The Slider

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The Slider
The Slider cover
Studio album by T. Rex
Released July 21, 1972
Recorded March-April, 1972
Rosenberg Studios, Copenhagen; Strawberry Studios, Paris; Elektra Studios, Los Angeles
Genre Glam rock, hard rock, rock and roll
Length 53:51
Label Reprise (US) EMI (through T. Rex Records) (UK)
Producer Tony Visconti
Professional reviews
T. Rex chronology
Electric Warrior
(1971)
The Slider
(1972)
Tanx
(1973)

The Slider is a glam rock album by T. Rex, released in 1972. It became T. Rex's most popular album in the United States, reaching #17, featuring the singles "Telegram Sam" and "Metal Guru", though neither of these became hits in the U.S. ("Telegram Sam" only scraped to #67 and "Metal Guru" didn't chart). The much-parodied iconic cover was #37 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest album covers.

The Slider came on the heels of the success of Electric Warrior, and many said that timing probably helped The Slider's own success. The virtues of Electric Warrior were all there, but most agreed it had a very different style.

[edit] Track listing

(All songs by Marc Bolan)

  1. "Metal Guru" – 2:25
  2. "Mystic Lady" – 3:09
  3. "Rock On" – 3:26
  4. "The Slider" – 3:22
  5. "Baby Boomerang" – 2:17
  6. "Spaceball Ricochet" – 3:37
  7. "Buick Mackane" – 3:31
  8. "Telegram Sam" – 3:42
  9. "Rabbit Fighter" – 3:55
  10. "Baby Strange" – 3:03
  11. "Ballrooms of Mars" – 4:09
  12. "Chariot Choogle" – 2:45
  13. "Main Man" – 4:14

[edit] Bonus Tracks on the 2002 CD Release

  • 14. "Cadilac"
  • 15. "Thunderwing"
  • 16. "Lady"

Bonus Disc-The Alternate Slider (Rabbit Fighter)

  1. "Metal Guru
  2. "Mystic Lady"
  3. "Rock On"
  4. "The Slider"
  5. "Thunderwing"
  6. "Spaceball Ricochet"
  7. "Buick Mackane"
  8. "Telegram Sam"
  9. "Rabbit Fighter"
  10. "Baby Strange"
  11. "Ballrooms Of Mars"
  12. "Cadilac"
  13. "Main Man"

Bonus

  • 14. Lady
  • 15. Sunken Rags

[edit] Personnel

  • Produced by Tony Visconti
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