ROLLING STONES
- CD
HYDE PARK FREE CONCERT 1969
LABEL: |
Mayflower 232-234 |
SOURCE: |
Cockpit Arena, Hyde Park, London July 5, 1969. |
FORMAT: |
2 picture cds & 1 picture DVD |
RUNNING TIME: |
67.24/66.38/1.23.49 |
SOUND/SOURCE: |
Full Dimensional Stereo Multiband Remaster, Disc One, Disc Two, Tracks 1-11: Soundboard stereo; Disc Two, Tracks 12-17: Soundboard mono, Disc Three: Dolby Digital 2.0 |
PACKAGING: |
Fatboy case with OBI |
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SOUND 9.5 / PACKAGING 10
/ PERFORMANCE 9
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TRACK LIST: |
Disc One
(Full Scale Sequence): 1. Announcement, 2. Introduction, 3. Eulogy For Brian
Jones, 4. I’m Yours And I’m Hers, 5. Jumping Jack Flash, 6. Mercy Mercy, 7. Stray
Cat Blues, 8. No Expectations, 9. I’m Free, 10. Down Home Girl, 11. Love In
Vain, 12. Loving Cup, 13. Honky Tonk Women, 14. Midnight Rambler, 15. (I Can’t
Get No) Satisfaction, 16. Street Fighting Man.
Disc Two:
1. Sympathy For The Devil, 2. Outroduction, (Film Edit Stereo) 3. I’m Yours And
I’m Hers, 4. Jumping Jack Flash, 5. I’m Free, 6. Love In Vain, 7. Honky Tonk
Women, 8. Midnight Rambler, 9. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction, 10. Street
Fighting Man, 11. Sympathy For The Devil, (News Camera Audio) 12. Eulogy For
Brian Jones, 13. I’m Yours And I’m Hers, 14.
No Expectations, 15. Honky Tonk Women, 16. (I Can’t Get No)
Satisfaction, (Backstage Rehearsal) 17. I’m Yours And I’m Hers.
Disc Three
(Concert Film): 1. Opening Act, 2. Backstage, Announcement, 3. Introduction, 4.
Eulogy For Brian Jones, 5. I’m Yours And I’m Hers, 6. Jumping Jack Flash, 7.
Mercy Mercy, 8. Stray Cat Blues, 9. No Expectations, 10. I’m Free, 11. Love In
Vain, 12. Honky Tonk Women, 13. Midnight Rambler, 14. (I Can’t Get No)
Satisfaction, 15. Sympathy For The Devil, 16. Outroduction-Down Home Girl,
(Extra Film) 17. News Film #1, 18. News Film #2, 19. B-roll Footage, 20. Hanging
Out In Hyde Park.
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REVIEW: |
This
release presents the famous Hyde Park 69 concert from Mayflower label, a most
likely the only label to have an internet site and present its products with detailed
description. This concert is still one of the main topics amongst Stones
collectors. Let’s remember which bootlegs have been released so far: on tape a
recording appeared called An Afternoon with the Devil, then Stones in the Park
and He Is Not Dead (All Sold Out); on vinyl in 1974 Hyde Park July 69
(Contraband Cheese Rec. WEC 3689), in Japan in 1980 as Live at Hydepark (OG 504),
In Concert 1969 (Diamond Sound DS 003), Free Concert at Hyde Park, Hyde Park
England 1969 (MTR-2) which was a copy of Contraband LP, Hyde Park England 1969
(Moonchild RS H-AB), Hyde Park (Moon Rec.053) LP and ep (copy of Fuck Yer Ya Ya’s
Out), Stone’s Classics 2LP (no label), Stones in the Park 2LP (050769), He Is Not
Dead (TSP 015) in 1983,TV Guide (Glimmer Twins SFR 004), Hyde Park 1969 (TSP
023) 2LP.
