TYRANNOSAURUS REX
RECORDS
Tyrannosaurus Rex Records was a DIY label. It managed one single a
Tyrannosaurus Rex Appreciation Society single. Limited to 2000. With Numbered
insert. Sleepy Maurice is taken from an Acetate. It
issued singles in an TS-000 numerical series. After leaving John's Children
in 1967, Marc Bolan forms the acoustic duo Tyrannosaurus Rex with percussionist
Steve Peregrin Took. The duo signs a recording deal with producer Tony Visconti,
for release on EMI's Regal Zonophone label. Following a poorly received US tour,
Steve Took leaves and is replaced by Mickey Finn After a while Tony Visconti
shifts label outlet for his productions from Regal Zonophone to Fly Records (3)
in UK. After much urging from his producer, Marc Bolan abbreviates his group
name to T. Rex and expands to a quartet with the addition of Steve Currie on
bass and Bill Legend on drums. Distributed By Tyrannosaurus Rex
Appreciation Society.
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