Tyrannosaurus Rex MY PEOPLE WERE FAIR 68 2 DISC ACETATE

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TYRANNOSAURUS REX

MY PEOPLE WERE FAIR AND HAD SKY IN THEIR HAIR... BUT NOW THEY'RE CONTENT TO WEAR STARS ON THIER BROWS

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 2 DISC METAL ACETATE from 1968

All tracks written by Marc Bolan

Side 1

1. "Hot Rod Mama" – 3:09
2. "Scenescof" – 1:41
3. "Child Star" – 2:52
4. "Strange Orchestras" – 1:47
5. "Chateau in Virginia Waters" – 2:38
6. "Dwarfish Trumpet Blues" – 2:47

Side 2

1. "Mustang Ford" – 2:56
2. "Afghan Woman" – 1:59  THIS TRACK HAS BEEN OMITTED FROM THE ACETATE
3. "Knight" – 2:38
4. "Graceful Fat Sheba" – 1:28
5. "Weilder of Words" – 3:19
6. "Frowning Atahuallpa" – 5:55

THE DEBUT ALBUM OF MARC BOLAN'S TYRANNOSAURUS REX. FEATURING MARC ON GUITAR AND VOCALS AND STEVE PEREGRINE TOOK ON BACKING VOCALS AND DRUMS AND PERCUSSION, AND EVEN A CAMEO APPEARANCE BY THE LATE JOHN PEEL. BOLAN HAD LEFT JOHN'S CHILDREN AND ALSO LEFT BEHIND THE ELECTIC GUITAR IN FAVOUR OF THE ACOUSTIC WHICH DOMINATES THIS HIS DEBUT ALBUM.

THE ALBUM WAS RELEASED ON REGAL ZONOPHONE IN JUNE 1968 AND REACHED NUMBER 15 IN THE UK CHARTS

THE ACETATE OR "MOTHER" IS THE SECOND STAGE IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING AN ALBUM, AND THE FIRST PLAYABLE VERSION OF ANY ALBUM. THE MOTHER IS THEN USED TO MAKE THE STAMPER WHICH CANNOT BE PLAYED AND THE STAMPER IS THEN USEDTO CREAT THE VINYL ALBUM. ONE MOTHER CAN USUALLY MAKE UPTO 6 STAMPERS.

THIS ACETATE WHICH IS MADE OF METAL RATHER THAN VINYL WAS MOST CERTAINLY ONE OF THE VERY FIRST EVER MADE. THE DATE IS WRITTEN ON THE LABELS AS 16TH APRIL 1968, AND THIS IS SOME 8 WEEKS BEFORE THE RECORD WAS OFFICALLY RELEASED IN JUNE.

THIS ACETATE WAS NEVER ACTUALLY USED IN THE MAKING OF ANY ALBUM DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT HAS TRACK 2 FROM SIDE 2 (AFGHAN WOMAN) MISSING. WHETHER THIS WAS MISSED OF THE MASTER RECORDING BY ACCIDENT OR MARC BOLAN DECIDED TO ADD ANOTHER TRACK IS UNKNOWN, BUT ONE THING IS FOR CERTAIN THIS IS A VERY VERY RARE PRESSING OF THIS ALBUM. TO FIND THE ACETATE THAT WAS ACUALLY USED TO PRESS THE RECORDS WOULD BE HARD ENOUGH BUT TO COME ACROSS ONE THAT EFFECTIVELY WAS BINNED IS NIGH ON IMPOSSIBLE.

THIS IS THEREFORE ONE OF THE RAREST ITEMS THAT ANY BOLAN OR T.REX FAN COULD EVER WISH TO OWN.

THE TWO ONE SIDED ACETATES HAVE WHITE LABELS WITH THE PRINTED TYPEFACE AROUND THE RIM. AT THE TOP IT STATES "MADE IN GT. BRITAIN EMIDISC RECORDING BLANK" AND AT THE BOTTOM "KEEP SURFACE CLEAN - USE LIGHTWEIGHT PICKUP" AND BELOW THIS "EMI TAPE LIMITED - HAYES, MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND"

THE HANDWRITTEN PART IS IN GREEN INK AND READS FROM THE TOP "TYRANNOSAURUS REX", BELOW THIS EITHER SIDE 1 OR SIDE 2.

