Bolan Boogie is a compilation album by the English glam rock band T. Rex. After Marc Bolan had left Fly Records to form his own label distributed through EMI, his former label released this compilation in 1972 with recent single A- and B-sides recorded in 1970 and 1971, many of which had not appeared on previous albums. Also included are album tracks from Tyrannosaurus Rex's Unicorn (1969), A Beard of Stars (1970) and T. Rex's T. Rex (1970).
Release
Bolan Boogie was released on May 5th 1972 by the Fly record label. With T. Rextasy at its absolute peak that spring following the group's acclaimed shows at the Empire Pool in Wembley, the compilation quickly reached number one on the UK Albums Chart, spending three weeks at the top, although it would also be Bolan's last album to do so.
Track listing
Personnel
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Marc Bolan – lead vocals, acoustic and electric guitars (all tracks), harmonium (track 5)
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Mickey Finn – congas, Bongo drum, backing vocals (tracks 1–4, 6–14)
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Steve Currie – bass (tracks 1, 3, 7, 9, 10, 14)
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Bill Legend – drums, tambourine (tracks 1, 7, 9, 10, 14)
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Steve Peregrin Took – bongos, backing vocals, African talking drum, bass guitar (track 5)
Additional personnel
Charts
