Music

The Slider 1972

glam rock, rock, album rock 44 min 13 tracks Axis

The Slider is the seventh studio album by English rock band T. Rex, and the third since abbreviating their name from Tyrannosaurus Rex. It was released on 21 July 1972 by record labels EMI and Reprise. Two number-one singles, "Telegram Sam" and "Metal Guru", were released to promote the album. Issued at the height of the band's popularity, The Slider received acclaim from critics, reaching number 4 in the UK Albums Chart and number 17 in the US.

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Character

Classical in form, character-led, warm and spare.

classical in formformally daring
character-ledplot-driven
warm

Tracks

1Metal Guru2:30
2Mystic Lady3:14
3Rock On3:27
4The Slider3:23
5Baby Boomerang2:17
6Spaceball Ricochet3:36
7Buick Mackane3:34
8Telegram Sam3:46
9Rabbit Fighter3:56
10Baby Strange3:06
11Ballrooms of Mars4:08
12Chariot Choogle2:46
13Main Man4:15

13 tracks, 44 minutes.

About the album

Artist: T. Rex
Label: Axis
Type: Album
Format: CD
Country: AU

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