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| From | Not Lame <popmusic@notlame.com> |
| Subject | Find Your Inner Bolan |
| Date | Thu, 19 Jan 2006 17:06:22 -0700 |
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Thanks to Bob Kelly from Kelly's Heels for letting me know about THIS---and
now you:
Demon Vision have announced the UK DVD release of T. REX On TV - A T. REX
Compendium for 17th April 2006. This release is the first official archive
DVD to compile a collection of Marc Bolan and T. Rex's quintessential
television appearances on French, German and UK television pop programmes
through the seventies.
Running for three-and-a-half-hours this music archive DVD showcases five
different sections that can be easily accessed in any running order:
* The definitive 56-minute documentary "DANDY IN THE UNDERWORLD",
produced in 1997 by Granada TV for Channel 4 to commemorate the 20th
Anniversary of Bolan's untimely death. Using archive footage of performance
and interviews, the documentary recalls his early career, period in the band
John's Children, Tyrannosaurus Rex and T.Rex, his progression from obscurity
to superstar and subsequent decline. The film looks at influences on his
music including the hippie movement, underground, and soul music, his
innovative glam rock style and major influence on the punk scene.
The film features contributions from all the major players in Marc's career,
including his partner Gloria Jones, Rolan Bolan (son), Harry Feld (brother),
Morrissey, T.Rex producer Tony Visconti, Siouxsie Sioux, Billy Idol,
publicist Keith Altham, Holly Johnson, childhood friend Eric Hall, former
John's Children manager Simon Napier Bell, former NME journalist Charles
Shaar Murray, DJ and former Old Grey Whistle Test presenter Bob Harris,
T.Rex drummer Bill Legend, Steve Harley, Marsha Hunt and many more.
* '"IT'S ABOUT ME REALLY…." - INTERVIEWS AND MUSIC' centres on the 25
minute "Music In The Round" programme recorded in late 1971. In between four
live performances of the classics Jeepster, Cadilac, Spaceball Ricochet and
Telegram Sam, Marc is interviewed by legendary arts programme maker Humphrey
Burton, who at 41 is apparently already too old to rock and roll! Also
included is a nine minute interview with Russell Harty from 1972.
* "TEN GREATEST HITS" features rarely-seen performances of T. Rex's most
successful singles from 1971-1974 on various French, German and British
television pop shows. Song performances include Ride A White Swan, Hot Love,
Get It On, Jeepster, Telegram Sam, Metal Guru, Children Of The Revolution,
Solid Gold Easy Action, 20th Century Boy and Teenage Dream.
* The "SUPERSONIC" section features over 50 minutes worth of ultra-rare
clips from the fondly-remembered mid-seventies pop show, containing some
seventeen performances, most of which have not been seen since their
original airing. Song performances include The Soul Of My Suit, New York
City, I Love To Boogie, Funky London Childhood, Crimson Moon, Laser Love,
Ride A White Swan, Telegram Sam, Dreamy Lady, and a duet with Gloria Jones
performing the Phil Spector's classic To Know You Is To Love You.
* "BOLAN '77" rounds up seven songs from the Granada series "MARC" that
Bolan had just finished recording when he passed away, along with two live
performances from the kids' pop quiz show "Get It Together". Song
performances include Dandy In The Underworld, Groove A Little, Celebrate
Summer, Let's Dance, Sing Me A Song, Endless Sleep and Deborah.
You have GOT to be kidding! :-D now I've seen the Supersonic stuff and,
well, it's "Supersonic" if you've ever seen it--(it's lame), but Bolan along
w/ the NY Dolls and The Stooges all arrived in my life in 1972 and forever
changed my 10 yr old 'rock 'n roll soul'. I'll take it!
Btw, side note: met Rolan some years back at SXSW....six or seven. He
played there in this DINKY club. Squeezed on the floor, by the door of the
place(The Blind Pig, I believe). with a crack band, two female singers, one
white, one black, it was eerily like his dad and his mom(Gloria Jones).....
and Rolan? RAW TALENT. He was amazing. Natural star. Great songs, too. I
got the feeling he just did not want to latch onto being Marc's son or
anything and be a careerist. Kept in touch w/ him via email for a bit,
encouraging him to get something finished and out. But he never did, that I
know of and he never sent the promised demos of the material I had heard and
he was working on. Just a nice, nice young man, talking w/ him that night.
Marc, I'm sure is proud.
Peace,
Bruce
@ Not Lame
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