This box set called simply 1972 brings together studio recordings, broadcasts and performances by Marc Bolan and T. Rex.
The 1972 box includes The Slider album, Live At Wembley The Matinee Show (with two previously unreleased 1972 mixes from The Evening Show), Born To Boogie: The Soundtrack Album (issued in full for the first time), Marc Bolan’s US Radio Sessions, T. Rex on the BBC in 1972, featuring a rare version of Telegram Sam from the Christmas Top Of The Pops, and more!
In March 1972, T. Rex played two sell-out concerts at Wembley’s Empire Pool which later featured in “Born To Boogie”, a feature film directed by Ringo Starr that included guest performances from Elton John and Ringo.
The band toured the US twice in 1972, and Bolan took the opportunity to perform solo acoustic sessions for local radio stations. The band featured regularly on the BBC throughout the year, recording special sessions for Radio 1 and Top Of The Pops. T. Rex ended the year with the singles ‘Children Of The Revolution’ and ‘Solid Gold Easy Action’ and the T. Rex Fan Club 1972 Christmas Record Flexi Disc, which is included in the boxsets in its entirety.
Marc Bolan – vocals, guitar
Steve Currie – bass guitar
Mickey Finn – percussion, vocals
Bill Legend – drums
Mark Volman ("Flo") – background vocals
Howard Kaylan ("Eddie") – background vocals
Tony Visconti – string arrangements, background vocals
CD 1: The Slider
Metal Guru
Mystic Lady
Rock On
The Slider
Baby Boomerang
Spaceball Ricochet
Buick Mackane
Telegram Sam
Rabbit Fighter
Baby Strange
Ballrooms Of Mars
Chariot Choogle
Main Man
CD 2: Live at Wembley – The Matinee Show
Rosko’s Intro [Emperor Rosko]
Cadilac
Jeepster
Baby Strange
Spaceball Ricochet
Girl
Cosmic Dancer
Telegram Sam
Hot Love
Get It On
‘One More Time?’ [Emperor Rosko]
Summertime Blues
Bonus tracks: Alternate mixes with 1972 overdubs, from The Evening Show*
Baby Strange [alternate mix]
Hot Love [alternate mix]
CD 3: Born to Boogie: The Soundtrack Album
Marc Bolan – Marc’s Intro
T. Rex Jeepster
T. Rex Baby Strange
Marc Bolan Electric Wind’ [poem]
Elton John, Ringo Starr & T. Rex Tutti Frutti
Elton John, Ringo Starr & T. Rex Children Of The Revolution
Marc Bolan & Ringo Starr ‘Look To The Left’
Marc Bolan – Spaceball Ricochet
Marc Bolan & Ringo Starr ‘Some People Like To Rock’
T. Rex Telegram Sam
Marc Bolan & Ringo Starr ‘Some People Like To Roll’
Marc Bolan & Mickey Finn Cosmic Dancer
Geoffrey Bayldon ‘They’ve Come, Tis Said’
Marc Bolan & String Quartet Tea Party Medley:
Jeepster / Hot Love / Get It On / The Slider
Geoffrey Bayldon ‘Union Hall’
T. Rex Hot Love
T. Rex Get It On
T. Rex Chariot Choogle [soundtrack mix of studio recording]
Marc Bolan Marc’s Outro
Children Of The Revolution [strings reprise]
CD 4: Marc Bolan’s 1972 US Radio Sessions
Spaceball Ricochet
Jeepster
Cosmic Dancer
Main Man
Ballrooms Of Mars
Mystic Lady
Girl
Baby Strange
Left Hand Luke
The Slider
Spaceball Ricochet
CD 5: T. Rex on the BBC in 1972
Metal Guru
The Slider
Mystic Lady
Rock On
Main Man
Children Of The Revolution
Solid Gold Easy Action
Telegram Sam [Christmas Top Of The Pops]*
1972 A and B-SIDES
Cadilac
Thunderwing
Lady
Children Of The Revolution
Jitterbug Love
Sunken Rags
Solid Gold Easy Action
Xmas Riff – Born To Boogie
T. Rex Fan Club 1972 “Christmas Record” Flexi Disc
* Previously unreleased.
