Woodland Rock first appeared in 1971 as the 'B' side of Hot Love. Not to be confused with the earlier Woodland Bop, this is one of the first tracks recorded wth Steve Currie on bass. In many ways it is a very old fashioned stop start rock'n'roll number (based on Long Tall Sally no doubt, although Jailhouse Rock may be in there somewhere too). Despite the title, the lyrics are not particularly pastoral. Bolan often used a capo and a slightly different tuning to get the sound he wanted. There has also been some electronic jiggery-pokery from the producer Tony Visconti. The guitars appear to be going backwards at some points as on the Beatles track Rain.
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