IRON MAIDEN OFFER COLLECTORS DISCS, PAUL RODGERS HORSE AT METS GAME, ROLLING STONES 50TH DETAILS

Artisan Newswrap, Classic Rock for August 31 – Iron Maiden is set to offer collectors picture discs of 1980s albums, The Rolling Stones looking at 4 shows to celbrate 50th Anniversary, Free and Bad Company vocalist to sing National Anthem at New York Mets game to raise awareness about the mistreament of horses.

The Rolling Stones – Jumpin’ Jack Flash – Live On Copacabana Beach

The Rolling Stones played in front of 1.5million people, the biggest concert of all time, at Copacabana Beach, Rio De Janeiro, on the 18th February 2006. To celebrate the beginning of our 50th anniversary year, on 12th July 2012 we are letting our fans watch this historic concert in its entirety. Were you there? Comment below and share your memories of one of the greatest concerts of our career.

The Rolling Stones – Undercover Of The Night – OFFICIAL PROMO (EXPLICIT)

The official promo video for the Rolling Stones 1983 single "Undercover Of The Night". The track lead single off the album Undercover Of The Night, and was composed by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. The song features Mick Jagger on lead vocals, Keith Richards on guitar and background vocals, Charlie Watts on drums, Ronnie Wood on guitar and background vocals, Bill Wyman on bass guitar. The track was produced by Chris Kimsey and the Glimmer Twins. The video was directed by filmmaker Julien Temple who also directed the promo videos "Highwire", "She Was Hot", "Too Much Blood" and "Sex Drive", as well as the feature film Stones At The Max. Temple also directed the feature films Absolute Beginners, starring David Bowie, and Sex Pistols film The Great Rock N Roll Swindle. Buy "Undercover Of The Night" on iTunes: "Undercover Of The Night" (Full length version) itunes.apple.com Undercover on iTunes itunes.apple.com

Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones – Hoochie Coochie Man (Live At Checkerboard Lounge)

On 22 November 1981, in the middle of their mammoth American tour, the Rolling Stones arrived in Chicago prior to playing 3 nights at the Rosemont Horizon. store.eagle-rock.com Long influenced by the Chicago blues, the band paid a visit to Buddy Guys club the Checkerboard Lounge to see the legendary bluesman perform. It didnt take long before Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Ian Stewart were joining in on stage and later Buddy Guy and Lefty Dizz also played their part. It was a unique occasion that was fortunately captured on camera. Now, restored from the original footage and with sound mixed and mastered by Bob Clearmountain, this amazing blues night is being made available in an official release for the first time.

The Rolling Stones – You Can’t Always Get Want You Want (Drums)

Drum cover of You Cant Always Get What You Want by The Rolling Stones from the Let It Bleed album. Jagger wrote the tune on an acoustic guitar referring it to as a "bedroom song" and had the idea of having a choir. Recorded in November 1968 at Londons Olympic Sound Studios, it features the London Bach Choir opening the song. Jimmy Miller, the Rolling Stones producer at the time, plays drums on this song instead of Charlie Watts as it proved to be quite difficult to record because Charlie couldnt play the groove and so Jimmy Miller had to play the drums. Al Kooper (Blues Project, Blood, Sweat & Tears, organ on Dylans Like A Rolling Stone) plays piano and organ and also played the French horn intro, while Rocky Dijon plays congas and maracas. Nanette Workman sings backup vocals, but she is credited as "Nanette Newman" John Lennon, as well as my observations, revealed that the Rolling Stones were apt to copy the Beatles innovations within a few months or so, You Cant Always Get What You Want is the Rolling Stones counterpart to Hey Jude". Jagger said in 1969, "I liked the way the Beatles did that with Hey Jude. The orchestra was not just to cover everything up—it was something extra. We may do something like that on the next album." Triggering a Ludwig Black or Blue Oyster Pearl kit was Addictive Drums.

The Rolling Stones – Streets Of Love – OFFICIAL PROMO

This is the B-version of the official promo video for the Rolling Stones single, "Streets Of Love" which was released as a double-A side with "Rough Justice" The track features on the 2005 album A Bigger Bang and was composed by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and was produced by the Don Was and the Glimmer Twins. The song features Mick Jagger on lead vocals and guitar, Keith Richards on guitar, Charlie Watts on drums, Ronnie Wood on guitar, Darryl Jones on bass, Matt Clifford on piano, organ and strings and Chuck Leavell on piano and organ. The video was directed by the film maker Jonas Ackerlund, and features Canadian actor Tan Arcade. The performance scenes were shot at the Zaphrod Breeblebrox, a nightclub in Ottawa, Canada. Buy "Streets Of Love" on iTunes: itunes.apple.com A Bigger Bang itunes.apple.com

The Rolling Stones: 50 – Printing – Silver Train

The first copies of The Rolling Stones: 50 have landed! Watch the book rolling off the presses in Shenzhen, China, and arriving at the Thames & Hudson offices in London. This is our story of fifty fantastic years … Curated by us, it features the very best photographs and ephemera from and beyond our archives. Mick, Keith, Charlie & Ronnie Its published on 12 July 2012, but you can preorder the book here: www.amazon.co.uk Tweet #rollingstones50 for news about the Rolling Stones 50th Anniversary events. Follow the @RollingStones and publishers @thamesandhudson.