The documentary is interssting in and of itself, but I found the interviews with the Don Was, Liz Fair, Jack White and the other "fans of exile" the most compelling.

Don Was' comments about the vaults and the linear progression of the songs (in particular Honky Tonkin Women) just leaves me hoping that one day the vaults will be flung open.

The extended Stargroves and Olympic Studio parts are fascinating.

Now onto the Music, I still enjoy the bonus tracks, even with the edit in Loving Cup, and the suspect inclusion of some of the tracks. It still is an incredible release all around.

the shoot 'em dead, brainbell jangler!

I got tired of the bonus tracks very soon, except for the brilliant Loving Cup-version.

The DVD is quite good, but authentic pictures from the sessions or from the era were sorely missed.

I placed "Good Time Women" with STICKY FINGERS, relegated the 6 other new titles in 2010 recordings and ignored the alternate takes. I rarely play my actual silver CD's. They are more there as a back-up if needed.

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I placed "Good Time Women" with STICKY FINGERS, relegated the 6 other new titles in 2010 recordings [...]

Aha - the iPod generation is speaking!



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Nope. CDR's for playing in the car.

The bits from Stones In Exile with Mick and Charlie are greatly entertaining.

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The bits from Stones In Exile with Mick and Charlie are greatly entertaining.

Yes! Would have liked much more of that, much less from will.i.am and the Kings of Leon guy (why, oh why?).

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Now onto the Music, I still enjoy the bonus tracks, (...) It still is an incredible release all around.

...agreed. +1!

["I can hear the Bullfrog calling me..."]

Pass the Wine and Plundered My Soul are still in regular rotation in my household. The other bonus tracks were kind of forgettable. Still like the Virgin CD over the UM remaster. I haven't re-watched the documentary since first viewing it. I was a bit horrified by the transformation of Anita Pallenberg. My guess is that the vaults won't be thrown open from the 60s because of Klein ownership entanglements. That's why the Some Girls reissue makes sense.

Agreed on the songs, 24FPS.

I only sat through the documentary once and still hit fast-forward some of the time.

As for the vaults reissues, it goes more into what the Stones own than Klein. The UME contract is for the post-1970 catalog. I was just happy both parties allowed five more tracks from YA-YA'S to see the light. That was certainly unexpected.

Overall I was pretty happy with the whole project, I enjoyed the bonus tracks and played that bonus disc quite a bit last year. The DVD was a bit weak but I still enjoyed it and did watch it at least twice. Actual real video and more photos would have been better but if it doesn't exist, what they put out sort of worked. I am really looking forward to a Some Girls Deluxe - there are some awesome possibilities for bonus tracks and there is some great live stuff too, I wish they would expand that one to 3-4 discs, I really do and really think it's warranted.

Considering how the Stones are/have been about this kind of thing and for a lack of knowing what the future holds Stones In Exile and the bonus tracks might be gold in another ten years.

Hopefully not. But at least we've got the Exile rarities and Stones In Exile.

loved the Exile re issue....I suspect the Some Girls deluxe set will be really something considering that it sold 6+ million copies and had 3 huge MTV and radio hits w/ Miss You #1, Beast of Burden #8, and Shattered #31 on the Bill Board charts....if there was ever a moment to go for it this is probably it for Universal and if the RS are planning a 50th this might be the launch/push they need. Wishful thinking perhaps....

The extra tracks are ALL sub par. Listened once or twice then put it away for good.