The Mammoth Book of the Rolling Stones : An Anthology of the Best Writing About the Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Band in the World

A bumper collection of writing in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of 'the greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world', from John Pidgeon's first encounter with The Rolling Stones at the The Ricky Tick Club in 1963 and Norman Jopling's seminal article in the New Record Mirror that same year, to 'Please Allow Me to Correct a Few Things', a 2010 interview with Bill Wyman. Egan also draws on previously unpublished material from interviews with former Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham and the band's recording engineers 'the Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Band In The World!' This Vainglorious Introduction Given To The Rolling Stones On Stage By An Excitable Roadie Was Almost Immediately Accepted As A Simple Statement Of Fact. It Was Already Evident That Mick Jagger, Keith Richards And Co. Were, As Their First Manager Andrew Loog Oldham Had Claimed, 'a Way Of Life'. The Stones' Defiance Of Convention Made Them The Figureheads Of A Questioning New Generation, And Drove The Establishment To Imprison Them. This Enduring Rebel Aura And The Unmistakeable Craft Evident In Classic Records Such As Satisfaction, Honky Tonk Women And Brown Sugar Ensured Subsequent Generations Of Diehard Fans, Establishing The Band As The Biggest Box Office Attraction The World Has Ever Seen. The Mammoth Book Of The Rolling Stones Provides A Comprehensive Collection Of Reviews, Analysis, Interviews And Exposés - Both Archive And Contemporary, Favourable And Critical, Concise And Epic - Of These Extraordinary Cultural Icons As They Pass The Astonishing Milestone Of 50 Years As Rock's Pre-eminent Band. As the legendary band celebrates their fiftieth anniversary, this comprehensive anthology acts as a commemoration to the Rolling Stones' legacy as one of the most transformative rock 'n' roll bands of all time. Fans of all ages will delight in reliving defining moments, as well as gaining new insight into the band's history of musical milestones A bumper collection of writing in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of 'the greatest rock 'n' roll band in the world', from John Pidgeon's first encounter with The Rolling Stones at the The Ricky Tick Club in 1963 to 'Please Allow Me to Correct a Few Things', and a 2010 interview with Bill Wyman.