ON THIS DATE (44 YEARS AGO) January 21, 1971 – T. Rex: “Telegram Sam” b/w “Cadilac” and “Baby Strange” (T-REX 101) 45 single is released in the UK. Telegram Sam was the third UK number one single for the British rock group T. Rex. The song also appeared on their 1972 album The Slider. Perhaps best known for bringing the term main man into popular culture, it was number one for two weeks, before being knocked off the top by Son of My Father by Chicory Tip (which also kept American Pie by Don McLean from reaching #1). It peaked at #67 in the Billboard Hot 100. Telegram Sam was the first single to be issued by Marc Bolans own T.Rex Wax Co. label, and was released on 21 January 1972. The b-side featured two songs in the UK, Cadilac (as printed on the EMI label of the original single) and Baby Strange, the latter also included in the album The Slider. It was written by Bolan about the music business accountant, Sam Alder, who sent Bolan, by telegram, news that Get It On had reached number one in the UK. Alder also worked with King Crimson and Roxy Music (especially Bryan Ferry). T.Rex
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