TORCH GIRL
OF THE MARSHES
HER KISS IS A WHIP
OF THE MOON
A Beard of Stars
is the fourth
studio album
by English
psychedelic
folk band
Tyrannosaurus Rex
and their last
before changing
their name to
It was released in
March 1970
by record label
Regal Zonophone.
Background
Tyrannosaurus Rex's
previous album,
Unicorn,
had been relatively successful,
which encouraged
Bolan to go electric.
In March 1969,
he bought an
electric guitar
which he proceeded
to use on both sides
of the July single
"King of the Rumbling Spires / Do You Remember".
Although it barely charted
at number 44,
Bolan wished to press further
with his musical evolution
but felt hamstrung
by deteriorating relations
with his partner,
percussionist
Steve Peregrin Took,
who was involved
heavily with drugs
and wanted to
contribute songs
to the group's
next album.
Initial sessions
for the new album
in the spring of 1969
were fraught with tension.
After an
American tour
in August
and September
of 1969,
Took was quietly let go
from the group,
and Bolan
placed an ad
in Melody Maker
looking for a replacement.
By mid-October,
he had found
Mickey Finn
through his housemate
and photographer
for the band's album covers
Pete Sanders,
and sessions
for the next album
resumed on
October 31st
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