| Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow | ||||
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| Released | 1 March 1974[1] | |||
| Recorded | 20 March - 13 October 1973 | |||
| Studio | Musicland (Munich)[2] | |||
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| Length | 46:17 | |||
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| Producer | Tony Visconti, Marc Bolan | |||
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| Singles from Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow – A Creamed Cage in August | ||||
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Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow is an album by English rock band T. Rex, the ninth since Tyrannosaurus Rex's debut LP. It was released in March 1974 on the T.Rex record label, distributed by EMI. It was the first and only album to be released under the moniker "Marc Bolan & T. Rex".
Unlike many of T. Rex's previous albums, it was not released domestically in North America; instead, the record company released the U.S.-only Light of Love in August of the same year, featuring three tracks from Zinc Alloy while the remaining songs would appear on the band's next album, Bolan's Zip Gun.
Zinc Alloy was met with bemusement by the listening public. It reportedly confused listeners and divided the band's fanbase at the time, while critical reception was universally negative.[3] Critical re-evaluation has been more favourable, but it remains an oddity in the T. Rex canon due to its style incorporating funk and R&B influences. The album peaked at number 12 in the UK Albums chart.
- ^ "In brief" (PDF). Record Mirror. 16 February 1974. p. 5. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ Buskin, Richard (September 2013). "Classic Tracks: Electric Light Orchestra 'Don't Bring Me Down'". Sound On Sound. SOS Publications Group. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ Neil Kulkarni (3 March 2014). "Pop, Fragility & Dissolution: A Marc Bolan Reappraisal". The Quietus. Retrieved 27 September 2019.