Telegram Sam
"Telegram Sam" is a 1972 song by glam rock band T. Rex. It was taken from their seventh studio album The Slider. It went to number 1 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, number 4 in Germany and Switzerland, number 6 in Norway, number 20 in Australia, number 26 in the Netherlands, number 27 in France, number 35 in New Zealand, number 66 in Canada and number 67 in the United States.
"Telegram Sam" | ||||
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Single by T. Rex | ||||
from The Slider" | ||||
B-side | "Cadilac" / "Baby Strange" | |||
Released | 21 January 1972 | |||
Recorded | 1971 | |||
Genre | Glam rock, proto-punk | |||
Length | 3:45 | |||
Label | T.Rex Wax Co. (UK); Reprise (US) | |||
Songwriter(s) | Marc Bolan | |||
Producer(s) | Tony Visconti | |||
T. Rex singles chronology | ||||
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Bauhaus version
"Telegram Sam" | ||||
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Single by Bauhaus | ||||
from " | ||||
Released | 1 December 1980 | |||
Genre | Post-punk | |||
Length | 2:08 | |||
Label | 4AD | |||
Songwriter(s) | Marc Bolan | |||
Bauhaus singles chronology | ||||
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In 1980, English gothic rock band Bauhaus covered Telegram Sam as their fourth single. It went to number 12 in New Zealand.
Track listings
- 7"
Side A:
- "Telegram Sam" - 2:08
Side B:
- "Crowds" - 3:13
- 12"
Side A:
- "Telegram Sam" - 2:08
Side B:
- "Rosegarden Funeral of Sores" - 5:31
- "Crowds" - 3:13