TYRANNOSAURUS REX Prophets, Seers & Sages… UK 1st *MONO* w/INSERT NEAR MINT
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Nov 15, 2022
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TYRANNOSAURUS REX Prophets, Seers & Sages… UK 1st *MONO* w/INSERT NEAR MINT
TYRANNOSAURUS REXProphets, Seers & Sages, The Angels Of The Ages
1968 UK REGAL ZONOPHONE (LRZ 1005) FIRST *MONO* PRESSING
NICE ORIGINAL COPY WHICH SOUNDS GREAT
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE RED/SILVER *MONO* REGAL ZONOPHONE LABELS WITH “SOLD IN UK…” STATEMENT
MATRIX: XCARX 47-1 / XCARX 48-1
MOTHERS/STAMPERS: 1/R and 1/A
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL TEXTURED FLIPBACK SLEEVE WITH ‘A "NEW BREED" PRODUCTION' TEXT
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL LYRIC SHEET
AND PLAIN WHITE “PATENTS APPLIED FOR” INNER SLEEVE
The most underrated of Tyrannosaurus Rex's four albums, Prophets, Seers & Sages was recorded just six months after their debut and adds little to the landscapes which that set mapped out.
There is the same reliance on the jarring juxtaposition of rock rhythms in a folky discipline; the same abundance of obscure, private mythologies; the same skewed look at the latest studio dynamics, fed through the convoluted wringer of the duo's imagination -- the already classic pop of the opening "Deboraarobed" is further dignified by its segue into the same performance played backwards, a fairly groundbreaking move at a time when even the Beatles were still burying such experiments deep in the mix.
But if the album itself found the duo rooted to the musical spot, still it delivered some of Marc Bolan's most resonant songs. The nostalgia-flavoured "Stacey Grove" and the contrarily high-energy "Conesuela" were as peerless as any of Bolan's more feted compositions. Equally intriguing is the confidence which exudes from "Scenes of Dynasty," a successor of sorts to the last album's "Scenesof," but presented with just percussion and some strange vocal noises to accompany Bolan's singing -- at a time when "singing" was maybe not the term a lot of listeners would employ for his vocals. The excited "one-two-three-four" count-in only adds to the dislocation, of course. Finally, the owlishly contagious "Salamanda Palaganda" offers a first-hand peek into the very mechanics of Bolan's songwriting. Other composers stuck for a rhyme either reach for the thesaurus or abandon the lyric altogether. Bolan simply made one up, and in the process created a whole new language -- half nonsense, half mystery, but wholly intoxicating. Just like the rest of the album, in fact
Side 1:
Deboraarobed
Stacey Grove
Wind Quartets
Conesuala
Trelawny Lawn
Aznageel The Mage
The Friends
Side 2:
Salamanda Palaganda
Our Wonderful Brownskin Man
O Harley (The Saltimbanques)
Eastern Spell
The Travelling Tragition
Juniper Suction
Scenescof Dynasty
LABELS: EXCELLENT
Clean, unmarked labels a few spindle traces but not overly played
VINYL Visual: EXCELLENT
A few light marks but nothing of any audible consequence
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays beautifully with little to fault the rich, warm, detailed sound.
No scratches, loud clicks, pops or groove wear, just a little low level surface noted between some of the tracks - nothing really - a great copy - possibly a touch under NM but not much
SLEEVE: VERY GOOD
Some rub to the edges/textured surface but no major issues and overall a pretty fine example
INSERT: EXCELLENT
Apart from some brown spotting in the bottom corner the insert is clean, crisp and unmarked
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