On compact
Hyde Park 1969 (TSP CD 023-2) rel.in 95 in mono, In the Park (Scorpio 001), Hyde
Park 1969 (Vulture CD 003), Stones in the Park (Living Legend 032) stereo,
Stones at the Park (WPOCM 0789 D 027-2), Drinking and Dancing (DTD 004), Hyde
Park 1969 (BonBon 844738-2 and Vulture Rec. 003), In The Park (Golden Standard/Scorpio
SCRO 001), Stones in the Park (VGP 296) sbd 2 issues, the 2nd gold
disc remastered, Highway to Heaven (DWP 007) from radio, In Memory of (Crazy
Mama), In the Park (Park 8) complete show in mono rel.2003, Hyde Park 1969
(SODD 015) rel.in 2006, Hyde Park (Bulldog 013). In 2013 together with British
Venues 1976/Have You Seen Keef ? (no label) 3cd was offered a cdr as bonus
called Hyde Park concert. In 2013 this concert came out also as Hyde Park 1969
(Vulture Rec.003), on 2 cdrs as He Is Not Dead (All Sold Out 113) soon copied as
Hyde Park legend (Goldplate 1303) that presented a comprehensive recollection
of every bit and piece that has been released over the years, later came Jumping
Jack Flash (Alegra 9017), Brian Come Back You Bastard (DAC 164) and Hyde Park
July 1969 (DAC 183) from the famous Stones concert in Hyde Park in 1969 and on
In Concert 1969 (WLR 2160) 12 discs box, soon replicated on Best of 69 (WLR Trx
69) 7 discs. Other silvers include 40th Anniversary Vintage Stones
(no label) 2cd, Scattered songs from this show have appeared also, for instance:
I’m Yours And I’m Hers on Sticky Beggars Bleed in Exile vol.2 (APCD 053) and
Sticky Beggars Bleed in Exile Outtakes 1968-72 (WLR AP-12), Jumping Jack Flash
came out on Old Grey Whistle Test (Contraband
CBM 3947), No Expectations on Beggars Breakfast (Mad Rec.MATV 09),
Beggars Sessions(WPOCM 0289-D17-2), Megatrax vol.2 (Chapter One 25154), on
Blue(S) tones (Luna 9315), Time Trip vol. 3 (Scorpio 15/172 1), and on Decca
Years vol.6 (WOPMCD 042; Mercy Mercy on Hawaiian Top(WG 025-6), Loving Cup on
Taxile on Main Street(Town Rec.242HS), Midnight Rambler, Satisfaction and Sympathy
for the Devil on From Now To Then (Blue Moon Rec. 28) Mick Jagger Interview
Free Concert Hyde Park ep, Jumping Jack Flash, No Expectations. Sympathy for
the Devil on Hot Stuff vol.1 (G.Dane GDR 9416), No Expectations on Time Trip
vol.3 (Scorpio 15-172-0), Beggars Sessions (WPOCM 0289) and Megatrax Vol.2 (CO
25254), Sympathy for the Devil on the vinyl ep Fuck Yer Ya Ya’s Out ( ET 8302)
split in 2 on each side, on From Now to Then /As time goes by(BMCD 028), 6
tracks appeared on Lips 2LP (Avon Rec.0892), Love You (RS 0892) 2LP, 4 tracks including
the intro on the vinyl ep Brian Come Back You Bastard! (Glimmer Twin Rek. SFR
004), 6 tracks on Dancing with Mr.D (Starlight SL 87015),while on compact Jumping
Jack Flash and Sympathy for the Devil on Rockstar in Concert (STEMRA 6117112),
4 tracks on Jumping Jack Flash (Alegra 9017), 6 tracks on First Decade (Big
Music BX 003) and on The RS Live (CDDV 5512).
So, what is
different here? According to the label all of the above has had some kind of problem,
but since the cutting and editing of the sound and video sources is complicated
this is the definitive version in terms of content and sound quality. The show
was filmed by Granada but just about half of the performance was used in the 53
minutes video, many parts were released later but with pitch issues; the
soundboard broadcasted on FM was in mono and incomplete as well as an audience
recording that lasts just to the middle of the concert. The footage used in the
documentary had many edited parts with interviews that covered the music; in
2006 a blu ray version was officially released featuring B-roll footage (silent
for the most part). The cd portion here is in real stereo with some exceptions,
with the FM source improved drastically. The songs order has been restored,
Love in Vain is in real stereo and with no interview covering the music and
guitar solo, like Satisfaction: in few words no other recording of Hyde Park
has had this great sound so far.
As far as the
DVD, it has been assembled with a focus on reconstructing the material with the
correct pitch and song order; recorded using AI frame complementation technology
and correcting parts that did not match footage; songs like I’m Yours And I’m
Hers, Honky Tonk Women, Midnight Rambler and (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction are
longer than before while making full use of B-roll and news footage the film
presents angles different from the officially released oner that focussed only
on Jagger. Sympathy For The Devil is complete for the first time on film and at
its end footage goes on showing scenes while we hear Down Home Girl that was
not included in the BGM film. Additionally, it is well known that in the first
half the camera had poor exposure with half of film yellowed, this being
corrected. Hyde Park has always been regarded as a rough concert, but when
looked and heard with the right pitch and appropriate balance, this performance
shall be reevaluated. Of course there have been problems, like Leith Richards
guitar getting out of tune with Taylor covering, but in real stereo it is easy
to spot the difference. The DVD starts with some b&w footage of King Crimson
that after 1.36 briefly turns into colour, then we get some great backstage
film showing the Stones; then the concert announcement by Sam Cutler. The well-known
film footage is supplemented by newly discovered footage as mentioned above, colorized
for the occasion watermark removed as far as possible, the bonus feature 2 news
footage and a colour film named Hanging Out in Hyde Park of people gathered in
the park while Street Fighting Man is heard. The end result is excellent with
the whole set closer to the definitive edition of this concert indeed, until
footage for Down Home Girl, Loving Cup and Street Fighting Man appears.
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