Doing The Beltane Walk

Thought I'd celebrate the Beltane with the Pagan Trickster of Rock 'N Roll.

That would be Marc Bolan.

In 1967, Marc Bolan and Steve Peregrin Took formed a Psychedelic Folk duo called Tyrannosaurus Rex.  Two years and three albums later, Bolan and Took decided to go their separate ways due to artistic differences, which is a nice way of saying there was a clash of egos.

Bolan replaced Took with percussionist Mickey Finn.  He and Finn released another album under the name Tyrannosaurus Rex before shortening the name to T. Rex.

This is the first album they released as T. Rex.  In a way, it provides a whimsical glimpse of the moment when T. Rex began transitioning from Psychedelic Folk duo to full-blown Glam Rock boogie band.