In 1965 Andrew Loog Oldham, the Rolling Stones manager and producer, asked filmmaker Peter Whitehead (The Fall, Tonite Let's All Make Love in London) to accompany them on a quick tour of Ireland. Whitehead was astonished. Not only by the incredible power of the Stones’ performances but especially by the raw energy of the crowds of young people that rushed them everywhere.
This new version of this behind-the-scenes diary of the early Stones has never been seen; Mick Gochanour and Robin Klein, the team that brought The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus to the screen, have painstakingly restored over 90,000 frames of optical screen prints and negative, going back to the original sound tapes and 3-track live recordings. Included are electrifying performances of (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction, The Last Time, and Time is on My Side. Charlie Is My Darling is an invaluable document, the unseen story of the band becoming the legend.
The Rolling Stones – Charlie Is My Darling – Ireland ’65
Peter Whitehead and Mick Gochanour, UK/USA 1966/2012, 65 minutes
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