Totally Stripped Deluxe DVD CD Set features the full length documentary with a 20 page booklet, plus 3 of The Rolling Stones seminal performances at three iconic venues across 3 DVDs, and 14 track live CD album. Totally Stripped is a newly revised version of the documentary that was originally made to coincide with the release of The Rolling Stones Stripped album released in November 1995. It tells the story of the two studio sessions and three live shows that made up the Stripped project. This followed the conclusion of the mammoth Voodoo Lounge tour and found The Stones reimagining tracks from their back catalogue in pared back versions alongside a couple of carefully chosen covers in the studio and doing smaller scale club gigs to showcase these versions, which was a marked contrast to the huge arenas and stadiums that had hosted the Voodoo Lounge tour. This new version of the documentary includes previously unseen footage and lays bare the inner workings of both The Rolling Stone
In honor of their show date in Copenhagen on October 3, 2017, the series is inspired by Superkilen, a public park in the Nrrebro district of Copenhagen. Expanding over 30, 000 square meters, the park is home to elements from all over the globe and strives to celebrate diversity. Design has been printed on a high quality lithograph.
Crossfire Hurricane, directed by Brett Morgen, is released as part of the ongoing 50th anniversary celebrations of The Rolling Stones. This superb new film tells the story of the Stones unparalleled journey from blues obsessed teenagers in the early sixties to their undisputed status as rock royalty. All of The Rolling Stones have been newly interviewed and their words form the narrative arc that links together archive footage of performances, news coverage and interviews, much of it previously unseen. Taking its title from a lyric in Jumpin Jack Flash, Crossfire Hurricane gives the viewer an intimate insight into exactly what its like to be part of The Rolling Stones as they overcome denunciation, drugs, dissensions and death to become the definitive survivors. Over a year in the making and produced with the full co-operation and involvement of The Rolling Stones, Crossfire Hurricane is and will remain the definitive story of the worlds greatest rock n roll band.
To mark the bands European No Filter Tour, a series of city specific t-shirts, hoodies, and lithographs will be released coinciding with each show date. In honor of their show date in Hamburg on September 9, 2017, the series features Lady of the Lake who rises 13 feet out of the water and is 67 feet long in Hamburgs Inner Alster Lake. Of course a twist of the Stones as her mouth has been transformed to the Stones tongue logo. Design has been printed to a high quality lithograph.
From The Vault is a new series of live concerts from The Rolling Stones archive which are getting their first official release. Hampton Coliseum Live In 1981 is the first title in this series. The Rolling Stones American Tour in 1981 was the most successful tour of that year taking a then record 50 million dollars in ticket sales. The tour was in support of the critically and commercially successful Tattoo You album. There were fifty dates on the tour which ran from Philadelphia at the end of September through to Hampton, Virginia on the 18th and 19th of December. The show on December 18th, which was also Keith Richards birthday, was the first ever music concert to be broadcast on television as a pay-per-view event. The footage has now been carefully restored and the sound has been newly mixed by Bob Clearmountain for this first official release of the show. Tracklisting 1. Under My Thumb 2. When The Whip Comes Down 3. Lets Spend The Night Together 4. Shattered 5. Neighbours 6.
Tracklisting 1. (I Cant Get No) Satisfaction 2. The Last Time 3. As Tears Go By 4. Time Is On My Side 5. Its All Over Now 6. Tell Me 7. 19th Nervous Breakdown 8. Heart Of Stone 9. Get Off Of My Cloud 10. Not Fade Away 11. Good Times, Bad Times 12. Play With Fire
In honor of their show date in Spielberg on September 16, 2017, the series is inspired by Santas immoral companion, Krampus. Austrian tradition typically depicts Krampus as a half demonhalf goat, threatening to abduct and devour disobedient children. This design depicts Krampus in his most menacing state tongue out and teeth bared, ready to feast. Design has been screen printed on a high quality 18x24 inch lithograph.
