Tyrannosaurus Rex (1970) Lofty Skies‏

From the A Beard of Stars album the fourth and final album from Marc Bolans folk outfit before he went electric. The albums contains some electric guitar and has elements if his 50s turbo charged bop that would strip away the  slight aimlessness of his early tunes. The new addition is percussionist Mickey Finn who no doubt helped reign in the expansive experimentalism of his predecessor Steve Peregrin Took, allegedly not being that accomplished musician Finn kepy the songs more grounded and compact helping pave the way for the future of T Rex's stripped down chug.

 The song, Lofty Skies is the tightest and most melodic track devoid of Bolan's standard foppish diversions and utterly nonsensical lyrics but with a far more serious, enchanting feel. Instead there is a solid understated vocal alongside some moody strumming and some tasteful wah-wah underneath.  There is no indulgence and captures what made the future T Rex singles with their sparse repetitive verses keeping Bolan's airy fairy persona suitably restrained.