The 2LP version of the Marc Bolan T. Rex collection 19741977 culls the cream from a plethora of previously unreleased rehearsal takes and studio demos, from arguably the most adventurous and pioneering period of Marcs career.Lovingly mastered and curated from a stash of Marcs own tapes unearthed towards the end of 2024, the recordings are a fascinating document of an artist brimming with renewed vim and creativity. They also document how Marc and his superhot band kept the tapes rolling when recording all over the world, from London to the USA, to Germany and France and back to Londonn.Included of course is Im Dazed, the lost T. Rex single unearthed from those tape boxes in 2024. Remastered and released on cosmic yellow seveninch on Marcs birthday in 2025 with a new take of Billy Super Duper on its Bside, it helped mark the occasion of Marc being awarded an official English Heritage Blue Plaque. The honour made him just one of 5 pop musicians to ever receive the accolade, alongside Freddie Mercury, John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix and Bob Marley. Two very different takes of Im Dazed shimmer here the 2025 single version remixed by Steven Wilson, and another, much slower take, led by languid drums, clavinet and piano.7477 comes in 2LP packaging with photography by Kevin Cummins, The set was curated for Demon by T.Rexpert Martin Barden and mastering undertaken by AIR Studios Phil Kinrade.
