The Rolling Stones' 50-year history is captured in the ultimate video collection, "50 Years on Video," now available on DVD and Blu-ray!
This collection commemorates the band's extensive world tours in the 1990s, as well as the 2012–2013 tour celebrating their 50th anniversary. It serves as a comprehensive culmination of The Rolling Stones' career to date, featuring two editions:
- **Red Edition**: Summarizes the band's history from the 1960s through the 1980s.- **Black Edition**: Focuses on the tumultuous eras from the 1960s to the 1980s.
Both editions include a wealth of promotional videos, live performances, interviews, TV spots, and various video trailers, all recorded in the highest quality. Unlike previous video items, this collection is edited in HD high-quality resolution, making it the first of its kind to offer such a premium visual experience.
Enjoy ultra-high-definition, superbly refined images on a large-screen TV, providing a different dimension from casual smartphone or PC streaming. This "best" quality presentation is perfect for fully appreciating the band's 50-year glorious history, compiled into a total of 12 hours of the ultimate video archive.
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**Black Edition Content (1960s–1980s):**- The first disc includes decade-specific "Promotional Videos" and "Alternate & Rarities" for the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.- The 1960s footage is mostly sourced from the latest BBC TV broadcasts.- Except for some content, most videos are presented in HD quality, with nearly all representative works included in chronological order.- Certain tracks have been meticulously restored for audio and video quality, such as "Brown Sugar," where noise caused by the master tape has been cleaned up.- This collection, nearly four hours long, is a must-see for fans, selected for high quality (DVDs are double-layered, two discs, with standard-definition conversion from original full HD material).
- The second disc features the "Live Archive," including live performances released sequentially on the Stones Archive up to Volume 6.- It covers performances from Brussels (1973), Los Angeles (1975), Hampton (1981), Leeds (1982), Tokyo Dome (1990), and Toronto (2005), including interviews, totaling approximately two and a half hours of footage.- This collection is a definitive, permanent archive of the band's golden era, a must-have for fans.
**Note:**- Both DVD and Blu-ray editions contain the same content.- The DVD version is in SD quality (720x480) with Dolby Digital stereo sound.- The Black Edition DVD disc 1 is a double-layer, dual-sided disc to preserve quality, with original material converted from full HD to standard definition.- The Blu-ray (BD-R) version features full HD quality (1920x1080) with linear PCM stereo sound, restored and upgraded from the original material for high-quality, faithful sound and image.
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**Track Highlights:**
**DISC ONE**- 60s Promo Videos:"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," "Gather Moss," "Around And Around," "The Last Time," "Get Off Of My Cloud," "19th Nervous Breakdown," "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow?," "Let's Spend The Night Together," "We Love You," "2000 Light Years From Home," "Jumpin' Jack Flash," "Sympathy For The Devil," "Honky Tonk Women," "Gimme Shelter"
- 70s Promo Videos:"Brown Sugar," "Tumbling Dice," "Rocks Off," "Angie," "Dancing With Mr. D," "It's Only Rock And Roll (But I Like It)," "Ain't Too Proud To Beg," "Till The Next Goodbye," "Fool To Cry," "Hey Negrita," "Crazy Mama," "Hot Stuff," "Miss You," "Far Away Eyes," "Respectable"
- 80s Promo Videos:"Emotional Rescue," "Where The Boys Go," "She So Cold," "Start Me Up," "Worried About You," "Neighbours," "Waiting On A Friend," "Hang Fire," "Going To A Go-Go," "Time Is On My Side," "Undercover Of The Night," "She Was Hot," "Too Much Blood," "Harlem Shuffle," "One Hit (To The Body)," "Mixed Emotions," "Rock And A Hard Place"
- Alternates & Rarities:"Jumpin' Jack Flash" (B&W), "Child Of The Moon," "Angie" (Version 2), "Silver Train," "Fool To Cry" (Top Of The Pops), "Brown Sugar" (Live 1976), "Wild Horses" (Live 1976), "Emotional Rescue" (Version 2), "Undercover Of The Night" (B Version), "Time Is On My Side" (MTV Version)
**DISC TWO**- Live Archive Performances:- Brussels 1973- Hampton 1981 ("Live Archive Vol.1 & 2")- La Friday 1975 ("Live Archive Vol.3")- Tokyo Dome 1990 ("Live Archive Vol.4")- Toronto 2005 ("Live Archive Vol.5")- Leeds 1982 ("Live Archive Vol.6")
- Notable performances include:"Little T&A," "Happy Birthday Keith," "She's So Cold," "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction," "Ain't Too Proud To Beg," "You Can't Always Get What You Want," "Happy," "It's Only Rock 'N' Roll," "Fingerprint File," "Sad Sad Sad," "Ruby Tuesday," "Paint It Black," "Rock And A Hard Place," "Rough Justice," "Live With Me," "Get Up Stand Up," "Mr. Pitiful," "Under My Thumb," "Let's Spend The Night Together," "Twenty Flight Rock," "Going To A Go Go," "Time Is On My Side."
**Blu-ray (BDR) Specifications:**- NTSC, Color/Black & White, 16:9 aspect ratio- MPEG-4 AVC, 1920x1080 resolution- Linear PCM stereo sound- Approximate total runtime: 3 hours 48 minutes (228 minutes) / 2 hours 35 minutes (155 minutes)