Disco de T. Rex: “Greatest Songs: Cosmic Dancer”

There are a lot of T-Rex compilations about so I ordered this and the Very Best of Marc Bolan & T Rex, thinking I would pretty much get all the T-Rex tracks I liked, unfourtunatly what I didn't realise is this contains alternate takes and live versions of the tracks, and for me they just don't cut it, the studio tracks are the version that didn't get used ( wonder why ?) and the live tracks lack the energy of the studio originals that made them so special.

I would only recomend this if you are a Fan and have everything else by T-Rex, otherwise steer clear.

A couple alternate takes and a lot of pretty grotty live tapes. The package doesn't really tell the buyer what to expect -- from a casual glance it appears to be a "greatest hits" compilation.

That's probably exactly what the producers intended.

In case you overlooked T. Rex until you finally reacted to Cosmic Dancer playing for the opening credits of the movie Billy Elliot, you can be sure that the same era T. Rex is here in resplendant form, and the disc will be a great introduction to the band, and maybe all you'll ever need. Jeepster rolls along brilliantly, Cosmic Dancer is dreamy, and of course, Bang a Gong is here in the right context, and won't seem antagonistically good next to the usual selection you find it beside on the Best Of CD's. This is the one T. Rex CD that successfully steps outside its era, and is enjoyable to anyone who is not attracted necessarily to Glam Rock, but the idiosyncratic lyrics and delicious beats.

I had confused this record with The Slider - otherwise I doubt I would have purchased it. Stuff recorded elsewhere, bad sound quality... Unless you are intent on owning everything ever recorded by T.Rex, don't waste your money.