1. Brown Sugar, 2. Bitch, 3. Rocks Off, 4. Gimme Shelter, 5. It s All Over Now, 6. Happy, 7. Tumbling Dice , 8 . Sweet Virginia, 9. Band Introductions, 10. Dead Flowers, 11. You Can t Always Get What You Want, 12. All Down The Line, 13. Midnight Rambler, 14. Live With Me, 15. Rip This Joint, 16. Jumping Jack Flash, 17. Street Fighting Man, 18. Radio Promo Bonus Track

This release presents a silver copy of the new transfer of the Stones opening show in Honolulu from 21 January 1973 which was uploaded as Thank You For Your Wine,   Honolulu which was previously reviewed in here. But instead of just grabbing the recording and dressing it with new palatable outfit, Golden Egg label at least mentioned the original uploader and sound technician in the liner notes and that makes a (small, but significant) change. Here are the liner notes, slightly amended for grammar purposes:

With no new album to promote and nothing to lose the Rolling Stones began their Winter Tour of 1973 in the Southern Hemisphere. A tour that was to take them back to places where they d rarely played or brought them to places that they d never played. Two of them however, Australia and Japan, were still holding closed their doors to the Stones because of the Glimmer Twins previous prosecutions for drug taking. While the Ozzies were coy about their mentioning over who they wouldn t let the band in to the country, the Japanese authorities were much more open with their causes, blaming Mick s previous drug use for the suspension. It was decided that the tour would start in one of America s most trusting and tropical states, Hawaii. These three shows began where Elvis Presley had played the week before, the Honolulu International Center for his Aloha From Hawaii simulcast and priced at an inflation busting $ 6.73 or $ 5.75. Far removed from the Kings own shows however, the Stones shows were much louder and aggressive, melting needles in monitors (as opposed to the ones that littered the Villa Nelcote in France). The overblown sounds to these concerts left many reviewers weak at the knee, though it did nothing to sap the bands energy on stage. A long held fans favourite, the Hawaiian shows are the band at its blistering best. Mick Taylor who at the times was still having just about a good time as you could when touring with the world s most debauching band, was on fire, Keith his accomplice in sound was no slouch either. Bill s bass playing, clearer then ever on this recording is thrillingly thundering and Charlie is on point as ever. This recording, kindly gifted from the JEMS archive to the rest of the collectors community, is the perfect podcast from paradise. Rather than the overbearing, crunchy brickwall as it could have been, it captures the band at the peak of their touring ambitions and on one of the right nights too. With thanks to Donn (of the famed taping duo Dave and Donn) for taping, the rest of the JEMS crew and for Captain Acid for his gentle remastering skills, we bring you Mahalo Nui Loa, Hawaii, a tape that may very well be the final and best release of the show you ll hold.

The Acid King

Packaging is very nice with a colour rendition of the famous Stones cartoon that graced the first vinyl release on front and nice tracklisting in the same style on the back, while inside there are many photos from the concert and the liner notes.