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Marc Bolan & T. Rex - Born to Boogie (1973)

Marc Bolan & T. Rex - Born to Boogie (1973)

Music Documentary
Release Date: 1973, April 15
Directors: Ringo Starr
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: Apple Corps, Apple Corps
Cast: Elton John, Ringo Starr, Marc Bolan

Overview:

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 existing 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.