T-Rex "Born to Boogie" Special Edition (3-Disc)

[neil wilkes]

This is a real find, and a big "woot" to Philly Bob for the URL to this beauty.
Sadly, I cannot remember it though - Bob?

Content is outstanding.
There is a fully restored version of the legendary film, plus the full concerts - both the evening & the matinee performances - from the Empire Pool in Wembley, London (tickets were a reasonable 75 pence at the time) on 18 March 1972 (the only 2 shows ever properly filmed & recorded).
Audio is superb with 5.1 in DTS9624 and DD, and this time the stereoheads lose out with just DD stereo (should have been LPCM really, IMHO)

I will post a full review on this (with contents listing) as soon as I have digested it all.....
highly recommended on first viewing though

 

[elmer]

Neil - I completely agree with your assessment - excellent sound and images. The movie itself is very "of it's time" lot's of non-sequitor silliness courtesy of first time director Ringo Starr. But I digress - I have the special edition 2 DVD set. I was unaware of a (3-Disc) set and cannot seen to find one in searching the usual sources.

 

[Bob Squires Jr]

Japanese special limited edition 3 disc set:

h**p://cgi.ebay.com/MARC-BOLAN-T-REX-born-boogie-Japan-3-DVD-/190506239542?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2c5b0e8636

This is who we got ours from.

The extra (3rd) disc is T.Rex Live in Japan 1972

 

[neil wilkes]

Well, sort of live in Japan anyway.........
It's more a kind of photo montage from the tour. Lots of Japanese needed, or disc is essentially pointless from a musical point of view.
Just Dolby stereo over a slidwshow.
The real gems are on the first 2 discs

 

[GOS]

There is a Blu-ray version on preorder for September 27th. Looks like a DTS HD Master of the stereo, mono and 5.1.

Amazon US - $30.99
importCD $25.50

 

[dabl]

Sweet thanks for the heads up. I love it when a thread from 2011 gets updated 13 years later

 

[beerking]

I've just pre-ordered it from Amazon UK
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0D79JXXD2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_image_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Cheers for the heads up Gene

 

[GOS]

I've never seen or heard of this title. Sounds like it's a winner. I'll be ordering it.

 

[GOS]

I've never seen or heard of this title. Sounds like it's a winner. I'll be ordering it.

...and I did

 

[H.A.L.]

I have this version -- in DD 5.1, but I have a lot versions of T. Rex (too many, one person has told me, phwwwt). Since the pre-order
has two extra discs, gottta have it!

https://www.amazon.com/Born-Boogie-T-Rex/dp/B000EXZHHY/ref=sr_1_9?crid=3R5UYIEX6SMN8&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.7dAKd5NKLMIql1GufExpd3VXS7U60Hmg_tH715ZucF_sH7lx-6yYW1aFMh7B7rpYOKEHW7bhrFwl-4r8IhYdQvzauZK6620VatP4QnnUVHe8Sv9yE4DYsmKCyTkOvtlBh_-wsb1MTkYkj_TFfStZ5GC2fMy9snYrkZEV4biJe1Tkb7I1jqdNnUc5LoJtUV5TkzTGEpb3rdOa9q0-aIduIf4QfKVO3MzopQbh-iUQ6Bk.ozL_48j1OrLHffdO_aNAdDvJTTFzT1jgDqDnayeXQ2k&dib_tag=se&keywords=born+to+boogie&qid=1725311535&sprefix=born+to+boogie,aps,127&sr=8-9

 

[beerking]

Finally, I've had a chance to watch and listen to this incredible man, doing what he does best.
This is a very good transfer to Blu-ray.
The surround mix is reasonable too. For a live show.

Filmed in 1972 Directed by Ringo Starr
Tony Visconti mixed the music.

I remember Marc bursting on to the music scene and he virtually started Glam Rock.

I've read a lot of background information about Marc, T Rex his son Bolan etc, today. Fascinating.

As ever, there's more to Marc Bolan than meets the eye.
Such an untimely death in September 1977.

A day dedicated to all that is Marc Bolan and I've thoroughly enjoyed it.