Unicorn 2 X LP by Tyrannosaurus Rex (Record, 2015) MARC BOLAN (T. REX)
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Description
Unicorn is the third studio album by English psychedelic folk (later glam rock) band Tyrannosaurus Rex (later known as 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. This re-release contains an extra LP of 15 alternate versions, studio out-takes and demos in a gatefold sleeve.
Content and music:
Unicorn featured Marc Bolan on vocals, guitar, harmonium, lip organ and phonofiddle and Took on percussion (bongos, African talking drum, drum kit, pixiephone, gong), bass, guitar and piano, with the piano on "Catblack" played by producer Visconti. The duo overdubbed dozens of instruments aiming for an all-acoustic "wall of sound" approach different from the first two Tyrannosaurus Rex albums. 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 as well as photographs of the Cottingley Fairies, a famous case of two children's photographs of alleged fairies taken near their Yorkshire home.
In between the final two songs on the album, "The Misty Coast of Albany" and "Romany Soup", John Peel (an early supporter of the band) recited a short story written by Bolan. Non-LP single "Pewter Suitor" was also recorded at the sessions, although it failed to chart on its January 1969 release.
Track Listing:
A1 Chariots Of Silk 2:27
A2 'Pon A Hill 1:14
A3 The Seal Of Seasons 1:47
A4 The Throat Of Winter 1:57
A5 Cat Black (The Wizard's Hat) 2:50
A6 Stones For Avalon 1:36
A7 She Was Born To Be My Unicorn 2:35
A8 Like A White Star, Tangled And Far, Tulip That's What You Are 3:45
B1 Warlord Of The Royal Crocodiles 2:09
B2 Evenings Of Damask 2:24
B3 The Sea Beasts 2:24
B4 Iscariot 2:48
B5 Nijinsky Hind 2:17
B6 The Pilgrim's Tale 2:04
B7 The Misty Coast Of Albany 1:41
B8 Romany Soup 5:39
C1 Pewter Suitor 3:10
C2 She Was Born To Be My Unicorn (Take 1) 2:51
C3 Chariots Of Silk 2:30
C4 Cat Black (The Wizard's Hat) (Take 1) 3:05
C5 Nijinsky Hind 2:17
C6 Warlord Of The Royal Crocodiles (Take 4) 2:14
C7 The Seal Of Seasons (Take 5) 2:37
D1 King Of The Rumbling Spires 2:08
D2 Do You Remember 2:18
D3 Like A White Star, Tangled And Far, Tulip That's What You Are - (Take 1) 3:57
D4 Once Upon The Seas Of Abyssinia 2:02
D5 Demon Queen (Take 1) 1:40
D6 Ill Starred Man (Acoustic Version, Take 1) 2:10
D7 Blessed Wild Apple Girl (Take 2) 2:43
D8 The Lion And The Unicorn
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