UNICORN T REX psychedelic folk glam rock TYRANNOSAURUS REX 1972 Vintage Record

Description: This is an LP Record to UNICORN by Tyrannosaurus Rex - T REX Unicorn is the third studio album by English psychedelic folk band Tyrannosaurus Rex (later known as the glam rock band T. Rex). It was released on 16 May 1969 by record labels Regal Zonophone and Blue Thumb, and was the last Tyrannosaurus Rex album to feature Steve Peregrin Took. Like the previous Tyrannosaurus Rex album, Unicorn was recorded at London's Trident Studios with producer Tony Visconti and engineer Malcolm Toft over a period of several months in between live dates. Its music featured Marc Bolan on vocals, guitar, harmonium, lip organ and phonofiddle plus Steve Took on percussion (bongos, African talking drum, drum kit, pixiephone, gong), bass, guitar and piano, with the piano on "Catblack" played by Visconti. Marc claimed in a contemporary interview that the album was in two parts: six songs featuring just guitar and bongos like the duo's previous records, with the rest aiming for a uniquely all-acoustic, Spectoresque "wall of sound" approach utilizing overdubs of dozens of instruments, including over 20 different kinds of percussion The album's front and back cover photos were credited to Pete Sanders and shot in the kitchen of the flat he shared with John Peel. The back cover depicted Bolan and Took surrounded by books that were relevant to the subject matter of the songs. These books included the work of William Blake and a copy of Children's Shakespeare as well as photographs of the Cottingley Fairies, a famous case of two children's photographs of alleged fairies taken near their Yorkshire home. The album also featured a gatefold with the lyrics printed over a painting of two unicorn heads facing each other in side profile; the UK gatefold was in black and white while the US release had the painting in color. The album was initially received with the duo's best reviews to date. Nick Logan of New Musical Express called it "a happy warming sound, absorbing, refreshing and stimulating" while Melody Maker declared it their most interesting to date, singling out "Catblack (The Wizard's Hat)" as "one of the best tunes that Marc has written". Record Mirror also labeled it fresh and unique, comparing it favorably to the "unoriginal top-heavy guitar-based groups" popular at the time. Bolan died in a car crash in 1977. A memorial stone and bust of Bolan, Marc Bolan's Rock Shrine, was unveiled at the site where he died in Barnes, London. His musical influence as guitarist and songwriter is profound; he inspired many later acts over the following decades. Bolan's March 1971 appearance on the BBC's music show Top of the Pops, wearing glitter on his face, performing the UK chart topper "Hot Love" is cited as the start of the glam rock movement. Visible Cover Edge Wear please see pics THIS RECORD IS IN GOOD please see pics CONDITION EDGE CUT .

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