2 CD CD1: THE SLIDER 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 11. Ballrooms Of Mars 12. Chariot Choogle 13. Main Man Extended Play 14. Cadilac 15. Thunderwing 16. Lady CD2: THE ALTERNATE SLIDER: RABBIT FIGHTER 1. Metal Guru 2. Mystic Lady 3. Rock On 4. The Slider 5. Thunderwing 6. Spaceball Ricochet 7. Buick Mackane 8. Telegram Sam 9. Rabbit Fighter 10. Baby Strange 11. Ballrooms Of Mars 12. Cadilac 13. Main Man Extended Play 14. Lady 15. Sunken Rags July 2022 marked the 50th anniversary of the release of T. Rex’s most celebrated album, “The Slider”. Produced by Tony Visconti, “The Slider” remains the definitive soundtrack to Bolanmania, containing two Number 1 singles, ‘Telegram Sam’, and ‘Metal Guru’, perhaps the epitome of glam rock flamboyance. In this special 2CD set, 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. 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”.
