Updated on 12th April 2024

...............TYRANNOSAURUS REX...............

 
Above images by Bob Lampard, Jean-Louis Rancurel, and Pete Saunders

..........By the Light of a[the] Magical Moon / Find a Little Wood..........

 

 

 

(Additional information and scans supplied by Martin Banger, and George Courter)

Australia

Festival FK-3521

Released 1970

Wrong song title and reversed labels

Side 1                                      Side 2

 

Run-out etchings:
Side 1
MX 33815

Side 2
MX 33816
3A

France

Stateside 2C 006-91.133
thanks to pierre champion for these images

Released 1970

The cover has the wrong title
but the single is correct


Front                                        Back

 

France

Stateside 2C 006-91.133

Released 1970


Side 1                                      Side 2

Germany

Polydor 2001 011

Released 1970


Front                                        Back

 

 

Germany

Polydor 2001 011

Released 1970

 

Side 1                                      Side 2

(On side 1 the etching 1969 has
been overstamped with 1970)

Run-out etchings:
Side 1
00 2001011 S1
? 1969 B 70 ?Z B

Side 2
00 2001 011 S2
C 1 ? 1970 B 70 ?Z

 

Germany

Polydor 2001 011

sample copy

Released 1970


Side 1                                      Side 2

     
 

Holland

Stateside 5C 006 91133

Released 1970

Cover and single have the wrong song title


Front                                        Back

Holland

Stateside 5C 006 91133

Released 1970

Side 1                                      Side 2

 

Run-out etchings:
Side 1
91133A//13.177-1.

Side 2
91133B//13.178-1.

Republic of Ireland

Regal Zonophone RZ(I) 3025

Released 1970

Released as Tryannosaurus Rex
and has the wrong song title


Side 1                                      Side 2

     

New Zealand

Festival FK-3521

Released 1970

Wrong song title


Side 1                                      Side 2

Run-out etchings:
Side 1
MX 33815.
410.

Side 2
FK 3521 B
454.

     

Norway

Polydor 2001 011

Released 1970


Front                                        Back

Norway

Polydor 2001 011

An alternate cover with a blue tone or identical to
above with the green tone being a scanning error?

Released 1970


Front                                        Back

 

Norway

Polydor 2001 011

Released 1970

Side 1                                      Side 2

 

Run-out etchings:
Side 1
2001 011 A
4 P70
F 710 D

Side 2
2001 011 B
4 P70
F 710 D

The tracks on all the American issues of this single
were mastered at Artisan Sound Recorders,
Pasadena, Hollywood, Chatsworth, CA

All USA releases have the Artisan stamp in the runouts.
U.S.A and CANADIAN releases
under the name of T. REX
The mastering house symbol is similar to a two-ringed target
with two arrows in it, etched into the runout area.

GF are the initials of Greg Fulginiti, mastering and recording
engineer at Artisan Sound Recorders.
T. Rex By The Light Of A Magical Moon USA promo side 1

U.S.A.

Blue Thumb BTA-212

promotional copy

issue #1

Released 8th July 1972

Side 1                                      Side 2

Run-out etchings:
Side 1
BTA - 212
8063 - Rel  /A
SS

Side 2
BTA  212
8064 - Rel /B
S1

T. Rex By The Light Of A Magical Moon USA promo side 2

 T. Rex By The Light Of A Magical Moon USA promo side 1

U.S.A.

Blue Thumb BTA-212

promotional copy

issue #2

Released 8th July 1972

Side 1                                      Side 2

Run-out etchings:
Side 1
BTA . 212
8063 - Rel - 1
T1

Side 2
BTA - 212
8064   - Rel - 1
T1

T. Rex By The Light Of A Magical Moon USA promo side 2

U.S.A.

Blue Thumb BTA-212

Released 8th July 1972
The tracks on all the American issues of this single
were mastered at Artisan Sound Recorders,
Pasadena, Hollywood, Chatsworth, CA

Side 1                                      Side 2

Run-out etchings:
Side 1
BTA . 212
8063 - Re - 1

Side 2
BTA - 212
8064 - Re - 1

T. Rex By The Light Of A Magical Moon USA promo side 1

U.S.A.

Blue Thumb BTA-212

Released 8th July 1972
Here's a copy that has a side 1 with no promo
info, and a side 2 that incudes the promo info.

Side 1                                      Side 2

T. Rex By The Light Of A Magical Moon USA promo side 2
 T. Rex By The Light Of A Magical Moon Canada promo side 1

Canada

Blue Thumb BTA-212X

Released July 1972


Side 1                                      Side 2

Run-out etchings:
Side 1
BTA - 212 - S1

Side 2
BTA - 212 - S2

T. Rex By The Light Of A Magical Moon Canada promo side 2




 

 

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