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Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Another in the series of albums bought when they came out . . . . . URBANASPIRINES

Tyrannosaurus Rex: My People Were Fair And Had Sky In Their Hair... But Now They're Content To Wear Stars On Their Brows 1968 (2CD Deluxe Edition) 2015




CD 1.

                            


01. Hot Rod Mama    3:11
02. Scenescof    1:40
03. Child Star    2:51
04. Strange Orchestras    1:48
05. Chateau In Virginia Waters    2:40
06. Dwarfish Trumpet Blues    2:46
07. Mustang Ford    3:01
08. Afghan Woman    2:00
09. Knight    2:41
10. Graceful Fat Sheba    1:29
11. Weilder Of Words    3:19
12. Frowning Atahualpa (My Inca Love)    5:55
13. Highways    1:50
14. Scenescof    1:40
15. Child Star    2:30
16. Dwarfish Trumpet Blues    2:28
17. Pictures Of Purple People    2:09
18. Hot Rod Mama    2:42
19. Knight     2:26
20. Afghan Woman    1:51
21. Frowning Atahuallpa     4:35
22. Strange Orchestras    1:42
23. Deborah     3:16
24. Mustang Ford     2:48

CD 2.

                           


01. Highways (Take 4)    2:03
02. Child Star (Take 2)    2:41
03. Dwarfish Trumpet Blues (Take 2)    2:41
04. Chateau In Virginia Waters (Take 3)    2:45
05. Mark Bolan Interview (About Dwarfish Trumpet Blues)    0:48
06. Hot Rod Mama     3:11
07. Scenescof     1:41
08. Child Star     2:49
09. Strange Orchestras     1:44
10. Chateau In Virginia Waters     2:37
11. Dwarfish Trumpet Blues     2:46
12. Mustang Ford     2:57
13. Afghan Woman     1:56
14. Knight     2:36
15. Graceful Fat Sheba     1:27
16. Weilder Of Words     3:18
17. Frowning Atahuallpa ( My Inca Love )     5:54
18. Deborah    3:05
19. Puckish Pan     3:39
20. Dwarfish Trumpet Blues     2:51
21. Knight    2:42
22. Scenescof    1:51
23. Knight (With Bass Guitar)    2:48
24. Lunacy's Back     2:30
25. Marc Bolan Interview (With Deborah) (Narrator [Children's Story] – John Peel)0:57




read Kostas’ notes as usual really worth a read and please note this edition is now long out of print (if you know otherwise please let us know and we will do something about it, thank you)


2 comments:

Dell said...

Wow - Thanks, recall seeing these guys back in 1968 at Woburn Music Festival

Andy Swapp said...

Wow Dell! That’s as early as some of my festival haunts (though I didn’t make it to Woburn sadly!)

Thanks for dropping by!