Format: LP • Vinyl • Album • Cassette • 8‑Track Cartridge • Promo Editions • International Variants Label: T. Rex — BLN 5001 • 1E 062 ◦ 93596 Country: UK Release Date: 21 July 1972 Genre: Glam Rock • Power Pop Style: Peak‑era T. Rextasy studio album with heavy, string‑laden glam and acoustic ballads Overview “The Slider is the seventh studio album by English rock band T. Rex, and the third since abbreviating their name from Tyrannosaurus Rex.” “It was released on 21 July 1972

(UK · MARC 1 · T. Rex Wax Co.) Overview Released on 5 May 1972, “Metal Guru” marks the absolute apex of T. Rextasy, arriving at a moment when Marc Bolan was not just a pop star but a cultural phenomenon. Issued on the band’s own T. Rex Wax Co. imprint (manufactured and distributed by EMI), the single became the group’s fourth and final UK No.1, completing a run of dominance unmatched by any other glam‑era act. The single’s release timing is significant: It followed the chart‑

(UK · T. Rex Wax Co. · T. REX 1) Overview Released on 21 January 1972, “Telegram Sam” launched the new T. Rex Wax Co. label in partnership with EMI, inaugurating the MARC/T. REX catalogue sequence with catalogue number T. REX 1. Arriving at the height of T. Rextasy, the single became T. Rex’s third UK No.1, following “Hot Love” and “Get It On,” and confirmed Bolan’s absolute dominance of early‑1970s British pop. The single entered the UK charts on 29 January 1972, rising imme