Name: The Slider
Brand: T Rex

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

EDSL0146

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Rough Trade Exclusive

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Format detail

Housed in Seven Inch Deluxe Gatefold Sleeve with 8 page Booklet.

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-06-09

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Demon

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

740155734633

Total Cap

CDx2

Artist

T Rex

Genre GB

Classic

Label GB

Demon is a UK 80s New Wave label that was founded by Elvis Costello, Andrew Lauder, and the company behind the label in 1980. In 1998, the label was acquired by Music Collection International and merged with its Westside Records operation. Today, Demon forms part of the Demon Music Group Ltd.

Initially a British folk-rock combo called Tyrannosaurus Rex, fronted by guitarist/vocalist Marc Bolan. They became glam rock pioneers and shortened their name to T. Rex in 1970. They had a series of top ten hits in the UK, including four number one singles. In America, the group only had one major hit - "Bang a Gong (Get It On)". They retained a following until Marc Bolan's death in 1977.
T Rex was an influential artist who started as a folk-rock band known as Tyrannosaurus Rex before transitioning into glam rock under the shortened name T. Rex. Led by the talented guitarist and vocalist Marc Bolan, they achieved great success with numerous top ten hits in the UK, including four number one singles. Although their popularity was limited in America, they did have one major hit with "Bang a Gong (Get It On)". Despite Marc Bolan's untimely death in 1977, T Rex continued to maintain a dedicated fan base.
If you enjoy artists like David Bowie or Queen, you'll definitely appreciate T Rex's unique blend of folk-rock and glam rock that made them true pioneers of their time.

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This classic album released in July 1972 on the back of three chart-topping T.Rex LPs provides a perfect snapshot of the era the press dubbed T. Rextasy and is proof of Bolan s extraordinary and enduring appeal across the generations. The Slider contained two UK Number 1 hit singles, Telegram Sam and Metal Guru the latter famously regarded by Morrissey as pop perfection.

3LP+ - Packaged as a double 180 Gram LP housed in Gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeves, one LP on silver coloured vinyl and the other on red vinyl. This premium edition is a limited run and numbered. LP1 is the classic album and the second LP is Rabbit Fighter: The Alternate Slider. Rabbit Fighter is an alternate version of the original album made up of alternate takes, demos and b-sides. A must have for any fan.

2LP - Packaged as a double 180 Gram black Vinyl LP housed in Gatefold sleeve with printed inner sleeves. LP1 is the classic album and the second LP is Rabbit Fighter: The Alternate Slider. Rabbit Fighter is an alternate version of the original album made up of alternate takes, demos and b-sides. A must have for any fan.

2CD - CD1 features the original album, accompanied by three non-album b-sides. CD2 contains “The Alternate Slider: Rabbit Fighter”, a bonus disc of fascinating ‘work-in-progress’ versions and demos, which (as far as possible) mirrors the original album’s running order.&nbsp; The CDs are presented in a brand-new seven-inch deluxe gatefold packaging, with an 8-page booklet, including the lyrics, plus annotation by acknowledged Bolan authority Mark Paytress, author of the definitive Bolan biography, and 2022’s “Glam!: When Superstars Rocked the World, 1970–74”.

The Slider

Music GB