6Is It Love?
producer:
Tony Visconti
recording of:
Is It Love
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
42:35
7King of the Mountain Cometh
recording of:
The King of the Mountain Cometh
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
53:51
8Cosmic Dancer
engineer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer), Malcolm Cecil, Rik Pekkonen and Martin Rushent
producer:
Tony Visconti
drums (drum set):
Bill Legend (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
electric bass guitar:
Steve Currie (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Marc Bolan (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
percussion:
Mickey Finn (musician and T. Rex member) (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
background vocals:
Howard Kaylan (from 1971-03 until 1971-06) and Mark Volman (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
vocals:
Marc Bolan (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Essex Music International Ltd. (in 1971), Straight Ahead Productions Ltd. (in 1971, in 2001) and Tarantula Productions (in 1971)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 445)
recording of:
Cosmic Dancer (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
44:30
9There Was a Time / Raw Ramp / Electric Boogie
recording of:
Electric Boogie
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
recording of:
Raw Ramp
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
publisher:
Essex Music International Ltd.
recording of:
There Was a Time
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
55:15
10Life’s a Gas
engineer:
Roy Thomas Baker (producer), Malcolm Cecil, Rik Pekkonen and Martin Rushent
producer:
Tony Visconti
drums (drum set):
Bill Legend (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
electric bass guitar:
Steve Currie (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Marc Bolan (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
percussion:
Mickey Finn (musician and T. Rex member) (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
background vocals:
Howard Kaylan (from 1971-03 until 1971-06) and Mark Volman (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Essex Music International Ltd. (in 1971), Straight Ahead Productions Ltd. (in 1971, in 2001) and Tarantula Productions (in 1971)
recording of:
Life’s a Gas (from 1971-03 until 1971-06)
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
4.252:24
11Sailors of the Highway
recording of:
Sailors of the Highway
writer:
Marc Bolan
publisher:
Spirit One Music, Spirit Services Holdings SARL and Wizard Publishing Ltd. (publisher, Marc Bolan)
52:47
12Thunderwing
recording of:
Thunderwing
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
4.53:46
13Born to Boogie
recording of:
Born to Boogie
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
52:06
14Till Dawn
recording of:
Till Dawn
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
3:03
15Zip Gun Boogie
recording of:
Zip Gun Boogie
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
53:19
16Christmas Bop
recording of:
Christmas Bop
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
53:59
17Laser Love
recording of:
Laser Love
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
53:37
18Life’s an Elevator
recording of:
Life’s an Elevator
lyricist and composer:
Marc Feld
2:25
19Soul of My Suit
recording of:
The Soul of My Suit
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
2:36
20Dandy in the Underworld
recording of:
Dandy in the Underworld
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
5:27