NewsTyrannosaurus Rex / deluxe editions
Universal Music will reissues three Tyrannosaurus Rex albums at the end of January as expansive double-CD sets, all newly remastered.
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) and Unicorn (1969) are the albums in question (A Beard of Stars was reissued back in March).
The new edition of the debut features both stereo and mono versions of the album, unreleased live tracks from John Peel’s ‘Top Gear’ radio show as well as a bunch of Tony Visconti home demos, five of which are previously unreleased. Visconti and Sean Magee have handled the 2014 remastering.
The deluxe Prophets, Seers & Sages: Angels of the Ages contains a mono 2014 remaster, more songs for ‘Top Gear’ programme and an enormous amount of alternate takes of the album’s songs including 23 previously unreleased.
1969’s Unicorn was the penultimate Tyrannosaurus Rex album and the last to feature Steve Peregrin Took. Again, this 2015 edition features a new mono 2014 remaster and a plethora of bonus material, including 17 previously unreleased alternates.
All three two-CD deluxe sets are released on 26 January 2015 come packaged as digipacks with new Mark Paytress essays in the booklets. Two-LP vinyl editions are also available.
My People Were Fair And Had Sky In Their Hair… (2CD deluxe)
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- • USA Pre-order: My People Were Fair and had Sky In Their Hair
- • GERMANY Pre-order: My People Were Fair (Deluxe Edition)
My People Were Fair And Had Sky In Their Hair (2LP Vinyl)
- • UK Pre-order: My People Were Fair And Had Sky In Their Hair [VINYL]
- • USA Pre-order: My People Were Fair and had sky in their Hair
- • GERMANY Pre-order: My People Were Fair [Vinyl LP]
Prophets , Seers & Sages: The Angels Of The Ages (2CD deluxe)
- • UK Pre-order: Prophets, Seers & Sages: The Angels Of The Ages
- • USA Pre-order: Prophets Seers & Sages: The Angels of the Ages
- • GERMANY Pre-order: Prophets, Seers & Sages (Deluxe Edition)
Prophets , Seers & Sages: Angels Of The Ages (2LP Vinyl)
- • UK Pre-order: Prophets, Seers & Sages: Angels Of The Ages [VINYL]
- • USA Pre-order: Prophets Seers & Sages: Angels of the Age [Vinyl]
- • GERMANY Pre-order: Prophets,Seers & Sages [Vinyl LP]
Unicorn (2CD deluxe)
- • UK Pre-order: Unicorn (Deluxe)
- • USA Pre-order: Unicorn (Deluxe)
- • GERMANY Pre-order: Unicorn (Deluxe Edition)
Unicorn (2LP Vinyl)
Track listing
My People Were Fair And Had Sky In Their Hair… (2CD version)
Disc: 1
1. Hot Rod Mama
2. Scenescof
3. Child Star
4. Strange Orchestras
5. Chateau In Virginia Waters
6. Dwarfish Trumpet Blues
7. Mustang Ford
8. Afghan Woman
9. 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
Disc: 2
1. Highways – Take 4 – Joe Boyd Session
2. Child Star – Take 2 – Joe Boyd Session
3. Dwarfish Trumpet Blues – Take 2 – Joe Boyd Session
4. Chateau In Virginia Waters – Take 3 – Joe Boyd Session
5. Dwarfish Trumpet Blues story
6. Hot Rod Mama
7. Scenescof
8. Child Star
9. Strange Orchestras
10. Chateau In Virginia Waters
11. Dwarfish Trumpet Blues
12. Mustang Ford
13. Afghan Woman
14. Knight
15. Graceful Fat Sheba
16. Weilder 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
My People Were Fair And Had Sky In Their Hair… (2LP vinyl version)
LP 1
1. Hot Rod Mama
2. Scenescof
3. Child Star
4. Strange Orchestras
5. Chateau In Virginia Waters
6. Dwarfish Trumpet Blues
7. Mustang Ford
8. Afghan Woman
9. Knight
10. Graceful Fat Sheba
11. Weilder Of Words
12. Frowning Atahuallpa ( My Inca Love )
LP 2
1. Debora – A – Side
2. Child Star – Take 2 ( Joe Boyd session )
3. Hot Rod Mama – John Peel’s Top Gear session 1967
4. Strange Orchestras – John Peel’s Top Gear session 1968
5. Chateau In Virginia Waters – Take 3 ( Joe Boyd session )
6. Mustang Ford – John Peel’s Top Gear session 1968
7. Pictures of Purple People – John Peel’s Top Gear session 1967
8. Afghan Woman – John Peel’s Top Gear session 1967
9. Highways – John Peel’s Top Gear session 1967
10. Puckish Pan – Tony Visconti’s Home Demo
11. Dwarfish Trumpet Blues – Tony Visconti’s Home Demo
12. Knight – Tony Visconti’s Home Demo
13. Scenescof Dynasty – John Peel’s Top Gear session 1967
14. Lunacy’s Back – Tony Visconti’s Home Demo
15. Frowning Atahulla – – John Peel’s Top Gear session 1968
Prophets, Seers & Sages: Angels Of The Ages
Disc: 1
1. Deboraarobed
2. Stacey Grove
3. Wind Quartets
4. Conesuala
5. Trelawny Lawn
6. Aznageel The Mage
7. The Friends
8. Salamanda Palaganda
9. 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
Disc: 2
1. Deborah – Take 2 June 1968
2. Stacey Grove – Take 2 16/5/68
3. Wind Quartets – Take 4 10/6/68
4. Conesuala – Take 8 22/4/68
5. Trelawny Lawn – Take 3 8/8/68
6. Aznageel The Mage – Take 3 8/8/68
7. The Friends – Take 5 8/8/68
8. Salamanda Palaganda – Take 4 10/6/68
9. 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
Unicorn (1969)
Disc: 1
1. Chariots of Silk
2. ‘Pon A Hill
3. The Seal of Seasons
4. The Throat of Winter
5. Cat Black (The Wizards Hat )
6. Stones for Avalon
7. She Was Born To Be My Unicorn
8. Like A White Star, Tangled and Far, Tulip That’s What You Are
9. 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
Disc: 2
1. Pewter Suitor – Take 3 Previously Unreleased
2. Chariots Of Silk – Take 1 from Unicorn
3. ‘Pon A Hill – Take 2 Previously Unreleased
4. The Seal Of Seasons – Take 5 Previously Unreleased
5. The Throat Of Winter – Take 2 Previously Unreleased
6. Cat Black (The Wizards Hat) – Take 1
7. Stones For Avalon – Take 2 Previously Unreleased
8. She Was Born To Be My Unicorn – Take 1
9. 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
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Has it been mentioned that there’s also three related limited edition 7″ singles – very much like the ones accompanying the recent BOS/T.Rex releases?
