VA - The Rolling Stones Rock And Roll Circus (Expanded) (2019) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

The star-studded 1968 concert special The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus will be reissued in expanded form and in multiple formats on June 7.

Rock and Roll Circus features The Rolling Stones as ringmasters of a surreal circus that includes performances by them, as well as The Who, Jethro Tull, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull and the one-off supergroup The Dirty Mac, featuring John Lennon, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards and Jimi Hendrix drummer Mitch Mitchell.

The expanded soundtrack includes three bonus tracks by The Dirty Mac: that second take of "Yer Blues," a rehearsal version of The Beatles' "Revolution" and a jam.

Filmed in a north London television studio by Director Michael Lindsay-Hogg (Let It Be, Ready Steady Go!), and Cinematographer, Tony Richmond (Sympathy For The Devil/ONE PLUS ONE, Let It Be), The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus was a concert filmed against a Felliniesque circus backdrop with the band themselves as on-screen hosts in addition to performing. For the first time in front of an audience, “The World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band” performs six Stones classics (“Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” “Parachute Woman,” “No Expectations,” “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” “Sympathy for the Devil” and “Salt of The Earth”). The audience, consisting of fan club members, contest winners and friends, witnessed what was initially envisioned as a BBC special to promote the band’s Beggars Banquet album. Those plans were abandoned in the wake of Brian Jones’ departure from the band and subsequent death; the film wasn’t officially released for the next 28 years.

Produced by ABKCO’s Grammy Award winning team, The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus archival concert film was remastered using Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos technologies for an unprecedented immersive experience. When compared to a standard picture, Dolby Vision can deliver spectacular colors never before seen on a screen, highlights that are up to 40 times brighter, and blacks that are ten times darker. Dolby Atmos transports you from the ordinary into the extraordinary with breathtaking depth and dimension for a completely immersive and fully emotional listening experience. Opposed to stereo audio, which limits audio to only left and right channels, Dolby Atmos delivers incredible clarity to every sound with greater spatial separation of instruments, vocals, and harmonies.

Tracklist:
1. Mick Jagger – Mick Jagger's Introduction of Rock and Roll Circus (Remastered 2018) (00:26)
2. Circus Band – Entry of the Gladiators (Remastered 2018) (00:55)
3. Mick Jagger – Mick Jagger's Introduction of Jethro Tull (Remastered 2018) (00:09)
4. Jethro Tull – Song for Jeffrey (Remastered 2018) (03:24)
5. Keith Richards – Keith Richards' Introduction of The Who (Remastered 2018) (00:07)
6. The Who – A Quick One While He's Away (Remastered 2018) (07:32)
7. Circus Band – Over the Waves (Remastered 2018) (00:44)
8. Taj Mahal – Ain't That a Lot of Love (Remastered 2018) (03:49)
9. Charlie Watts – Charlie Watts' Introduction of Marianne Faithfull (Remastered 2018) (00:05)
10. Marianne Faithfull – Something Better (Remastered 2018) (02:31)
11. Mick Jagger & John Lennon – Mick Jagger's and John Lennon's Introduction of The Dirty Mac (Remastered 2018) (01:03)
12. The Dirty Mac – Yer Blues (Remastered 2018) (04:27)
13. Yoko Ono, Ivry Gitlis & The Dirty Mac – Whole Lotta Yoko (Remastered 2018) (04:50)
14. The Rolling Stones – John Lennon's Introduction of The Rolling Stones / Jumpin' Jack Flash (Remastered 2018) (03:34)
15. The Rolling Stones – Parachute Woman (Remastered 2018) (02:58)
16. The Rolling Stones – No Expectations (Remastered 2018) (04:13)
17. The Rolling Stones – You Can't Always Get What You Want (Remastered 2018) (04:23)
18. The Rolling Stones – Sympathy for the Devil (Remastered 2018) (08:49)
19. The Rolling Stones – Salt of the Earth (Remastered 2018) (04:56)
20. Taj Mahal – Checkin' up on My Baby (Bonus) (05:52)
21. Taj Mahal – Leaving Trunk (Bonus) (06:47)
22. Taj Mahal – Corinna (Bonus) (04:45)
23. The Dirty Mac – Revolution (Rehearsal) [Bonus] (02:47)
24. The Dirty Mac – Warmup Jam (Bonus) (04:17)
25. The Dirty Mac – Yer Blues (Take 2) [Bonus] (04:30)
26. Brian Jones – Brian Jones' Introduction of Julius Katchen (Bonus) (00:19)
27. Julius Katchen – de Falla: Ritual Fire Dance (Bonus) (04:03)
28. Julius Katchen – Mozart: Sonata in C Major-1st Movement (Bonus) (02:26)

Personnel:
Sir Robert Fossett's Circus
Norman McGlen, midget
Willie Shearer, midget
Milton Reid, strongman
Jethro Tull:
Ian Anderson, flute & vocals (recorded live)
Glenn Cornick, bass & harmonica (mimed)
Tony Iommi, guitar (mimed)
Clive Bunker, drums (mimed)
The Who:
Roger Daltrey, vocals
Pete Townshend, guitar & vocals
John Entwistle, bass & backing vocals
Keith Moon, drums
Taj Mahal, harmonica & vocals
Jesse Ed Davis, guitar
Gary Gilmore, bass
Chuck Blackwell, drums
Marianne Faithfull, vocals
Danny Kamara, fire-eater
Donyale Luna, assistant
The Dirty Mac:
John Lennon, guitar & vocals
Eric Clapton, guitar
Keith Richards, bass
Mitch Mitchell, drums
Ivry Gitlis, violin
Yoko Ono, vocals
The Rolling Stones:
Mick Jagger, vocals
Brian Jones, guitar
Keith Richards, guitar
Bill Wyman, bass
Charlie Watts, drums
Nicky Hopkins, piano
Kwasi Rocky Dzidzornu, percussion
Julius Katchen, piano (bonus tracks only)

Digitally remastered