Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones (1973)

A concert film taken from two Rolling Stones concerts during their 1972 North American tour.

Director:

Rollin Binzer

Stars:

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Mick Taylor

Cast

Cast overview:
Mick Jagger	...	Himself (Vocals, Harp) (as The Rolling Stones)
Keith Richards	...	Himself (Vocals, Guitar) (as The Rolling Stones)
Mick Taylor	...	Himself (Guitar) (as The Rolling Stones)
Charlie Watts	...	Himself (Drums) (as The Rolling Stones)
Bill Wyman	...	Himself (Bass) (as The Rolling Stones)
Nicky Hopkins	...	Himself (Piano)
Bobby Keys	...	Himself (Saxophone, Percussion)
Jim Price	...	Himself (Trumpet, Trombone)
Ian Stewart	...	Himself (Mystery Piano)

Storyline

In 1972, the Stones bring their Exile on Main Street tour to Texas: 15 songs, with five from the "Exile" album. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Mick Taylor, Charlie Watts, and Bill Wyman on a small stage with three other musicians. Until the lights come up near the end, we see the Stones against a black background. The camera stays mostly on Jagger, with a few shots of Taylor. Richards is on screen for his duets and for some guitar work on the final two songs. It's music from start to finish: hard rock ("All Down the Line"), the blues ("Love in Vain" and "Midnight Rambler"), a tribute to Chuck Berry ("Bye Bye Johnny"), and no "Satisfaction."

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Plot Keywords:

concert film | rolling stones | rock music

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Genres:

Documentary | Music

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 January 1974 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ladies & Gentlemen - The Rolling Stones

Company Credits

Production Co:

Butterfly, Chesscol Bingo, Musicfilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in 25x5: The Continuing Adventures of the Rolling Stones (1990)

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Soundtracks

"Bye Bye Johnny"

User Reviews

Film is so fragile.

I saw this movie about 15 years ago and thought it was great. The screening was presented by someone who had worked on the movie. An assistant director or something, and I can recall him saying that the only surviving copies of this film were damaged in some way. The picture on the print I saw was screwed up for about the first 5 minutes of the movie. After that it was OK. Maybe that is why this has never been released to DVD.

Anyway, this is The Stones at their best. I wish they would release this to DVD, even if the picture is flawed. For that matter, why has Let It Be not been released on DVD?