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The Rolling Stones - Blue-S-Tones [LU 9315]

Track listing:
  1. Blues Jam 2:55
  2. Andrew's Blues 2:58
  3. If You Need Me 2:05
  4. If You Need Me 2:03
  5. Confessin' The Blues 2:29
  6. Confessin' The Blues 3:03
  7. Stewed And Keefed 4:02
  8. Little Red Rooster 2:42
  9. The Spider & The Fly 3:24
  10. Blood Red Wine 5:20
  11. Still A Fool 9:55
  12. No Expectations 3:09
  13. Parachute Woman 2:18
  14. Key To The Highway 6:10
  15. You Gotta Move 2:30
  16. Love In Vain 3:35
  17. Cocksucker Blues 5:07
  18. Cocksucker Blues (Acoustic) 3:31
  19. Ventilator Blues 3:06
  20. Summertime Blues 6:23

Notes


Luna Records LU 9315

Compilation of blues outtakes from 64-79.



01. Blues Jam 2:56
1967, February 9th - 24th: London, Olympic Sound Studios.

02. Andrew's Blues 2:59
1964, February 4th: Regent Sound Studios, London.

03. If You Need Me 2:05
1964, June 11th: Chicago, Chess Studios.

04. If You Need Me 2:03
1964, June 11th: Chicago, Chess Studios.

05. Confessin' The Blues 2:30
1964, June 11th: Chicago, Chess Studios.

06. Confessin' The Blues 3:03
1964, June 11th: Chicago, Chess Studios.

07. Stewed And Keefed 4:02
1964, June 10th: Chicago, Chess Studios.

08. Little Red Rooster 2:43
1964, November 8th: Chicago, Chess Studios.

09. The Spider & The Fly 3:25
1965, May 11th - 12th: Los Angeles, RCA Studios, Hollywood.

10. Blood Red Wine 5:21
1968, May 13th - 23rd: London, Olympic Sound Studios.

11. Still A Fool 9:55
1968, May 13th - 23rd: London, Olympic Sound Studios.

12. No Expectations 3:10
1968, May 13th - 23rd: London, Olympic Sound Studios.

13. Parachute Woman 2:19
1968, March 17th - 3rd April: London, Olympic Sound Studios

14. Key To The Highway 6:10
1971, July 10th - late July and October 14th - November 23rd: Villefranche-sur-mer, France, Villa Nellcote (basement of KR's house).

15. You Gotta Move 2:31
1969, December 2nd - 4th: Florence, Alabama, Muscle Shoals Sound Studios.

16. Love In Vain 3:35
1968, May 13th - 23rd: London, Olympic Sound Studios.

17. Cocksucker Blues 5:07
1970, March - May: London, Olympic Sound Studios & Newbury, Stargroves (MJ’s house) with Mobile Record Unit.

18. Cocksucker Blues (accoustic) 3:32
1970, March - May: London, Olympic Sound Studios & Newbury, Stargroves (MJ’s house) with Mobile Record Unit.

19. Ventilator Blues 3:07
1971, July 10th - late July and October 14th - November 23rd: Villefranche-sur-mer, France, Villa Nellcote (basement of KR's house).

20. Summertime Blues 6:24
1978, May 27th - June 8th: Woodstock, Bearsville Studios. Rehearsals for the upcoming US tour.




Extra info from Nico Zentgraf:
http://www.nzentgraf.de/books/tcw/works1.htm



1. 670209A 9th - 24th February: London, Olympic Sound Studios. Producer:
Andrew Oldham or The Rolling Stones. Sound engineer: Glyn Johns.
- Blues 1 (MJ/KR) -11th February, unverified
- Blues 3 (MJ/KR) -16th February
- Dust My Broom (Robert Johnson) -22nd February, unverified
- In Another Land I (BW) -14th February, unverified early version, (under title
Bill’s Tune)
- In Another Land II (BW) -22nd February, unverified early version, (under title Acid
In The Grass)
- Title 5 (MJ/KR) -17th February, unverified
- Title 9 (MJ/KR) -14th February, unverified
- Title 10 (MJ/KR) -14th February, unverified
- Trouble In Mind II (Richard M. Jones) -22nd February, unverified
- You Can’t Always Get What You Want I (MJ/KR) -22nd February, unverified
very early instrumental version
- 2000 Light Years From Home I (MJ/KR) –unverified early version under
title Loose Woman
+ Blues Jam ( ) -22nd February
Note: Blues #1 and Titles #5, 9 & 10 are working titles, either these are
versions of well-known Satanic-songs or abandoned instrumentals.

