The Rolling Stones Charlie is my Darling - Ireland 1965

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Product Description ------------------- ABKCO Films presents a meticulously restored and fully-realized version of this first-ever, legendary, but never released film. during a quick tour of Ireland just weeks after "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" hit # 1 on the charts, The Rolling Stones CHARLIE IS MY DARLING-IRELAND 1965 is an , behind-the-scenes diary of life on the road with the young Stones. CHARLIE IS MY DARLING is the invaluable frame that captures the spark about to combust into the Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World. .com ---- Charlie Is My Darling--Ireland 1965 would make a worthy addition to a Rolling Stones collection under any circumstances, but considering how little performance footage exists from the band's early years--a five-song set on The T.A.M.I. Show and a few mid-'60s appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show are about it for official titles--that's even more true. In what might be described as a shorter, more shambolic version of The First U.S. Visit, Albert and David Maysles' chronicle of the Beatles' 1964 trip stateside, this hour-long documentary follows the Stones as they tour Ireland, a sojourn that roughly coincides with the release of "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," their first massive worldwide hit. We see Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts, and Bill Wyman in a typical variety of settings: in cars (escaping the hordes of screaming teenage girls), killing time backstage, in hotel rooms (where Richards, who always has an acoustic guitar at hand, and Jagger work on new songs like "Sitting on a Fence," as well as ad hoc renditions of "Eight Days a Week" and other Fabs faves), on the train, in interview segments… and, best of all, on stage. The latter bits, featuring beautifully restored sound and visuals, are viscerally exciting, especially given the relatively low-tech equipment used by band and filmmakers alike; powerful versions of "The Last Time," "Time Is on My Side," "Around and Around," "Satisfaction," and others are by themselves well worth the price of admission. This is the Stones in the days before drugs and depravity set in, when even the musicians themselves had no idea how long the ride would last ("The future as a Rolling Stone is very uncertain," says the soft-spoken Jones). Now, as they get ready to mark their 50th anniversary, is a perfect time to mark the greatness of the Rolling Stones. --Sam Graham