Comments: For the group's 1972 American tour,
photographer and experimental filmmaker Robert Frank
was brought along to make a movie about the Stones;
Frank was given total access to the band's activities
both on- and off-stage, and he put every scandalous
moment of The Stones' debauched lifestyle into Cocksucker
Blues -- so much so that the band successfully pursued
legal action to prevent the film from being released,
though Frank was given permission to screen the film
once a year. In its place the band released "Ladies
And Gentlemen ... The Rolling Stones". There are many
versions of this classic in circulation, most from fairly
high generation VHS sources - this one, titled "4 Reel
Productions" is the best of the bunch and not only features
excellent quality letterboxed video but nice menus and
bonus tracks as well. Recommended.
Nigels Comments: Even though this is the best version
that is available, I still would not rate it anything
like as good as an official release, for me it is enjoyable
and acceptable but I do usually prefer better quality
than this, as I usually only collect the highest quality
dvds, but then this is from 1972.
