Back in 1995, it was a quiet furore when THE ROLLING STONES – a band known for their deliberate raucousness – released “Stripped”: the album seemed to be their venture into unplugged territory, with notable exceptions where electric charge felt necessary. Broadcasted around that time, a TV documentary on the album didn’t receive as much exposure as it deserved, while additional material, recorded then, landed on the “More Stripped” bootleg and appealed to the core fans. Now, though, a whole bonanza is coming our way – although what’s titled “Totally Stripped” will be initially released only in Japan, on Ma 20th, with bonuses and an impressive price tag if one’s willing to go for a maximal pleasure.
It doesn’t make sense, though, to limit the experience to a basic edition, where DVD contains a 90-minute expanded documentary. Much better is a deluxe version, with CD – a selections of three shows which went into the “Stripped” project – complementing the video. A genuine delight must be a super deluxe which adds to the aforementioned discs another 3 DVDs (or Blu-rays) with a full concert per disc, and a bonus CD – as well as 2LP, T-shirts and memorabilia that are really for super aficionados.
Hopefully, the package gets an out-of-Japan release later on, and would be priced reasonably, as were “Four Flicks” and “The Biggest Bang” sets. As for the full breakdown of what’s in the new collection, it looks like this:
DVD 1:
Documentary
Totally Stripped
DVD 2:
Paradiso, Amsterdam, May 26th, 1995
1. Not Fade Away
2. It’s All Over Now
3. Live With Me
4. Let It Bleed
5. The spider And The fly
6. Beast Of Burden
7. Angie
8. Wild Horses
9. Sweet Virginia
10. Dead Flowers
11. Shine A Light
12. Like A Rolling Stone
13. Connection
14. Slipping Away
15. The Worst
16. Gimme Shelter
17. All Down The Line
18. Respectable
19. Rip This Joint
20. Street Fighting Man
DVD 3:
L’Olympia, Paris July 3rd, 1995
1. Honky Tonk Women
2. Tumbling Dice
3. You Got Me Rocking
4. All Down The Line
5. Shattered
6. Beast Of Burden
7. Let It Bleed
8. Angie
9. Wild Horses
10. Down In The Bottom
11. Shine A Light
12. Like A Rolling Stone
13. I Go Wild
14. Miss You
15. Connection
16. Slipping Away
17. Midnight Rambler
18. Rip This Joint
19. Start Me Up
20. It’s Only Rock’n Roll
21. Brown Sugar
22. Jumpin ‘Jack Flash
DVD 4:
Brixton Academy, London, July 19th, 1995
1. Honky Tonk Women
2. Tumbling Dice
3. You Got Me Rocking
4. Live With Me
5. Black Limousine
6. Dead Flowers
7. Sweet Virginia
8. Far Away Eyes
9. Love In Vain
10. Down In The Bottom
11. Shine A Light
12. Like A Rolling Stone
13. Monkey Man
14. I Go Wild
15. Miss You
16. Connection
17. Slipping Away
18. Midnight Rambler
19. Rip This Joint
20. Start Me Up
21. Brown Sugar
22. Jumpin ‘Jack Flash
CD:
1. Not Fade Away (Amsterdam)
2. Honky Tonk Women (Paris)
3. Dead Flowers (Amsterdam)
4. Far Away Eyes (London)
5. Shine A Light (Amsterdam)
6. I Go Wild (Paris)
7. Miss You (London)
8. Like A Rolling Stone (Amsterdam)
9. Brown Sugar (Paris)
10. Midnight Rambler (London)
11. Jumpin ‘Jack Flash (Paris)
12. Gimme Shelter (Amsterdam)
13. Rip This Joint (Amsterdam)
14. Street Fighting Man (Amsterdam)
Japan Edition bonus CD:
1. The Spider And The Fly (Amsterdam)
2. Slipping Away (Paris)
3. Sweet Virginia (London)
