ON AIR
| The Rolling Stones
ON AIR
On Air is a Live album by the Rolling Stones released on 1 December 2017. The standard versions of the album contain 18 live and studio recordings of the band aired on the BBC in 1963 1965. Deluxe editions of the album contain an additional 14 tracks. It emerged 20 years after initial newspaper reports that such an album could be forthcoming.-Wikipedia
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Rolling Stone
this set takes the prize for ear-cocking: 32 tracks, recorded by BBC radio between 1963 and 1965, that show a scrappy blues and R&B covers band evolving into a rock & roll juggernaut
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Uncut
it captures the band between their rise to fame and the full flowering of the Jagger and Richards’ songwriting partnership
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Mojo
A door finally opens on the most elusive ’60s archive of all with a trove of BBC recordings.
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All Music
the primitive production suits the raw performances
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Drowned in Sound
a richly-detailed portrait of the way they were, longer ago than most can remember
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Spill magazine
a thrilling look at the origins of one of the world’s biggest and longest running bands, making it an absolute must have for fans of collectors, and fans of all generations
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Pop Matters
draws from the excitement that must have been presented by the band on the radio program, in the television camera, and most important by the fan and listener anxiously waiting for the Rolling Stones appearance on the BBC
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Psychedelic Baby Magazine
the cover material you’re getting here was certainly done better by others, yet there are some delicious defining moments that make this collection worth your while
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All About Jazz
constitutes an extensive examination of the original quintet's meticulous and spirited devotion to its roots
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RTE
... Or do you yearn for early earnestness, coyly diligent covers, cheap amps, the primal, touching sound of a bunch of young lads who worked hard, mastered their instruments and learned to hold it together? If the latter's your cup of tea, On Air is for you.
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Metro
F you’re a Rolling Stones superfan — for whom the band’s already hefty discography still isn’t quite enough of an armful — then this record needs to go straight to the top of your Christmas list.
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Blinded By Sound
On Air is is more than a time capsule or a nice supplement to their early records but rather is proof The Rolling Stones were a great rock and roll band long before they were dubbed The Greatest Rock & Roll Band on earth.
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U Discover Music
It’s all in here in Rolling Stones On Air: the history of how a rabble of Delta blues fans from London infiltrated the mainstream, broke into British homes via the airwaves, and made a glorious mess of the status quo.
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The 13th Floor
The Stones may have been young, but they understood the blues, and that wisdom comes through in just about every track here, making it essential listening for any true-blue Stones fan.
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Blues Magazine
a unique insight into the formative days of The Rolling Stones a few years before ‘The Greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll Band in the World’ became a reality this was a band playing the music they loved so much – Blues, R&B, Soul and even the odd country song
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Renowned for Sound
The Rolling Stones have served up a slice of their early history that few are able to document without coming over all conceited.
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Hot Press
A holy grail for fans, this long delayed release, previously available only on a thousand bootlegs, proves what a kick arse band they were right from the off.
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The Heights
On Air reminds the music world of a period of intentional experimentation and exhilarating innovation
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The Arts Desk
On Air collects some of the greatest and most important British pop music of all time. It is a major release.
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Cision
The music speaks for itself, but On Air also serves as an important historical artefact, and an essential of the group's impressively evergreen canon.
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Noisey
on these 32 radio transcriptions they sound like the premier bar band of their time if not ever
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Harper Collins Publishers
The Rolling Stones on Air in the Sixties offers invaluable insights into one of the greatest great rock ’n’ roll bands the world has ever seen.
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Black Grooves
a must for a Stones fan
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Louder Sound
Expressive, feral, soulful, sensual, explosive… On Air? On fire, more like.
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Bourbon And Vinyl
Blues, big riffs, harmonica. It’s all here. Jagger sings a razor line on each of these tunes. The whole band just sounds great.
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