Name: Telegram Sam / Baby Strange
Brand: T Rex

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

EA45040

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Colour

Blue

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2019-07-12

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cargo

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5060446071663

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Total Cap

1 / 7" / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / blue

Artist

T Rex

Genre GB

Classic

Label GB

Easy Action

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Initially a British folk-rock combo called Tyrannosaurus Rex, fronted by guitarist/vocalist Marc Bolan. They became glam rock pioneers and shortened their name to T. Rex in 1970. They had a series of top ten hits in the UK, including four number one singles. In America, the group only had one major hit - "Bang a Gong (Get It On)". They retained a following until Marc Bolan's death in 1977.
T Rex was an influential artist who started as a folk-rock band known as Tyrannosaurus Rex before transitioning into glam rock under the shortened name T. Rex. Led by the talented guitarist and vocalist Marc Bolan, they achieved great success with numerous top ten hits in the UK, including four number one singles. Although their popularity was limited in America, they did have one major hit with "Bang a Gong (Get It On)". Despite Marc Bolan's untimely death in 1977, T Rex continued to maintain a dedicated fan base.
If you enjoy artists like David Bowie or Queen, you'll definitely appreciate T Rex's unique blend of folk-rock and glam rock that made them true pioneers of their time.

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Vinyl Singles

Alternate recordings of classic T-Rex songs. Telegram Sam was recorded in Denmark in 1971 as a pre-recording band run through. What you hear is T.Rex the group playing without the cameras of TV, or radio broadcast, or to an audience, but as a tight knit group getting on with it...the result is amazing. Baby Strange is a recording of an early television broadcast from the same time period. Both songs would appear the following year on the legendary Slider album. Taken from Marc’s own recordings and mastered in 2019, they are not mixed or remixed or tampered with in any way.

Telegram Sam / Baby Strange

Music GB