Rabbit Fighter
(The Alternate Slider)
was released in 1995
and contained
Alternative Versions
and
Radio Sessions
of the
main album
and
Bonus Tracks
The Slider
is the
seventh
studio album
by English
rock band
and the third
since abbreviating
their name from
Tyrannosaurus Rex.
It was released on
July, 21st 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.
Background
At the start of 1972,
T. Rex
was riding a wave
of superstardom
propelled by
four successive
top 3 hits
(including two number ones)
and an
8-week run
at the summit
of the UK charts
for
Electric Warrior,
which became
that country's
best-selling album
of 1971.
Fan hysteria
at concerts
was dubbed
"T. Rextasy"
by the press,
and
"Get It On"
hit number 10
in America.
Bolan had just left
his old label
Fly Records
and formed
T. Rex Wax Co.,
distributed
by EMI,
for his records.
The first single
released under the
T. Rex Wax Co. imprint,
"Telegram Sam",
became the band's
third number 1 hit
upon release on
January,21st 1972.
It was under these
auspicious circumstances
that the songs
which would comprise
The Slider
were written
and recorded.
Visconti recalls
that Bolan
was beginning
to drink
and use cocaine
at this time,
which affected
his personality
during the sessions.
In spite of this,
the recordings
went quickly
and efficiently,
in contrast to the
months-long process
of recording
Electric Warrior.
Visconti remembers
the happiest times
making the record
being late-night parties
in the studio
when
"the French wine
would kick in
and we’d listen
to the playback
of the songs
we’d done that day.
We’d run around the building,
having a ball.
That was the fun part.
It was worth all the stress
to hear that
these tracks were… scintillating".
TRACK LIST
CD 1
(The Slider Expanded Edition)
Metal Guru
Mystic Lady
Rock On
The Slider
Baby Boomerang
Spaceball Ricochet
Buick Mackane
Telegram Sam
Rabbit Fighter
Baby Strange
Ballrooms Of Mars
Chariot Choogle
Main Man
Slider Blues
Buick Mackane
(Heavy Version)
Telegram Sam
(Acoustic)
Metal Guru
(Acoustic)
Mystic Lady
(Acoustic)
The Slider
(Exclusive Unreleased Acoustic Demo)
Spaceball Ricochet
(Acoustic)
Tea Party Medley:
Jeepster / Hot Love / Get It On /
The Slider
[Acoustic]
Telegram Sam
(Long Remix) [*]
CD 2
Rabbit Fighter
(The Alternate Slider)
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
Lady
(Extended Play)
Sunken Rags
(Extended Play)
Metal Guru
(Vocal, Bass, Drums)
Buick Mackane
(Vocals, Guitar, Bass)
Telegram Sam
(Vocals, Bass, Guitar)
Cadillac
(Vocal, Drums,)
Baby Strange
(Just Vocals)
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