Telegram Sam

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"Telegram Sam" is a 1972 glam rock song by the British band T. Rex, written and performed by Marc Bolan and known for its catchy riff and chart success.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album The Slider NERFINISHED
artist T. Rex NERFINISHED
bassist Steve Currie NERFINISHED
chartedIn Australian Singles Chart NERFINISHED
Irish Singles Chart NERFINISHED
UK Singles Chart NERFINISHED
chartPositionAustralianSingles top 10
chartPositionIrishSingles 1
chartPositionUKSingles 1
composer Marc Bolan NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
drummer Bill Legend NERFINISHED
followedBy Metal Guru NERFINISHED
follows Jeepster NERFINISHED
genre glam rock
guitarist Marc Bolan NERFINISHED
hasBside Baby Strange NERFINISHED
Cadilac NERFINISHED
hasCatchyRiff true
hasCoverVersionBy Bauhaus NERFINISHED
hasFormat vinyl record
hasInstrumentation bass guitar
drums
electric guitar
hasMainSongwriter Marc Bolan NERFINISHED
hasMusicalEra early 1970s
hasMusicalStyle rock and roll
hasTempo up-tempo
includedIn T. Rex compilation albums NERFINISHED
influencedByMovement glam rock movement
isTitleTrackOfSingle Telegram Sam single
language English
leadVocalist Marc Bolan NERFINISHED
length approximately 3 minutes
lyricist Marc Bolan NERFINISHED
notableFor catchy guitar riff
commercial chart success
originalMedium 7-inch single
partOf The Slider NERFINISHED
percussionist Mickey Finn NERFINISHED
performer T. Rex NERFINISHED
performerNationality British
producer Tony Visconti NERFINISHED
recordLabel EMI
T. Rex Wax Co. NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1972
writer Marc Bolan NERFINISHED

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T. Rex notableWork Telegram Sam