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For over 20 years, The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, a multi-media event staged in late 1968 under a circus tent in a north London TV studio, and meant to be shown on the BBC, lay unedited and unseen reportedly because the band was unhappy with its performance. In 1992 director Michael Lindsay-Hogg began editing it, a process that was finally finished in 1996 before the film and soundtrack were released on both CD and DVD. It has now been re-released with a new 4K Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos DVD/Blu-Ray of the film and a soundtrack expanded to 28 tracks, with a new mix in a 192k/24 bit HD restoration. Often dismissed as a goofy, DayGlo relic that reflected the mushy peace and love currents of the moment, this high resolution reissue shows that a serious reassessment of this oddity is long overdue.
Because of setups and multiple takes the event dragged on much longer than expected and so the Stones performance was recorded in the wee hours of the morning (Richards has said that the band had to bring in a second audience after wearing out the first). And yet the band's six songs, four coming from the recently released Beggars Banquet, are the electric heart of this collection. In fact it's Jagger, one of the originators of the circus concept, who almost single-handedly carries the day with his energetically deranged performance of "Sympathy for the Devil."
Other highlights include a red hot performance by The Who of "A Quick One, While He's Away," (with Keith Moon on fire), Taj Mahal groovin' with guitarist Jesse Ed Davis on "Ain't That A Lot of Love," and John Lennon bantering jabberwocky with Jagger and playing The White Album's"Yer Blues" with Eric Clapton on guitar, Keith Richards on bass and Mitch Mitchell on drums. A second take of "Yer Blues" is included among the nine unreleased tracks here along with three more Taj Mahal blues numbers, Mozart from pianist Julius Katchen and a rehearsal take of another Beatles tune, "Revolution." Circus is also notable for being Brian Jones' last official performance with the band; he died in July 1969, the first of too many 27-year old rockers to die young. © Robert Baird / Qobuz
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MICK JAGGER, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 ABKCO Records Inc.
Julius Fucik, ComposerLyricist - Circus Band, MainArtist
℗ 1995 ABKCO Records Inc.
MICK JAGGER, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 ABKCO Records Inc.
Jethro Tull, MainArtist - Ian Anderson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
KEITH RICHARDS, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 ABKCO Records Inc.
Peter Townsend, ComposerLyricist - The Who, MainArtist
℗ 1995 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Juventino Rosas, ComposerLyricist - Circus Band, MainArtist
℗ 1996 ABKCO Records Inc.
Taj Mahal, MainArtist - Homer Banks, ComposerLyricist - Willia Dean Parker, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1995 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Charlie Watts, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 ABKCO Records Inc.
Barry Mann, ComposerLyricist - Gerry Goffin, ComposerLyricist - Marianne Faithfull, MainArtist
℗ 1995 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
John Lennon, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - MICK JAGGER, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1996 ABKCO Records Inc.
Eric Clapton, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Lennon, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - KEITH RICHARDS, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mitch Mitchell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - The Dirty Mac, MainArtist
℗ 1995 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Eric Clapton, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - John Lennon, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - KEITH RICHARDS, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Yoko Ono, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Mitch Mitchell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ivry Gitlis, MainArtist - The Dirty Mac, MainArtist
℗ 1995 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
John Lennon, Singer/Speaker, AssociatedPerformer - KEITH RICHARDS, ComposerLyricist - MICK JAGGER, ComposerLyricist - The Rolling Stones, MainArtist
℗ 1995 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
KEITH RICHARDS, ComposerLyricist - MICK JAGGER, ComposerLyricist - The Rolling Stones, MainArtist
℗ 1995 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
KEITH RICHARDS, ComposerLyricist - MICK JAGGER, ComposerLyricist - The Rolling Stones, MainArtist
℗ 1995 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
KEITH RICHARDS, ComposerLyricist - MICK JAGGER, ComposerLyricist - The Rolling Stones, MainArtist
℗ 1995 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
KEITH RICHARDS, ComposerLyricist - MICK JAGGER, ComposerLyricist - The Rolling Stones, MainArtist
℗ 1995 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
KEITH RICHARDS, ComposerLyricist - MICK JAGGER, ComposerLyricist - The Rolling Stones, MainArtist
℗ 1995 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Album review
For over 20 years, The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, a multi-media event staged in late 1968 under a circus tent in a north London TV studio, and meant to be shown on the BBC, lay unedited and unseen reportedly because the band was unhappy with its performance. In 1992 director Michael Lindsay-Hogg began editing it, a process that was finally finished in 1996 before the film and soundtrack were released on both CD and DVD. It has now been re-released with a new 4K Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos DVD/Blu-Ray of the film and a soundtrack expanded to 28 tracks, with a new mix in a 192k/24 bit HD restoration. Often dismissed as a goofy, DayGlo relic that reflected the mushy peace and love currents of the moment, this high resolution reissue shows that a serious reassessment of this oddity is long overdue.
Because of setups and multiple takes the event dragged on much longer than expected and so the Stones performance was recorded in the wee hours of the morning (Richards has said that the band had to bring in a second audience after wearing out the first). And yet the band's six songs, four coming from the recently released Beggars Banquet, are the electric heart of this collection. In fact it's Jagger, one of the originators of the circus concept, who almost single-handedly carries the day with his energetically deranged performance of "Sympathy for the Devil."
Other highlights include a red hot performance by The Who of "A Quick One, While He's Away," (with Keith Moon on fire), Taj Mahal groovin' with guitarist Jesse Ed Davis on "Ain't That A Lot of Love," and John Lennon bantering jabberwocky with Jagger and playing The White Album's"Yer Blues" with Eric Clapton on guitar, Keith Richards on bass and Mitch Mitchell on drums. A second take of "Yer Blues" is included among the nine unreleased tracks here along with three more Taj Mahal blues numbers, Mozart from pianist Julius Katchen and a rehearsal take of another Beatles tune, "Revolution." Circus is also notable for being Brian Jones' last official performance with the band; he died in July 1969, the first of too many 27-year old rockers to die young. © Robert Baird / Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 00:58:57
- Main artist: Various Artists
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: ABKCO Music & Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 1995 ABKCO Music & Records, Inc. ℗ 1995 ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.
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