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Following the success of the 1LP Songwriter 1970 and 2LP Songwriter 1971 sets, Demon Records is proud to announce a new release in the Marc Bolan Songwriter series . This is a vinyl only, intimate series that focuses on the private and creative Marc Bolan , with the emphasis on how that affected his songwriting. Songwriter takes in a period of change during which Bolan was very active in recording studios in the US and Europe. As the sleevenote says In developing, accelerating and refining a T. Rex sound with Tony Visconti at the controls, Bolan had achieved two things. Hed joined Elvis Presley and The Beatles as an unprecedented pop phenomenon turned youth culture legend . And hed become synonymous with a musical sound. Now, in 1973, with a pack of dressed up disciples breathing down his neck and critics eager to knock his success, the budding anti star wanted out .With a selection of finished recordings and working versions , this 16 track compilation charts Bolans attempts to move away from and develop the sound he had invented.This release has been compiled and fully annotated in a 1800 word note by Mark Paytress , author of the definitive biography Marc Bolan The Rise And Fall of a 20 th Century Superstar and the recently published Glam When Superstars Rocked The World, 1970 74 . T. Rex Vinyl is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £22 +P&P