Marc Bolan – There Was A Time : Home Demos Volume 1

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: EARS141LP
Barcode: 5060446071977
Release Date: Jul 2025
Genre: Rock

• Part of a series of 4 vinyl Lps of home demos restored and re mastered for vinyl this year in 2018 from recently acquired materials returned to the estate.
• These embryonic recordings of songs some of which would find their way on to the iconic ‘Electric Warrior’ album .. many did not and remain unreleased including curiously the actual title track. Included here are recordings of Marc & percussionist Mickey Finn putting down work in progress versions of huge smash hits like ‘Get It On’ (issued as Bang a Gong in the U.S)  & ‘Jeepster’ 
• Exclusively and uniquely designed to represent to correct period from which the material was recorded. includes inner bag with full liner notes by Andrew J. Gardner of the Bolan Society 
• Taken directly from Marc’s own tapes (originally stolen from the home of Marc & Gloria and recently repatriated to Gloria and her charity The Light of Love Foundation) and audio restored and mastered by Anders Peterson At Ghost Sound Sweden 

A1        Here Comes the Electric Warrior / There Was A Time
A2        Planet Queen
A3        Marc & Mickey Jam #1
A4        Girl + False Starts
A5        .Marc & Mickey Jam #2
A6        Girl
A7        .Marc & Mickey Jam #3
A8        Dark Lipped Woman
A9        Jeepster
A10        Get It On
B1        Children of the World
B2        Work with Me Baby
B3        Wild About My Baby (Spaceball Boot)
B4        Meadows of The Sea
B5        Sailors of The Highway
B6        Alligator Man
B7        Gypsy Queen (My Shaky Jane)