Telegram Sam

Waking Up With… TELEGRAM SAM 51 Years Ago Today

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Works faster and harder than caffeine

5 February 2023

The late glam star MARC BOLAN (30 Sept 1947 – 16 Sept 1977) and his band
T.REX topped the UK Singles Chart 51 years ago today, on 5 Feb 1971, with sultry
groove classic TELEGRAM SAM.

Info: The lyrics feature numerous figures such as Bobby (who is a natural
born poet who is just outta sight), Golden Nose Slim (knows where you been),
Jungle Faced Jake (about whom no mistake must be made) and Purple Pie Pete
(whose lips are like lightning and are capable of generating a heat power sufficient
to liquefy females). Despite their charms, the singer expresses his loyalty to his
“main man”, the titular Sam.

The song featured on their 7th LP Slider (#4 on the UK Charts).

Give it some hot love, folks.

T. REX: Bio – Discography


Slider’s artwork

The Late Iconic Glam Star MARC BOLAN Passed Away 45 Years Ago

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16 September 2022

MARC BOLAN died 45 years ago, on 16 September 1977 in a car accident.
The pin-up spearhead of glam and glitter rock legends T.REX. He was only 29.
His wife was behind the wheel and survived the crash.

A 45th Anniversary concert will take place tomorrow in London September with
veteran stars Marc Almond (Soft Cell), Tony Visconti (celebrated producer), David
Vanian (Japan) Toyah, Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes To Hollywood), Andy Ellison and
several more.

Three great Marc Bolan Moments.

– HOT LOVE –

– TELEGRAM SAM –

– 20th CENTURY BOY –

MARC BOLAN: Story

T. REX Scored Big One With Third LP ‘SLIDER’ 50 Years Ago Today (Yes The One With The Iconic Front Sleeve)

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Back in time

21 July 2022

Band: T. REX
Active: 1967-1977 / 16 studio LPs

R.I.P. Marc Bolan (30 September 1947 – 16 September 1977)

Anniversary album: SLIDER
The third LP after changing (in 1968) their name
from Tyrannosaurus Rex to T.Rex
Released: 21 July 1972 – 50 years ago today
Produced by Tony Visconti
Score: #4 in the UK, #13 in the US

Pitchfork said: “The Slider exudes confidence to the point of becoming delirious and
drunk on Bolan’s own self-regard, careening between bawdy, brash Little Richard lop-bam-booms, weirdo machismo rock, and ethereal acoustic ballads, while line by line Bolan toggles between profundity and inanity, melancholia and nonsense… Bolan was content to blur the lines between genres. No longer happy with those weedy full-lengths and favoring instead the concision of a 45, T. Rex’s greatest songs hit like hard candy: crunchy, mouth-tingling sweet,
and a little unreal.” Full review here. Score: 9.5/10

TUTV: Bolan embodied all things rock ‘n roll star. Glam and glitter looks, glam and glitter moves, glam and glitter ego, and most of all glam and glitter tunes still played worldwide today. Legend 4ever.

Singles/clips: Metal Gutu / Telegram Sam

– METAL GURU –

– TELEGRAM SAM –

Stream all glam and glitter on Slider on Spotify..

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T. REX: Bio – Discography

T.REX Mastermind MARC BOLAN – 30 September 1947 / 16 September 1977

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History

16 September 2019

Today 42 years ago, on 16 September 1977, one of the greatest British pop talents and rock performers MARC BOLAN (born Mark Feld) the then only 29-year-old artist was killed instantly when the car driven by his girlfriend, Gloria Jones, left the road and hit a tree in Barnes, London. To remember the eternal glam icon here are three of his timeless knockouts with his legendary band T.REX…

– TELEGRAM SAM – (1972)

– HOT LOVE – (1971)

– 20TH CENTURY BOY – (1973)

T.REX: Biography

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(photo on top: FB Official Fan Club Marc Bolan)