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Title: T. Rex - The Slider
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1972, Glam Rock, Boogie Glam, London, England 5/26
Matrix #: MS 2095
Condition: VG+ one small skip on side 2 track 1, but sounds amazing other than that (VZ) | Members: Marc B (47' - 77'), Mickey F (47' - 03'), Steve C (47' - 81'), Bill L (48' - Alive)
Cultural Facts:
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Personal Struggle: Marc Bolan died in a 1977 car crash at 29, cutting off a career already struggling against changing tastes and fading teen-idol heat.
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Media Narrative: The Slider caught Bolan at peak glam visibility, where image, swagger, and teen hysteria mattered as much as the record itself.
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Album Art: Ringo Starr photographed the cover, tying Bolan’s glam-world rise to older British pop royalty without making it feel respectable.
