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Marc Bolan and T.Rex tribute album due in July

 

A Marc Bolan and T.Rex tribute album is in the pipeline for release on July 31. Angel Headed Hipster: The Songs Of Marc Bolan and T.Rex was being coordinated by Hal Wilner, The musical director of Saturday Night Live and producer of a multitude of other tribute compilations lost his life to COVID-19 earlier this month. Included on the album are two versions of Bang A Gong (Get It On) - a live U2 cover of it recorded in New Orleans three years ago with a piano part added afterward by Elton John and another rendition of it by David Johansen, Joan Jett's take on Jeepster, Nick Cave doing Cosmic Dancer, A Lucinda Williams take on Scenescof, Todd Rundgren doing Planet Queen, and a dozen more tracks by others.