Stones' career Rolling again

LONDON (AP) — The Rolling Stones have hit their peak again in 2010, this time in the form of a rarely seen re-released movie of a 1972 concert.

Ladies and Gentlemen... The Rolling Stones was originally released in late 1973 in Britain, but the film was not widely shown.

The digitally remastered version, which made its global premiere on Tuesday in London, shows the Stones at their best, belting out classics like Brown Sugar, You Can’t Always Get What You Want and Jumpin’ Jack Flash along with new songs like Tumbling Dice, Sweet Virginia and Rip This Joint.

The latter songs were all on the 1972 album Exile on Main St., which was also remastered and re-released this year to great acclaim.

None of the current Rolling Stones members that are in the movie — Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts — made it for the premiere, but former bassist Bill Wyman was in attendance. Wyman was with the band for 30 years but quit in 1992 to explore other musical opportunities.

Although Jagger wasn’t there, a short interview with the lead singer was played on screen before the movie began.

“Everyone’s very together and on,” Jagger said in the interview, which was recorded about six weeks ago in London. “I can remember the Rolling Stones being very, kind of, lackadaisical, very sloppy band on stage. But this was obviously not the case on this day.”