From The Vault is a series of live concerts from The Rolling Stones archive which are getting their first official release. The Marquee Live In 1971 is the latest addition to the series. The show was filmed at Londons legendary Marquee club on March 26th 1971, shortly after the finish of the bands 1971 UK tour and about a month before the release of the Sticky Fingers album in late April. Mick Taylor was now fully integrated into the group and the band had used the tour to showcase some of the tracks from the forthcoming album. The show at the Marquee was filmed for American television and four songs from the Sticky Fingers album were featured, including the rarely performed I Got The Blues. The footage has now been carefully restored and the sound has been newly mixed by Bob Clearmountain for this first official release of the show. DVD Bonus Features. I Got The Blues Take 1 (Alternative take) I Got The Blues Take 2(Alternative take) Bitch Take 1(Alternative take) Bitch Take 2
Ol Ol Ol A Trip Across Latin America follows The Rolling Stones on their 2016 tour through ten Latin America cities whilst at the same time trying to stage their first ever concert in Havana, Cuba, a colossal once-in-a-lifetime open air free show the likes of which Cuba had never seen before. The film captures the unique chemistry that exists between The Rolling Stones and their Latin American fans, a bond that has stretched across many years. Featuring electrifying live performances, intimate moments with the band members, anticipation and reaction from the fans and all the twists and turns of staging the Havana concert, Ol Ol Ol A Trip Across Latin America is a portrait of a band still at the very top of their game. Line-Up The Rolling Stones Mick Jagger (Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica) Keith Richards (Guitar, Vocals) Charlie Watts (Drums) Ronnie Wood (Guitar) With Darryl Jones (Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals) Chuck Leavell (Keyboards, Musical Director) Karl Denson (Saxophone) Tim Ries (Sax
The Rolling Stones 1978 tour of the USA in support of that years Some Girls album is considered by fans to be one of their very best. The tour followed immediately on the release of the Some Girls album and by the time the band arrived in Texas in mid-July the album had hit the No.1 spot on the US charts. The tour took a back to basics approach, with the band and their music very much at the forefront and little or no elaborate staging. Filmed at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas, on 18 July 1978, this concert is typical of the tour with the Rolling Stones delivering a raw, energetic performance in front of a crowd who are clearly loving the show. Many of the tracks from Some Girls are included in the live set with a sprinkling of Stones classics from earlier albums. Originally shot on 16mm film, the footage has been carefully restored and the sound remixed and remastered by Bob Clearmountain from the original multitrack tapes. This is undeniably the Rolling Stones
From the unmistakeable opening riff of Jumpin Jack Flash to the classic sounds of Tumbling Dice, Sympathy For The Devil, All Down The Line and Start Me Up plus some unusual gems from the Stones catalogue - You Got The Silver and Faraway Eyes. Included are three stunning collaborations - with blues legend Buddy Guy on Champagne and Reefer, Jack White from White Stripes on Loving Cup while Christina Aguilera duets with Mick Jagger on Live With Me. Shine a Light is a 22 track Rolling Stones live double album recorded during two memorable nights at New Yorks Beacon Theatre in 2006. Produced by The Glimmer Twins and mixed by Bob Clearmountain.
Rock history under the big top original Rolling Stones lineup, The Who, John Lennon, Eric Clapton. Jethro Tull, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull, Yoko Ono, bonus features, extras Pal Version
Remastered album and bonus CD featuring previously unreleased alternate takes and live performances. Plus Get Yer Leeds Lungs Out CD, a DVD featuring 2 tracks from Live At The Marquee and 7 vinyl with Brown Sugar and Wild Horses. All housed in a presentation box with hardback book complete with real zip. Plus print, poster, 4 postcard set and mini replica of band cut out. The carefully put together 120 page limited edition book recounts the making of this classic Stones album with an extensive essay by Nick Kent, embellished with previously unpublished images of the band and lavishly illustrated with metallic gold ink throughout.
