M- 1970 RARE Orig TYRANNOSAURUS REX BEARD OF STARS Hippie Folk Psych BOLAN

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RARE MINTY CLEAN 1971 FIRST PRINTING!

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               TYRANNOSAURUS REX

          A Beard Of Stars 

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                           USA -Blue Thumb records - bts 8818

MINTY CLEAN VINYL!

1971 first pressing in thick gatefold delivering Tyrannosaurus Rex fourth album which marked a change with an electric current flowing through the magical tunes crafted by Marc Bolan, figurehead of Great Britain's underground rock scene ...

There was a big and obvious change to Tyrannosaurus Rex on their 1971 fourth album, A Beard of Stars, as Steve Took was replaced by Mickey Finn, with Marc Bolan remaining the true captain of the duo act as singer and songwriter. Of more significance was the change in the band's sound, moving somewhat away from his London underground hippie cult following into far more electric rock territory with much greater use of electric guitar, though Bolan's songs were still often grounded in the fairytale-like musings of his earlier work. Still Tyrannosaurus Rex was a ways off from his glam rock approach, but it was definitely more accessible than the relatively homespun elflike folk-rock of the earliest Tyrannosaurus Rex albums. It also made some effective use of organ and somewhat more pop-friendly, conventional tunes like "By the Light of the Magical Moon," "Elemental Child," and "A Daye Laye," though weirder items like "Wild Cheetah" and "Dove" bore a slight similarity to some of Syd Barrett's gentlest compositions.

Overall, "Beard Of Stars" sounds like the traditional Tyrannosaurus Rex style of acoustic guitars and bongos framing Marc's fantasy-inspired lyrics, overlayed for the first time with electric guitars and bass. The addition of electricity made the songs more recognizably rock, and tracks like "Woodland Bop" and "Pavilions Of Sun" are exponentially more visceral than anything recorded previously, with bursts of fuzz and wah-wah guitar that explode out of the speakers. The more understandable vocals also help lilting ballads such as "A Day Laye" and "Dove" achieve classic status and presage tracks like "Life's A Gas" and "Broken-Hearted Blues". The most epic track remains the closing "Elemental Child", however, with its magnetic opening riff and closing instrumental fireworks; although still working on his technique, the ingenius construction of the solo, the raw heat of Bolan's personality and some simple but effective psychedelic production effects combine in highly dramatic crescendos that begin to form his future "electric wizard" image in spectacular style.

Beautiful original from 46 years ago, the cover especially is hard to find THIS minty clean!

Prelude

Daye Laye

Woodland Bop

Fist Heart Mighty Dawn Dart

Pavilions Of Sun

Organ Blues

By The Light Of The Magical Moon

Wind Cheetah

Beard Of Stars

Great Horse

Dragon's Ear

Lofty Skies

Dove

 Elemental Child

CONDITION: The cover: The thick gatefold cover is clean, near  "M-"  very tiny delete drill  at upper left, ALL stiff and SOLID ...a keeper copy of a rare original collectible from 46 years past! 

The vinyl: is all glossy clean, M- looks and plays great with no problems...both Blue Thumb lables are clean 

keeper!

A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONE'S COLLECTION !

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