The Best of the Exile On Main St Sessions
The Rolling Stones
London, Newbury, Villefranche-sur-Mer, and Los Angeles
1969 to 1972
A compilation of the best quality recordings for all the early versions, unreleased material, etc. that are currently available from the sessions that produced Exile On Main St.
Presented in chronological order.
01 Loving Cup I 6:41.25
02 All Down The Line I (acoustic version) 4:37.49
03 (Can't Seem To) Get A Line On You 4:25.57
04 Shine A Light 4:07.66
05 Leather Jacket 3:24.07
06 I'm Goin' Down 3:04.32
07 Good Time Women 3:25.05
08 Shake Your Hips 4:21.12
09 Sweet Virginia 4:22.28
10 Sweet Black Angel (Instrumental) 3:07.39
11 Stop Breaking Down 4:42.29
12 Potted Shrimp 4:06.32
13 Aladdin Story 5:32.55
14 Travellin' Man 6:00.17
15 Let It Loose (Instrumental) 5:58.34
16 Ain't Gonna Lie 3:52.69
17 Loving Cup II 5:45.71
18 All Down The Line II 4:00.69
19 All Down The Line III (withdrawn single)+ 4:06.23
20 I Don't Care+ 2:55.06
21 Exile On Main St Blues+ 1:25.67
22 Exile On Main St Blues (Radio Promo) 0:54.36
+mono
Total Time: 90'59"
A few tracks have been mildly equalized (±<2.5bB per frequency range) and/or pitch/speed corrected using the "Exile On Main St" Virgin CD as a guide. No compression or noise reduction used. Amadeus Pro (Mac OS X) was used for all editing.
Recording Info and Sources
Complete dates, session lists, lineups, track details etc. can be found at two indispensable resources:
http://www.nzentgraf.de/books/tcw/works1.htm
http://aeppli.ch/tug.htm
CD1 England 1969-1970 (61'59")
1969-06-10 to 1969-07-02 Olympic Sound Studios, London.
01 Loving Cup I (Sotheby's Reel IMP-N-013)
02 All Down The Line I (acoustic version) (Mad Shadows Scorpio SC-91022)
03 (Can't Seem To) Get A Line On You (Sotheby's Reel IMP-N-013)
1970-06-16 to 1970-07-27 Olympic Sound Studios, London
04 Shine A Light (Wingless Angels VGP-153)
05 Leather Jacket (Lost Sessions EVSD 332)
06 I'm Goin' Down (Lost Sessions EVSD 332)
1970-10-21, and 1970-12-??. Rolling Stones Mobile, Stargroves, Newbury, and Olympic Sound Studios, London.
07 Good Time Women (Exile On Main Street Outtakes. Morph-015*)
08 Shake Your Hips (Exile On Main Street Outtakes. Morph-015*)
09 Sweet Virginia (Unsurpassed Masters Vol. 4. A JWB Compilation*)
10 Sweet Black Angel (Instrumental) (Lost Sessions. EVSD 332)
11 Stop Breaking Down (Unsurpassed Masters. Vol. 4. A JWB Compilation*)
12 Potted Shrimp (Lost Sessions EVSD 332)
13 Aladdin Story (Lost Sessions EVSD 332)
14 Travellin' Man (Greatest Rarities Vol.2. Adam VII Ltd. CD 49-030)
CD2 France and USA 1971-1972 (29'00")
1971-07-10 to late July and 1971-10-14 to 1971-11-23. Rolling Stones Mobile, Nellcote, Villefranche-sur-Mer.
15 Let It Loose (Instrumental) (Lost Sessions EVSD 332)
16 Ain't Gonna Lie (Time Trip DAC-063)
1971-12-04 -17, and 1972-01-?? to 1972-03-?? Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles.
17 Loving Cup II (Beggars Breakfast IU 9411-1)
18 All Down The Line II (Itchy Fingers Studio Outtakes IU 9535-1)
19 All Down The Line III (withdrawn single) (Taxile On Main Street TAX1972)
1972-03-28 Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles.
