Cool to see this entire concert released by Stones archives. Statute of limitations allows me to tell the story of this acquisition;
It was, I think, 1981, and I was a a street fair. Me and a friend went into this used book and record store to look around. Quite naturally, I started with the Stones section. I came across this record and saw in the bottom right corner "watch for part two: 'Charlie Watts and His Fabulous Rolling Stones' ". I had read in a Stones book about this other bootleg and was more interested in that one for the song selection. So, I took the record up to the counter and asked if they had this other record. The clerk told me no and went to help another customer. Alright, cool. Suddenly, in a very uncharacteristic moment, I looked at the clerk, then the door of the shop, back to the clerk, and then whispered to my friend if I should walk out with the record! Now, I've never been the criminal type. Always way too afraid of getting caught and a really terrible liar to boot. But, for whatever reason, I wanted to take this record home free of charge. And, ya know, what the hell, right? Bootlegs are stolen from the artist so if I steal the record, the bootlegger doesn't make anything either. Didn't really think about the fact that the store probably paid for it but, they shouldn't be selling it either, right? I mean, as a fan, I'm kinda glad they do because then you have something only a select number of people have. And it's not like I'm gonna reproduce it for profit. So, out the door I went. After the initial rush subsided, I thought "Well, hell... if I woulda known I was gonna get away with that, I shoulda grabbed the double San Fransisco Stones bootleg instead!"
The concert itself was pretty great. "Jumpin' Jack Flash" is just unreal on this record and the version of "Wild Horses" is really unique itself. Check out the Stones Archive site and download the concert or one of the others they have. Great stuff from the Stones!
