A new book, Rolling Stones on Air in the Sixties; TV and Radio History As It Happened, will be published Sept. 26 by Harper Collins. The title was released Sept. 21 in the U.K. by Virgin Books. Authored by Richard Havers, the 320-page book is described in a press release as “The first official, in-depth history of The Rolling Stones told through the band’s television and radio broadcasts—appearance by appearance—published to tie in with the global release of a DVD containing recently discovered, never-before-released footage of the Stones on TV, in front of and behind the cameras.”
The press release further states, “The Rolling Stones on Air in the Sixties is a unique chronicle of the band’s rise to fame during the 1960s. It begins with a letter the BBC received from Brian Jones in January 1963, politely requesting an audition for “The Rollin’ Stones Rhythm and Blues Band,” and ends with the story of the group’s performance of “Let It Bleed” for BBC’s end-of-the-decade celebration television program Ten Years of What.”
It continues: “From their first television appearance on Thank Your Lucky Stars!, sporting matching houndstooth suits at the insistence of manager Andrew Loog Oldham, to the louche rockers who performed at a televised free concert in London’s Hyde Park in 1969, The Rolling Stones on Air in the Sixties reveals, year-by-year, how the group rose from obscurity to dominate rock and roll. Throughout, the Stones look back at their career-defining broadcasts, sharing their individual recollections about the music, the clothes, the fans, the rivals and friends, and the impact they had on the generational divide and the world around them.
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“This remarkable collection features previously unseen facsimile documents from the BBC and commercial archives, exclusive interviews with directors and producers who worked with the band during their rise, and showcases many stunning images never before seen. This is history as it happened, both in front of and behind the camera, and on and off the studio mic.”
The book is available for pre-order here. Additional details about the DVD are not yet available.
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