T.Rex - Unicorn 2CD Deluxe Edition (2015) FLAC Beolab1700


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Tyrannosaurus Rex - Unicorn 2CD Deluxe Edition
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Artist...............: Tyrannosaurus Rex
Album................: Unicorn 2CD Deluxe Edition
Genre................: Rock
Source...............: CD
Year.................: 2015
Ripper...............: EAC (Secure mode) / LAME 3.92 & Asus CD-S520
Codec................: Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
Version..............: reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Quality..............: Lossless, (avg. compression: 41 %)
Channels.............: Stereo / 44100 HZ / 16 Bit
Tags.................: VorbisComment
Information..........:


Posted by............: Beolab1700 on 03/04/2015


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Tracklisting
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Tracklist CD1:

01. Chariots Of Silk 02:29
02. 'Pon A Hill 01:16
03. The Seal Of Seasons 01:46
04. The Throat Of Winter 01:58
05. Cat Black (The Wizards Hat) 02:52
06. Stones For Avalon 01:35
07. She Was Born To Be My Unicorn 02:35
08. Like A White Star, Tangled And Far, Tulip That's What You Are 03:48
09. Warlord Of The Royal Crocodiles 02:10
10. Evenings Of Damask 02:24
11. The Sea Beasts 02:24
12. Iscariot 02:51
13. Nijinski Hind 02:17
14. The Pilgrims Tale 02:05
15. The Misty Coast Of Albany 01:42
16. Romany Soup 05:38

Bonus Tracks:
17. Pewter Suitor (Single A-Side) 03:10
18. King Of The Rumbling Spires (Single A-Side) 02:07
19. Do You Remember (Cult) (Single B-Side) 02:17
20. Once Upon A Sea Of Abyssinia (From 20th Century Superstar) 02:07
21. Demon Queen (From 20th Century Superstar) 01:36
22. Ill Starred Man (From 20th Century Superstar) 02:09
23. Blessed Wild Apple Girl (From The Best Of T. Rex) 02:32
24. Chariots Of Silk (Live On BBC Top Gear 11th May 1969) 02:29
25. Once Upon The Seas Of Abyssinia (Live On BBC Top Gear 11th May 1969) 02:03
26. Nijinsky Hind (Live On BBC Top Gear 11th May 1969) 02:17
27. The Misty Coast Of Albany (Live On BBC Top Gear 11th May 1969) 02:16
28. Iscariot (Live On BBC Top Gear 11th May 1969) 01:55


Tracklist CD2:

01. Pewter Suitor (Take 3) 03:21
02. Chariots Of Silk (Take 1 From Unicorn) 02:41
03. 'Pon A Hill (Take 2) 01:46
04. The Seal Of Seasons (Take 5) 02:36
05. The Throat Of Winter (Take 2 ) 02:21
06. Cat Black (The Wizards Hat) (Take 1) 03:07
07. Stones For Avalon (Take 2) 01:45
08. She Was Born To Be My Unicorn (Take 1) 02:51
09. Like A White Star, Tangled And Far, Tulip That's What You Are (Take 1) 03:59
10. Warlord Of The Royal Crocodiles (Take 4) 02:16
11. Evenings Of Damask (Take 4) 02:30
12. The Sea Beasts (Take 3) 02:29
13. Iscariot (Take 4) 02:05
14. Nijinsky Hind (Take 5) 02:27
15. The Pilgrim's Tale (Take 1) 02:10
16. The Misty Coast Of Albany (Take 3) 01:44
17. Romany Soup (Take 1) 02:24
18. King Of The Rumbling Spires (Take 1) 02:15
19. King Of The Rumbling Spires (Take 3) 02:25
20. Do You Remember (Cult) (Take 2) 02:18
21. Once Upon The Seas Of Abyssinia (Take 3) 02:19
22. Demon Queen (Take 1) 01:44
23. Ill Starred Man (Take 1) 02:18
24. Blessed Wild Apple Girl (Take 2) 02:43
25. The Lion And The Unicorn (Live The Lyceum, London, 11th April 1969) 03:22
26. Interview (Blue Thumb Promo 7'') 03:15


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The third Tyrannosaurus Rex album, and their debut U.S. release, Unicorn was also the first to steadfastly state the game plan which Marc Bolan had been patiently formulating for two years -- the overnight transformation from underground icon to above ground superstar. Not only does it catch him experimenting with an electric guitar for the first time on record, it also sees Steve Peregrin Took exchange his bongos for a full drum kit, minor deviations to be sure, but significant ones regardless. And listen closely: you can hear the future. The opening "Chariots of Silk" sets the ball rolling, as slight and lovely as any of Bolan's early songs, but driven by a tumultuous drum roll, a pounding percussion which might be the sound of distant gunfire, but could as easily be a petulant four-year-old, stamping around an upstairs apartment. Either way, it must have been a rude awakening for the bliss-soaked hippy acid-heads who were the duo's most loyal audience at the time -- and, though the album settled down considerably thereafter, that initial sense of alarm never leaves. By the time one reaches the closing "Romany Soup," a nursery jingle duet for voice and whispered secrets, you feel like you've just left the wildest roller coaster on earth. If the peaks are astonishing, however, the troughs are merely comparative. "Pon A Hill" is certainly more remarkable for the backing chorus of absurd twitters than for a fairly standard Bolan melody. But "Cat Black," a song which had been around since before Bolan joined John's Children, comes on like a lost Spector classic, with apoplectic percussion and a positively soaring, wordless chorus. "She Was Born to Be My Unicorn," meanwhile, drifts by on piping Hammond and tympani, while "Warlord of the Royal Crocodiles" is no less resonant than such a title demands. Reprising his role on the duo's first album, DJ John Peel reappears to read a brief children's story, but that truly is the only real point of contact between Unicorn and its predecessors. Indeed, in a moment of pure prescient enthusiasm, Melody Maker's review tagged the once painstakingly eclectic acoustic duo "electrified teenybop" and, had things not gone horribly awry between Bolan and Took during their first U.S. tour that same year, all that T Rex was to achieve in the first years of the next decade might have instead fallen into place during the final years of the '60s. Because again, you can already hear the storm brewing.

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