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 final under the full band name, as the following album was released as a T. Rex album. Steve Peregrine Toke is here replaced with percussionist Mickey Finn. This album stands as one of two transitional albums reflecting Marc Bolan's move away from psychedelic folk and folk rock and into his heydays fused with 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 ]
