The Story
The Rolling Stones' Live At The El Mocambo album documents a legendary event in the bandâs incredible 60-year history, recorded at the Stonesâ famous secret concerts at the 300-capacity Toronto club El Mocambo in March 1977. The album features the Stones' full set from the March 5 show, plus three bonus tracks from the March 4 gig, newly mixed by Bob Clearmountain.
The distinctive groove of Rolling Stonesâ staple âTumbling Diceâ and the funk-induced âHot Stuffâ preview the forthcoming release, giving an irresistible taste of the exhilarating 1977 El Mocambo gigs, which are still talked about in Toronto, and in Rolling Stones legend, to this day. The gigs featured a setlist for all seasons, from Muddy Waters' âMannish Boyâ and Bo Diddley's âCrackin' Up,â to classics such as âLet's Spend The Night Togetherâ and âItâs Only Rock âNâ Roll,â and back to the blues with Big Maceo's âWorried Life Bluesâ and Willie Dixon's âLittle Red Rooster.â There was the live debut of âWorried About You,â not heard in studio form until 1981's Tattoo You, and more highlights from âHonky Tonk Womenâ to âRip This Joint.â
As they took to the stage of the âEl Moâ, a fixture of the Toronto music scene since the 1940s, the Stones rolled back the years to the exhilarating club incarnation of their early years. Forty-five years on, this is a trip back to the intensity of the Crawdaddy Club in the Stones' earliest days, revisited by the band on Live At The El Mocambo.
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The Rolling Stones' Live At The El Mocambo album documents a legendary event in the bandâs incredible 60-year history, recorded at the Stonesâ famous secret concerts at the 300-capacity Toronto club El Mocambo in March 1977. The album features the Stones' full set from the March 5 show, plus three bonus tracks from the March 4 gig, newly mixed by Bob Clearmountain.
The distinctive groove of Rolling Stonesâ staple âTumbling Diceâ and the funk-induced âHot Stuffâ preview the forthcoming release, giving an irresistible taste of the exhilarating 1977 El Mocambo gigs, which are still talked about in Toronto, and in Rolling Stones legend, to this day. The gigs featured a setlist for all seasons, from Muddy Waters' âMannish Boyâ and Bo Diddley's âCrackin' Up,â to classics such as âLet's Spend The Night Togetherâ and âItâs Only Rock âNâ Roll,â and back to the blues with Big Maceo's âWorried Life Bluesâ and Willie Dixon's âLittle Red Rooster.â There was the live debut of âWorried About You,â not heard in studio form until 1981's Tattoo You, and more highlights from âHonky Tonk Womenâ to âRip This Joint.â
As they took to the stage of the âEl Moâ, a fixture of the Toronto music scene since the 1940s, the Stones rolled back the years to the exhilarating club incarnation of their early years. Forty-five years on, this is a trip back to the intensity of the Crawdaddy Club in the Stones' earliest days, revisited by the band on Live At The El Mocambo.












