TYRANNOSAURUS REX UNICORN 1ST PRESS ZONOPHONE BLUE SILVER REGAL LRZ1007 1969
  £   80
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Dec 14, 2012 Sold Date
Dec 4, 2012 Start Date
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TYRANNOSAURUS REX UNICORN 1ST PRESS ZONOPHONE BLUE SILVER REGAL LRZ1007 1969

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RARE UK REGAL ZONOPHONE FIRST PRESSING!!!!   CLEAN TOP CONDITION                                                

          

         Tyrannosaurus Rex

                Unicorn

         


                                 UK - REGAL ZONOPHONE - SLRZ 1007   

(((MINTY CLEAN)))

VERY Rare 1969 vinyl first pressing on the highly sought after British REGAL ZONOPHONE label ! Rarely turns up at all -- especially THIS clean!!!   See details below song listings

The legendary British hippie duo creating whimsical folkpsych grooves featuring the ever clever Marc Bolan and his elfian warbled voice amid creative poetic imageries accompanied effectively by the cult figurehead Steve Took who mainstays the rhythms on bongos and assorted sound effects, twinkling throughout the melodic tunes...

Tyrannosaurus Rex, after releasing two charming albums "My People Were Fair" and "Prophets Seers And Sages", perfected their sound on "Unicorn", creating a work which remains singularly unique in just about all genres of music to this day. Some T.Rex fans infatuated with Bolan's later electric image remained completely turned off by his earlier hippie Tolkein-influenced work, but for those with an open ear "Unicorn" reveals just as many catchy, hummable tunes as "Electric Warrior" and "The Slider" combined, recorded with a wall of sound production that has to be heard to be believed. 
Lyrically, the Tolkein fantasy influence remained strong but Bolan's sense of wordplay was reaching Shakespearian heights--if this sounds exaggerated, simply listen and marvel at lines such as "the skull of jade was pearl inlaid, the silks skin-spun, repelled the sun" or "Nijinsky hind is a wisp of our world through the heart's eye, a likeness in flesh of the magic contained in a pearl's shell..", all sung in a magnificent soft-focus slur that sounds at first listen like an utterly foreign tongue. 
The fabled Spector-ish production values utilize just about every acoustic instrument imaginable, including guitars, pianos, organs, bongos, talking drums, pixiephone, gong, drums, bass, claves, fonofiddle and harmonica, treated at times with vast amounts of reverb ("Chariots Of Silk", "Catblack") for a grand, ethereal sound; a song like "She Was Born To Be My Unicorn" almost seems to float with a liquid momentum. Most importantly, however, every track is melodically rich, with eminently hummable verses and uplifting choruses that can sound royally majestic ("Chariots Of Silk"), poignantly lilting ("Seal Of Seasons") or foreboding ("Warlord Of The Royal Crocodiles") with ease, dispelling the occassional monotony that had plagued the first two releases. With its combination of accessible song craftsmanship and highly quirky vocals and production, "Unicorn" allows Bolan's personality to burn through with a grace and heart-melting passion which makes it one of the most underrated and overlooked masterpieces in rock, albeit with a strong cult following.
So what we have here is pure art-rock. Many of the songs possess captivating melodies, exquisite musicianship, and the type of experimentation, sincerity, and thoughtfulness that was suppose to epitomize music of the 1960's, but so often didn't. While the overall feel of the album is optimistic and light, some slower, darker, sad and even brooding fare can be found.

  1. "Chariots of Silk" – 2:26
  2. "'Pon a Hill" – 1:14
  3. "The Seal of Seasons" – 1:49
  4. "The Throat of Winter" – 1:59
  5. "Cat Black (The Wizard's Hat)" – 2:55
  6. "Stones for Avalon" – 1:37
  7. "She Was Born to Be My Unicorn" – 2:37
  8. "Like a White Star, Tangled and Far, Tulip That's What You Are" – 3:49
  9. "Warlord of the Royal Crocodiles" – 2:11 =0 A
  10. "Evenings of Damask" – 2:26
  11. "The Sea Beasts" – 2:26
  12. "Iscariot" – 2:53
  13. "Nijinsky Hind" – 2:20
  14. "The Pilgrims Tale" – 2:07
  15. "The Misty Coast of Albany" – 1:43
  16. "Romany Soup" – 5:40

 

CONDITION: The laminated cover is nice "EX" (excellent) to M- with NO problems!

The vinyl is all glossy clean and shiny smooth, clear grooves, few light hair lines , and paper scuffs overall this in super close to nr mint



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