Tracklist Just Your Fool Commit A Crime Blue And Lonesome All Of Your Love I Gotta Go Everybody Knows About My Good Thing Ride Em On Down Hate To See You Go Hoo Doo Blues Little Rain Just Like I Treat You I Cant Quit You Baby
Tracklisting Disc 1 1. Time Is On My Side 2. Heart Of Stone 3. Play With Fire 4. (I Cant Get No) Satisfaction 5. As Tears Go By 6. Get Off Of My Cloud 7. Mothers Little Helper 8. 19th Nervous Breakdown 9. Paint It Black 10. Under My Thumb 11. Ruby Tuesday 12. Lets Spend The Night Together Disc 2 1. Jumpin Jack Flash 2. Street Fighting Man 3. Sympathy For The Devil 4. Honky Tonk Women 5. Gimme Shelter 6. Midnight Rambler (Live Get Yer Ya-Yas Out Version) 7. You Cant Always Get What You Want 8. Brown Sugar 9. Wild Horses
For the first time, the Rolling Stones were able to release an album with the same tracklisting across the world. It seems entirely appropriate that the most unusual of all the bands albums the one that polarizes opinion among fans and critics alike should be the first to be released on both sides of the Atlantic, and around the world, with the same running order and in the same sleeve. Recorded between February and October at Olympic Studios in Barnes, West London during what was the most difficult time in the bands career, against a background of personal issues and criminal trials, it is an eclectic mix of music that includes Shes a Rainbow which made No.2 in America and second record that was released as a single in America as, Bill Wymans In Another Land, Bill wrote the track and it features Steve Marriott from the Small Faces on vocals. There were no UK single releases from the album that took its inspiration for its title from the words inside a British passport, Her Britanni
Tracklisting 1. Dance (pt 1) 2. Summer Romance 3. Send It To Me 4. Let Me Go 5. Indian Girl 6. Where The Boys Go 7. Down In The Hole 8. Emotional Rescue 9. Shes So Cold 10. All About You
An album without a hit single in sight that was part recorded with Dave Hassinger in Hollywood the last to be recorded in what had been the bands hit factory and Glyn Johns at the newly opened Olympic Studios in Barnes. Some of the tracks were started in America and finished in London. Recording technology was by now allowing for greater experimentation and although every track is credited to JaggerRichards, there are certainly very different styles of music and song writing to be heard on this album Yesterdays Papers has the distinction of being the first song to be written solely by Mick. Connection was played live at the London Palladium the week after the album came out and was featured in Shine a Light in 2008. Cartoons and drawings by Charlie are used on the album artwork. Tracklisting 1. Lets Spend The Night Together 2. Yesterdays Papers 3. Ruby Tuesday 4. Connection 5. She Smiled Sweetly 6. Cool, Calm, and Collected 7. All Sold Out 8. My Obsession 9. Whos Been Sleeping Here
In honor of their show date in Zurich on September 20, 2017, the series is inspired by the groundbreaking graphic design style that originated in Switzerland in the 1940s and 1950s. This Swiss style served to be the basis for most of the mid 20th century. Design has been screen printed on a high quality 18x24 inch lithograph.
To mark the bands European No Filter Tour, a series of city specific t-shirts, hoodies, and lithographs will be released coinciding with each show date. In honor of their show date in Munich on September 12, 2017, the series features the well-known mosaic art of Munich. Design has been printed to a high quality 18 x 24 inch lithograph.
Blue and Lonesome boxset featuring the album on CD, a 64 page book on the recording of the album plus a set of collectable artcards. Tracklist Just Your Fool Commit A Crime Blue And Lonesome All Of Your Love I Gotta Go Everybody Knows About My Good Thing Ride Em On Down Hate To See You Go Hoo Doo Blues Little Rain Just Like I Treat You I Cant Quit You Baby
Store Exclusive On Air Yellow gatefold, heavyweight double vinyl Tracklist Come On - Saturday Club, 26 October 1963 (I Cant Get No) Satisfaction -Saturday Club, 18 September 1965 Roll Over Beethoven - Saturday Club, 26 October 1963 The Spider And The Fly - Yeah Yeah, 30 August 1965 Cops And Robbers - Blues in Rhythm, 9 May 1964 Its All Over Now - The Joe Loss Pop Show, 17 July 1964 Route 66 - Blues in Rhythm, 9 May 1964 Memphis, Tennessee - Saturday Club, 26 October 1963 Down The Road Apiece - Top Gear, 6 March 1965 The Last Time - Top Gear, 6 March 1965 Cry To Me - Saturday Club, 18 September 1965 Mercy, Mercy - Yeah Yeah, 30 August 1965 Oh Baby (We Got A Good Thing Goin) - Saturday Club, 18 September 1965 Around And Around - Top Gear, 23 July 1964 Hi Heel Sneakers - Saturday Club, 18 April 1964 Fannie Mae - Saturday Club, 18 September 1965 You Better Move On - Blues in Rhythm, 9 May 1964 Mona - Blues In Rhythm, 9 May 1964 I Wanna Be Your Man - Saturday Club, 8 February 1964 Carol -
