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 It On"'s title was originally changed to "Bang a Gong (Get It On)" to distinguish it from Chase's song "Get It On", which was also released in late 1971. The printing of the song title "Bang a Gong (Get It On)" on the back cover of original Reprise Records North American pressings of "Electric Warrior" is in a different typeface from the surrounding text, with the song's original title retained on the lyric sheet. "Electric Warrior" has received acclaim from critics. In his retrospective review, Steve Huey of AllMusic gave the album 5/5 stars, writing "the real reason "Electric Warrior"