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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Metal Guru | |||
| 2. Mystic Lady | |||
| 3. Rock On | |||
| 4. The Slider | |||
| 5. Baby Boomerang | |||
| 6. Spaceball Ricochet | |||
| 7. Buick Mackane | |||
| 8. Telegram Sam | |||
| 9. Rabbit Fighter | |||
| 10. Baby Strange | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Metal Guru [alternate] | |||
| 2. Mystic Lady [alternate] | |||
| 3. Rock On [alternate] | |||
| 4. The Slider [alternate] | |||
| 5. Thunderwing [alternate] | |||
| 6. Spaceball Ricochet [alternate] | |||
| 7. Buick Mackane [alternate] | |||
| 8. Telegram Sam [alternate] | |||
| 9. Rabbit Fighter [alternate] | |||
| 10. Baby Strange [alternate] | |||
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Product Description
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Marc Bolan's success was peaking at the time he released The Slider in 1972. Coming off hits such as "Bang a Gong" and "Hot Love," he packed Slider with anthems like "Metal Guru" (also a No. 1 British single), "Baby Boomerang," and "Rock On," built around simple rock & roll boogie riffs but burnished to perfection by Tony Visconti's ambitious production. Still, the album upped the heavy rock factor a notch; only "Rip Off" from Electric Warrior hinted at the blazing power of tracks like "Buick Mackane," "Chariot Choogle," and the meaty title track, a lewd-by-inference mixture of driving groove and hushed, between-the-sheets vocals. The ballads "Rabbit Fighter," "Spaceball Ricochet," and "Ballrooms of Mars" are detailed with dramatic string scores, and reveal Bolan's gift for turning non-sequiturs into high romaticism. --James Rotondi
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DELUXE EDITION : 2CD set. Digitally remastered! Irresistible 1972 milestone, reissued with 18 rare BONUS tracks. Includes detailed liner notes and lyrics.
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I WALKED A TEN MILE ROUND TRIP WITH JUST ENOUGH MONEY ON THE DAY THIS CAME OUT AND I HAVE CHERISHED IT EVER SINCE. THE PINACLE OF MARC'S CAREER ALONG WITH ELECTRIC WARRIOR A FABULOUS ALBUM WITH NO FILLERS, A CRACKING TIMELESS IMAGE ON THE COVER AND A SOUND STILL AS FRESH AS EVER. PLEASE BUY IT IF YOU DON'T OWN IT AND BUY IT AGAIN IF YOU DO.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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The first time I ever saw T.Rex was on Top of the Pops and they were singing Telegram Sam. The following Saturday I rushed out and spent my pocket money on that single. My copy has gone grey - its been played that often. As soon as The Slider came out I bought it. I love it and all these years later it still sounds like it could have been recorded today. Bolan was light years ahead of his time! All the tracks are great - I suppose my favourite track is Ball rooms of Mars. What a title for a song!
I recently bought Electric Warrior on SACD - its mixed by Visconti in 5.1. I wish that Visconti and crew would remix all the albums on T.Rex Hot Wax in 5.1 - that would be truely awsome!!!
I recently bought Electric Warrior on SACD - its mixed by Visconti in 5.1. I wish that Visconti and crew would remix all the albums on T.Rex Hot Wax in 5.1 - that would be truely awsome!!!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Marc the man, marc the demi god, he strutted and he preened into the 70's with the panache of a white Little Richard. Whilst the Zeus of the 20th C connected to an intense orgasmic rush, Marc introduced tease to his audience. The music shifts to a sleeze of a beat that had the young women of the early 70's entering a male bisexual planet where the past was rock and roll and the future was forever bright. The perfect antidote to the unrest and civil strife that marked the the 70's. Marc danced to his own cosmic beat, a teeny bop idol cast adrift as he sold his rock and roll to mammon, bereft when his fickle fans deserted him for ersatz and chintz. In 77 Marc became "punk".
I never appreciated Marc at the time. He was the teeny boppers idol, something your younger sister might be into and in the macho world of the 70's saying you like Marc Bolan would induce a boot between the legs so you could check your own manhood. David Bowie was acceptable for some reason but MArc was off limits. Slade were the mans band I remember having the badges. No one would question anyone's sexuality with a picture of Dave Hill in a tightfitting jumpsuit with his buck teeth, mascara coated eyes and lipstick pout staring from your lapel.
