Tag: brian jones
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Ten Highlights of Exhibitionism: The Rolling Stones at Saatchi Gallery
After Londoners were treated to the wonders of such rock n roll ephemera as a cocaine spoon and the Eno suitcase synth on display at the Bowie V&A exhibition a few years ago, the Rolling Stones had a challenge on their hands. What would this new Rolling Stones Exhibition – entitled “Exhibitionism” reveal? …
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Fifty Years Ago Today: The Moment The Rolling Stones introduced Howlin’ Wolf To America
Regular readers know we like to celebrate a good anniversary here at ERTAS. Yesterday was the fiftieth anniversary of The Kinks’ most legendary fight, not to mention Pete Townsend’s 70th birthday. Today, 20th May 2015 is the fiftieth anniversary of the day a white British rock n roll band introduced America to one of its own recording…
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How The Rolling Stones Persuaded The Police To Play On “Let’s Spend The Night Together”
…why side two of Between The Buttons is a classic… Or, part six of a quest to discover whether it’s worth buying those early Stones albums on vinyl… (…read part one here to make more sense of what is to follow) Between the Buttons As King Minos of Crete discovered when his daughter Ariadne…
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Rolling Stones’ Aftermath: More Sexist Than Benny Hill Singing Whitesnake’s Greatest Hits in a Male-only Golf Club
Or, part five of a quest to discover whether it’s worth buying those early Stones albums on vinyl… Aftermath Aftermath was the most difficult album to find on vinyl at a decent price – most copies were on sale for £30-£40 upwards, so when I found a nice copy for £20 I snapped it up.…
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