Browse by Artist: TYRANNOSAURUS REX

Artist:	TYRANNOSAURUS REX
Title:	A Whole Zinc of Finches
Label:	EASY ACTION (UK)
Format:	5CD/1DVD
Price:	$60.00
Catalog #:	EAR 007CD

"Marc Bolan started work on his new songs after leaving the group Johns Children and also taking a couple that he'd recorded with them as well and started to create something 'big' in his plans for the future. As big as a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Some songs were worked through at home on his own and some with Steve Peregrine Took who would be the percussionist. Tyrannosaurus Rex released four albums, three with Took and one with Mickey Finn who would later enjoy teen adulation with Marc in T.Rex. All the albums and outtakes from those sessions have been issued by Universal. What we have here are home demos and work in progress and live shows all of which are as rare as hen's teeth as it was considered a few years ago that some of this material simply did not exist. Contains totally unheard material from Marc's own tapes (recently re-united with the family), incredible snippets of work in progress, unused versions of songs that differ from the final released track. Disc One includes the FINAL broadcast of John Peel's Perfumed Garden show from late sixties Pirate radio which is completely unreleased. Disc three Live in London 1969 Lyceum ballroom 11th April 1969 & Queen Elizabeth Hall 13th Jan 1969. Disc Four featuring Marc and Steve live in New York is unreleased. Disc four: In America Unreleased live show at Café au go go New York 16th august 1969. Disc Five includes the two tracks from the 7" single by Marc's next short lived project Dib Cochran & the Earwigs featuring Rick Wakeman. Disc Six includes a DVD of extremely rare footage of Tyrannosaurus Rex all of which is unreleased." DVD is probably PAL format for Europe only.

Artist:	TYRANNOSAURUS REX
Title:	A Star of Beards
Label:	GET BACK (ITALY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.50
Catalog #:	GET 660CD

"The music and unique sound of Tyrannosaurus Rex have forever been overshadowed by Bolan's achievements with T.Rex. In fact, as a Bolan fan, the only real criticism you could really have about T.Rex, was that the band's massive musical and cultural appeal tended to demean the uniqueness and originality of what Bolan had achieved as 'Tyrannosaurus Rex'... There was something very cosy and warm about Tyrannosaurus Rex. A gentle yet powerful vibration that emanates deep from every song. I guess that's why Tony Visconti, when pressed in recent years, as to what his favorite albums to work on had been... he did not hesitate to say, 'the early Tyrannosaurus Rex ones.' Compiled by Pat Thomas."

Artist:	TYRANNOSAURUS REX
Title:	A Star of Beards
Label:	GET BACK (ITALY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	GET 660LP

LP version. "The music and unique sound of Tyrannosaurus Rex have forever been overshadowed by Bolan's achievements with T.Rex. In fact, as a Bolan fan, the only real criticism you could really have about T.Rex, was that the band's massive musical and cultural appeal tended to demean the uniqueness and originality of what Bolan had achieved as Tyrannosaurus Rex. There was something very cozy and warm about Tyrannosaurus Rex. A gentle yet powerful vibration that emanates deep from every song. I guess that's why Tony Visconti, when pressed in recent years, as to what his favorite albums to work on had been... he did not hesitate to say, 'the early Tyrannosaurus Rex ones.'" Compiled by Pat Thomas. Side A: Tracks 1, 2 & 6: "Child Star," "Sleepy Maurice," and "Highways" were all recorded the morning after their first-ever session on Peel's Radio One 'Top Gear' show in November 1967 in 'Sounds Techniques Studio' in Chelsea, two of which remained unreleased during Bolan's lifetime. Track 3: "Deep Summer" was recorded during the initial sessions for the 'Beard Of Stars' album, in December 1969. One of the three instrumental tracks recorded during Bolan's new found enthusiasm for electric guitar. Tracks 4 & 7: "Demon Queen" and "Pilgrim's Tale" are unreleased Unicorn outtakes. Track 5: "One Inch Rock" was recorded at a session at 'Trident' in July 1968. Side B: Track 1: "Rings of Fortune," an early song, originally played in acetate format on John Peel's Perfumed Garden show in Aug 1967. Tracks 2, 3 & 4: "Wind Quartets," "Mustang Ford" and "Conesuela" were recorded in 1969 at London's Queen Elizabeth Hall (Jan 13) and Lyceum Ballroom (April 11). Although lacking in sound quality, these concert performances give fascinating insight into how the duo sounded with a totally live environment. Of the "Queen Elizabeth Hall performance, Chris Welch of Melody Maker said, "Marc Bolan sat on the floor in a black vest and sang with fervor strumming a competent, if not exactly advanced guitar... Steve Peregrine Took juggled with a rare selection of African talking drums, pixie phones and bongos." Tracks 5 & 6: "For the Lion and the Unicorn/Hot Rod Mama," and "Misty Coast of Albany," were recorded during the band's American tour during the summer of 1969, the final Tyrannosaurus Rex tour to feature Steve Took. These tracks are taken from an August 16th gig played at the Café Au Go Go in NYC."

Artist:	TYRANNOSAURUS REX
Title:	My People Were Fair And Had Sky In Their Hair...
Label:	VINYL LOVERS (RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
Format:	LP
Price:	$30.00
Catalog #:	VL 900204LP

...But Now They're Content To Wear Stars On Their Brows. "Before Marc Bolan became the glam rock superstar behind T-Rex, he was just a hippy boy with a guitar, writing fantastical Tolkien-inspired folk songs populated by fairies and ogres. But thanks to producer Tony Visconti, this boy & his trusty drum-playing friend Steve Peregrine Took soon had a record contract and this, their debut album, actually made it to the top of the British charts in 1967 when it was released. Stereo version with 1 bonus track and lyrics insert." 180 gram virgin vinyl.

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