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This Day in Rock History - Dec. 11th

1968: The Rolling Stones and their guests John Lennon, the Who, Eric Clapton, Jethro Tull, Marianne Faithful and circus performers film their legendary Rolling Stones' Rock and Roll Circus television special at Wembley television studios in Middlesex, England.

The show is promptly shelved, not seeing the light of day until 1996, allegedly because the Stones thought the Who’s performance was far superior to their own. (The Who’s performance was included in their 1979 “rockumenatry” The Kids Are Alright.)

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