“It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (But I Like It)”Ĭopyright © 2022, ABC Audio. Live at the El Mocambo can be pre-ordered now.Īs previously announced, The Stones launch their 60th anniversary tour June 22 in Madrid. Only four songs from the El Mocambo concerts have been officially released previously, appearing on 1977’s Love You Live album alongside many tracks that were captured during The Stones’ 1975 and ’76 tours. The Stones’ set list included such covers as Muddy Waters‘ “Mannish Boy,” Bo Diddley‘s “Crackin’ Up,” Big Maceo‘s “Worried Life Blues” and Willie Dixon‘s “Little Red Rooster,” as well as classic originals like “Honky Tonk Women,” “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” “Let’s Spend the Night Together” and “Tumbling Dice.” The band also presented live of “Worried About You,” which later would be released on 1981’s Tattoo You. When fans got to the venue, it was April Wine that opened the show, followed by, well, you know who. The Stones were billed as the support act for the two nights, under the moniker The Cockroaches. The concerts at the 300-capacity El Mocambo club were booked as secret shows, where attendees had won the tickets to see Canadian rock group April Wine.
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In advance of the album, two performances have been released today via digital formats - renditions of “ It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll (But I Like It)” and “ Rip This Joint.”
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The album, which will be available as a two-CD set, a four-LP collection on either black or neon vinyl, and digitally, features The Rolling Stones’ full March 5 concert plus three bonus performances from the previous night.
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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 Women" 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.A new archival Rolling Stones concert album, Live at the El Mocambo, featuring performances from two Toronto club shows that the British rock legends played on March 4 and 5, 1977, will be released on May 13. 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.
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A radio contest was organized 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.
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Over two nights, in an intimate space in one of their favourite cities, they were about to make that prognosis look foolish indeed. 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. 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. (TORONTO, ON) A legendary event in the incredible 60-year history of the Rolling Stones is released in full for the first time today, Friday, May 13 th, via Universal Music. 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 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. 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.