This is an incredibly exciting 70s album. The album had two number one hits in Metal Guru and Telegram Sam, Marc and the band were tight , the hits kept on flowing as did the booze - the production is loud and clean, the songwriting strong -check out the autobiographical "Ballroom of Mars". This album is one of the band's best albums (with Electric Warrior) and an excellent example of the 70s. Rock on.

Probably like many other T.rex fans i purchased this album to upgrade from vinyl to cd. This is one of the best T.rex albums ever, only coming second (in my opinion) to electric warrior. The inclusion of two number one singles (telegram sam and metal guru)made it appealing at the time of release, other tracks such as buick mackane, a raunchy guitar rock song and softer tracks such as mystic lady and ballrooms of mars give it variety and show Bolan's diversity as a singer and writer. It depicts the solid authentic formula created by tony visconti (producer) and Marc Bolan himself and is definitely a classic 70's album.

Marc Bolan,Mickey Finn,Steve Currie and Bill Legend,this is the ultimate 'Rex C.D. to buy,from 1967 'till 1977..Marc and his mate/s..gradually went from strength to strength..the follow up to this waas 'TANX'..also a top album..but the real top Two are 'Electric Warrior' 1971 and this 'The Slider'..T.rextasy!!...for hard core fans don't forget Marc's early accoustic partner 'Steve Took'that played major part in the early sound and the first Three L.P.s...From the single 'Debora' 1967 until the L.P. 'Dandy in the underworld' 1977.. the man was a funky sounding genius!
My all time fave track has to be 'Telegram Sam'1972. Please note that the four C.D. Hard back booklet '20th Century Supertar' is also available..perfect!

Marc the man, marc the demi god, he strutted and he preened into the 70's with the panache of a white Little Richard. Whilst the Zeus of the 20th C connected to an intense orgasmic rush, Marc introduced tease to his audience. The music shifts to a sleeze of a beat that had the young women of the early 70's entering a male bisexual planet where the past was rock and roll and the future was forever bright. The perfect antidote to the unrest and civil strife that marked the the 70's. Marc danced to his own cosmic beat, a teeny bop idol cast adrift as he sold his rock and roll to mammon, bereft when his fickle fans deserted him for ersatz and chintz. In 77 Marc became "punk".

I never appreciated Marc at the time. He was the teeny boppers idol, something your younger sister might be into and in the macho world of the 70's saying you like Marc Bolan would induce a boot between the legs so you could check your own manhood. David Bowie was acceptable for some reason but MArc was off limits. Slade were the mans band I remember having the badges. No one would question anyone's sexuality with a picture of Dave Hill in a tightfitting jumpsuit with his buck teeth, mascara coated eyes and lipstick pout staring from your lapel.

As per usual a friend turned me onto Marc. He was a big fan and dragged me to a convention where we watched Born to Boogie. After the experience I began to see what he was exploring, the purrr of a lovely white sleek slickbacked 70's sportcar with legs astride a Gibson Les Paul thrusting his sweat stained body into the collective memories of everyone who remembers the 70's. Marc sang at length about cars and sex, almost predicting his own demise.

This album is one of the best, a lost magical world which disappeared when punk erased the daydream and exposed the reality. Acid House and Hip Hop never ventured near planet Marc. This album is a beam of light from another time and another place, I am a convert and I ask you to let it in.

OK. First we had Electric Warrior (a bombshell at the time) then came this "The Slider". You can detect the natural progression of the production by Tony Visconti. Marc has some of his greatest guitar riffs on this Album too.Just listen to "Buick Mackane". I bought the Vinyl in 1972 and this music is still unsurpassed today and in so many ways. I still listen to it regularly.
The booklet within the CD has all the "mystical" lyrics printed, which is really nice to have.
The Slider is a classic post going electric Bolan album and for that reason and many more I recommend it to the world!
Bless you Marc!