Pilot
1998
Spaceball
About This Album
Recorded during Marc Bolan's U.S. visits during 1971 and 1972, Spaceball is the first full re-counting of four American radio sessions previously made partially available as a bonus LP within the Marc label's Till Dawn compilation in 1985. Eight songs, taped in L.A. in 1972, are reprised from that set; 11 more are collected here. The overall mood of the two CDs is sparse, but astonishingly dynamic, with the earliest session -- taped for WBAI, New York, in June 1971 -- especially remarkable. It opens with a pair of unaccompanied Bolan performances, previewing the as-yet-unreleased "Cosmic Dancer" and "Planet Queen." The guitar heavy "Elemental Child" follows, a surprising inclusion given the song's freak-out dynamics, but it's an effective piece, all the more so after bandmates Mickey Finn and bassist Steve Currie join in a few minutes into the song. The trio then launches into another hard rocker, "Jewel," stretching it out towards the 11-minute mark and introducing the fourth member of the band, drummer Bill Legend, again midway through the performance. The set ends with a restrained but still enjoyable "Hot Love," a U.K. single.
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