Tyrannosaurus Rex, the forerunner of the band, T. Rex, will be getting three of their most prominent albums on newly remastered and expanded Deluxe Edition. Tyrannosaurus Rex formed back in 1967, several years before Marc Bolan took the shortened T. Rex to greater heights of fame. The band, with Steve Took, gained a modest level of success with their music offerings that included My People Were Fair And Had Sky In Their Hair…But Now They’re Content To Wear Stars On Their Brows (1968), Prophets, Seers & Sages: The Angels Of The Ages (1968), Unicorn (1969), and A Beard Of Stars (1970).
In March of 2014, A Beard Of Stars had already seen expansion and remastering with a Deluxe Edition. Now, to complete the Tyrannosaurus Rex legacy, 2CD Deluxe Edition sets will be completed for the above mentioned titles on January 26.
This will be a great opportunity for the die-had T. Rex fan to complete the band’s earlier incarnation in their libraries, beefing them up with extras. The extras, which include takes, BBC tracks, interviews, live cuts, and demos, truly exhaust the availability of materials for each of these three sets.
Track-List: My People Were Fair And Had Sky In Their Hair…But Now They’re Content To Wear Stars On Their Brows (1968)
CD1:
01. Hot Rod Mama
02. Scenescof
03. Child Star
04. Strange Orchestras
05. Chateau In Virginia Waters
06. Dwarfish Trumpet Blues
07. Mustang Ford
08. Afghan Woman
09. Knight
10. Graceful Fat Sheba
11. Weilder Of Words
12. Frowning Atahuallpa ( My Inca Love )
13. Highways – BBC Top Gear 3/10/67
14. Scenescof – BBC Top Gear 3/10/67
15. Child Star – BBC Top Gear 3/10/67
16. Dwarfish Trumpet Blues – BBC Top Gear 3/10/67
17. Pictures of Purple People – BBC Top Gear 3/10/67
18. Hot Rod Mama – BBC Top Gear 3/10/67
19. Knight – BBC Top Gear 11/3/68
20. Afghan Woman – BBC Top Gear 11/3/68
21. Frowning Atahuallpa ( My Inca Love ) – BBC Top Gear 11/3/68
22. Strange Orchestras – BBC Top Gear 11/3/68
23. Deborah – BBC Top Gear 11/3/68
24. Mustang Ford – BBC Top Gear 11/3/68
CD2:
01. Highways – Take 4 – Joe Boyd Session
02. Child Star – Take 2 – Joe Boyd Session
03. Dwarfish Trumpet Blues – Take 2 – Joe Boyd Session
04. Chateau In Virginia Waters – Take 3 – Joe Boyd Session
05. Dwarfish Trumpet Blues story
06. Hot Rod Mama
07. Scenescof
08. Child Star
09. Strange Orchestras
10. Chateau In Virginia Waters
11. Dwarfish Trumpet Blues
12. Mustang Ford
13. Afghan Woman
14. Knight
15. Graceful Fat Sheba
16. Wielder Of Words
17. Frowning Atahuallpa ( My Inca Love )
18. Deborah – A – Side
19. Puckish Pan – Stereo Tony Visconti Home Demo
20. Dwarfish Trumpet Blues – Tony Visconti Home Demo
21. Knight – Tony Visconti Home Demo
22. Scenescof – Tony Visconti Home Demo
23. Knight with bass guitar – Tony Visconti Home Demo
24. Lunacy’s Back – Tony Visconti Home Demo
25. Marc Bolan Interview – BBC Radio
Track-List: Prophets, Seers & Sages: The Angels Of The Ages (1968)
CD1:
01. Deboraarobed
02. Stacey Grove
03. Wind Quartets
04. Conesuala
05. Trelawny Lawn
06. Aznageel The Mage
07. The Friends
08. Salamanda Palaganda
09. Our Wonderful Brownskin Man
10. Oh Harley (The Saltimbanques)
11. Eastern Spell
12. The Travelling Tragition
13. Juniper Suction
14. Scenescof Dynasty
15. One Inch Rock – Single A
16. Nickelodeon – Take 1
17. Stacey Grove (BBC Top Gear – 11/6/68)
18. One Inch Rock (BBC Top Gear – 11/6/68)
19. Salamanda Palaganda (BBC Top Gear – 11/6/68)
20. Eastern Spell (BBC Top Gear – 11/6/68)
21. Wind Quartets (BBC Top Gear – 11/6/68)
22. Juniper Suction – Poem – BBC
23. Juniper Suction – BBC
24. Top Gear – Jingle BBC 14/10/68
