| Product Code: | FP1232-1 |
| Artist: | T. Rex |
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| Genre: | Pop , Rock N |
Sealed - Brand new 180 gram audiophile vinyl.
The Slider is the seventh studio album by English glam rock act T. Rex, released on 21 July 1972 by record labels EMI and Reprise. Two singles, "Telegram Sam" and "Metal Guru", were released to promote the album.
The Slider received acclaim from critics, and reached number 4 in the UK charts and number 17 in the US.
On the recommendation of Elton John, The Slider was recorded outside of Paris at Château d'Hérouville to avoid British taxing laws.[1] Production started on March 1972 and the basic recordings were completed in Strawberry Studios in five days.[1][2] One of the songs recorded at Chateau was "Metal Guru".[2] Bolan described the song as a "festival of life song", and that he related "Metal Guru" to "all gods around... someone special, a godhead. I thought how god would be, he'd be all alone without a telephone".[3]
Further recording was done at the end of March in Rosenberg Studios in Copenhagen, Denmark.[2] The backing vocals by Flo & Eddie were recorded in Elektra Studios in Los Angeles in April.[2]
Like all previous T. Rex albums, The Slider was produced by Tony Visconti.
