As told by the photographer Duncan Raban...

I was in a pub at 8:30 having a pint with some friends on a Tuesday evening it was pouring down with rain. My mobile rang and it was a publicist I know for Mick Jagger, from the Rolling Stones. He said Duncan can you go to Ireland tomorrow morning to photograph a few a quick photos of the Rolling Stones. I said are you joking! He said “no”.

Full story with pictures.

Lucky dog !

Stellar ! Always found these pictures with the great dane a bit odd, now we know why ;-)

He had a mobile phone in 1994?



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Great story, thank you Punkfloyd for the link!

Great photos indeed, I remember they were the first sign to me that Stones got together again. The blindfold detail is a bit disturbing though.- I would prefer to drink Guiness with the Stones than secretly taking photos of other peoples children.

Very nice. Thanks for posting

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He had a mobile phone in 1994?

Of course, connected on the Keith's fax! ><

It's not often I see a Stones photo session dominated by Ronnie. His house, his beer, his red shirt, his dog too?

I remember these photos so well, especially the last one which was all over the papers. They bring back great memories of the thrill of seeing them back together again after so long.

Was that the fisrt candidate to replace Bill Wyman, or does Bill just had a bad day:



- Doxa

Thanks for the post.
Jo looked nice.

The Stones allready were into business in 1994, but there they seem much more like a band of men playing together. They have overdone this "greatest rock'k'nroll band" talk since then. On these photos they seem so real.



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The Stones allready were into business in 1994, but there they seem much more like a band of man playing together. They have overdone this "greatest rock'k'nroll band" talk since then. On these photos they seem so real.

yeah, it stopped with b2b thing i think, then they just came back to hold their legacy

Those were the days; Ronnie could drink Quinness as much he pleased (got thirsty when looked those photos), and Jagger wore a proper shoes...

- Doxa

Ah, the wonderful look of Mick having to bother.

Never seen these, thanks for the link.

Ireland is beautiful ... those old stone houses remind one of churches.
Great place to put a creative mind to work ... which is why some of the
great works of art ARE Irish.

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The Stones allready were into business in 1994, but there they seem much more like a band of men playing together. They have overdone this "greatest rock'k'nroll band" talk since then. On these photos they seem so real.

Well they've just spent 24 days rehearsing together 4 hours a day in a seedy suburb of Paris...it does look like a "band of men playing together" to me ;-)

this shoot was also a book, "Stripped"

good photo collection on the stones.

Thanks for posting. Taking a look at the first picture, I had to laugh. As usual, Keith is a mess - his shirt isn't buttoned right and, as far as I can tell, he's wearing a woman's sweater. Not one of his best looks.

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The Stones allready were into business in 1994, but there they seem much more like a band of men playing together. They have overdone this "greatest rock'k'nroll band" talk since then. On these photos they seem so real.

You know, I think you nailed it. This is the last set of photos where I felt they genuinely liked to hang out. As if they'd just stepped out of Ronnie's studio after days of jamming. Of course the article tells us Mick and Charlie just showed up late for the session.

I guess the reality is that technology/ProTools made recording so much "easier" and more portable that Mick was like YEA! I GET TO SPEND EVEN LESS TIME WITH KEITH AND RON... I can go make solo records. In the old days (Nellcote, Olympic, and earlier) I bet they really did have to spend a lot of time in each others' company.

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Thanks for posting. Taking a look at the first picture, I had to laugh. As usual, Keith is a mess - his shirt isn't buttoned right and, as far as I can tell, he's wearing a woman's sweater. Not one of his best looks.

HA! You are right! I have come to ignore Keith's fashion so I missed it. But can you imagine anybody else in this get up! A woman's sweater!!!

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Thanks for posting. Taking a look at the first picture, I had to laugh. As usual, Keith is a mess - his shirt isn't buttoned right and, as far as I can tell, he's wearing a woman's sweater. Not one of his best looks.

HA! You are right! I have come to ignore Keith's fashion so I missed it. But can you imagine anybody else in this get up! A woman's sweater!!!

I bet he grabbed it from Jo's closet.

So he went back to Londen to get some paperazzi shots of Diana and her kids?