TYRANNOSAURUS REX A Beard Of Stars LP REGAL ZONOPHONE 1970 UK orig SLRZ 1013
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TYRANNOSAURUS REX
MARC BOLAN, MICKY FINN
Before T. Rex assaulted the world with their glam rock party in the early '70s, there was the folk duo Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Although both bands were fronted by flamboyant singer/guitarist/songwriter Marc Bolan, the earlier outfit was the polar
opposite of the style of music that would later become synonymous with Bolan. Tyrannosaurus Rex originally formed
in September of 1967 as a duo after Bolan split from his previous band, John's Children.....
"A BEARD OF STARS"
Produced by Tony Visconti1970 LP REGAL ZONOPHONE RECORDS STEREO SLRZ 1013
MADE IN ENGLAND ORIGINAL PRESSING
FULLY LAMINATED SINGLE SLEEVE + INSERT
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LABEL: REGAL ZONOPHONE - RED LABEL w/SILVER STRIPE - SILVER TEXT
Catalog on cover: (spine) SLRZ 1013 (insert) SLRZ 1013 (1E 062 o 91091)
Catalog on labels: SLRZ 1013 (YCARX.65) / SLRZ 1013 (YCARX.66)
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): YCARX 65 - 1U
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): YCARX 66 - 3U
On labels: Made in Gt. Britain
The Gramophone Co. Ltd. All rights of the manufacturer........of this record prohibited
? 1970
Produced by Tony Visconti for Straight Ahead Productions
On Back Sleeve: E.M.I. RECORDS (The Gramophone Company Ltd) HAYES-MIDDLESEX-ENGLAND
tracklisting
Side A: PRELUDE - A DAY LAYE - THE WOODLAND BOP - FIST HEART MIGHTY DAWN DART
PAVILIONS OF SUN - ORGAN BLUES - BY THE LIGHT OF A MAGICAL MOON - WIND CHEETAH
Side B: A BEARD OF STARS - GREAT HORSE - DRAGONS EAR
LOFTY SKIES - DOVE - ELEMENTAL CHILD
grading
RECORD strong VG+, NEAR EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
Tyrannosaurus Rex's fourth album, A Beard of Stars, was the turning point where Marc Bolan began evolving from an unrepentant hippie into the full-on swaggering rock star he would be within a couple of years, though for those not familiar with his previous work, it still sounds like the work of a man with his mind plugged into the age of lysergic enchantment. "A Daye Laye," "Pavilions of Sun," and the title tune sure sound like the writings of an agreeably addled flower child, and Bolan's vocals are playfully mannered in a manner that suits his loopy poetry. However, after shunning the corrupting influences of electric guitars on Tyrannosaurus Rex's early recordings, A Beard of Stars finds Bolan plugging in as he turns on, and he sounds like he's clearly enjoying it; the wah-wah solo that closes "Pavilions of Sun" demonstrates how just a little electricity gave this music a new lease on life, as do the guitar and bass overdubs on "Fist Heart Mighty Dawn Dart," and the lo-fi raunch that dominates "Elemental Child" was the first manifestation of the amped-up proto-boogie that defined Electric Warrior and The Slider. A Beard of Stars was also the first Tyrannosaurus Rex album after Mickey Finn took over as percussionist from Steve Peregrine-Took...(AllMusic)
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