![]() That’s why many of the usual suspects were allowed to do it again, plus the then current “Black And Blue” repertoire: “Hand Of Fate”, “Hot Stuff”, “Fool To Cry”, the Billy Preston feature “Melody”. Because Richards’ drug malaise had consequences for the Mocambo program in that not as much rehearsal as had been hoped could be done. Although the flashback isn’t as extensive as it might have been. It has it all, as a complete recording of the second show plus three tracks from the first. And so, in 1977, side 3 of the double album “Love You Live” was born: “Mannish Boy”, “Crackin’ Up”, “Little Red Rooster”, a furious “Around And Around”. The Stones wanted to generate more material for a live album, as a flashback to the blissful rhythm’n’blues cover days in London’s Crawdaddy, as a credibility contrast to the usual arena shows of the time. What the Stones then actually did between arrest, bail and court date: Two evenings at El Mocambo in front of around 300 lucky people who, after a radio contest, had believed that April Wine would be the headliner, not the opening act advertised as The Cockroaches. Jagger even sings properly again and doesn’t focus on swallowing final syllables Too bad he actually only came to Toronto to play a little bit. But now jail threatened for more than one night, this time it seemed really serious. Just a few weeks earlier, in London, Richards had got away with being fined for a bit of cocaine. No, Keith was held in the Harbor Castle Hotel without a passport after the Royal Canadian Mounted Police found a lot of heroin on him and therefore assumed “the purpose of trafficking”. Not because Jagger and Richards temporarily lost themselves in vanities and egos before the Blues Brothers gang triumphed again. It was a setlist for all seasons, from Muddy Waters' 'Mannish Boy' and Bo Diddley's 'Crackin' Up' to staples such as 'Let's Spend The Night Together' and 'Tumbling Dice,' and back to the blues with Big Maceo's 'Worried Life Blues' and Willie Dixon's 'Little Red Rooster.' There was the live debut of 'Worried About You,' not heard in studio form until 1981's Tattoo You, and more highlights from 'Honky Tonk Woman' to 'Hot Stuff.' Forty-five years on, this is a trip back to the intensity of the Crawdaddy Club in the Stones' earliest days, as revisited by the greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world.Back in March 1977 in Toronto, the future of the band was really in the stars. Against all the odds, the band produced two nights of exhilarating music that they still talk about in Toronto, and in Rolling Stones legend, to this day. On the nights, naturally, April Wine were themselves the opening act, and so it was that the Stones rolled back the years to the exhilarating club incarnation of their early years. A radio contest was organised in which the prize was tickets to see Canadian rock heroes April Wine, supported by an unknown band called the Cockroaches. The gigs became reality after the El Mocambo was identified as the potential home for a secret booking. Over two nights, in an intimate space in one of their favourite cities, they were about to make that prognosis look foolish indeed. Listen to the tracks and pre-order Live At The El Mocambo here.Īs the Stones took to the stage of the “El Mo,” a fixture of the Toronto music scene since the 1940s, punk and disco were both rearing into full view, supposedly ready to see off a band who had already been at the top of their game for 15 years. ![]() It is previewed by the release of two powerful tracks from the shows, 'It's Only Rock 'N' Roll' and 'Rip This Joint’, available on all digital services today. ![]() Only four of the performances found their way onto the Love You Live album that followed in September 1977, which was dominated by tracks captured on the band's 1975 and '76 tours, with the full set having never been heard before.Īs the Rolling Stones gear up for their 60 th anniversary celebrations, Live At The El Mocambo is available for pre-order now. It features the Stones' full set from the March 5 show, plus three bonus tracks from the March 4 gig, newly mixed by Bob Clearmountain. The album will be available on double CD, 4 LP Black Vinyl, 4 LP Neon Vinyl and digitally. Live At The El Mocambo marks the first official appearance of the group's two famous secret concerts at the 300-capacity Toronto club in March 1977. ![]() MA(TORONTO, ON) - A legendary event in the incredible 60-year history of the Rolling Stones is being released in full for the first time on Friday, May 13 th. FIRST EVER RELEASE OF THE LEGENDARY 1977 SHOWS
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