45 x 45s FROM THE GREATEST ROCK N ROLL BAND IN THE WORLD 45 CD singles packed with rarities, re-mixes and live versions across 173 tracks Over 80 tracks not currently available on official releases Taken from the original British, US and European singles. Replicating the original 7, 12 and CD single sleeves and labels. Includes 32-page hardback book with memorabilia, period photos and a new essay by renowned journalist, broadcaster and Stones expert Paul Sexton. Also features an exclusive new interview with Bill Wyman. In every single way, The Rolling Stones are the Greatest RocknRoll Band In The World. They created the blueprint for guitar groups. They took rocknroll rebellion to new heights. They were the first band to master the art of playing arenas and effortlessly move into stadiums, and have remained the worlds top concert attraction with every successive record-breaking tour. They made some of the most influential albums of the late sixties and early seventies. But, abo
Super Deluxe Box Set (2CD, DVD, 7 Vinyl Single, Hardback Book, Set Of Postcards, Helmut Newton Prints and Poster). The Rolling Stones are set to delight their millions of fans, and another generation of new admirers, as they unveil a treasure trove of vintage unreleased material from the Some Girls era of 1978. Comprising an entire album of fresh material, the songs form the second disc on the deluxe edition of the bands seminal, multi-million-selling 1978 album Some Girls, which is released on November 21. It follows the massive worldwide success and acclaim for Universals 2010 reissue of the Stones hallowed 1972 set Exile On Main St. The appearance of the unreleased tracks on the deluxe Some Girls means that after listening to such gems from the original album as Miss You, Far Away Eyes, Before They Make Me Run and Beast Of Burden, fans can enjoy a whole new set of contemporaneous work by the Stones. A fresh and compelling collection in its own right, its also the perfect complement
So in Let It Bleed we can find every role the Stones have ever played for us swaggering studs, evil demons, harem keepers and fast life riders what the Stones meant in the Sixties, what they know very well theyve meant to us. - Rolling Stone Tracklisting 1. Gimme Shelter 2. Love In Vain 3. Country Honk 4. Live With Me 5. Let It Bleed 6. Midnight Rambler 7. You Got The Silver 8. Monkey Man 9. You Cant Always Get What You Want
Jewel case, 12 page booklet Tracklist Come On - Saturday Club, 26 October 1963 (I Cant Get No) Satisfaction -Saturday Club, 18 September 1965 Roll Over Beethoven - Saturday Club, 26 October 1963 The Spider And The Fly - Yeah Yeah, 30 August 1965 Cops And Robbers - Blues in Rhythm, 9 May 1964 Its All Over Now - The Joe Loss Pop Show, 17 July 1964 Route 66 - Blues in Rhythm, 9 May 1964 Memphis, Tennessee - Saturday Club, 26 October 1963 Down The Road Apiece - Top Gear, 6 March 1965 The Last Time - Top Gear, 6 March 1965 Cry To Me - Saturday Club, 18 September 1965 Mercy, Mercy - Yeah Yeah, 30 August 1965 Oh Baby (We Got A Good Thing Goin) - Saturday Club, 18 September 1965 Around And Around - Top Gear, 23 July 1964 Hi Heel Sneakers - Saturday Club, 18 April 1964 Fannie Mae - Saturday Club, 18 September 1965 You Better Move On - Blues in Rhythm, 9 May 1964 Mona - Blues In Rhythm, 9 May 1964
The Rolling Stones 1978 tour of the USA in support of that years Some Girls album is considered by fans to be one of their very best. The tour followed immediately on the release of the Some Girls album and by the time the band arrived in Texas in mid-July the album had hit the No.1 spot on the US charts. The tour took a back to basics approach, with the band and their music very much at the forefront and little or no elaborate staging. Filmed at the Will Rogers Memorial Center in Fort Worth, Texas, on 18 July 1978, this concert is typical of the tour with the Rolling Stones delivering a raw, energetic performance in front of a crowd who are clearly loving the show. Many of the tracks from Some Girls are included in the live set with a sprinkling of Stones classics from earlier albums. Originally shot on 16mm film, the footage has been carefully restored and the sound remixed and remastered by Bob Clearmountain from the original multitrack tapes. This is undeniably the Rolling Stones
