THE ROLLING STONES SINGING "I´VE JUST SEEN A FACE" AND "EIGHT DAYS A WEEK" - RARE FOOTAGE

The footage was shot during the Stones’ second tour of Ireland and captured as part of the first documentary film about the band. Produced by their manager Andrew Loog Oldham and entitled Charlie Is My Darling, the film was a part of a larger marketing plan for Mick Jagger and the band.

Despite the film being given its premiere at the Mannheim Film Festival in 1966, it was never handed an official release as the Stones’ ended up in a bitter legal battle with businessman and music publisher Allen Klein. It was always going to be an uphill struggle from there and would start a trend that would sadly last a lot of the band’s career.

A mysterious and unsolved burglary at manager Oldham’s house resulted in the only tapes of the documentary being stolen. Fifty years later, however, newly restored versions of the film were released by Klein’s ABKCO Records, the company which owns the rights to all older Stones material.

The 64-minute documentary, direTAGEcted by Peter Whitehead and Michael Gochanour, follows the band from their car trip out of London to Heathrow Airport, and then on to Dublin where they would play to major shows.

Behind the scenes of one of those shows, we’re treated to an unplanned rendition of The Beatles song by a very young Mick Jagger who sings along with a wry smile while Keith Richards strums on the guitar.

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