Tyrannosaurus Wrecks

The third Tyrannosaurus Rex album, and their debut U.S. release, Unicorn was also the first to steadfastly state the game plan which Marc Bolan had been patiently formulating for two years - the overnight transformation from underground icon to above ground superstar. Not only does it catch him experimenting with an electric guitar for the first time on record, it also sees Steve Peregrin Took exchange his bongos for a full drum kit, minor deviations to be sure, but significant ones regardless. And listen closely: you can hear the future. The opening "Chariots of Silk" sets the ball rolling, as slight and lovely as any of Bolan's early songs, but driven by a tumultuous drum roll, a pounding percussion which might be the sound of distant gunfire, but could as easily be a petulant four-year-old, stamping around an upstairs apartment…

T. Rex + Tyrannosaurus Rex - Bolan At The Beeb (2007) {3 CD Box Set, Remastered, Polydor 5302923}
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© 2007 Polydor Ltd. (UK) / Universal Music | 5302923
Rock / Glam Rock / Folk Rock

Beautiful three CD box includes all of the surviving Tyrannosaurus Rex and T. Rex recordings Marc made for the BBC. Some from the BBC tapes and some from ‘off air’ recordings. It is the most comprehensive ‘At The Beeb’ retrospective to date and even contains a very rare session from 1970 with two previously unreleased tracks; 'My Baby’s Like A Cloudfall' and 'Funk Now Jam'. 60 tracks including jingles, alternate versions of hits and more.