Gatefold, heavyweight double vinyl. Tracklist Come On - Saturday Club, 26 October 1963 (I Cant Get No) Satisfaction -Saturday Club, 18 September 1965 Roll Over Beethoven - Saturday Club, 26 October 1963 The Spider And The Fly - Yeah Yeah, 30 August 1965 Cops And Robbers - Blues in Rhythm, 9 May 1964 Its All Over Now - The Joe Loss Pop Show, 17 July 1964 Route 66 - Blues in Rhythm, 9 May 1964 Memphis, Tennessee - Saturday Club, 26 October 1963 Down The Road Apiece - Top Gear, 6 March 1965 The Last Time - Top Gear, 6 March 1965 Cry To Me - Saturday Club, 18 September 1965 Mercy, Mercy - Yeah Yeah, 30 August 1965 Oh Baby (We Got A Good Thing Goin) - Saturday Club, 18 September 1965 Around And Around - Top Gear, 23 July 1964 Hi Heel Sneakers - Saturday Club, 18 April 1964 Fannie Mae - Saturday Club, 18 September 1965 You Better Move On - Blues in Rhythm, 9 May 1964 Mona - Blues In Rhythm, 9 May 1964 I Wanna Be Your Man - Saturday Club, 8 February 1964 Carol - Saturday Club, 18 April 1964
Tracklist Just Your Fool Commit A Crime Blue And Lonesome All Of Your Love I Gotta Go Everybody Knows About My Good Thing Ride Em On Down Hate To See You Go Hoo Doo Blues Little Rain Just Like I Treat You I Cant Quit You Baby
The Rolling Stones Charlie is my Darling Ireland 1965 was shot on a quick weekend tour of Ireland just weeks after (I Cant Get No) Satisfaction hit 1 on the charts and became the international anthem for an entire generation. Charlie is my Darling is an intimate, behind-the-scenes diary of life on the road with the young Rolling Stones featuring the first professionally filmed concert performances of the bands long and storied touring career, documenting the early frenzy of their fans and the riots their live performances incited. Charlie is my Darling showcases dramatic concert footage including electrifying performances of The Last Time, Time Is On My Side and the first ever concert performance of the Stones counterculture classic, (I Cant Get No) Satisfaction. Candid, off-the-cuff interviews are juxtaposed with revealing, comical scenes of the band goofing around with each other. Its also an insiders glimpse into the bands developing musical style by blending blues, RandB and r
In honor of their show date in Stockholm on October 12, 2017, the series is inspired by the Stockholm Exhibition. Held in 1930, the exhibition showcased art from several artists and craftsmen. The exhibitions slogan was Acceptera or Accept, which was a plea for acceptance of functionalism and standardization as a cultural change. Just as this was a revolution for housing and products, The Rolling Stones changed RocknRoll, in the 1960s. Design has been printed on high quality 18 x 24 lithograph.
Recorded in Dublin and in Los Angeles, and produced by Don Was, Voodoo Lounge topped the British charts on its release in 1994. The rockers Love Is Strong featuring Jagger on harmonica You Got Me Rocking and I Go Wild all performed strongly in the UK Top 40, while Out Of Tears continued the groups fine tradition of late-night, soul-searching, soul-infused ballads and featured a killer vocal performance by Jagger. The singer also excelled on the equally contemplative Blinded By Rainbows, a forgotten gem in their repertoire, and the swaggering Sparks Will Fly, driven by the ever-excellent Charlie Watts on drums. Voodoo Lounge deservedly won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 1995.
By the late seventies, The Rolling Stones were unquestionably the worlds greatest rocknroll band, a tag they thoroughly deserved and have yet to lose. They had moved effortlessly into open-air stadiums but also began a tradition of performing more intimate shows in theatres and clubs alongside their groundbreaking concerts in arenas. To the delight of their millions of fans, they have continued with this policy to the present. The world really was The Rolling Stones oyster in the late seventies, as their Canadian escapades made headlines around the world. They partied at Studio 54, came up with dancefloor favourites Miss You and Emotional Rescue, and recorded in Paris, Nassau and New York. The eighties saw the band stretch the envelope further still, working with jazz great Sonny Rollins, film directors Julien Temple and Michael Lindsay-Hogg, and producers Chris Kimsey and Steve Lillywhite. Amazingly, the Rolling Stones topped these achievements with ever-more ambitious tours in the n
In honor of their show date in Amsterdam on September 30, 2017, the series is inspired by the citys flag. The design utilizes the 3 exes of Amsterdams flag, while incorporating some of the repeating visual elements that can be found throughout Amsterdam. Such elements include, but are not limited to bold simplified colors, and large type. Design has been printed on a high quality 18x24 inch lithograph.
