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A Beard of Stars is the fourth studio album by English psychedelic folk band Tyrannosaurus Rex, and their last before changing their name to T. Rex. It was released in March 1970 by record label Regal Zonophone.

A Beard of Stars
Studio album by Tyrannosaurus Rex
Released	March 1970 (1970-03)
Recorded	April–November 1969
Studio	Trident, London
Genre	Psychedelic folk folk rock
Length	35:03
Label	Regal Zonophone
Producer	Tony Visconti
Tyrannosaurus Rex chronology
Unicorn (1969) A Beard of Stars (1970) T. Rex (1970)
Singles from A Beard of Stars
"By the Light of a Magical Moon" Released: 1970

Music

A Beard of Stars was the act's first album with Marc Bolan's new musical partner Mickey Finn and featured Bolan on vocals, guitar, organ and bass and Finn on percussion and bass. It was notable for being the first album on which Bolan used an electric guitar, although that instrument had first appeared on the band's 1969 single "King of the Rumbling Spires"/"Do You Remember". According to Mark Deming of AllMusic, A Beard of Stars "was the turning point where Marc Bolan began evolving from an unrepentant hippie into the full-on swaggering rock star he would be within a couple of years, though for those not familiar with his previous work, it still sounds like the work of a man with his mind plugged into the age of lysergic enchantment".[1]

Four tracks from this album, including "Great Horse", were salvaged from spring 1969 sessions for a fourth album with original percussionist Steve Peregrin Took in the wake of "King of the Rumbling Spires". These four tracks were overdubbed for release by Finn, Bolan and Visconti.[2] A further four tracks from the Took sessions – rejected for the final album – subsequently surfaced on various compilations, three ("Once Upon the Seas of Abyssinia", "Blessed Wild Apple Girl", "Demon Queen") in Bolan's lifetime, the fourth ("Ill Starred Man") posthumously.

Release

A Beard of Stars was released in March 1970 by Regal Zonophone in the UK and Blue Thumb in the US. It reached No. 21 in the UK Albums Chart.[3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

In a retrospective review, AllMusic praised the album as a "Grand Transformation. A Beard of Stars holds on to the charm of Tyrannosaurus Rex's early work while letting Bolan's natural charisma and rock moves finally take hold, and it's a unique and very pleasing entry in their catalog".[1]

Track listing

Personnel

Tyrannosaurus Rex

• Marc Bolan - acoustic and electric guitars, lead vocals, chord organ, bass
• Mickey Finn - Moroccan clay drums, backing vocals, tabla, finger cymbals, bass

Technical

• Malcolm Toft - engineer
• Tony Visconti - piano, producer [4]

Charts

Chart (1970)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[5]	27
UK Albums Chart	21

References

External links

• A Beard of Stars at Discogs (list of releases)

На других языках

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- [en] A Beard of Stars

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[es] A Beard of Stars

A Beard of Stars es el cuarto álbum de estudio de la banda británica de rock T. Rex, publicado en marzo de 1970. Es el primer trabajo en el que participa el percusionista Mickey Finn y a su vez es el último bajo el nombre original de Tyrannosaurus Rex.[1] A los pocos días de su publicación obtuvo la posición 21 en la lista UK Albums Chart.[2]

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[it] A Beard of Stars

A Beard of Stars è il quarto album discografico del gruppo musicale rock britannico Tyrannosaurus Rex, pubblicato nel marzo del 1970.

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[ru] A Beard of Stars

A Beard of Stars — четвёртый студийный альбом британской группы Tyrannosaurus Rex, вышедший в марте 1970 года. Является последним альбомом, выпущенным под оригинальным именем дуэта; в этом же году коллектив меняет название на T. Rex, под которым впоследствии войдёт в историю, как одна из самых влиятельных групп британского андеграунда.

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