The uk premiere was held at oscar s cinema in brewer street soho on 14 december 1972 attended by t rex ringo starr and elton john sporting his famous zoom glasses.
T rex ringo starr.
Marc s wife june was initially refused admission as an over zealous doorman considered her claim to be mrs bolan just another ruse to get close to the star of the show.
Rex played two shows at the empire pool wembley which were filmed by ringo starr and his crew for apple films.
A large part of the seco.
Marc bolan had the looks style and bearing of rock star and t.
Rex concert film born to boogie also featured studio performances such as this one filmed at apple studios.
Here ringo and elton john join t.
On 18 march 1972 t.
The uk premiere was held at oscar s cinema in brewer street soho on 14 december 1972 attended by t.
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Born to boogie offers proof positive that he was just that.
Rex leader marc bolan bassist steve currie drummer bill legend and percussionist mickey finn on the little richard staple tutti frutti and bolan.
On this day in 1977 starr spoke in an interview about his sixth solo album ringo the 4th as well as the beatles era his work with t.
Check out this unusual clip from the ringo starr directed 1972 film born to boogie primarily a t.
Rex s marc bolan and how he chose the name ringo starr.
But comparing yourself to the beatles doesn t make it so even if you get ringo starr to produce direct and appear in your movie.
The film was released on dvd in 2005 with many extras including features presented by bolan s son rolan bolan.