Remastered album, bonus CD featuring previously unreleased alternate takes and live performances plus DVD with 2 tracks from Live At The Marquee. All housed in a presentation box with 72 page hardback picture book and 4 postcard set.
One of the first of the bands albums to be issued in Britain in full frequency stereo sound. There are six different tracks to the US version, and although there are three JaggerRichards songs theres only one group written song, meaning this, in marked contrast to the US version of the album, has a preponderance of covers on it. There is not a hit single on the album, which probably accounts for it failing to become the bands third number one in succession on the UK album charts, although it was not unusual at this time for artists to release albums without including their singles.
The Rolling Stones Charlie is my Darling Ireland 1965 was shot on a quick weekend tour of Ireland just weeks after (I Cant Get No) Satisfaction hit 1 on the charts and became the international anthem for an entire generation. Charlie is my Darling is an intimate, behind-the-scenes diary of life on the road with the young Rolling Stones featuring the first professionally filmed concert performances of the bands long and storied touring career, documenting the early frenzy of their fans and the riots their live performances incited. Charlie is my Darling showcases dramatic concert footage including electrifying performances of The Last Time, Time Is On My Side and the first ever concert performance of the Stones counterculture classic, (I Cant Get No) Satisfaction. Candid, off-the-cuff interviews are juxtaposed with revealing, comical scenes of the band goofing around with each other. Its also an insiders glimpse into the bands developing musical style by blending blues, RandB and r
Tracklist Just Your Fool Commit A Crime Blue And Lonesome All Of Your Love I Gotta Go Everybody Knows About My Good Thing Ride Em On Down Hate To See You Go Hoo Doo Blues Little Rain Just Like I Treat You I Cant Quit You Baby
To commemorate the last stop of the 13 city European No Filter tour shows in Paris, Philadelphia-based designer Jeremy Dean, best known for creating mashed-up designs for some of the most iconic bands and musicians, has created a unique collection inspired by The Rolling Stones and Paris. Dont miss out your chance to own a true collectors item. Design has bene printed on a high quality 18 x 24 lithograph.
With the British invasion of America in full swing the band were announced as Englands Newest Hit Makers. Released to coincide with the Stones arrival in New York City on 1st June 1964, where they began their first US tour. The band played to very small audiences in the eight cities. The tracklisting is the same as their eponymous first UK release, but it includes the Womack and Womack classic, Not Fade Away. The inclusion of the hit song and good airplay helped the album make no. 11 in the Billboard Top 50.
Upon its release more than three decades ago, Exile on Main Street innovatively wove varying musical genres, instruments and even artists into a compelling rhythmic masterpiece. This new compilation features 10 tracks originally recorded during the Exile era and only recently discovered while working on the reissue project. The unearthed tracks which include such titles as Plundered My Soul, Dancing in the Light, Following the River and Pass The Wine have undergone a unique evolution, while staying true to the essence of the 1972 album. Alternate versions of Soul Survivor and Loving Cup also are a part of the Exile bonus materials. The original 18-track double-album was recorded in various stages at multiple locations, including Olympic Studios in London, Keith Richards mansion Nellcote in France, and in Los Angeles where the literal Main Street influenced the album title. These atypical circumstances surrounding the recording process greatly affected the albums outcome which was high
Blue and Lonesome pressed onto two 180gsm vinyl, and housed in a double gatefold sleeve. Album download card included. Tracklist Just Your Fool Commit A Crime Blue And Lonesome All Of Your Love I Gotta Go Everybody Knows About My Good Thing Ride Em On Down Hate To See You Go Hoo Doo Blues Little Rain Just Like I Treat You I Cant Quit You Baby
Beggars Banquet is the album that changed everything for the Rolling Stones. From the manner it was recorded at Olympic Studios in Barnes, London, to the track selection, a mixture of rockers (Street Fighting Man), blues numbers (Prodigal Son, No Expectations) and ballads (Salt Of The Earth), the band truly came into their own, and the Rolling Stones music of today is a reflection of what happened in that studio in 1968, they reached their musical manhood. The genesis of the epic song Sympathy For The Devil is well documented in the Jean Luc Goddard film One Plus One. While 1967s Their Satanic Majesties was recorded after Mick and Keiths traumatic and unjust, drugs bust, it was almost too soon to be reflected in their songwriting. Whereas Sympathy For The Devil, and much of Beggars Banquet hint at a defiance at what theyd been through, and a strength from the experience. The album also marks a change in musical direction for the band, with the debut of Jimmy Miller as producer, who w
A Bigger Bang, the Rolling Stones last studio album to date, made the Top 3 on both sides of the Atlantic in 2005. Its release coincided with the groups longest ever world tour, lasting two years, a feat likely to remain unbeaten by any other rock artist. Recorded mostly in France, it recalls the informal vibe of Exile On Main Street and has sold in excess of 2.5 million copies to date. A double A-side single coupling the rocker Rough Justice and Streets Of Love, another superior soulful ballad, reached number 15 in the UK, while the Bush-baiting Sweet Neo Con made headlines in the US.. A Bigger Bang more than lived up to its title. These albums will be re-mastered and all retain the original track listings and sleeve design.
