Suffering almost three years of mediocre sales without one high charter this was the big comeback for Marc Bolan and the band. After various excursions into US type soul and heavily orchestrated pop they were back to basic - catchy and simple with tons of charm. Some of the arrangements are a little more elaborated and the lyrics darker than their early seventies work, but it's the same formula - repetitive melodies to appealing lyrics that either hit you at once or grind their way into your brain eventually. "Crimson Moon", "I Love To Boogie", "Visions Of Domino" and "Jason B. Sad" reminds a lot of what they did on "Electric Warrior", "The Slider" or "Tanx". Title track and a few others shows a more mature style, but still captivating. The audio is very good all through and especially on "I Love To Boogie". A crude mix of the song was done for Bolan to take home and listen to on his reel-to-reel, made at half speed using an Ampex 16 track insted of the ordinary 24 track. It was meant to be remade the next day, but Bolan liked it so much he decided to use it as it was. Good choice. Listening on an OK equipment today it's so close and natural you can almost feel and taste it. One of the best sounding of the analog era and way above anything digital. A fitting exemple of - less is more. The album itself did well among critics and sales were good. It seems Bolan was on the right track again with a lot more to come. Sadly he was killed in a car accident six months after release and that was it. Originally issued in Europe and Australia. Not released in US until the remastered 1997 PolyGram CD (314 534 360-2). Premiere UK had label as shown here and die-cut sleeve with glossy picture/credit/lyric inner. (RÄX*)
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