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T. Rex’s The Slider National Album Day 2024 Edition was released on October 19, 2024. As part of NAD’s 2024 theme—“Great British Groups”—it honors T. Rex’s pivotal role in shaping Glam Rock. Produced by the legendary Tony Visconti (who also helmed Bolan’s Electric Warrior and David Bowie’s Space Oddity), Released on 140g translucent red vinyl, housed in a standard gatefold sleeve. The translucent effect gives it an ethereal, almost cosmic. A1 Metal Guru A2 Mystic Lady A3 R

A T. Rex Glam Essentials Red Vinyl Released worldwide as a vinyl LP compilation on October 4, 2024, on Reprise/Rhino Records (catalogue: 603497824427 / RCV1 726583), T. Rex’s Now Playing — part of the Now Playing series — was a 10-track glam essentials collection on red transparent 180g vinyl. Produced by Tony Visconti, curated hits from Electric Warrior, The Slider, and early singles. A vibrant Bolan celebration. Album Overview Release Details Label: Reprise Records / Rhi

BORN TO BOOGIE is the Ringo Starr-directed 1972 film that captures Marc Bolan and T. Rex at the height of their popularity, as ‘T. Rextasy’ swept the nation. Centred around the band’s famous Wembley Empire Pool concerts, the film incudes a legendary jam session with T. Rex joined by Ringo Starr and Elton John, and a Mad Hatter’s tea party with Catweazle. Alongside the complete matinee show concert, extra features and Apple Studio outtakes, ‘Born To Boogie’ is the ultimate fil

The 2024 single "Telegram Sam" was released in the UK as a 7-inch vinyl picture disc on September 27, 2024, by Demon Records, featuring T. Rex’s classic track (catalog number DEMSING058). This exclusive picture disc, released by Demon Records, continues their series of collectible 7-inch picture discs of T. Rex’s 1973 singles. The 2024 edition showcases rare photographs from the Keith Morris archive, making it a must-have for glam rock fans and collectors. The disc features t

Storyteller's Sister Released worldwide as a digital EP on September 20, 2024, David Bowie’s Live From The Manhattan Center ’99 celebrated the 25th anniversary of “Thursday’s Child” — the lead single from hours... Captured on August 21, 1999, just two days before the VH1 Storytellers filming in the same building (different studio), these three tracks were recorded for BBC’s Top Of The Pops but were never broadcast. Featuring “Thursday’s Child,” “Survive,” and “The Pretty

Marc Bolan and T.Rex’s Light of Love  was released as a special 50th Anniversary Edition 140g orange vinyl album in the UK by Demon Records (catalog number DEMREC1258) on September 6, 2024, housed in the original sleeve design with a new inner sleeve, following its original US-only release on Casablanca Records in September 1974. The album combines three tracks from the UK album Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow (1974) with eight new songs recorded in spring 1974 a

Released worldwide as a Blu-ray Audio disc and on streaming services on September 6, 2024, David Bowie’s The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars  (catalogue: DBZIGGYBR) — his 1972 breakthrough — received its first official Dolby Atmos mix by Emre Ramazanoglu and original co-producer Ken Scott at RAK Studios, London. The disc bundles four versions: 2024 Dolby Atmos, 2024 Stereo Mix (96 kHz/24-bit PCM), 2012 Remaster (192 kHz/24-bit PCM), and 2012 Remaster

A 50th Anniversary Decca Deluxe David Bowie’s self-titled debut album – the 1967 Deram release often called his “Anthony Newley” era – was reissued on deluxe CD on July 26, 2024, via Decca. Product description David Bowie’s groundbreaking debut album is set for a vibrant revival with a reissue on both CD and coloured vinyl, boasting exclusive tracklists to tantalize fans old and new. Critics of the time commented; with the NME praising Bowie’s fresh sound as “all very refres

David Bowie’s self-titled debut album – the 1967 Deram release often referred to as his “Anthony Newley” era – was reissued on July 26, 2024, via Decca in multiple deluxe and coloured vinyl editions. This period showcases Bowie’s early theatrical songwriting, with tracks such as “Uncle Arthur”, “Sell Me A Coat”, “Love You Till Tuesday”, and “When I Live My Dream”. Formats and Exclusive Tracklists 30-track 2CD deluxe – Contains 23 tracks fewer than the 2010 deluxe edition of t

David Bowie’s Rock and Roll Star was released as an LP album in the UK by Parlophone Records (catalog number DBROCK24) on June 14, 2024, in various formats. The 5CD and 1 Blu-Ray Audio set explored David Bowie’s journey from February 1971 through the creation of the Ziggy Stardust character, the recording of the iconic THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS album, and captured the international mania that surrounded the Ziggy phenomenon in the form of U

