had one son in the early 1970s with partner Lindsay Tunstall aka Lou, later the partner of Landau. Took also had relationships with, among others, Valerie "Sam" Billiet (1979–1980), drug baroness Gertrude de Freyne (1977–1978), a woman called Angie (1969–1971) and Tracy Inder, the mother of Lemmy's son Paul Inder, to whom Took was a stepfather figure during the relationship (1974–1976) as he later also was to Billiet's daughter. Death Steve Took died on Monday 27 October 1980 at 14 Clydesdale House, 255 Westbourne Park Road, Notting Hill, London, aged 31, in the maisonette he shared with Billiet and her young daughter. As a consequence of intervention by Best, now once again Took's manager, royalty cheques for the Tyrannosaurus Rex 'Blue Thumb' American releases had been arriving periodically and Took had received one that week. The day prior to his death, Took purchased morphine and hallucinogenic mushrooms for himself and Billiet, and the evening before Took died, they both injected themselves with the morphine. Took's death certificate records the cause of death as being asphyxiation after inhaling a cocktail cherry. Drugs were not listed as a contributory factor, even though Took's death is often listed as a "drugs misadventure". He was buried in Kensal Green Cemetery (Square 103, in the north-west quadrant of the infilled path around the Inner Circle). Discography 1970 – Mick Farren – Mona – The Carnivorous Circus featuring Steve Took as 'Shagrat the Vagrant' (Transatlantic Records) 1970 – David Bowie – The World of David Bowie (Played pixiephone, contribution recorded circa 1968) (Decca Records) 1971 – Twink – Think Pink (LP feat. two Took songs, recorded summer 1969) (Sire Records) 1990 – Shagrat – "Amanda" (b/w "Peppermint Flickstick") 7" single (Shagrat Records, distributed by Pyg Track) 1992 – Steve Took's Shagrat – Nothing Exceeds Like Excess 12" EP, sleeve by Edward Barker (Shagrat Records, distributed by Pyg Track) 1995 – Steve Peregrine Took – The Missing Link to Tyrannosaurus Rex CD (Cleopatra) re-released 2002 as Crazy Diamond CD (Voiceprint) 2001 – Steve Peregrine Took's Shagrat – Lone Star CD (Captain Trip Records) re-released 2016, credited to "Shagrat feat. Steve Peregrin Took & Larry Wallis" on CD, 300 copy limited edition vinyl & Bandcamp with bonus tracks taken from above "The Missing Link ..." release (Purple Pyramid – subdivision of Cleopatra) 2001 – Shagrat – Pink Jackets Required CD (Get Back) 2004 – Steve Took's Horns –