TO THE RIGHT OF THE SPINDLE HOLE THE DATE 16.04.68, AND BELOW THE SPINDLE HOLE

"STEREO" 33 1/3 RPM

ON THE SECOND DISC THERE IS THE ADDITION OF BLACK INK HANDWRITING STATING "BAND 2 MISSING (AFGHAN WOMAN)"

I AM VERY CERTAIN THAT THE OPPORTUNITY TO COLLECT SOMETHING THIS UNIQUE FROM THE BOLAN COLLECTION WILL NOT PRESENT ITSELF AGAIN VERY SOON

I HAVE DECIDED TO RECORD 90 SECONDS OR SO FROM EACH TRACK ON THIS ACETATE AND THESE CAN BE HEARD IF YOU CLICK THE AUDIO BUTTON AT THE TOP OF THE LISTING. THERE ARE 11 SEGMENTS IN ALL, 6 OF WHICH ARE ON THE FIRST DISC AND FIVE ON THE SECOND. THIS OF COURSE SHOULD HAVE BEEN 6 BUT FOR THE OMISSION OF TRACK 2

THE FIRST DISC PLAYS THROUGH BEAUTIFULLY WITH JUST THE ODD LITTLE POP IN PLACES, BUT CERTAINLY NO BACKGROUND NOISE SUCH AS CRACKLING. THE STEREO CLARITY OF THIS MOTHER IS JUST SUPERB. NATURALLY THE BEST EVER RECORDINGS CAME FROM THE ITEM NEAREST TO THE STARTING POINT OF THE RECORDING AND AS I PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED THIS ACETATE IS THE FIRST PLAYABLE PART OF THE PROCESS OF MAKING A RECORD

THE SECOND DISC HAS A SMALL ISSUE IN THAT SOMEONE AT SOME POINT DECIDED TO TRY TO POLISH THE DISC AND IN DOING DO MANAGED TO EMBED A STATIC LIKE SOUND INTO THE GROOVE. THIS IS HEARD CLEARLY IN THE RUN IN WAX AND THE LINKING GROOVE AND ALSO LIGHTLY BEHIND THE MUSIC OF TRACKS ONE AND TWO.

THREE FOUR AND FIVE MASK THIS SOUND WHEN THE MUSIC IS PLAYING, AND SO IT IS JUST THE FIRST TWO TRACKS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY THIS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE ARE TWO WAYS OF REMOVONG THIS FILM. ONE IS BY APPLYING SOME SORT OF MOUSSE, AND THE OTHER IS TO STEAM IT AWAY. I HAVE NEVER TRIED THIS AND WOULD NOT WANT TO DO SO ON SUCH A VALUABLE RECORDING, AND ONLY BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER TRIED IT BEFORE.

ANYWAY THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE AND THE BACKGROUND HAS BEEN RECORDED FROM TRACK 6 ONWARDS . IT IS NOT A NOISE THAT IS THERE THROUGH WEAR, BUT SIMPLY BECAUSE SOME BRIGHT SPARK USED THE WRONG CLEANER ON THIS METAL ACETATE. IT CAN BE CLEARLY SEEN ON THE SURFACE WHICH HAS BEEN LIGHTLY DULLED AS A RESULT.

THE TWO DISCS ARE HOUSED IN A WHITE GATEFOLD SLEEVE WHICH HAS A BALCK AND WHITE COPY OF THE ALBUM SLEEVEART PLACED IN FRONT OF IT. BOTH DISCS ARE HOUSED IN NEW POLY LINED INNER SLEEVES.

AS WITH ALL MY AUCTIONS I AM STARTING THIS INCREDIBLE RARITY OFF AT £19.00 WITH NO RESERVE. THIS IS A TEN DAY AUCTION, SO IF YOU DECIDE THIS IS FOR YOU THEN GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR BID.

I AM HAPPY TO ASNSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE, BUT I HOPE THAT I HAVE COVERED EVERYTHING IN THE ABOVE DESCRIPTION

GOOD LUCK

REGARDS

GARRY