Originally released in 1968 and produced by Tony Visconti, the second Tyrannosaurus Rex album ‘Prophets, Seers & Sages: Angels Of The Ages’ firmly cemented Marc Bolan and Steve Peregrin Took as darlings of the London hippie / underground subculture and contained early Bolan classics such as ‘Deboraarobed’, ‘Salamanda Palaganda’ and ‘Consuela’. This new 2-CD deluxe gatefold edition of ‘Prophets, Seers & Sages…’ contains the mono 2014 remaster of the original album plus a host of bonus material including 1 non-album single, alternate takes, 8 songs recorded for John Peel’s ‘Top Gear’ programme, and 2 songs recorded for the BBC’s ‘Voice Of Pop’ programme. Disc Two contains 30 alternate takes of the album’s songs including 23 previously unreleased. Also comes with a booklet featuring a new essay by respected Guardian critic Mark Paytress.
