TYRANNOSAURUS REX T REX BEARD OF STARS 1ST UK PrEsS

	£		103
	$		136

TYRANNOSAURUS REX (T REX) ''A BEARD OF STARS''  ORIGINAL SCARCE 4th UK ALBUM!!!CAT NO SLRZ 1013!!!1ST UK PRESSING ON THE REGAL ZONAPHONE LABELS!!! THE RAREST AND EARLIEST (STEREO) RECORDING!!!! LOOK EARLIEST EVER MOTHER STAMPERS ''1'' ''M'' AND ''1'' ''H'' WITH THE VERY 1ST MATRIX -3U AND -1U !!!!! UNBELEIVABLY RARE!!!!!!! TOP! AUDIO ON ALL FREQUENCIES! looks hardly ever played!!(spindle marks can be counted)

Another from my personal collection, and very rarely seen the earliest 4th album to be released in the UK by T Rex!!! Also the earliest STEREO UK PRESSING! (please note! there were no mono pressings of this album)

A Beard of Stars is the fourth album by Tyrannosaurus Rex, comprising Marc Bolan (vocals, guitar,organ,bass) and Mickey Finn (percussion). It was released in March 1970. It is notable for the beginning of Bolan using electric instruments on the T.Rex albums!!!!.

(All songs composed by Marc Bolan)

1. "Prelude" – 1:04
2. "A Daye Laye" – 1:56
3. "Woodland Bop" – 1:39
4. "Fist Heart Mighty Dawn Dart" – 2:45
5. "Pavilions of Sun" – 2:49
6. "Organ Blues" – 2:47
7. "By the Light of a Magical Moon" – 2:51
8. "Wind Cheetah" – 2:38
9. "A Beard of Stars" – 1:37
10. "Great Horse" – 1:42
11. "Dragon's Ear" – 2:37
12. "Lofty Skies" – 2:54
13. "Dove" – 2:06
14. "Elemental Child" – 5:33

The Matrix

side 1.''YCARX 66-1U''

side 2. ''YCARX 66-3U''

The Mother Stampers

side 1.''1'' ''M''

side 2. ''1'' ''H'' (THE VERY EARLIEST OFF THE PRESS)

The Vinyl

This is the original heavy thick and chunky type of vinyl with deep grooves!!!(only found on these early pressings!!!!) The vinyl lays perfectly flat on the turntable and initiall inspection still retains its original super glossy apearance!!!!! Looking at the vinyl under strong light there are very (very) few,,  fine surface marks\scuffs I can't see any major or deep scratches! in fact i can't see any needle scratches!! I have played this through track for track as usual at very loud volume! The audio is awesome!! Cristal clear and vibrant all of the way through with (no) signs of any distortion or that this has been overplayed at all!!!!! Very Very rare for a T Rex vinyl that is an incredible 38 years old!!! Please note! because I could see very fine suface marks I was listening out for any problems , but I heard no major problems during the audio what so ever !!! I was quite amazed!!!! Only in between tracks could I hear some static crackle which is quite acceptable indeed!!,, i never heard any thing else worth to mention at all!!! The audio is absolutely superbe!!!.   THIS AUDIO IS AWESOME FOR AN ORIGINAL STEREO RECORDING SO RARE TO FIND LIKE THIS INDEED!!!!!! LOVELY RICH AUDIO ON ALL FREQUENCIES!!!! The only thing that I can say is to allow fror very light static crackle in between tracks and perhapes in some very quiet places but i never heard any major problems atr all!!!!! very very playable with (no) loud clicks ,pops, and certainlty (no) jumps or skips!!!!! i would class myself as highly critical Please look at my completed listings of records that I have sold of this calaber and you will see that i normally get it right!!!!!!

Please note! I always make this disclaimer!! i have given my honest opinion when describing the audio quality as i hear it! ,, after playing the album on a top system at very loud volume! Although I never heard any major problems other than previously described,,,, Please allow for the odd static ticks\crackle here and there (not consistant throughout the audio!!!! Please remember that this is a genuine 38 year old vinyl,, that would have originally  been played on a 38 year old system!!!!

Points to note! This album has been stored in a case laying dormant for at least 25 years! ,, and this would benefit from a constant clean before each play! From my personal experiance a build up of dirt and dust in the grooves from laying dormant causes light static crackle and constant cleaning subsequently reduces this and greatly enhances the audio quality!!!!  

The labels

Regal Zonophone labels (only 1st press)   made in Gt Britain is featured (UK presing)!!! Very few  spider marks can be seen angled to the light and can be counted  in my opinion these  show together with the awesom audio that this has not been overplayed at all ! and in fact hardly ever played!!!! little if no spindle ware !! The hole is perfectly round!!!!!!

The cover

This is the original fully laminated  1st press cover!!!!  firstly this is strong and straight the laminate is glossy shows very minimal creases to the front Please note at the rear there is some small part laminate that has lifted and is missing (top left)  (no) splits or tares at all in fact in generall  light storageware to talk of The writing at the spine can be read clearly! This is the original. Please note there is no insert with this album!

As always I have tried to give my honest personal opinion when describing items listed! Although it is my honest opinion! I always urge others to do their own personal research on any items that they are interested in purchasing, before, they commit to bidding!) I have Highlighted all aspects as clearly as possible!! I have taken time to play this vinyl track for track to give a clear and accurate description of the audio quality. (please look at my completed listings of albums that I have sold of this calaber (more than 800 items) and you will see that I normally get it right) I have also provided as many photos as I can and supersized so that all aspects can be seen clearly in strong light!!!!!Please note! These photos are the actual item for sale and not copies of other items!!!!!!!

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