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Before they spawned the glam-rock movement, T. Rex was a quixotic acoustic duo popular on London's underground circuit. Billed as Tyrannosaurus Rex, Marc Bolan and percussionist Steve Peregrine-Took (later replaced by Mickey Finn) supported their odd, quasi-mystical songs with spare acoustic guitar and bongo arrangements, fleshed out in the studio by producer Tony Visconti. Drawing from the group's four pre-T. Rex records, including
Unicorn and
Beard of Stars,
Definitive features "Debora," "Salamanda Palaganda," "King of the Rumbling Spires," and other cult classics. Boasting comprehensive liner notes by Bolan biographer Mark Paytress and an awesome 31 tracks, including rare singles, this smartly conceived set truly lives up to its name, reinvigorating a legacy all too often ignored in favor of the group's subsequent superstar records.
--James Rotondi