Narrator / Host (mostly Dominic Sandbrook)

So he then went off to Morocco and hung around in Morocco. Yeah. So when he's off in Morocco, the Stones are trying to reboot themselves. So in late 67, early 68, they had reached their nadir with their Satanic Majesty's Request, which was this record. Do you think? I think so.

Amazing look. But Tom, this is, I mean, you like dressing, I mean, you're a fan of dressing up. You've done it on occasion for the podcast. You're basically giving it marks for dressing up.

Amazing look. But Tom, this is, I mean, you like dressing, I mean, you're a fan of dressing up. You've done it on occasion for the podcast. You're basically giving it marks for dressing up.

Amazing look. But Tom, this is, I mean, you like dressing, I mean, you're a fan of dressing up. You've done it on occasion for the podcast. You're basically giving it marks for dressing up.

You and I are looking for different things than Rolling Stones. I'm looking for sort of satanic simplicity and you're looking for whimsy and humour. No, I'm not. I'm not. I'm responding to the full range of their oeuvre. Are you? Okay. See, I like the fact that they release this and everybody says it's abject. It gets terrible reviews.

You and I are looking for different things than Rolling Stones. I'm looking for sort of satanic simplicity and you're looking for whimsy and humour. No, I'm not. I'm not. I'm responding to the full range of their oeuvre. Are you? Okay. See, I like the fact that they release this and everybody says it's abject. It gets terrible reviews.

You and I are looking for different things than Rolling Stones. I'm looking for sort of satanic simplicity and you're looking for whimsy and humour. No, I'm not. I'm not. I'm responding to the full range of their oeuvre. Are you? Okay. See, I like the fact that they release this and everybody says it's abject. It gets terrible reviews.

It's a complete Beatles rip-off and there's too many kind of stuff being played backwards and people laughing uncontrollably. And actually... Come on, get back to your old stuff. And then they start working on the kind of blues roots stuff that becomes Beggar's Banquet. So this is the album that has Street Fighting Man and Sympathy for the Devil.

It's a complete Beatles rip-off and there's too many kind of stuff being played backwards and people laughing uncontrollably. And actually... Come on, get back to your old stuff. And then they start working on the kind of blues roots stuff that becomes Beggar's Banquet. So this is the album that has Street Fighting Man and Sympathy for the Devil.

It's a complete Beatles rip-off and there's too many kind of stuff being played backwards and people laughing uncontrollably. And actually... Come on, get back to your old stuff. And then they start working on the kind of blues roots stuff that becomes Beggar's Banquet. So this is the album that has Street Fighting Man and Sympathy for the Devil.

And it's more aggressive and it's more hard edged and it's more the Rolling Stones that everybody wants. So Brian Jones makes virtually no contribution to this at all because he's so off his face on drugs. And they just start on a new album in 1969 called Let It Bleed, which he basically doesn't really turn up for. Kicks off with Gimme Shelter, doesn't it? Yeah.

And it's more aggressive and it's more hard edged and it's more the Rolling Stones that everybody wants. So Brian Jones makes virtually no contribution to this at all because he's so off his face on drugs. And they just start on a new album in 1969 called Let It Bleed, which he basically doesn't really turn up for. Kicks off with Gimme Shelter, doesn't it? Yeah.

And it's more aggressive and it's more hard edged and it's more the Rolling Stones that everybody wants. So Brian Jones makes virtually no contribution to this at all because he's so off his face on drugs. And they just start on a new album in 1969 called Let It Bleed, which he basically doesn't really turn up for. Kicks off with Gimme Shelter, doesn't it? Yeah.

So they have already started to think he's got to go. And they're working with a replacement who's called Mick Taylor, who is from a band called John Mayles Blues Breakers. A lot of people will know that the Rolling Stones got into terrible trouble with their taxes recently.

So they have already started to think he's got to go. And they're working with a replacement who's called Mick Taylor, who is from a band called John Mayles Blues Breakers. A lot of people will know that the Rolling Stones got into terrible trouble with their taxes recently.

So they have already started to think he's got to go. And they're working with a replacement who's called Mick Taylor, who is from a band called John Mayles Blues Breakers. A lot of people will know that the Rolling Stones got into terrible trouble with their taxes recently.

And the real issue with them is they discovered that their finances had been ill-managed and they hadn't paid enough tax during the 1960s. And they are going to face colossal tax and legal bills. And to make money, they need to go on tour to America. But Brian Jones has two drugs convictions and he almost certainly will be refused entry.

And the real issue with them is they discovered that their finances had been ill-managed and they hadn't paid enough tax during the 1960s. And they are going to face colossal tax and legal bills. And to make money, they need to go on tour to America. But Brian Jones has two drugs convictions and he almost certainly will be refused entry.

And the real issue with them is they discovered that their finances had been ill-managed and they hadn't paid enough tax during the 1960s. And they are going to face colossal tax and legal bills. And to make money, they need to go on tour to America. But Brian Jones has two drugs convictions and he almost certainly will be refused entry.

And frankly, even if he got in, he will be useless because he can't play publicly. So in June 1969, the 8th of June, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts drove to Cotchford Farm, formerly A.A. Milne's house, to break the bad news. And they literally break it to him, surrounded by Winnie the Pooh memorabilia. Hush, hush, whisper who dares.