As per usual a friend turned me onto Marc. He was a big fan and dragged me to a convention where we watched Born to Boogie. After the experience I began to see what he was exploring, the purrr of a lovely white sleek slickbacked 70's sportcar with legs astride a Gibson Les Paul thrusting his sweat stained body into the collective memories of everyone who remembers the 70's. Marc sang at length about cars and sex, almost predicting his own demise.
This album is one of the best, a lost magical world which disappeared when punk erased the daydream and exposed the reality. Acid House and Hip Hop never ventured near planet Marc. This album is a beam of light from another time and another place, I am a convert and I ask you to let it in.
I never appreciated Marc at the time. He was the teeny boppers idol, something your younger sister might be into and in the macho world of the 70's saying you like Marc Bolan would induce a boot between the legs so you could check your own manhood. David Bowie was acceptable for some reason but MArc was off limits. Slade were the mans band I remember having the badges. No one would question anyone's sexuality with a picture of Dave Hill in a tightfitting jumpsuit with his buck teeth, mascara coated eyes and lipstick pout staring from your lapel.
As per usual a friend turned me onto Marc. He was a big fan and dragged me to a convention where we watched Born to Boogie. After the experience I began to see what he was exploring, the purrr of a lovely white sleek slickbacked 70's sportcar with legs astride a Gibson Les Paul thrusting his sweat stained body into the collective memories of everyone who remembers the 70's. Marc sang at length about cars and sex, almost predicting his own demise.
This album is one of the best, a lost magical world which disappeared when punk erased the daydream and exposed the reality. Acid House and Hip Hop never ventured near planet Marc. This album is a beam of light from another time and another place, I am a convert and I ask you to let it in.
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Love It
I love every track on this cd. Would say to everyone, you must have a copy of this. I promise you will listen to it over and over again.
Published 3 days ago by Sheana
Bolan's Last Truly Great Record
T.Rex's 1972 album The Slider is, for me, the last truly outstanding album that Marc Bolan produced. Whilst later T. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Keith M
This is T.Rex!
Marc Bolan,Mickey Finn,Steve Currie and Bill Legend,this is the ultimate 'Rex C.D. to buy,from 1967 'till 1977..Marc and his mate/s..gradually went from strength to strength.. Read more
Published on 6 Mar 2010 by Mr. Anthony Cox
One of Marc's best
OK. First we had Electric Warrior (a bombshell at the time) then came this "The Slider". You can detect the natural progression of the production by Tony Visconti. Read more
Published on 26 Oct 2009 by Cmrichardson
A Trip down Memory Lane
I bought this album originally from a nostalgic point of view. I was a teenager in the 1970s and the first '45' (vinyl single) I bought was Telegraph Sam, from this album. Read more
Published on 5 Sep 2009 by Mystic Lady
classic
Probably like many other T.rex fans i purchased this album to upgrade from vinyl to cd. This is one of the best T. Read more
Published on 27 Feb 2009 by S. Suligowski
Quality
Over thirty years on and this album sounds as fresh as ever. Great songs and production and the remastering is the icing on the cake. Just brilliant!
Published on 4 Jun 2008 by M. R. J. White
Bolan Boogies On
Marc's first EMI record & the follow up to the iconic "Electric Warrior". A fantastic record featuring the No1's "Telegram Sam" & "Metal Guru",along side classics such as... Read more
Published on 3 Jun 2007 by DavyA
The Slider -T.Rex
This is an incredibly exciting 70s album. The album had two number one hits in Metal Guru and Telegram Sam, Marc and the band were tight , the hits kept on flowing as did the booze... Read more
Published on 15 Sep 2006 by Peter Williams
The Slider and Tanx were the best albums
"Metal guru" was the song back in the 70's that inspired a lot of bands of the 80's.
I was totally overwhelmed by this song, although it wasn't a hit in my native... Read more
I was totally overwhelmed by this song, although it wasn't a hit in my native... Read more
Published on 22 Jun 2006 by J. Castricum
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