The Slider

The Slider

Infobox Album |
Name = The Slider
Type = Album
Artist = 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 = EMI / T.Rex Wax Co (UK) Reprise (US)
Producer = Tony Visconti
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:2f47gjwrj6ic link]
*Pitchfork Media (9.8/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/22431-the-slider-zinc-alloy-and-the-hidden-riders-of-tomorrow-dandy-in-the-underworld-the-t-rex-wax-co-singles-as-and-bs-1972-77 link] |
Last album = "Electric Warrior" (1971)
This album = "The Slider" (1972)
Next album = "Tanx" (1973)

"The Slider" is a glam rock album by T. Rex, released in 1972. It was the first album released on Bolan's new founded EMI / T.Rex Wax Co label distributed through EMI. It became T. Rex's most popular album in the United States on Reprise label, 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.

Track listing

All songs by Marc Bolan

#"Metal Guru" – 2:25
#"Mystic Lady" – 3:09
#"Rock On" – 3:26
#"The Slider" – 3:22
#"Baby Boomerang" – 2:17
#"Spaceball Ricochet" – 3:37
#"Buick Mackane" – 3:31
#"Telegram Sam" – 3:42
#"Rabbit Fighter" – 3:55
#"Baby Strange" – 3:03
#"Ballrooms of Mars" – 4:09
#"Chariot Choogle" – 2:45
#"Main Man" – 4:14

Bonus Tracks on the 2002 CD Release

*14. "Cadillac"
*15. "Thunderwing"
*16. "Lady"

Bonus Disc-The Alternate Slider (Rabbit Fighter)
#"Metal Guru
#"Mystic Lady"
#"Rock On"
#"The Slider"
#"Thunderwing"
#"Spaceball Ricochet"
#"Buick Mackane"
#"Telegram Sam"
#"Rabbit Fighter"
#"Baby Strange"
#"Ballrooms Of Mars"
#"Cadillac"
#"Main Man"Bonus
*14. Lady
*15. Sunken Rags

Personnel

*Marc Bolan: vocals, guitar
*Mickey Finn: percussion, vocals
*Steve Currie: bass
*Bill Legend: drums

*Howard Kaylan, Mark Volman: backing vocals
*Tony Visconti: string arrangements

*Produced by Tony Visconti


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