Release Date: 05 July 2019
Format: LP Triple Vinyl
Label: Abkco
£47.99
The Rolling Stones Rock And Roll Circus Limited 180gram Vinyl 3LP Set
Overview:
You are about to be transported to another age: swinging London in the late sixties. The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus is a time capsule. Two days in December 1968 that in many ways capture the spontaneity, aspirations and communal spirit of an entire era…for a brief moment it seemed that rock ‘n’ roll would inherit the earth.”
Long considered the “Holy Grail” of rock films, this two-day event features circus fire-eaters, acrobats and clowns alongside extraordinary live performances by The Who, Jethro Tull, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull, The Dirty Mac Band (John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Mitch Mitchell & Keith Richards), Yoko Ono and The Rolling Stones.
Filmed before a live audience at Intertel VTR Services Limited, a North London TV studio in 1968, Rock and Roll Circus was directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, originally conceived as a BBC TV special, but it never aired.
It centres on the original line up of the Rolling Stones – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Bill Wyman and Charlie Watts (with Nicky Hopkins and Rocky Dijon) who serve as both the show’s hosts and featured attraction.
The “World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band” is seen and heard performing six Stones classics-to-be: Jumping Jack Flash, Parachute Woman, No Expectations, You Can’t Always Get What You Want, Sympathy For The Devil and Salt of The Earth.
The program also includes full length musical performances by The Who, Jethro Tull, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithful, Yoko Ono
It also features ‘The Dirty Mac’, a group that was the first musical context in which John Lennon performed before an audience outside The Beatles. The Dirty Mac was Eric Clapton (lead guitar), The Rolling Stones’ own Keith Richards (bass) and Mitch Mitchell of the Jimi Hendrix Experience (drums) with Lennon on guitar and vocals.
A mirthful conversation between Jagger and Lennon to introduce The Dirty Mac finds them referring to each other as “Winston” and “Michael” with Jagger affecting a convincingly flat American accent and Lennon referring to himself as “Winston Leg-Thigh.”
First time on vinyl
Remastered hi-res audio – pressed on 180g black vinyl
Stunning ‘holographic’ slipcase containing 3 x LP jackets with spines, full-colour printing throughout
Includes newly discovered material and never-before released performances
Featured Tracks:
DISC 1 SIDE 1
1 Mick Jagger's Introduction Of Rock And Roll Circus - Mick Jagger
2 Entry Of The Gladiators - Circus Band
3 Mick Jagger's Introduction Of Jethro Tull - Mick Jagger
4 Song For Jeffrey - Jethro Tull
5 Keith Richards' Introduction Of The Who - Keith Richards
6 A Quick One While He's Away - The Who
7 Over The Waves - Circus Band
DISC 1 SIDE 2
1 Ain't That A Lot Of Love - Taj Mahal
2 Charlie Watts' Introduction Of Marianne Faithfull - Charlie Watts
3 Something Better - Marianne Faithfull
4 Mick Jagger's and John Lennon's Introduction Of The Dirty Mac - Mick Jagger & John Lennon
5 Yer Blues - The Dirty Mac
6 Whole Lotta Yoko - Yoko Ono & Ivry Gitlis with The Dirty Mac
DISC 2 SIDE 1
1 John Lennon's Introduction Of The Rolling Stones - Jumpin' Jack Flash - The Rolling Stones
2 Parachute Woman - The Rolling Stones
3 No Expectations - The Rolling Stones
4 You Can't Always Get What You Want - The Rolling Stones
DISC 2 SIDE 2
1 Sympathy for the Devil - The Rolling Stones
2 Salt Of The Earth - The Rolling Stones
DISC 3 SIDE 1
1 Checkin' Up On My Baby - Taj Mahal
2 Leaving Trunk - Taj Mahal
3 Corinna - Taj Mahal
DISC 3 SIDE 2
1 Revolution (rehearsal) - The Dirty Mac
2 Warmup Jam - The Dirty Mac
3 Yer Blues (take 2) - The Dirty Mac
4 Brian Jones' Introduction of Julius Katchen - Brian Jones
5 de Falla: Ritual Fire Dance - Julius Katchen
6 Mozart: Sonata In C Major-1st Movement - Julius Katchen
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