You Scare Me to Death
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Studio album by Marc Bolan | ||||
Released | 1981 | |||
Recorded | 1966 at De Lane Lea Studios; 1981 at Radio Luxembourg Studios and The Townhouse | |||
Label | Cherry Red | |||
Producer | Simon Napier-Bell | |||
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You Scare Me to Death is a posthumous album credited to Marc Bolan of T. Rex. Released in 1981 by record label Cherry Red, it is first LP of material released after his death in 1977.
Content
The album consists of outtakes and demos recorded by Bolan in 1966. Some of the songs would later be recorded by Bolan's band, Tyrannosaurus Rex. Most of these tracks have also been released in their original form on the album, The Beginning of Doves (1974). In 1981, backing instrumentals were recorded and added to Bolan's original recordings.
Release
You Scare Me to Death was released in 1981 by record label Cherry Red. The album reached No. 88 on the UK Albums Chart.[2] The title track was originally called "Horrible Breath" and was written as a proposed television jingle for Amplex tablets.[citation needed]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Marc Bolan
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "You Scare Me to Death" | 2:41 |
2. | "You've Got the Power" | 2:38 |
3. | "Eastern Spell" | 2:50 |
4. | "Charlie" | 2:41 |
5. | "I'm Weird" | 1:55 |
6. | "Hippy Gumbo" | 2:26 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Mustang Ford" | 2:39 |
2. | "Observations" | 2:38 |
3. | "Jasmine '49" | 3:02 |
4. | "Cat Black" | 2:33 |
5. | "Black and White Incident" | 2:50 |
6. | "The Perfumed Garden of Gulliver Smith" | 2:48 |
Personnel
- Marc Bolan – vocals, acoustic guitar
- 1981 instrumentals
- Brian Odgers – bass guitar
- Graham Jarvis – drums
- Bernie Holland – guitar
- Graham Todd – piano
- Dyan Birch – backing vocals
- Frank Collins – backing vocals
- Paddy McHugh – backing vocals
References
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- Marc Bolan
- Mickey Finn
- Steve Currie
- Bill Legend
- Steve Peregrin Took
- Gloria Jones
- Jack Green
- Paul Fenton
- Davy Lutton
- Dino Dines
- Miller Anderson
- Herbie Flowers
- Tony Newman
As Tyrannosaurus Rex |
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As T. Rex |
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- You Scare Me to Death (as Marc Bolan)
- Billy Super Duper
- Dance in the Midnight (as Marc Bolan)
- "King of the Rumbling Spires"
- "Ride a White Swan"
- "Hot Love"
- "Get It On"
- "Jeepster"
- "Telegram Sam"
- "Metal Guru"
- "Children of the Revolution"
- "Solid Gold Easy Action"
- "20th Century Boy"
- "The Groover"
- "Truck On (Tyke)"
- "Teenage Dream"
- "Light of Love"
- "Zip Gun Boogie"
- "New York City"
- "Dreamy Lady"
- "London Boys"
- "I Love to Boogie"
- "Laser Love"
- "The Soul of My Suit"
- "Dandy in the Underworld"
- "Celebrate Summer"