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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| Name = You Scare Me to Death
| name = You Scare Me to Death
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Marc Bolan]]
| artist = [[Marc Bolan]]
| Cover = Youscaremetodeath.jpg
| cover = Youscaremetodeath.jpg
| Released = 1981
| alt =
| Recorded = 1966 at De Lane Lea Studios; 1981 at Radio Luxembourg Studios and The Townhouse
| released = 1981
| recorded = 1966 at De Lane Lea Studios; 1981 at Radio Luxembourg Studios and The Townhouse
| venue =
| Genre = [[Glam rock]], [[acoustic rock]]
| Length =
| studio =
| Label = [[Cherry Red Records|Cherry Red]]
| genre = <!-- Do not add unsourced genres -->
| length =
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| Producer = [[Simon Napier-Bell]]
| label = [[Cherry Red Records|Cherry Red]]
| This album = '''''You Scare Me to Death'''''<br/>(1981)
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| producer = [[Simon Napier-Bell]]
| Next album = ''[[Dance in the Midnight]]''<br/>(1983)
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[Billy Super Duper]]
| next_year = 1982
}}
}}
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| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/you-scare-me-to-death!-mw0000240099 |title=''You Scare Me to Death!'' – Marc Bolan <nowiki>| Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |</nowiki> AllMusic |last=McIntosh |first=Gregory |website=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=7 February 2015}}</ref>
| rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/you-scare-me-to-death!-mw0000240099 |title=''You Scare Me to Death!'' – Marc Bolan <nowiki>| Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |</nowiki> AllMusic |last=McIntosh |first=Gregory |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=7 February 2015}}</ref>
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== Content ==
== 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, [[T. Rex (band)|Tyrannosaurus Rex]]. 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.
The album consists of outtakes and demos recorded by Bolan in 1966. Some of the songs would later be recorded by Bolan's band, [[T. Rex (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 ==
== Release ==


''You Scare Me to Death'' was released in 1981 by record label [[Cherry Red Records|Cherry Red]]. It album reached No. 88 on the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/t.%20rex/ |title=T. Rex <nowiki>| Artist |</nowiki> Official Charts |website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] |accessdate=7 February 2015}}</ref> The title track was originally called "Horrible Breath" and was written as a proposed television jingle for Amplex tablets.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}}
''You Scare Me to Death'' was released in 1981 by record label [[Cherry Red Records|Cherry Red]]. The album reached No. 88 on the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/t.%20rex/ |title=T. Rex <nowiki>| Artist |</nowiki> Official Charts |website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] |access-date=7 February 2015}}</ref> The title track was originally called "Horrible Breath" and was written as a proposed television jingle for Amplex tablets.{{citation needed|date=February 2015}}


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
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* Bernie Holland – guitar
* Bernie Holland – guitar
* Graham Todd – piano
* Graham Todd – piano
* Dylan Birch – backing vocals
* [[Dyan Birch]] – backing vocals
* Frank Collins – backing vocals
* [[Frank Collins (musician)|Frank Collins]] – backing vocals
* Paddy McHugh – backing vocals
* Paddy McHugh – backing vocals


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{{T. Rex}}

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[[Category:T. Rex (band) albums]]

Latest revision as of 22:42, 6 November 2023

You Scare Me to Death
Studio album by
Marc Bolan
Released1981
Recorded1966 at De Lane Lea Studios; 1981 at Radio Luxembourg Studios and The Townhouse
LabelCherry Red
ProducerSimon Napier-Bell
Marc Bolan chronology
You Scare Me to Death
(1981) 		Billy Super Duper
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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

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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

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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

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All tracks are written by Marc Bolan

No.TitleLength
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
Side B
No.TitleLength
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

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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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  1. ^ McIntosh, Gregory. "You Scare Me to Death! – Marc Bolan | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  2. ^ "T. Rex | Artist | Official Charts". Official Charts. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
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