The Rolling Stones are streaming a 1963 BBC live recording of their debut single – a cover of Chuck Berry’s “Come On” – as a preview to the forthcoming package, “On Air.”
The track was captured live on the BBC’s “Saturday Club” program, which ran from 1957 to 1969 and was, for years, one of the only UK broadcasts to present pop music on the airwaves.
Due December 1, “On Air” delivers a collection of live recordings of the Stones from 1963 and 1964 from a variety of BBC shows from the era, including “Yeah Yeah”, “Blues In Rhythm”, “The Joe Loss Pop Show” and “Top Gear.”
The set, which features eight songs the band have never recorded or released commercially, is available as an 18-track single CD, 2LP and 32-track deluxe 2CD editions.
The audio collection “On Air” follows the recent release of a companion book, “The Rolling Stones On Air In The Sixties.”
Written by author Richard Havers and subtitled “TV And Radio History As It Happened”, the project delivers a look at the band’s rise to fame during their early years – from a January 1963 letter by Brian Jones to the BBC requesting an audition to the story of the group’s performance of "Let It Bleed" for BBC’s end-of-the-decade celebration television program, “Ten Years Of What.”
The book features previously unseen documents from the BBC and commercial archives and includes exclusive interviews with directors and producers who worked with the band during the era.
The Rolling Stones are currently playing dates on their No Filter European tour, which will wrap up with the third of three shows at the U Arena in Paris, France on October 25 – which also marks the very first concerts at the new venue.
The Rolling Stones
“On Air”
Release date: December 1
01. "Come On" – Saturday Club – 26 October 1963
02. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" – Saturday Club – 18 September 1965
03. "Roll Over Beethoven" – Saturday Club – 26 October 1963
04. "The Spider And The Fly" – Yeah Yeah – 30 August 1965
05. "Cops And Robbers" – Blues In Rhythm – 9 May 1964
06. "It’s All Over Now" – The Joe Loss Pop Show – 17 July 1964
07. "Route 66" – Blues In Rhythm – 9 May 1964
08. "Memphis, Tennessee" – Saturday Club – 26 October 1963
09. "Down The Road Apiece" – Top Gear – 6 March 1965
10. "The Last Time" – Top Gear – 6 March 1965
11. "Cry To Me" – Saturday Club – 18 September 1965
12. "Mercy, Mercy" –Yeah Yeah – 30 August 1965
13. "Oh! Baby (We Got A Good Thing Goin')" – Saturday Club – 18 September 1965
14. "Around And Around" – Top Gear – 23 July 1964
15. "Hi Heel Sneakers" – Saturday Club – 18 April 1964
16. "Fannie Mae" – Saturday Club – 18 September 1965
17. "You Better Move On" – Blues In Rhythm – 9 May 1964
18. "Mona" – Blues In Rhythm – 9 May 1964
Bonus Tracks (Deluxe)
19. "I Wanna Be Your Man" – Saturday Club – 8 February 1964
20. "Carol" – Saturday Club – 18 April 1964
21. "I'm Moving On" – The Joe Loss Pop Show – 10 April 1964
22. "If You Need Me" – The Joe Loss Pop Show – 17 July 1964
23. "Walking The Dog" – Saturday Club – 8 February 1964
24. "Confessin' The Blues" – The Joe Loss Pop Show – 17 July 1964
25. "Everybody Needs Somebody To Love" – Top Gear – 6 March 1965
26. "Little By Little" – The Joe Loss Pop Show – 10 April 1964
27. "Ain't That Loving You Baby" – Rhythm And Blues – 31 October 1964
28. "Beautiful Delilah" – Saturday Club – 18 April 1964
29. "Crackin’ Up" – Top Gear – 23 July 1964
30. "I Can’t Be Satisfied" – Top Gear – 23 July 1964
31. "I Just Want to Make Love To You" – Saturday Club – 18 April 1964
32. "2120 South Michigan Avenue" – Rhythm And Blues – 31 October 1964
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