Telegram Sam

"Telegram Sam"
Single by T. Rex
from the album The Slider
B-side"Cadilac" / "Baby Strange"
Released21 January 1972
Recorded1971
GenreGlam rock
Length3:45
LabelT.Rex Wax Co. (UK); Reprise (US)
Songwriter(s)Marc Bolan
Producer(s)Tony Visconti
T. Rex singles chronology
"Jeepster"
(1971)
"Telegram Sam"
(1972)
"Metal Guru"
(1972)

"Telegram Sam" is a song written by Marc Bolan for the British rock group T. Rex, appearing on their 1972 album The Slider. The song was their third UK number one single, remaining at the top of the charts for two weeks.[1]

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