Comments on: Rolling Stones – Tour Of Europe ’76 Revisited (Godfather GR-227/228)

By: jerrythebarman

jerrythebarman — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:32:27 +0000

…And I’m still confused by the titles purporting to come from the two shows dated June 6th and June 4th: I have Alright Chalrie Watts representing the 4th and Paris Aux Printemps representing the 6th but I swear there are a number of markers on those two titles indicating they’re from the same show, or at least partially so. Listen to the band intros on both for example. I’ve brought this up before both on here and the Stones board IORR but no one else has weighed in. I guess what I need to do is check out a different version of the June 4th show and see if it matches w/ Alright Charlie. Anyway….

By: erikbt

erikbt — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 07:03:23 +0000

This June 6th show is (IMO) the least good of the 4 Paris shows, performancewise. It is quite dull. People who aren’t “completist” are better of with EX SBD rec (or EX AUD rec) of the last of the Paris shows (June 7th). After that….the VG AUD rec of the June 4th show is worth seeking out.

By: jerrythebarman

jerrythebarman — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 18:11:59 +0000

It’s clearly a matter of personal taste, bim, and while I agree about the Taylor years (I have every circulating live show from those years-NERD!), I can find plenty to enjoy about the Wood years, especially the early ones. So, to ask how anyone could enjoy “flat and complacent” shows is to assume everyone else shares your opinion. I listen to L.A. 7/9/75, for example, and am blown away by the energy and the performance in general. I also enjoy the ’76 tour for it’s sleazy funkiness-Hot Stuff, Hey Negrita, the Preston numbers, etc. I also really like Keith and Ron’s guitar sounds on this tour. Last tour using the Ampegs, I believe?

By: kads

kads — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 15:44:10 +0000

So you mean the past 38 years were a waste of time then?? ha ha ha ha ha

By: bim

bim — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 12:05:50 +0000

as a live band the stones went into decline after mick taylor left. i witnessed 2 earls court and the knebworth performance. notwithstanding the sound quality, how could anyone enjoy such flat and complacent shows for pleasure. ron wood wasn’t up to the job
my recommendation is to the classic (69-73) stones performances, theres a lot of them available a number in excellent sound quality-forget this stuff!!!

By: solly

solly — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 18:54:00 +0000

“Paris aux Printemp”(TSP-CD-126-2) on the Swing’n Pig Label is an excellent soundboard of the complete show from June 6, 1976 plus an audience bonus track of Cherry oh Baby from the next day’s concert, and “Live in Frankfurt” (VT-CD 10)from Vigotone while incomplete, is an excellent soundboard of an energetic performance.

I consider both these titles “must have” for a stones ’76 collection.

Please keep in mind that both titles are long out of print but if you can get a copy or a download these shows are very enjoyable.

Moreover , the June 6 show is also available on DVD. The complete show can be found on”Love You Live” from D-Stone. However, the best video release of the French broadcasts of these shows (imho),and while not a complete concert is “Black and Blue in Paris” (AS134) on The Apocalypse Sound label.
This title presents tracks from Paris on June 4,6 &7. Both picture and sound are fantastic. Both of these titles are a couple of years old so you may have a better chance obtaining the original DVDs.

By: Careful Axeman Eugene

Careful Axeman Eugene — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 02:29:54 +0000

can anybody recommend the very best or absolute “must-have” CD’s or shows of the Stones’ 1976 Tour of Europe? would Tour of Europe 76 Revisited be one of them, maybe? thanks if you can help.

By: LedMan

LedMan — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 12:25:55 +0000

I consider myself a casual Stones collector and this is a excellent addition to my collection. Superb packaging and sound quality with each disc exceeding 70 mins and plenty of bonus tracks.