The Rolling Stones 1972
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Review "He had a way with the shutter and an amazing way with the eye!" - Keith Richards, from the foreword"The Rolling Stones' 1972 American tour was bigger than anything that had come before it. [Jim] Marshall, who covered the tour for Life magazine, got complete access to the band, and the stunning images in this collection show the Stones in all their strung-out Exile on Main Street-era splendor-- recording in Los Angeles, chilling backstage and strutting across some very lucky concert stages." -Rolling Stone magazine"The Rolling Stones turn 50 this year and with it come the box sets, DVDs and books- what the heck, its their birthday after all. Although the band continues more as the worlds greatest Stones tribute band these days, one can remember the era when the Stones mattered- and 1972 may well have been their apex. Touring the United States upon the release of "Exile", the Stones changed rock music and in turn America forever. And Jim Marshall was there, camera at the ready. From the studios in Los Angeles to the stages of Winterland and Madison Square Garden Marshall had access to the inner workings of this history-shaping era. These were the days before videos, where a single shot in "Creem" or "Life" captured the mystery beyond the lens, a single glimpse at a life alien to yours. It's only rock and roll- and the Stones helped invent it, 40 years ago." - The Big Takeover Read more About the Author Jim Marshall (1936–2010) was one of the pioneers of music photojournalism.Keith Richards is a founding member of the Rolling Stones. Read more
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Treasures from the 1972 north American tour keep trickling in. The joy of finally having these photos in a quality book at a reasonable price is balanced by the sigh of bewilderment that it took so long. These are wonderful images, and some say more than the proverbial 1,000 words. Most pages have only one photo per page, but in many cases one photo spans two pages and is ruined by the crease. The captions aren't all correct, but the editor admits that they are still researching that aspect. The woman standing stage left with the bowls of rose petals is not explained; would have been nice if they had mentioned that Mick liked to toss rose petals on the audience and the stage in the closing number (in later years he would toss buckets of water). One image is labeled Midnight Rambler, but there are rose petals on the stage, so it's more likely Street Fighting Man which closed most of the shows. Thanks to everyone who worked to get this book produced. My hope is that a book with images from Nellcote summer of 1971 and the other photographers who worked the 1972 tour will be published.
