>> TYRANNOSAURUS REX :: PROPHETS, SEERS AND SAGES THE ANGELS OF THE AGES

The group's name remained the same length, but the album title was shorter this time. Marc was very concerned that we didn't rush into the studio and make a second album on the heels of success of the first one. I kept it from him that Denny wanted to drop them, and several requests from me to get them back into the studio were denied. I was told to look for something else to do. I was so proud of my work and I loved Marc's music -- and I was teetering on disloyalty to my boss! There was only one thing to do. I booked Trident studios for Tyrannosaurus Rex without telling Denny or David Platz, his partner. My logic was that I'd finish the second Tyrannosaurus Rex album before the bills started coming in, and when they heard the results they would pay the bills gladly!

Oh boy, did I get into trouble! But after I was seriously reprimanded, David Platz realized that he had more "product", and one more album selling 20,000 wouldn't hurt.

We sold nearly 40,000 this time, and we had an even bigger hit single called "One Inch Rock". This album was more sophisticated than the first, and marked my debut as an engineer. Marc was unhappy with the efforts of Malcolm Toft, but Malcolm was a good, sympathetic friend of mine and admitted he was not into the group. He said that I already knew the basics of engineering, and that he'd watch over me and make sure I did everything correctly. That was a true act of kindness, because he trained me well, and a separate career as an engineer was launched on that album, thanks to his tutelage and Marc's dissatisfaction.

By now Tyrannosaurus Rex was a growing phenomenon, still very weird, but people were starting to take serious notice.