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September 16 will mark the 30th anniversary of the death of Marc Bolan, mastermind behind glam-rock titans T. Rex. Bolan died only a few weeks before what would've been his 30th birthday, and in remembrance of both anniversaries, a number of Bolan projects are underway in the next few weeks.

First up is "Souls We Miss", an exhibition of photographs of Bolan taken by the late Keith Morris. The photos will be exhibited at London's Redferns Music Picture Gallery for the seven weeks following September 14. On September 15, London's Shepherd's Bush Empire will host Marc Bolan: The Celebration, a concert featuring Marc's son Rolan, Marc Almond of Soft Cell, producer Tony Visconti, T. Rex tribute band T. Rextasy, Blondie's Clem Burke, and many more.

There are also several Bolan documentaries in the works, including a BBC 4 special, ITV's "20th Century Boy" airing September 8, and a BBC Radio 2 program on September 15. Apparently, the ITV special contains such revelations as the fact that Bolan lost his virginity at age nine. Whoa.

Then come the records, and there's a lot of 'em. Edsel Records will release a trio of T. Rex vinyl singles with previously unavailable tracks on each B-side. September 17 sees "Metal Guru" backed with an acoustic demo of "The Slider". The next Monday finds "Children of the Revolution" paired with a electric demo of "The Leopards". And October 1 finds "20th Century Boy" matches with "Teenager in Love", an acoustic duet between Marc and his longtime girlfriend, soul singer Gloria Jones.

Following on October 1, also on Edsel, is Live 1977 + In Conversation, a double-disc set consisting of live cuts and an interview. The first disc contains performances from the final T. Rex tour, with punk icons the Damned guesting on the encore of "Get It On". The In Conversation disc is culled from an interview conducted by Steve Wright with Bolan and Gloria Jones. It includes several acoustic on-air performances.

Finally, on October 15, Edsel will release Interstellar Soul, a three-CD set collecting exclusive tracks, home demos, and other rarities. The package will arrive in a numbered edition of 5000. A fantastic amount of tracklist information for these reissues is available after the jump.

Live 1977 + In Conversation:

Disc one:

01 Jeepster
02 Visions of Domino
03 New York City
04 Soul of My Suit
05 Groove a Little
06 Telegram Sam
07 Hang Ups
08 Debora
09 I Love to Boogie
10 Teen Riot Structure
11 Dandy in the Underworld
13 Hot Love
14 Get It On (with The Damned)

Disc two:

Interview, includes the songs:

01 Teenager in Love (acoustic duet)
02 Dreamy Lady (acoustic duet)
03 Medley: New York City
04 Hot Love
05 Get It On (acoustic duet)

Interstellar Soul

Disc one:

01 Interview (May 1976)
02 Telegram Sam (single)
03 Spaceball Ricochet (from The Slider)
04 Cadilac (B-side)
05 Metal Guru (acoustic demo)
06 Baby Strange (from The Slider)
07 Over the Flats (home demo)
08 Thunderwing (B-side)
09 Is it True (home demo)
10 Interview (May 1972)
11 Metal Guru (single)
12 Rabbit Fighter (from The Slider)
13 Pepsi jingle
14 Sunken Rags (b-side)
15 The Slider (from The Slider)
16 Buick MacKane (acoustic demo)
17 KLOS (U.S. radio jingle)
18 Would I Be the One (home demo)
19 Rock On (rough mix)
20 Children of the Revolution (single)
21 Painted Pony (home demo)
22 Solid Gold Easy Action (single)
23 Xmas '72 Flexi Disc Extract (from fan club 45)
24 20th Century Boy (single)
25 The Street & Babe Shadow (from Tanx)
26 I Wanna Go (home demo)
27 Interview (January 1974)
28 You Got the Look/Electric Slim (home demo)
29 The Groover (single)
30 Sure Enough (home demo)
31 Interview (November 1973)
32 Highway Knees (from Tanx)
34 Midnight (rough mix)
35 Untitled Poem
36 Left Hand Luke & the Beggar Boys (from Tanx)

Disc two:

01 Interview
02 Change (from Zinc Alloy)
03 Delanie (Every Day) (studio outtake)
04 Interview (January 1974)
05 Venus Loon (rough mix)
06 All My Love (studio outtake)
07 The Leopards (home demo)
08 Interstellar Soul (from Zinc Alloy)
09 Carsmile Smith (rough mix)
10 Interview (February 1976)
11 Saturation Syncopation (outtake)
12 Down Home Lady(outtake)
12 Sky Church Music (studio outtake)
13 Teenage Dream (single)
14 Till Dawn (rough mix)
15 Jitterbug Love (from Marc Bolan Presents Sister Pat Hall)
16 Are You Ready, Steve? (studio outtake)
17 Light of Love (single)
18 Sanctified (studio outtake)
19 Think Zinc (from Bolan's Zip Gun)
20 Solid Baby (rough mix)
21 Bust My Ball (studio outtake)
22 Token of My Love (live at Cleveland's Agora Club, 1974)
23 Children of Rarn: We Are Dworn/Theme From the Sermon on the Mount/Children of Rarn (studio outtake)
24 Interview (January 1974)

Disc three:

01 Brain Police (studio outtake)
02 Futuristic Dragon Intro (studio outtake)
03 New York City (single)
04 Reelin' and a Wheeling (studio outtake)
05 Dreamy Lady (single)
06 Christmas Bop (unreleased single)
07 Movie Audition (spoken word outtake)
08 Rip it Up (studio outtake)
09 Teenager in Love (studio outtake)
10 Capital Radio jingle
11 Jupiter Liar (from Futuristic Dragon)
12 Pale Horse Riding (home demo)
13 Chrome Sitar (from Futuristic Dragon)
14 Piccadilly Radio jingle
15 Jeepster Rap (with Roy Wood, home demo)
16 Funky London Childhood (studio outtake)
17 Dawn Storm (from Futuristic Dragon)
18 Casual Agent (studio outtake)
19 20th Century Baby (home demo)
20 I Love to Boogie (single)
21 Interview (February 1976)
22 London Boys (single)
23 Life's an Elevator (B-side)
24 Dandy in the Underworld (from Dandy in the Underworld)
25 Crimson Moon (from Dandy in the Underworld)
26 Hang Ups (live at the Rainbow, 1977)
27 Hot George (studio outtake)
28 21st Century Stance (home demo)
29 Pain and Love (from Dandy in the Underworld)
30 Interview (August 1977)
31 Celebrate Summer (single)
32 Keep a Little Marc in Your Heart (from Capital Radio, 1977)