Marc Bolan & T.Rex - Born To Boogie 51 years old

Marc Bolan & T.Rex - Born To Boogie

By 1972, the seminal English glam-rock band T-Rex was at the height of what came to be known as "T-Rexstacy:" they had already scored three of their soon-to-be ten straight Top 10 hits. To celebrate their success, Bolan and T-Rex played two sold-out performances at London's Wembley Empire Pool, captured on film by none other than former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and released as the now-legendary concert film BORN TO BOOGIE. The only existant recording of a full T-Rex concert, BORN TO BOOGIE is centered around the dual live performances (with Ringo and Elton John guest starring on two tracks) and interspersed with an acoustic set filmed at John Lennon's mansion, goofy backstage footage of Bolan, and surreal sequences of nuns and dwarves inserted for visual effect. While the original film ran for roughly one hour, this reissue of BORN TO BOOGIE restores many of the hours-worth of material shot by Ringo.

Credits

Marc Bolan & T.Rex - Born To Boogie Cast

Name Character
Ringo Starr He was 32, now 84 years old as Self
Elton John He was 26, now 77 years old as Self

Marc Bolan & T.Rex - Born To Boogie Crew

Name Department
Ringo Starr as Director. He was 32 (now 84) years old Directing
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Marc Bolan & T.Rex - Born To Boogie (51 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, April 15, 1973
  • Runtime: 196 minutes