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stonesman87
Well, we've gone virtually a whole year since this first came to light, with no news or progress.
[www.mercurystudios.co] still shows only the promo clip with no other details.
An e-mail I sent to Mercury Studios almost 6 months ago on 19.7.21, asking for any details, has gone without reply.
We still don't even know if it's a proposed commercial DVD release or anything else about it. It's a year-old mystery. Does anybody know anything about this "project" and any progress that's being made?
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stonesman87
Can anydody who lives closer to Mercury Studios get in touch with them on a local basis to ask what's happening, and in fact what it's all about?
You could send them an eMail: [email protected]
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mickboy
But we have to re focus on what we have here.
It WASN’T an announcement for an upcoming product.
It was a statement that the Stones have commissioned this company to restore their promo video library.
That alone is totally significant.
That Mick is taking stock of their historical artifacts and bringing them up to today’s standards speaks volumes that, business wise, he’s not sitting his ass.
Mickboy
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ribbelchips
Good thing they restore their old footage. Even 'recent' stuff like Four Flicks or Biggest Bang look blurry in their SD resolution and 4:3 format on a modern UHD OLED screen. Same for their promovids & videoclips.
Too bad most of the Stones promovideos are cringy playback videos with minimal effort. The exceptions in my opinion are:
- Harlem Shuffle
- She was Hot
- Undercover of the Night
- Love is Strong
- Anybody Seen my Baby
- Like a Rolling Stone
- SexDrive
I think that's exactly their charm. That they took those videos zero percent seriously at all and were just partying in front of the camera. It's only rock n roll is one of the most ridiculous ones were they are flooding the tent with foam and Charlie almost gets drownes in between the foam. These videos are so bad and absolutely ridiculous that is makes them almost good.Quote
ribbelchips
Oh yeah. Forgot about that one!
There are some others that aren't exactly bad, but not great either... Out of Tears, Saint of Me, Doom & Gloom...
But the official promo's for Start me Up, Miss You, Hang Fire, Worried About You, Ain't too Proud to beg, Neighbours, Emotional Rescue, She's So Cold... My oh my..
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StonedRamblerI think that's exactly their charm. That they took those videos zero percent seriously at all and were just partying in front of the camera. It's only rock n roll is one of the most ridiculous ones were they are flooding the tent with foam and Charlie almost gets drownes in between the foam. These videos are so bad and absolutely ridiculous that is makes them almost good.Quote
ribbelchips
Oh yeah. Forgot about that one!
There are some others that aren't exactly bad, but not great either... Out of Tears, Saint of Me, Doom & Gloom...
But the official promo's for Start me Up, Miss You, Hang Fire, Worried About You, Ain't too Proud to beg, Neighbours, Emotional Rescue, She's So Cold... My oh my..
That one is amazing. It's just capturing the Rolling Stones in their essence. Dangerous yet still with elegance. At this point Keith had perfected being Keith Richards. Wonder why I have never seen it before. It's surely one of their best
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StonedRamblerThat one is amazing. It's just capturing the Rolling Stones in their essence. Dangerous yet still with elegance. At this point Keith had perfected being Keith Richards. Wonder why I have never seen it before. It's surely one of their best
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ribbelchips
Oh yeah. Forgot about that one!
There are some others that aren't exactly bad, but not great either... Out of Tears, Saint of Me, Doom & Gloom...
But the official promo's for Start me Up, Miss You, Hang Fire, Worried About You, Ain't too Proud to beg, Neighbours, Emotional Rescue, She's So Cold... My oh my..
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ProfessorWolf
anyone hear anything new about what's going on with this project?
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sf37
Is this an official promo video, or simply a fan-made venture?
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sf37
Is this an official promo video, or simply a fan-made venture?
Looks like a fan-made video where the video part was taken from a TV appearance and the audio part was taken from the single or album. This YT-Video isn't lip-sync.
Another version of the same 'Play With Fire' video with seemingly original audio - [www.YouTube.com] .
An official promo video would have been re-released under the official Rolling Stones or ABKCO label.
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sf37
Speaking of promo videos, I've never seen this recording of "Play With Fire" regarded or listed as such, but it sure seems like a promo video to me:
[youtu.be]
Is this an official promo video, or simply a fan-made venture?
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ProfessorWolf
anyone hear anything new about what's going on with this project?
Over 50 videos were restored - [www.MercuryStudios.co] . But who knows when they'll be released. There's currently nothing about it on Mercury Studios' [Twitter.com] , [www.Instagram.com] or [www.YouTube.com] .
Maybe they'll release the videos on the occasions of anniversaries of singles, albums, etc - e.g. Undercover for the 40th anniversary end of 2023, It's Only Rock 'n Roll for the 50th anniversary in 2024, and so on.
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sf37
Speaking of promo videos, I've never seen this recording of "Play With Fire" regarded or listed as such, but it sure seems like a promo video to me:
[youtu.be]
Is this an official promo video, or simply a fan-made venture?
This is from Shinding TV Show with the sound of studio verson.
From the same show, Little red rooster is fun to watch and Satisfaction with Brian playing harp on the third verse
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My favorite, still, above all, is Neighbours. I think the UNDERCOVER videos are great. Waiting On A Friend is excellent. The rest are obviously just silly, some less than others (Emotional Rescue vs Neighbours), or flat out ridiculously silly (anything from 1973-1981), or reek of being way too serious (One Hit through Rain Fall Down).