The Slider

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The Slider
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 Rock
Length	53:51
Label	Reprise (US) EMI (through T. Rex Records) (UK)
Producer(s)	Tony Visconti
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T. Rex chronology
Electric Warrior (1971)	The Slider (1972)	Tanx (1973)

The Slider is an 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.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Bonus Tracks on the 2002 CD Release 2 Personnel 3 Miscellanea

[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 Makane" – 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

• Marc Bolan: vocals, guitar
• Mickey Finn: percussion, vocals
• Steve Curie: bass
• Bill Legend: drums

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

• Produced by Tony Visconti

[edit] Miscellanea

• The music management company MainMan (owned by Tony Defries) was named after the last song on the album.

• Guns N' Roses covered "Buick Mackane" (spelt "Buick Makane" on the sleeve) on The Spaghetti Incident? album.

• The title track was used on a Coca-Cola advertisement.

• "Chariot Choogle" is played over the end credits to Born to Boogie.

• Fantômas covered "Chariot Choogle" on the "Great Jewish Music: Marc Bolan" tribute album.

T. Rex

Marc Bolan • Mickey Finn • Steve Currie • Bill Legend

Steve Peregrin Took • Miller Anderson • Herbie Flowers • Jack Green • Gloria Jones • Davy Lutton • Tony Newman • Dino Dines

Discography

As Tyrannosaurus Rex: My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair... But Now They're Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows | Prophets, Seers & Sages – The Angels of the Ages | Unicorn | A Beard of Stars

As T. Rex: T. Rex | Electric Warrior | Bolan Boogie | The Slider | Tanx | Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow | Light of Love | Bolan's Zip Gun | Futuristic Dragon | Dandy in the Underworld

Related articles

John's Children • Born to Boogie • Blackhill Enterprises • Bolan's Rock Shrine • Marc (TV series) • Mickey Finn's T. Rex

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