On Amazon.Com, these pre-release items are listed for $41.99, while at Amacon.Co.UK, they’re only 14.99 pounds (about $22). Also, when I ordered them, the price dropped to only 12.49 pounds (about $20). I’m not sure why – the list price still shows at 14.99 pounds, but they only charged me 12.49 for each of the 2-CD sets. I like it!
So I think Amazon.Co.UK is the way to go on these. Not sure why Amazon.Com has them at more than double the price right now.
Sure Philip, if you haven’t previous editions, you must have these ones !
But, for someone like me, who had never bought these early acoustic albums before(though I have all of his later electric “T.Rex” albums), these new releases might be a good purchase.
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One can only hope that the design is better than the previous (so-called “deluxe”) editions of “Beard Of Stars” and “T.Rex” – they were full of typos, “forgotten” credits and bad photo reproductions. Those one-disc remasters were ace though.
Are you, perhaps, referring to the “one disc remasters” that were labeled as the “expanded editions?” I just bought A Beard of Stars, expanded edition, that was released in 2004, by A&M Universal for Straight Ahead productions. The single disc has a total of 30 tracks (15 bonus tracks) and is digitally remastered. It sounds too thin (this 2004 Ed release digitally remastered version) compared to the original cd release. I wonder if the delux editions (2cd) releases are remastered better? Anyone???
Anyone??? I have the original cd releases of unicorn, BOS, and T.Rex, and am wondering which reissues have the best sound quality. I’m a bit wary now after listening to the thin digital remastering of the 2004 expanded edition that says it was digitally remastered by Gary Moore. And what I mean by “too thin” is that it seems that it’s all high end, treble, that got pushed up, and the rounder, thicker, heavier, deeper Na’s end was left out …. But I agree that the insets and info and pics is excellent
Not “Na’s end,” … Bass end is what I meant. Anyone else notice anything like this? I like the fact that this article mentions that Tony Visconti will had a hand in the remastering of this new deluxe edition of the debut. I wish he had on the BOS 2004 expanded edition
For any T.Rex fans reading this, there have the T.Rex / Beard of Stars deluxe editions for £6 CD £8 double vinyl and the BBC box set for £20 at…
http://greatofferstore.com/
I have never used them before but seem to have some great offers.
The Great Offers Store do not seem to have anything in stock and their communication is terrible! I ordered the Lana Del Ray Boxset from them 3 weeks ago and they keep informing me, when they bother to email, that they do not have it available and they need to get it from their supplier, despite their website stating despatched within 3-10 days!
Great Offers Store’s product is remarkably similar in content and price reduction to that offered on sale from Record Store dot co dot UK, in fact it’s almost identical. Make of that what you will.
The Great Offers Store IS NOT SO GREAT, despite the name!
Nobody needs this.Money making industry.
Great news but we already have all BBC tracks in the Box and on the last expanded previous issues we already have all these Bonus tracks except when for exemple, for one song, it was take 1 and now on the Deluxe edition is take 2 ! So next year, we’ll have a new issue with take 3 of the same song ! So we must buy again the disc and we must keep the last issues because differents takes !!! So I don’t know if I buy again…..It will be better to have now remastered Deluxe version of Futuristic Dragon, Dandy in the Underworld, Zip Gun,….
Well, it’s all a matter of taste, isn’t it? I’d rather buy new editions of all the Tyrannosaurus Rex every year than anything after Zinc Alloy …
That should have been ‘all the Tyrannosaurus Rex albums’ of course!
You donät have to buy it again though do you? Don’t fall for it. I know it’s hard but just be happy with the fact that you already own said record and spend that money on something you don’t already own. No one is going to think you’re any less of a Tyrannosaurus Rex fan if they spot that you only own five versions of each album instead of six are they?
This will be a great way to start 2015.
Thank you for the heads up Mr Sinclair.
Michael
So Santa comes early 2015.No harm in that.Sound the Dwarfish Trumpets.