The Lady And The Vixen

Gloria Jones might be most famous for recording the original version of "Tainted Love", the Northern Soul classic popularised by Soft Cell. Having recorded for several different labels, culminating in a spell with Motown, Gloria became romantically involved with Marc Bolan and worked with T. Rex as a backing singer. Their relationship led to the highly coveted LP Vixen, issued on T. Rex’s label through EMI in 1976, which has long been out-of-print. Marc co-produced the album as well as writing or co-writing most of the songs. Gloria re-recorded "Tainted Love". Another highlight is her two-part rendering of the T. Rex classic "Get It On". This reissue also adds bonus tracks: a single b-side from the 1976 sessions plus Gloria’s next LP, Windstorm, issued on EMI’s Sidewalk subsidiary in 1978 (released in the wake of Marc’s tragic death in 1977 which had led Gloria and their son to return to LA). Remastered from the original tapes.