Electric Warrior
by T. Rex
- Type: Album
- Released: 24 September 1971
- Label: Fly, Reprise
- Country: United Kingdom
- Length: 39:21
- Community rating: 4.27/5 from 12 ratings
Artists on this release: Marc Bolan, Steve Currie, Bill Legend, Mickey Finn
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'Electric Warrior' crystalized T. Rex's transformation from folk-rock act to flamboyant glam-rock pioneers, defining a new sound with Marc Bolan's swaggering guitar riffs and sensual, rock-and-roll-focused lyrics. Producer Tony Visconti crafted a uniquely spacious and textured sound, blending electric boogie with string sections, saxophone, and the signature backing vocals of Flo & Eddie, while utilizing studio effects like flanging and tape loops. The album's immense commercial success, driven by the global hit "Get It On," cemented it as a cornerstone of the glam movement and a major influence on subsequent rock genres.
Genres
Descriptors: hedonism, fantasy, androgynous-vocals, dance, classic
Tracklist
- Mambo Sun (03:41)
- Cosmic Dancer (04:30)
- Jeepster (04:09)
- Monolith (03:49)
- Lean Woman Blues (03:02)
- Bang a Gong (Get It On) (04:21)
- Planet Queen (03:13)
- Girl (02:32)
- The Motivator (04:00)
- Life's a Gas (02:24)
- Rip Off (03:40)
Credits
- Marc Bolan - vocals, guitar, written by, composed by
- Mickey Finn - congas, bongos, percussion, vocals
- Steve Currie - bass, bass guitar
- Bill Legend - drums, tambourine
- Howard Kaylan - backing vocals
- Mark Volman - backing vocals
- Rick Wakeman - keyboards on "Get It On"
- Ian McDonald - saxophone
- Burt Collins - flugelho虉rn
- Tony Visconti - producer, photography, sleeve notes, remastered by
- Roy Thomas Baker - engineer
- Hipgnosis - cover [layout], layout [original cover layout]
- Kieron "Spud" Murphy - photography by
- George Underwood - illustration [inside sleeve]
- Malcolm Cecil - engineer
- Martin Rushent - engineer
- Rik Pekkonen - engineer
- June Child - design concept [conception]
- George Peckham - mastered by
- Joe Black - project co-ordinator
- George Marino - remastered by [digitally]
- Jane Hitchin - research [tape research]
- Keith Morris - photography by
- Martin Barden - compiled by
- Mark Paytress - liner notes, compiled by