My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair... But Now They're Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows much of the subsequent Tyrannosaurus Rex catalogue. "My People Were Fair" was released on 5 July 1968 by Regal Zonophone. It reached No. 15 in the UK Album Chart upon initial release. The album was paired with Tyrannosaurus Rex's follow-up album "" (1968) and released in 1972 as the double album "Tyrannosaurus Rex: A Beginning", following the success of T. Rex's "Electric Warrior" (1971) and "The Slider" (1972) albums. It reached No. 1 in the UK. The double release remains the longest album title of any UK No. 1 album. In 1985 it was re-released on Sierra Records. An expanded
Electric Warrior hooks, that keeps "Electric Warrior" such an infectious, invigorating listen today." The album is credited as the first glam rock record album, pioneering the development of glam rock. In 1987, "Electric Warrior" was ranked number 100 in "Rolling Stone" magazine's "100 Greatest Albums of the Last 20 Years" list. In 2003, the album was ranked number 160 by the same magazine in its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In 2004, Pitchfork ranked "Electric Warrior" as the 20th best album of the 1970s. The album was also included in the book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before