Electric Warrior acclaim as a pivotal release of the glam rock movement. The cover artwork was designed by British art design group Hipgnosis, based on a photo taken by Kieron "Spud" Murphy at a T. Rex concert at the Albert Hall, Nottingham on 14 May 1971. Murphy also took the photo of the band that was used for the poster that was included with the first issue in the UK and Germany. The inner sleeve artwork, portraits of Marc Bolan and Mickey Finn, was drawn by artist George Underwood. "Electric Warrior" was released on 24 September 1971 by record label Fly in
Chér (1971 album) appeared as a bonus track on the album "not.com.mercial". "Gentle Foe" was used in 1971 as a soundtrack for the documentary "Once Upon a Wheel", but remains unreleased. The album was originally released in 1971. In 1992 it was released on CD for the first time. In August 1999, the US version of the album was re-issued on Universal Records and in the UK in 1993 the original album and Cher's next studio album "Foxy Lady" were re-issued together on one CD called "Cher/Foxy Lady", which features all of the tracks from both albums. "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves", the album's