Charlie is my Darling, Ireland 1965, Limited Edition [Box set]

The Rolling Stones (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 6, 2012)
• Original Release Date: 2012
• Number of Discs: 5
• Format: Box set
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: ABKCO Films
• ASIN: B009186E3O
• Also Available in: VHS Tape  |  DVD  |  Blu-ray
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (91 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #19,484 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Charlie is my Darling - Ireland 1965 (Blu-ray Content)

2. Charlie is my Darling - Producer's Cut (Blu-ray Content)

3. Charlie is my Darling - Director's Cut (Blu-ray Content)

4. Restoration Documentary (Blu-ray Content)

Disc: 2

1. Charlie is my Darling - Ireland 1965 (DVD Content)

2. Charlie is my Darling - Producer's Cut (DVD Content)

3. Charlie is my Darling - Director's Cut (DVD Content)

4. Restoration Documentary (DVD Content)

Disc: 3

1. Play With Fire- The Andrew Oldham Orchestra

2. Heart Of Stone- The Rolling Stones

3. Who Do You Like In The Group?- Peter Whitehead and Fans

4. The Last Time (Live)- The Rolling Stones

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Disc: 4

1. Show Intro (Live)- The Rolling Stones

2. Everybody Needs Somebody To Love (Live)- The Rolling Stones

3. Pain In My Heart (Live)- The Rolling Stones

4. Down The Road Apiece (Live)- The Rolling Stones

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Disc: 5

1. Show Intro (Live)- The Rolling Stones (LP)

2. Everybody Needs Somebody To Love (Live)- The Rolling Stones (LP)

3. Pain In My Heart (Live)- The Rolling Stones (LP)

4. Down The Road Apiece (Live)- The Rolling Stones (LP)

See all 13 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

ABKCO Films presents a brand new cut, meticulously restored and fully-realized version of this first-ever, legendary, but never released film. Shot during a quick tour of Ireland just weeks after (I Can t Get No) Satisfaction hit # 1 on the charts, The Rolling Stones Charlie is my Darling - Ireland 1965 is an intimate, behind-the-scenes diary of life on the road with the young Stones. It features the first professionally filmed concert performances of the band and documents the early frenzy of their fans and the riots the band s appearances inspired. The band is shown traveling through the Irish countryside by train; dashing from cabs to cramped, basement dressing rooms through screaming hordes of fans. Motel rooms host impromptu songwriting sessions and familiar classics are heard in their infancy as riff and lyric are united. Charlie is my Darling is the invaluable frame that captures the spark about to combust into The Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World.

The Rolling Stones Charlie is my Darling - Ireland 1965 Super Deluxe Box Set includes both DVD and Blu-ray discs that incorporate the new 2012 version of the film as well as the director s cut and producer s cut, plus significant unseen additional performance and other footage shot in Dublin and Belfast in September of 1965, bonus content, two audio CDs, one of which is the film s soundtrack album and the other a compilation of 13 live recordings the band made over the course of their 1965 UK tour. A 10 inch vinyl record of the live material is also part of the package, as well as a replica poster heralding the September 4, 1965 date they played in Belfast. The Super Deluxe box is housed in an ingeniously designed luxurious soft touch package, each featuring one of over 200 Limited Edition numbered and enlarged cells randomly inserted from the film. There is also a stunning 42 page Collector s Edition hardcover book that includes 14 never before seen, and painstakingly restored exclusive photographs, including the key art, of the band from the Irish Photo Archive/Lensmen Photo Archive as well as color photos taken by Marc Sharatt, the Stones tour photographer. Reprints of vintage newspaper and magazine articles from the UK and Irish press that offer accounts of the dates and attendant mayhem are included as are essays from American rock journalist and Rolling Stone Magazine staffer David Fricke and GRAMMY and Academy Award winning Irish singer/songwriter/actor Glen Hansard. A featured recollection from Reverend Donor Macneice, who was recently located living in Thailand and whose attendance at the '65 Belfast show nearly cost him his job after he was spotted on the local news is also part of the package.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

136 of 151 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Rare Never Seen Restored Version Of Stones 1st Documentary September 16, 2012

By Tante Maren TOP 500 REVIEWERVINE™ VOICE

Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase

For Rolling Stones fans, it doesn't get any better than this new, completely restored version of CHARLIE IS MY DARLING- a 1965 Stones 2 day documentary. When the Rolling Stones were scheduled for a 2 day tour performing in Ireland on September 3rd and 4th in 1965, their original manager Andrew Loog Oldham asked Peter Whitehead if he would film the Rolling Stones showing what a typical tour was like for the Stones. Whitehead agreed and filmed the Stones for the 2 days. After filming, it took until the Spring of 1966, for Whitehead to put together the film he wanted to show.

When Whitehead was finished with the final copy, the film showed the Rolling Stones traveling on a train, getting on and off planes, riding in cars, studio rehearsals, a few concert clips with incomplete songs such as: Get Off My Cloud, Heart Of Stone, Play With Fire, Maybe It's Because I'm A Londoner, I'm All Right and The Last Time. Not only were the songs incomplete, but the video/audio were out of sync. He also shot a lot of footage showing how the fans mobbed the Stones. The best part of this first ever Rolling Stones documentary was the interview with Brian Jones. The film was made up of bits and pieces from filming for 2 days and ended up at 50 minutes.