A milestone in the recording career of the band in that JaggerRichards wrote every single track on this their fourth studio album to be released in Britain. Its arguably the first ever rock album. The credentials At over eleven minutes, Going Home was one of the longest track ever to have appeared on any pop album, the tracks were recorded at two three day marathon sessions at RCA in Hollywood in December 1965 and March 1966, its fourteen tracks ran for over 53 minutes long by the standards of pop LPs and most of all it sounds like a rock album with a cohesion not associated with other long playing records from the era. Among the classic songs are Mothers Little Helper the a-side of the twelfth US single, and its b-side Lady Jane, Under my Thumb and Out of Time. Jack Nitzsche and Ian Stewart share the keyboard duties and Brian Jones plays a whole variety of instruments including an Appalachian dulcimer on Lady Jane.
By the late seventies, The Rolling Stones were unquestionably the worlds greatest rocknroll band, a tag they thoroughly deserved and have yet to lose. They had moved effortlessly into open-air stadiums but also began a tradition of performing more intimate shows in theatres and clubs alongside their groundbreaking concerts in arenas. To the delight of their millions of fans, they have continued with this policy to the present. The world really was The Rolling Stones oyster in the late seventies, as their Canadian escapades made headlines around the world. They partied at Studio 54, came up with dancefloor favourites Miss You and Emotional Rescue, and recorded in Paris, Nassau and New York. The eighties saw the band stretch the envelope further still, working with jazz great Sonny Rollins, film directors Julien Temple and Michael Lindsay-Hogg, and producers Chris Kimsey and Steve Lillywhite. Amazingly, the Rolling Stones topped these achievements with ever-more ambitious tours in the n
The live adventures of the Rolling Stones Having pioneered the concept of alternating big shows and back-to-basics gigs, the Stones put yet another spin on the live album with Stripped in November 1995, and were duly rewarded with another Transatlantic Top Ten entry. During the Voodoo Lounge tour, their first with bassist Darryl Jones, the greatest rocknroll band in the world simply kicked back in Lisbon and Tokyo studios and revisited Buddy Hollys Not Fade Away a Top 3 single for them in 1964 and Little Baby, the Willie Dixon composition first recorded by Howlin Wolf. They also cherry-picked highlights Shine A Light, Angie from intimate shows at legendary venues like the Paradiso in Amsterdam or the Olympia in Paris. This low-key approach afforded the group the opportunity to explore its acoustic, country-flavoured repertoire, Wild Horses, Dead Flowers and Sweet Virginia in particular, though their inspired reworking of Bob Dylans Like A Rolling Stone, from their memorable gig at
The Rolling Stones are set to delight their millions of fans, and another generation of new admirers, as they unveil a treasure trove of vintage unreleased material from the Some Girls era of 1978. Comprising an entire album of fresh material, the songs form the second disc on the deluxe edition of the bands seminal, multi-million-selling 1978 album Some Girls, which is released on November 21. It follows the massive worldwide success and acclaim for Universals 2010 reissue of the Stones hallowed 1972 set Exile On Main St. The appearance of the unreleased tracks on the deluxe Some Girls means that after listening to such gems from the original album as Miss You, Far Away Eyes, Before They Make Me Run and Beast Of Burden, fans can enjoy a whole new set of contemporaneous work by the Stones. A fresh and compelling collection in its own right, its also the perfect complement to one of the bands best-ever albums. The unreleased tracks mostly feature performances by the whole band - Mick J
Remastered single CD Edition of the bands seminal, multi-million-selling 1978 album Some Girls, which is released on November 21. It follows the massive worldwide success and acclaim for Universals 2010 reissue of the Stones hallowed 1972 set Exile On Main St.