{"product_id":"tyrannosaurus-rex-a-beard-of-stars","title":"Tyrannosaurus Rex ‎– A Beard Of Stars","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"72\" data-end=\"112\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"72\" data-end=\"112\"\u003eTyrannosaurus Rex – A Beard Of Stars\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"114\" data-end=\"539\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"114\" data-end=\"132\"\u003eA Beard Of Stars\u003c\/em\u003e is the fourth and final studio album released under the name Tyrannosaurus Rex, originally released in March 1970. It captures Marc Bolan at a crucial point in his musical evolution, bridging the mystical acoustic psychedelia of the early Tyrannosaurus Rex records with the electric rock sound that would soon make him internationally famous as T. Rex. \u003cspan class=\"contents\" data-content-reference-start=\"502\" data-content-reference-end=\"535\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"541\" data-end=\"1164\"\u003eRecorded at Trident Studios in London between April and November 1969, the album was produced by Tony Visconti and marked a significant change in the band's sound. Bolan increasingly incorporated electric guitar, bass and organ alongside his acoustic guitar and vocals, while percussionist Mickey Finn brought tabla, Moroccan clay drums and finger cymbals to the arrangements. The result is a fascinating mixture of psychedelic folk, whimsical English psychedelia and the beginnings of the heavier, more electric sound Bolan would develop almost immediately afterwards. \u003cspan class=\"contents\" data-content-reference-start=\"1123\" data-content-reference-end=\"1156\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1166\" data-end=\"1684\"\u003eThe album opens with the brief atmospheric Prelude, leading into A Daye Laye and the playful Woodland Bop. Fist Heart Mighty Dawn Dart and Pavilions Of Sun demonstrate Bolan's gift for combining surreal imagery with memorable melodies, while Organ Blues adds another unusual texture to the record. By The Light Of A Magical Moon, one of the album's most recognisable songs, brings together Bolan's distinctive vocal style, acoustic instrumentation and increasingly adventurous arrangements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1686\" data-end=\"2026\"\u003eSide B begins with the title track A Beard Of Stars, followed by Great Horse and the atmospheric Dragon's Ear. Lofty Skies and Dove return to the more delicate, mystical side of Bolan's songwriting before the album closes with the expansive Elemental Child, at over five minutes the longest track on the original LP.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2028\" data-end=\"2624\"\u003eThe record is particularly important in the wider story of Marc Bolan because it represents the last Tyrannosaurus Rex album before the name was shortened to T. Rex. The following self-titled \u003cem data-start=\"2224\" data-end=\"2232\"\u003eT. Rex\u003c\/em\u003e album, released later in 1970, pushed the electric elements much further and laid the foundations for the glam rock explosion that would follow with \u003cem data-start=\"2382\" data-end=\"2400\"\u003eElectric Warrior\u003c\/em\u003e in 1971. \u003cem data-start=\"2410\" data-end=\"2428\"\u003eA Beard Of Stars\u003c\/em\u003e therefore sits at a fascinating crossroads between Bolan's underground psychedelic-folk beginnings and his emergence as one of Britain's defining rock stars. \u003cspan class=\"contents\" data-content-reference-start=\"2579\" data-content-reference-end=\"2612\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2626\" data-end=\"2926\"\u003eThe album reached No. 21 on the UK Albums Chart, giving Tyrannosaurus Rex another significant chart success and confirming Bolan's growing audience. 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