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Charlie is my Darling - Ireland 1965 What was once rumor is now fact as ABKCO Films presents a meticulously restored and fully-realized version of this first-ever, legendary but never released film. Shot on a quick tour of Ireland just weeks after “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” hit # 1 on the charts and became the international anthem for a generation, The Rolling Stones Charlie is my Darling - Ireland 1965 is an intimate, behind-the-scenes diary of life on the road with the young Stones. It features the first professionally filmed concert performances of the band and documents the early frenzy of their fans and the riots the band’s appearances inspired. Charlie is my Darling is a rediscovered letter from a lost world. It has long been a holy grail of rock fans, surfacing in bits and pieces and tantalizing but frustratingly un-synched fragments. The band is shown traveling through the Irish countryside by train; dashing from cabs to cramped, basement dressing rooms through screaming hordes of fans. Motel rooms host impromptu songwriting sessions and familiar classics are heard in their infancy as riff and lyric are united.

Each of ABKCO’s global companies actively pursue cover placements and licensing opportunities for its catalog worldwide including Susan Boyle’s multi-million selling hit album featuring the single “Wild Horses” and Bobby Womack’s “If You Think You’re Lonely Now” sampled in “We Belong Together” performed by Mariah Carey, which was named Song of the Decade 2000-2010 by Billboard Magazine. Its sync licenses have included the critically acclaimed Martin Scorsese Chanel spot using The Rolling Stones “She Said Yeah” as well as Dior’s commercials featuring The Stones “Sympathy For The Devil” and “Paint It Black”, Sony Bravia’s 2007 Cannes Gold Lion and Clio award winning spot with the Rolling Stones recording of “She’s A Rainbow”, new media deals, licensing of products with Mattel and Hallmark and lyric only products such as tee shirts. ABKCO compositions and masters have been licensed in award winning video games and are featured in almost every major network television series and motion pictures including: Glee, CSI, Criminal Minds, American Idol, The Voice, The X Factor, True Blood, The Help, Men In Black 3, Flight and Skyfall.

Formed in Newcastle upon Tyne during 1962 and 1963 when Eric Burdon joined the Alan Price Rhythm and Blues Combo, the original line-up comprised Eric Burdon (vocals), Alan Price (organ and keyboards), Hilton Valentine (guitar), John Steel (drums), and Bryan "Chas" Chandler (bass). They were dubbed "animals" because of their wild stage act and the name stuck. The Animals' moderate success in their hometown and a connection with Yardbirds manager Giorgio Gomelsky motivated them to move to London in 1964, in time to be grouped with the British Invasion. They performed fiery versions of the staple rhythm and blues repertoire (Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker, Nina Simone, etc). Signed to the UK Columbia subsidiary of EMI, a rocking version of the standard "Baby Let Me Follow You Down" (retitled "Baby Let Me Take You Home") was their first single. It was followed in June 1964 by the transatlantic number one hit "House of the Rising Sun". Burdon's howling vocals and the dramatic arrangement created arguably the first folk rock hit.

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