May 16, 1969: Unicorn

By Tyrannosaurus Rex was released on Regal Zonophone in the UK and Blue Thumb in the US; it was the duos first album to be released in the US.

It reached number 12 in the UK Albums Chart

First charting on June 7th and spending 3 weeks on the chart

The album was released in a laminated gatefold cover in mono with red labels, and in stereo with blue labels

Regal Zonophone ‎– LRZ 1007 (red labels) mono

Regal Zonophone ‎– SLRZ 1007 (blue labels) stereo

Tracklist

Side A

A1 Chariots Of Silk

A2 'pon A Hill

A3 The Seal Of Seasons

A4 The Throat Of Winter

A5 Catblack (The Wizard's Hat)

A6 Stones For Avalon

A7 She Was Born To Be My Unicorn

A8 Like A White Star, Tangled And Far, Tulip That's What You Are

Side B

B1 Warlord Of The Royal Crocodiles

B2 Evenings Of Damask

B3 The Sea Beasts

B4 Iscariot

B5 Nijinsky Hind

B6 The Pilgrim's Tale

B7 The Misty Coast Of Albany

B8 Romany Soup

Credits

Bongos, Vocals, Talking Drum [African], Bass Guitar, Piano – Steve Peregrin Took

Engineer – Malcolm Toft, Rob Cabel*

Narrator [Children's Story] – John Peel

Photography By – Pete Sanders*

Piano – Tony Visconti (tracks: A5)

Producer – Tony Visconti

Vocals, Guitar, Harmonium, Idiophone [Lip Organ], Fiddle [Fonofiddle], Written-By – Marc Bolan