1972 T. REX THE SLIDER Record Store Promo Poster Marc Bolan Vintage Original VG+

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This is an original and rare 1972 record store promotional poster for the album The Slider by British glam rock band T. Rex. This poster measures about 35?x 22? and is printed one side only and folded as issued. The poster features a photomontage design with images of Marc Bolan playing guitar with a Reprise Records logo at the bottom center. The lower left hand margin of the poster is printed Design: Phillip Chaing/Rod Dyer, Inc./Printed in U.S.A.This poster is a vintage original that was displayed in a record store in to promote the sale of T. Rex?s new album The Slider in 1972.This poster is folded as issued with not tape or pinholes on the corners and looks like it was probably never used. There is a small stain on the back of the poster which you don?t see from the front and the poster is otherwise in excellent near mint condition. This is a vintage original. Email any questions. Thanks for looking.The following is some information on Marc Bolan and T.Rex?s album The Slider from Wikipedia: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.Recording and productionOn 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 at Elektra Sound Recorders Studios, 962 La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, 90069, in April.[2]Like all previous T. Rex albums, The Slider was produced by Tony Visconti.Album coverThe album notes credit Ringo Starr with the front and back cover photographs. The photographs were taken the same day that Starr was filming the T. Rex documentary Born to Boogie at John Lennon's estate, Tittenhurst Park. Producer Tony Visconti, however, disputes that Starr took the photograph, stating "Marc handed me his motorized Nikon and asked me to fire off two rolls of black and white film while we were on the set of Born to Boogie. Ringo, the director of the film, was busy all day lining up shots. But Marc apparently saw a photo "credit" opportunity and gave Ringo the credit for the photos."[4]ReleaseTwo singles were released to promote The Slider. The first was "Telegram Sam" which was released January 1972 and charted in the United Kingdom for twelve weeks and peaked at number 1.[5][6] "Telegram Sam" also charted in the United States and peaked at 67 on the Pop Singles chart.[7] The second single was "Metal Guru" which was released in May 1972 and charted in the United Kingdom for fourteen weeks and peaked at number 1.[5][6] It didn't chart in the United States.[7]The Slider was released on 21 July 1972 by record labels EMI in the UK and Reprise in the US. It entered the United Kingdom charts on 5 August 1972 where it stayed for eighteen weeks, peaking at number 4.[8] In the United States, where the album was promoted upon release with a television commercial featuring the band miming to "Chariot Choogle", it peaked at number 17 on the Billboard Top LPs & Tapes chart.[7]ReissuesThe Slider was remastered for CD by Edsel Records in 1994 as part of their extensive T. Rex reissue campaign and a number of bonus tracks were appended. A companion release, entitled Rab... read more

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