Tyrannosaurus Rex - My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair... But Now They're Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows (1968)
Tracklist front / back album covers
Side A
1. "Hot Rod Mama" 3:09
2. "Scenescof" 1:41
3. "Child Star" 2:52
4. "Strange Orchestras" 1:47
5. "Chateau in Virginia Waters" 2:38
6. "Dwarfish Trumpet Blues" 2:47
Side B
1. "Mustang Ford" 2:56
2. "Afghan Woman" 1:59
3. "Knight" 2:38
4. "Graceful Fat Sheba" 1:28
5. "Wielder of Words" 3:19
6. "Frowning Atahuallpa (My Inca Love)" 5:55
My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair... But Now They're Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows is the debut album by psychedelic folk band Tyrannosaurus Rex (later known as T. Rex). It was released on 5 July 1968 by record label Regal Zonophone.
My People Were Fair was recorded at Advision Studios in London, England in early 1968 and produced by Tony Visconti. Preparatory demo sessions for the album took place at Visconti's London flat as well as studio sessions with producer Joe Boyd. Advision was the first studio in the UK with eight-channel recording equipment. This Advision eight-channel machine was a model 280 made by Scully Recording Instruments, which allowed for far greater recording flexibility than the standard 4-track recorders of the era.