This 50 minute film was shown in only a few theater's and ended up not only rarely seen, but shelved until now. The ABKCO company decided to find more of the original film, meticulously restore it and put it out on dvd, blu-ray and a deluxe boxed 5 disc version. The deluxe boxed 5 disc version will have the 2012 version dvd, the blu-ray director's/ producer's cut, 2 cd's and a vinyl LP.... They found more film of the Stones cramped in basement dressing rooms, writing songs in motel rooms, complete electrifying performances of Time Is On My Side, The Last Time and their huge hit, I Can't Get No Satisfaction, and more.

ABKCO has restored over 90,000 frames of optical screen prints and negatives, the original sound tapes and 3 track live recording. They said this new, never seen restored version is so crisp and clear, it will be just like being back in 1965 seeing Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman live. Since I am a huge Brian Jones fan, as I thought he kept the Stones on more of a blues sound, as after Brian's death, I thought the Stones became too commercial, I am so looking forward to seeing this first Stones documentary, especially the Brian Jones interview. This very first pristinely and meticulously restored with new footage 1965 Rolling Stones documentary is definitely a must have for any early Rolling Stones or Brian Jones fan! Read more ›

65 of 73 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Hardcore Rolling Stones When It Mattered November 10, 2012

By Domenic Priore

Format:DVD

So very glad to see the release of Peter Whitehead's film "Charlie Is My Darling," he is also responsible for Allen Ginsberg's "Holy Communion" from '65, "The Beach Boys In London" from '66... shot with the road band while Brian Wilson perfected "Smile" at home... and "Tonight Let's All Make Love In London" featuring incredible stage riot footage of The Rolling Stones, Syd Barrett-era footage of The Pink Floyd and other great insights to the legendary mid-'60s "Swinging London" era. It should be said that The Rolling Stones, though their career has been very long, have a prime, and "Charlie Is My Darling" is shot right at the crest of that prime. Brian Jones is still a healthy, motivating force in the band, and without him, The Rolling Stones lose a ton of dynamics in their recordings. So it can be said that the first five or six Rolling Stones albums are the hardcore goods, and that "Charlie" captures the personality of this legendary combo when those first six releases were the focus. The work they are doing at this stage of the game was the primary inspiration to all of the great American '60s Garage Punk bands later compiled on the "Nuggets" series of box sets and LPs (along with The Yardbirds, Them, Kinks, Pretty Things and Beatles). A good indicator of the Rolling Stones' range is the inclusion of the early "long" song "Goin' Home," which soundtracks a montage of the group's road experiences. The segment in its own way delivers a more realistic version of what The Beatles captured in their first movie "A Hard Days Night," or, something more like the Maysles Brothers film of The Beatles first U.S. visit... but with a more proto-psychedelic touch. "Charlie Is My Darling" is a rare open book to one of the high points in rock 'n' roll history...... it may not appeal to hard rock fans, but that's just it; the original Rolling Stones were an actual rock 'n' roll band, based in a more '40s/'50s R&B thing than predictable '70s "rock." Their music was based in the real folk blues, but expanding right before your eyes within the context of this film. - Domenic Priore, author of "Riot on Sunset Strip: Rock 'n' Roll's Last Stand in Hollywood" (2007 Jawbone Press, London, available on Amazon.com) Read more ›

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars No wonder they've been around 50 years. November 12, 2012

By N. Czaja

Format:DVD

I watched it twice in two days during the same time I was reading the book Mick Jagger by Philip Norman (which I also recommend). It was great to see the gents as their epic journey was beginning. Brian Jones was articulate and playful; his ending quote was ironic. Jagger was ego, but playful, articulate, intelligent, and oy!!! what a performer. Keith was playful, Bill Wyman was ironic, and Charlie Watts (thus the title) was engaging and animated. Who knew!?!? Having attended RS concerts, this footage showed me that I wish I had seen them at the inception of the RS. They were truly their bluesy selves. The Irish audience was in awe and quite unruly. Check-out the priest - even he got into the funk. Charlie is My Darling is worth the price. It can be viewed for a variety of purposes; but it all goes back to the gents. Andrew Oldman, who was in charge if this footage and the RS at the time, deserves some credit for documenting these important moments in music and cultural history.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful portrait of an era long gone November 15, 2012

By Ljubo

Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase

Excellent footage! The restoration work these fellas did to this film is truly amazing. The image is so clear and crispy, and the mono sound is perfect and it totally rocks in a good amp system. This is (in my humble opinion) the best era of the Stones (followed by their early 70s), and the footage of old Ireland is completely amazing: downtown streets, the country side, the people, the kids. I never imagined I would be able to see and hear the 60s Stones that clear! This is a true gift for all the true fans of the lads. I have to admit that it's obvious that Andrew Oldham was an awesome manager, that knew quite well that this footage would be soon mythic. I wish the Beatles could have that foresight (Mr. Epstein?). And in spite of Jagger's and Brian's sardonic ego, it's clear from the first second that the engine behind the Stones is Keith, an impression I've already had since I've heard the Satanic Sessions (available in internet) and saw the Rock'n'roll Circus DVD... He was the boss all the way! I just hope that the Stones have more hidden jewels from those high times. I've already got their TAMI show, Sympathy for the Devil, Rock'n'Roll Circus, Gimme Shelter, Ladies & Gentlemen and Some Girls in Texas.

And I'm still waiting for MORE!!!