On the face of it, it’s almost too simple. That, however, is probably the attraction.
Remember, this is years before all those punk album covers. That kind of simplicity was quite the statement back in 1972.
Hard to believe, but credit for this one goes to Ringo Starr. He was filming a documentary about the band at the time, called Born to Boogie.
There is, however, a little controversy about that. Producer Tony Visconti claims that he took the shot instead. Visconti’s not known for any other album covers, but he did produce tons of David Bowie’s stuff, as well as albums by The Moody Blues, Morrisey, the Kaiser Chiefs, and others.
T. Rex is a little on the obscure side these days, but were quite popular in their time, especially in the UK. You probably remember “Get It On,” if nothing else. They were basically part of the glam rock scene. That said, they also had a huge influence on people such as Joy Division, Kate Bush, The Smiths, The Pixies, the New York Dolls, and even KISS.
The Slider is probably their second-best album, after Electric Warrior. The big hits on it include “Metal Guru” and “Telegram Sam” (neither of which really sounds all that great today).
The band would not last long after front man Marc Bolan would die in a car crash, two weeks before he turned 30.
Bill Legend, Mickey Finn, Marc, Steve Currie
As you can see from the back cover, Marc is actually wearing a stovepipe hat, and not a bucket, on his head:
Most of their other albums were just weird:
And, yes, there are parodies out there as well:
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