A Beard of Starsrelease date: Mar. 13, 1970
format: cd
[album rate: 3 / 5] [3,14]
producer: Tony Visconti
label: Regal Zonophone Records - nationality: England, UK
Track highlights: 4. "Fist Heart Might Dawn Dart" - 5. "Pavillions of Sun" (4 / 5) [alternate version not on album] - 6. "Organ Blues" - 9. "A Beard of Stars" - 12. "Lofty Skies" - 14. "Elemental Child"
4th studio album release by Tyrannosaurus Rex and the last under the full band name, as the following album was released as a T. Rex album. This is one of two transitional albums reflecting Marc Bolan's move away from psychedelic folk and folk rock and into his heydays of glam rock. Tracks #1 and #14 showcases his inspiration in Jimi Hendrix (and the album features Bolan on electric guitar for the first time), and tracks #4, #5, #7, and #12 are fine (proto-)glam rock and boogie rock compositions.
[ allmusic.com 4 / 5 stars ]
