Album
Dandy In The Underworld
1977 · Rock
3 collectors on Gatefold own this
Dandy In The Underworld is a Rock album by T. Rex, originally released in 1977. On Gatefold: 71 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.
About
<i>Dandy in the Underworld</i> was released only months before the untimely death of Marc Bolan in a 1977 car accident. After struggling on three previous outings to re-ignite the flames of “T. Rextacy” that had burned brightly in the U.K. (and slightly less so in the U.S.), Dandy dug back into the band’s roots, moving away from the heavy soul sounds Bolan had been embracing. He brought back the swagger, adding glassy sheets of synths to the sexy, pulsating rhythms of “Hang Ups,” the neo-funk of “Groove a Little” and the “Bang a Gong” cousin, “Jason B Sad.” With a little more muscle in the production, “Crimson Moon” might have lived on as a classic T. Rex track. They experimented: The warm organs and sing-along lyrics on “The Soul of My Suit” have a faint Mott the Hoople flavor, while a pre-goth bleakness shapes “Pain and Love” (Bolan turns out a dark, gutteral vocal style on the tune). The original release (12 tracks, ending with “Teen Riot Structure”) got the band briefly back onto the charts, and saw Bolan return to his performing peak. The title track is a stellar, anthemic send-off to a great musician.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Dandy In The Underworld
- A2Crimson Moon
- A3Universe
- A4I'm A Fool For You, Girl
- A5I Love To Boogie
- A6Visions Of Domino
Side B
- B1Jason B. Sad
- B2Groove A Little
- B3The Soul Of My Suit
- B4Hang-Ups
- B5Pain And Love
- B6Teen Riot Structure
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Glam Rock
- fuzzy
- euphoric
- psychedelic
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- AlfalphaBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Bud BeadleSAXOPHONE, FLUTE BARITONE SAXOPHONE BARITONE SAXOPHONE, FLUTE
- Chris MercerSAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Colin JacasBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- David LuttonDRUMS
- Dino DinesKEYBOARDS KEYBOARDS, SYNTHESIZER SYNTHESIZER
- Gloria JonesBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- J. LongVIOLIN
- Marc BolanGUITAR, VOCALS VOCALS, GUITAR, BASS, MARACAS, TAMBOURINE, PERCUSSION BASS
- Miller AndersonGUITAR
- Paul FentonDRUMS
- Paul HumphreyDRUMS
- Scott EdwardsBASS
- Steve CurrieBASS
- Steve GregoryFLUTE
- Steve HarleyBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Herbie FlowersBASS
- Tony NewmanDRUMS
3 collectors on Gatefold own this · 71 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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