Track Listing
DISC 1: BORN TO BOOGIE THE MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK:
1. Intro
2. Jeepster
3. Baby Strange
4. Electric Wind - (poem)
5. Tutti Fruitti - (with Elton John/Ringo Starr)
6. Children of the Revolution - (with Elton John/Ringo Starr)
7. Look to the Left - (with Ringo Starr)
8. Spceball Ricochet
9. Some People Like to Rock - (with Ringo Starr)
10. Telegram Sam
11. Some People Like to Roll - (with Ringo Starr)
12. Cosmic Dancer
13. They've Come 'Tis Said
14. Tea Party Medley
15. Union Hall - (poem)
16. Hot Love
17. Get It On
18. Children of the Revolution - (reprise)
19. BBC Interview With Marc Bolan From Late 1971
DISC 2: T. REX IN CONCERT 18TH MARCH 1972:
1. Rosko's Intro - (with Emperor Rosko)
2. Cadilac
3. Jeepster
4. Baby Strange
5. Spaceball Ricochet
6. Girl
7. Cosmic Dancer
8. Telegram Sam
9. Hot Love
10. Get It On
11. Just One More - (with Emperor Rosko)
12. Summertime Blues
| Details | | Producer: | Tony Visconti | | Distributor: | Ryko Distribution | | Recording Type: | Mixed | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Marc Bolan & T. Rex: Marc Bolan (vocals, guitar); Steve Currie (bass guitar); Mickey Finn (congas).
Additional personnel: Elton John (piano); Ringo Starr (drums).
Recording information: Empire Pool, Wembley, England (1971 - 1972).
This double-disc set is something of a holy grail for T. Rex fanatics. Both discs contain music from BORN TO BOOGIE, a film about T. Rex frontman Marc Bolan made by Ringo Starr in 1972. The film was considered lost until 2003, when old prints where found and painstakingly restored. This expanded CD reissue covers the music from the original film, as well as additional material, including excerpts from concerts recorded at Wembley stadium, and a BBC interview with Bolan from 1971.
Bolan is backed here by his crack band, and by Ringo and Elton John (both of whom are professed T. Rex fans). The playlist includes many of his finest tunes: the rollicking "Jeepster," the slinky bounce of "Get It On," and the epic, metaphysical autobiography-in-song "Cosmic Dancer," in addition to fun covers ("Tutti Frutti") and selections of Bolan's poetry. The tapes have been remastered to sparkling effect, and everything here, from Bolan's trademark yelps and moans to the ecstatic screaming of his female fans, is crystal clear. Moreover, BORN TO BOOGIE captures T. Rex at his commercial and artistic apex, and offers a snapshot of the glam superstar in a unique and significant moment in rock & roll history.
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