25. Conesuala – BBC Top Gear 14/10/68
26. The Travelling Tragition – BBC Top Gear 14/10/68
CD2:
01. Deborah – Take 2 June 1968
02. Stacey Grove – Take 2 16/5/68
03. Wind Quartets – Take 4 10/6/68
04. Conesuala – Take 8 22/4/68
05. Trelawny Lawn – Take 3 8/8/68
06. Aznageel The Mage – Take 3 8/8/68
07. The Friends – Take 5 8/8/68
08. Salamanda Palaganda – Take 4 10/6/68
09. Our Wonderful Brownskin Man – Take 7 4/7/68
10. Oh Harley (The Saltimbanques) – Take 5 4/7/68
11. Eastern Spell – Take 12 16/5/68
12. The Travelling Tragition – Take 1 June 68
13. Juniper Suction – Take 1 14/7/68
14. Scenescof Dynasty – Takes 3 & 4 16/5/68
15. Nickelodeon – Take 5 10/6/68
16. One Inch Rock – Take 5 22/4/68
17. Wind Quartets – Take 1 16/5/68
18. Conesuala – Take 4 22/4/68
19. Trelawny Lawn – Take 1 8/8/68
20. Aznageel The Mage – Take 1 8/8/68
21. The Friends – Take 3 8/8/68
22. Salamanda Palaganda – Take 3 10/6/68
23. Our Wonderful Brownskin Man – Take 6 4/7/68
24. Oh Harley (The Saltimbanques) – Take 2 4/7/68
25. Eastern Spell – Take 2 16/5/68
26. The Travelling Tragition – Take 2
27. Juniper Suction – Take 3 14/7/68
28. Nickelodeon – Take 6 10/6/68
29. One Inch Rock – Take 4 16/5/68
30. Conesuala – Take 3 10/6/68
Track-List: Unicorn (1969)
CD1:
01. Chariots of Silk
02. ‘Pon A Hill
03. The Seal of Seasons
04. The Throat of Winter
05. Cat Black (The Wizards Hat )
06. Stones for Avalon
07. She Was Born To Be My Unicorn
08. Like A White Star, Tangled and Far, Tulip That’s What You Are
09. Warlord of The Royal Crocodiles
10. Evenings of Damask
11. The Sea Beasts
12. Iscariot
13. Nijinski Hind
14. The Pilgrims Tale
15. The Misty Coast of Albany
16. Romany Soup
17. Pewter Suitor – Single A – Side
18. King Of The Rumbling Spires – Single A – Side
19. Do You Remember ( Cult ) – Single B – Side
20. Once Upon A Sea Of Abyssinia from 20th Century Superstar
21. Demon Queen from 20th Century Superstar
22. Ill Starred Man from 20th Century Superstar
23. Blessed Wild Apple Girl from The Best of T.Rex
24. Chariots Of Silk – Live on BBC Top Gear 11/5/69
25. Once Upon The Seas of Abyssinia – Live on BBC Top Gear 11/5/69
26. Nijinsky Hind – Live on BBC Top Gear 11/5/69
27. The Misty Coast of Albany – Live on BBC Top Gear 11/5/69
28. Iscariot – Live on BBC Top Gear 11/5/69
CD2:
01. Pewter Suitor – Take 3 Previously Unreleased
02. Chariots Of Silk – Take 1 from Unicorn
03. ‘Pon A Hill – Take 2 Previously Unreleased
04. The Seal Of Seasons – Take 5 Previously Unreleased
05. The Throat Of Winter – Take 2 Previously Unreleased
06. Cat Black (The Wizards Hat) – Take 1
07. Stones For Avalon – Take 2 Previously Unreleased
08. She Was Born To Be My Unicorn – Take 1
09. Like A White Star, Tangled And Far, Tulip That’s What You Are – Take 1
10. Warlord Of The Royal Crocodiles – Take 4 Previously Unreleased
11. Evenings Of Damask – Take 4 Previously Unreleased
12. The Sea Beasts – Take 3 Previously Unreleased
13. Iscariot – Take 4 Previously Unreleased
14. Nijinsky Hind – Take 5 Previously Unreleased
15. The Pilgrim’s Tale – Take 1
16. The Misty Coast Of Albany – Take 3 Previously Unreleased
17. Romany Soup – Take 1 Previously Unreleased
18. King Of The Rumbling Spires – Take 1 Previously Unreleased
19. King Of The Rumbling Spires – Take 3 Previously Unreleased
20. Do You Remember (Cult) – Take 2 Previously Unreleased
21. Once Upon The Seas Of Abyssinia – Take 3 Previously Unreleased
22. Demon Queen – Take 1
23. Ill Starred Man – Take 1
24. Blessed Wild Apple Girl – Take 2
25. The Lion And The Unicorn (live The Lyceum, London, 11th April 1969)
26. Interview – Blue Thumb promo 7″ Previously Unreleased