Home / Music / The Dirty Mac packed John, Eric, Keith, and Mitch into one band.Music linernotes album music various-artistsThe Dirty Mac packed John, Eric, Keith, and Mitch into one band.John Lennon on guitar and vocals, Eric Clapton on guitar, Keith Richards on bass, and Mitch Mitchell on drums — all on one stage at the Rolling Stones’ Rock and Roll Circus. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesThe Rolling Stones put on a rock and roll circus in 1968The Rolling Stones shelved Rock and Roll Circus because the Who upstaged themNuggets started as a 1972 double LP and grew into a 15-part Rhino series.The 1972 liner notes to Nuggets contain one of the earliest printed uses of 'punk rock'Nuggets rounds up psychedelic one-hit wonders from 1965-68ExploreThe Clash took lower royalties so Sandinista! could sell cheapThe Rolling Stones recorded in France because they were tax exilesModest Prestige contract gave Cookin' its live feelLed Zeppelin IV proved great music doesn't need marketingBeethoven's Ninth was the first major symphony to use voicesPrevious The original Catch a Fire cover was a hinged Zippo lighter.Next Super Furry Animals' Phantom Power got good reviews but felt safer than their earlier work.