(For a deeper look at 'Woman Child' and more
tunes from the album, check out this
excellent piece.)
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Showing posts with label Marsha Hunt. Show all posts
Friday, 1 March 2013
Version City #8 - Marsha Hunt Sings Marc Bolan
Even in 1972, the Marsha Hunt LP 'Woman
Child' was something of a holy grail for us
T.Rex fans. It had only been released the
previous year and we'd all read about it, but I
didn't catch my first sight of a copy until
I picked one up second-hand at the dawn of
the 1980's. The reason we were all so
excited was not just the three Marc Bolan tunes
covered on the album, but also a fleeting,
ghostly, cameo by the main man himself on a
version of 'My World is
Empty Without You', a hit for The Supremes in 1966.
'Woman Child' is a bit of a hodgepodge,
drawn together from sessions spread over
three years, helmed by as many producers and
featuring guest artists ranging from Pete
Townshend to the Count Basie Orchestra. It
does have some great moments though, not
least a rambunctious romp through the re-titled, pre-Tyrannosaurus Rex Bolan composition, 'Hot Rod Poppa'.
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