Tanx was reissued in the United States during 2019 by Spirit Records and Universal Music Enterprises. Originally released in 1973, the album documented a transitional period in T. Rex's career, arriving after the commercial peak of The Slider and showcasing Marc Bolan's increasingly diverse songwriting. The album reflected Bolan's desire to expand beyond the established glam rock formula while retaining the melodic strengths that had made T. Rex one of the defining acts of th