20 I Don't Care (Time Trip DAC-063)
21 Exile On Main St Blues (Taxile On Main Street TAX1972)
22 Exile On Main St Blues (Radio Promo) (Get A Line On You VGP-109)
All are rips from the original silvers except*
Other compilations that were sampled but content not used:
Black Box (Original Master Series. OMS-025/028)
Exile On Main Street Outtakes (SODD 069)
Got To Be Worked On! (Rover Records RR CD 001)
Greatest Rarities Vol.1 (Adam VII Ltd. CD)
Main Street Revisited (Mickboy's 22-bit remaster of Exile On Main Street, plus alternates and outtakes)
Rolling Stones - Greatest Rarities Vol.1
Through The Vaults Darkly v1 (Godfather Records G.R. 195/196)
Through The Vaults Darkly v2 (Godfather Records G.R. 219/220)
Time Trip vol.1
London, Newbury, Villefranche-sur-Mer, and Los Angeles
1969 to 1972
A compilation of the best quality recordings for all the early versions, unreleased material, etc. that are currently available from the sessions that produced Exile On Main St.
Presented in chronological order.
Recording Info and Sources
CD1 England 1969-1970
1969-06-10 to 1969-07-02 Olympic Sound Studios, London.
01 Loving Cup I (Sotheby's Reel IMP-N-013)
02 All Down The Line I (acoustic version) (Mad Shadows Scorpio SC-91022)
03 (Can't Seem To) Get A Line On You (Sotheby's Reel IMP-N-013)
1970-06-16 to 1970-07-27 Olympic Sound Studios, London
04 Shine A Light (Wingless Angels VGP-153)
05 Leather Jacket (Lost Sessions EVSD 332)
06 I'm Goin' Down (Lost Sessions EVSD 332)
1970-10-21, and 1970-12-??. Rolling Stones Mobile, Stargroves, Newbury, and Olympic Sound Studios, London.
07 Good Time Women (Exile On Main Street Outtakes. Morph-015*)
08 Shake Your Hips (Exile On Main Street Outtakes. Morph-015*)
09 Sweet Virginia (Unsurpassed Masters Vol. 4. A JWB Compilation*)
10 Sweet Black Angel (Instrumental) (Lost Sessions. EVSD 332)
11 Stop Breaking Down (Unsurpassed Masters. Vol. 4. A JWB Compilation*)
12 Potted Shrimp (Lost Sessions EVSD 332)
13 Aladdin Story (Lost Sessions EVSD 332)
14 Travellin' Man (Greatest Rarities Vol.2. Adam VII Ltd. CD 49-030)
1971-07-10 to late July and 1971-10-14 to 1971-11-23. Rolling Stones Mobile, Nellcote, Villefranche-sur-Mer.
15 Let It Loose (Instrumental) (Lost Sessions EVSD 332)
16 Ain't Gonna Lie (Time Trip DAC-063)
1971-12-04 -17, and 1972-01-?? to 1972-03-?? Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles.
17 Loving Cup II (Beggars Breakfast IU 9411-1)
18 All Down The Line II (Itchy Fingers Studio Outtakes IU 9535-1)
19 All Down The Line III (withdrawn single) (Taxile On Main Street TAX1972)
1972-03-28 Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles.
20 I Don't Care (Time Trip DAC-063)
21 Exile On Main St Blues (Taxile On Main Street TAX1972)
22 Exile On Main St Blues (Radio Promo) (Get A Line On You VGP-109)
All are rips from the original silvers except*
Other compilations that were sampled but content not used:
Black Box (Original Master Series. OMS-025/028)
Exile On Main Street Outtakes (SODD 069)
Got To Be Worked On! (Rover Records RR CD 001)
Greatest Rarities Vol.1 (Adam VII Ltd. CD)
Main Street Revisited (Mickboy's 22-bit remaster of Exile On Main Street, plus alternates and outtakes)
Rolling Stones - Greatest Rarities Vol.1
Through The Vaults Darkly v1 (Godfather Records G.R. 195/196)
Through The Vaults Darkly v2 (Godfather Records G.R. 219/220)
Time Trip vol.1