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As Tyrannosaurus Rex
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)
A Beard of Stars (1970)
As T. Rex
T. Rex (1970)
Electric Warrior (1971)
The Slider (1972)
Tanx (1973)
Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow (1974)
Bolan's Zip Gun (1975)
Futuristic Dragon (1976)
Dandy in the Underworld (1977)
Tyrannosaurus Rex was formed by Marc Bolan in 1967. As just a two piece with Marc Bolan on guitar and Steve Peregrin Took handling percussion, they earned a rather enthusiastic following in the U.K. underground scene with their brand of surreal acoustic folk that traded heavily on unicorns and other mythological imagery.
It wasn't until Marc Bolan elected to electrify and shorten the band's name to T.Rex that widespread commercial success was obtained, however. Releases such as these vaulted T.Rex to the top of the charts in the early seventies and ushered in the era of glam rock:
Hot Love (You gotta love the dancers.)
Metal Guru
Rabbit Fighter
T.Rex's existing folky/artsy fan base was outraged by the changes in the band's music and image but, as had been the case with Bob Dylan some years earlier, the verdict of history has been positive.
T.Rex's two essential albums are these:
Electric Warrior
The Slider
T.Rex's popularity faded as quickly as it had grown, however, as internal strife among bandmembers took its toll.
Marc Bolan's plans to reunite with percussionists Took and Mickey Finn was curtailed by his untimely death in an automobile accident in 1977. Here's a good biography of the band from the Barnes & Noble website:
T.Rex Biography
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