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
T. Rex (band) a popularity in the UK comparable to that of the Beatles, with a run of eleven singles in the UK top ten. One of the most prominent acts in British popular culture, they scored four UK number one hits, "Hot Love", "Get It On", "Telegram Sam" and "Metal Guru". The band's 1971 album "Electric Warrior" received critical acclaim as a pioneering glam rock album. It reached number 1 in the UK. The 1972 follow-up, "The Slider", entered the top 20 in the US. Following the release of "20th Century Boy" in 1973, which reached number three in the UK, T.