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In my youth I wrote in large letters in the sand of a North Cornwall beach,
'The Rolling Stones -
A British Institution'. Such declarations, unless inscribed on tablets of stone, are temporary, and can be washed away with the tide.

They do not begin to indicate the impact the Stones have made all around the world. Briefly, The Rolling Stones have influenced generations of youth culture. They are indigenous to the well-being of rock music and especially the form of music called the rhythm and blues.

I hope that this sessionography at least inspires an interest, and at best, an addiction to the greatest rock and roll band in the world. The book is written from a 'fans eye' but nevertheless does not gloss over the Stones' less inspiring moments.

On that Cornwall beach in 1976, I listened to a BBC tape cassette recording of a concert which rocked me like no other since. It turned out to be a 1973 Wembley recording; probably why from that tour 'Brussells '73' is still one of my favourite recordings. In May, 1976 I saw my first Stones' concert at Earls Court, London followed in August by the defining Knebworth concert.