Director: Ringo Starr

Summary: A restored and remixed version of the concert filmed live at the Empire Pool in Wembley, 1972. The tracklist includes: 'Children Of The Revolution', 'Jeepster', 'Hot Love', 'Telegram Sam' and 'The Slider'.

By 1972, the seminal 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; their landmark 1971 album ELECTRIC WARRIOR was still riding the charts; critics were declaring them to be 'bigger than The Beatles'; and fans were aping singer-songwriter-guitarist Marc Bolan's iconic sartorial style. 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--including three recently discovered songs ('Cadillac', 'Girl', and 'Summertime Blues') and the never-before-seen matinee show--with a clean video transfer and audio remastered by legendary producer and Bolan friend Tony Visconti. In addition, Bolan's son Rolan presents a wealth of extra material that includes trailers, outtakes, deleted scenes, studio sessions, interviews, and more.

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Aspect Ratio:	16:9 Anamorphic
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Wembley Evening Concert March 1972, Born To Boogie Trailer, Wembley Matinee Concert March 1972, Cosmic Rock When T Rex Ruled The World, Re Born To Boogie Restoration, Outtakes, Deleted Scenes, Video And Audio Demonstrations, Hidden Easter Eggs
Year:	1972
Release Date:	May 16, 2005
Runtime:	325 minutes
Certification:	Exempt.
Catalogue Number:	S V E 4016
Keywords:	Music, Born, Rock, Two, Pop, Marc, Bolan, Rex, Boogie, T, Performing, Discs, Arts, Popular
Genre:	Music/Performing Arts