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
Jade Warrior (band) of Osibisa, was perceived to be the next best thing. Our production company, Mother Mistro, basically told them that if they wanted Assagai, then they'd have to take Jade Warrior as well". This (according to an official biography), "left Jade Warrior a contract with a record company, which had little actual interest in the band, and very little willingness to support or promote them." Their debut album, "Jade Warrior", released in 1971, established their trademark sound of soft/loud contrasts, with Field's multi-layered flutes and percussion vying with Duhig's cutting guitar, and which incidentally outsold Assagai's offering (which featured a Jade