The gigs became reality after the El Mocambo was identified as the potential home for a secret booking. Over two nights, in an intimate space in one of their favourite cities, they were about to make that prognosis look foolish indeed.

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. 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. Jumpin’ Jack Flash (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)Ģ3.ROLLING STONES ANNOUNCE ‘LIVE AT THE EL MOCAMBO’ ALBUM TO BE RELEASED ON MAY 13įIRST EVER RELEASE OF THE LEGENDARY 1977 SHOWS FEATURING NEVER BEFORE HEARD RECORDINGS Brown Sugar (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)Ģ0. Rip This Joint (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)ġ9. It’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll (But I Like It) (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)ġ8. Worried Life Blues (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)ġ6. Little Red Rooster (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)ġ7.

Let’s Spend The Night Together (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)ġ5. Star Star (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)ġ4. Hot Stuff (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)ġ3. Tumbling Dice (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)ġ2. Around And Around (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)ġ1. Crackin’ Up (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)ĩ. Dance Little Sister (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)ġ0. Mannish Boy (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)Ĩ. Crazy Mama (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)ħ. Fool To Cry (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)Ħ.

Hand Of Fate (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)Ĥ. All Down The Line (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)ģ. Honky Tonk Women (Live at the El Mocambo 1977)Ģ. Live at the El Mocambo, due out May 13 and available to preorder now, will come in a variety of formats, including double CD, digitally, 4-LP black vinyl and a 4-LP neon vinyl set.ġ. Kendrick Lamar Fires Up Another Shot at Drake With ‘Not Like Us’ The surprise shows featured a mix of hits (“Let’s Spend the Night Together,” “Jumpin’ Jack Flash,” “Brown Sugar”), blues covers (“Little Red Rooster,” “Mannish Boy,” “Worried Life Blues”), tracks from their then-new album Black and Blue (“Hot Stuff,” “Hand of Fate,” “Melody”) and the first-ever performance of “Worried About You,” a song that would resurface four years later on 1981’s Tattoo You. While a handful of the Mocambo tracks appeared on the 1977 live album Live You Live, the full set has never officially been released in its entirety.Īhead of the live album’s arrival, the Stones have shared a pair of tracks from “El Mo”: “Rip This Joint” and “It’s Only Rock ’N’ Roll”:Īs legend has it, the El Mocambo shows were announced as headlining gigs for the Canadian rock group April Wine, with the unknown Cockroaches set to open the shows it wasn’t until fans arrived on March 4 did they realize that April Wine were in fact the opening act, and the Cockroaches were the Stones. Live at the El Mocambo features the entirety of the Stones’ - or the Cockroaches’ - Magig at the 300-capacity Toronto club, plus three bonus tracks from the March 4 show. The Rolling Stones’ legendary two-night stand at a tiny Toronto venue in 1977 - a pair of secret shows the band performed under the name ‘The Cockroaches’ - will be released for the first time this May.

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