March 2024 marked the 50th anniversary of the release of the T. Rex album “Zinc Alloy & The Hidden Riders Of Tomorrow”. Recorded in Munich and co-produced by Tony Visconti and Marc Bolan, it was the first album to feature Gloria Jones on vocals and marked Bolan’s growing interest in US music styles. The album included “Teenage Dream” and was accompanied by the hit singles “The Groover” and “Truck On (Tyke)”, which have been added to CD1, along with their three B-sides. T.Rex:

A Ziggy-Era Who Cover Unearthed Released digitally worldwide on May 31, 2024 (exact time zone dependent), David Bowie’s “I Can’t Explain” (Trident Studios Version – Take 2) is the third preview track from the forthcoming box set Rock ‘n’ Roll Star! (5CD/Blu-ray, digital, and half-speed mastered LP, out June 14, 2024). This previously unheard, high-energy cover of The Who’s 1965 debut single was produced by Bowie and recorded at Trident Studios in Soho, London, on June 24, 19

Released as a limited edition 50th anniversary half-speed mastered LP and picture disc LP in the UK by Parlophone Records (catalog number DBDD50) on May 24, 2024, marking the Diamond Dogs album’s golden jubilee. The first single from the album, the aforementioned ‘REBEL REBEL’, reached number 5 in the UK and the album would also reach similar heights on both sides of the Atlantic reaching number 1 in the UK and number 5 in the USA. The writing of the album was influenced by

A Ziggy-Era Vault Rarity Unveiled Released digitally worldwide on May 3, 2024, David Bowie’s “Lady Stardust (Alternative Version – Take 1) the second preview track from the box set Rock ‘n’ Roll Star! (5CD/Blu-ray, digital, and half-speed mastered LP, out June 14, 2024). This hitherto unknown take, recorded November 12, 1971 at Trident Studios, features Bowie’s vocals in a much lower register than the released version. Original producer Ken Scott was shocked: “This was a sh

Get Real Sounds Right Mix, from the ENO x NATURE project, backed with "Get Real (Instrumental)", was released as a digital single on April 23, 2024. Brian Eno: “Throughout my life I’ve wondered - how I can return something to the places I’ve taken ideas from? Music started out as the sounds of the natural world, and Sounds Right creates a system to give back to nature, helping to preserve the planet so that it can continue to inspire us for years to come. In the nature remix

A Ziggy Stardust Alternate Tracklist RSD Exclusive Released as a limited edition 11-track vinyl LP in the UK by Parlophone Records (catalog number DBWAIT24) on April 20, 2024, as part of Record Store Day, David Bowie’s Waiting In The Sky (Before The Starman Came To Earth) was taken from the Trident Studios 1/4” stereo tapes dated December 15, 1971 — an early provisional tracklisting for what would become The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars* This ver

The 50th Anniversary Zoetrope Picture Disc, created in partnership with Record Store Day, celebrated Marc Bolan & T.Rex's album Zinc Alloy & The Hidden Riders Of Tomorrow . It was released on April 20, 2024, by the label Demon, with a limited quantity of 2500 copies. Side 1 Venus Loon Sound Pit Explosive Mouth Galaxy Change Nameless Wildness Teenage Dream Side 2 Liquid Gang Carsmile Smith & The Old One You Got to Jive to Stay Alive - Spanish Midnight Interstellar Soul Painles

Recorded at the height of Bolanmania, and produced by Tony Visconti, the album was preceded by the huge hit singles “Children Of The Revolution”, “Solid Gold Easy Action” and “20th Century Boy”, all of which have been added to CD1 along with their B-sides. In this special 2CD set, CD2 contains “The Alternate Tanx: Left Hand Luke”, a bonus disc of 23 fascinating ‘work-in-progress’ versions and demos, which (as far as possible) mirrors the original album’s running order. The tw

As part of the T. Rex “1973” year campaign, alongside the “Whatever Happened To The Teenage Dream?” 5LP and 4CD box sets, and the “Songwriter: 1973” LP, Demon Records is issued T. Rex’s 1973/4 singles as highly-collectable 7” picture discs, with photos from the Keith Morris archive. The fourth release is the autobiographical “Teenage Dream”, originally released in January 1974. It peaked in the UK charts at number 13, while the Top Three featured Lulu (“The Man Who Sold The W

A Nightmare 45 RPM Analogue Rebirth Released as a limited edition double vinyl LP in the US on January 5, 2024, by Analogue Productions, Alice Cooper’s Welcome To My Nightmare — his first solo album (1975) — was reissued on 180g vinyl, cut at 45 RPM, mastered by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound from the original analog tapes. Limited to 2,000 numbered copies, pressed at Quality Record Pressings, housed in Stoughton Printing tip-on gatefold jacket. Featuring Vincent Price and t