2. 640204A 4th February: Regent Sound Studios, London. Producer: Andrew Oldham.
Sound Engineer: Bill Farley.
- Spector And Pitney Came Too (Nanker Phelge/Phil Spector) -Gene Pitney and
STU on piano, Phil Spector on maracas
- Andrew's Blues (Nanker Phelge/Phil Spector) -Gene Pitney and STU on piano,
Phil Spector on maracas and vocals, Graham Nash and Allan Clark on backing
vocals
- Can I Get A Witness (Brian Holland/Lamont Dozier/Eddie Holland) -STU on piano;
debutalbum-version
- Little By Little (Nanker Phelge/Phil Spector) -STU and Gene Pitney on piano,
Phil Spector on maracas; debutalbum-version
- Now I've Got A Witness (Nanker Phelge) -Gene Pitney and STU on organ,
Phil Spector on maracas; debutalbum-version

3-4-5-6. 640611D 11th June: Chicago, Chess Studios. Producer: Andrew Oldham. Sound engineer: Ron
Malo.
- Around And Around (Chuck Berry) -STU on piano; Five By Five-version
- Confessin' The Blues (Walter Brown/Jay McShann) -STU on piano;
Five By Five-version
- Down In The Bottom (Willie Dixon)
- Down The Road Apiece (Don Raye) -STU on piano; The Rolling Stones
No. 2-version
- Empty Heart (Nanker Phelge) - Five By Five-version
- Hi-Heel Sneakers (Robert Higginbotham)
- If You Need Me (Wilson Pickett/Robert Bateman) -STU on organ;
Five By Five-version
- Look What You've Done (McKinley Morganfield) -STU on piano;
December’s Children-version
- Reelin' And Rockin' (Chuck Berry)
- Tell Me Baby (Big Bill Broonzy) -The Rest Of The Best-version
- 2120 South Michigan Avenue I (Nanker Phelge) -STU on organ; instrumental;
long version (f.e. on German Around And Around-album)
- 2120 South Michigan Avenue II (Nanker Phelge) -STU on organ,
instrumental; edited version of I; Five By Five-version

7. 640610C 10th June: Chicago, Chess Studios. Producer: Andrew Oldham. Sound engineer: Ron
Malo.
- I Can't Be Satisfied (McKinley Morganfield) -The Rolling Stones No. 2-version
- It's All Over Now I (Bobby and Shirley Womack) -7“-version
- It's All Over Now II (Bobby and Shirley Womack) -US-single-edit
- Stewed And Keefed (Nanker Phelge) -STU on piano; instrumental
- Time Is On My Side I (Jerry Ragavoy) -with organ intro by STU; unverified early
version

8. 641108A 8th November: Chicago, Chess Studios. Producer: Andrew Oldham. Sound
Engineer: Ron Malo.
- Fanny Mae (Buster Brown/Robinson or Waymon Glasco) -unverified
- Good Bye Girl (BW)
- Key To The Highway (William Broonzy/Charles Segar) -STU on piano
and maybe Howlin’ Wolf on guitar
- Little Red Rooster II (Willie Dixon) -unconfirmed
- Mercy, Mercy I (Don Covay/Ronnie Miller) -early faster, funkier version
- Time Is On My Side II (Jerry Ragavoy) -guitar intro, STU on organ;
The Rolling Stones No.2-version
- What A Shame (MJ/KR) -STU on piano; 7“-version
Note: Good Bye Girl is also known as Get Back To The One You Love among
collectors. Lead singer of this BW-composition is MJ!
It is possible that the Stones re-recorded, overdubbed or mixed Little Red
Rooster on this occasion as well.

9. 650511B 11th - 12th May: Los Angeles, RCA Studios, Hollywood. Producer Andrew
Oldham. Sound engineer: Dave Hassinger.
- Cry To Me (Bert Russell) -STU on piano, Jack Nitzsche on organ;
Out Of Our Heads-version
- Good Times I (Sam Cooke) -STU on marimbas; Out Of Our Heads-version
- Good Times II (Sam Cooke) -STU on marimbas, add. female backing vocals;
Necrophilia-version
- I've Been Loving You Too Long I (Otis Redding/Jerry Butler) -STU on
organ; clean Collector’s Only-version
- My Girl I (Smokey Robinson/Ronnie White) -without strings
- One More Try (MJ/KR) -STU on piano; Out Of Our Heads-version
- Satisfaction II (MJ/KR) -Jack Nitzsche on percussion; instrumental backing track
- Satisfaction III (MJ/KR) -Jack Nitzsche on percussion; mono 7“-version
- Satisfaction IV (MJ/KR) -Jack Nitzsche on percussion and piano; stereo version,
released on Hot Rocks-CD
- The Spider And The Fly (MJ/KR) -7“ version
Additional musician: Jack Nitzsche an piano, organ and percussion

10-11-12. 680513A 13th - 23rd May: London, Olympic Sound Studios. Producer: Jimmy Miller.
Sound engineer: Glyn Johns. Sessions partially without BJ (notably on the 23rd ).
- Blood Red Wine (MJ/KR)
- Dear Doctor I (MJ/KR) -Nicky Hopkins on tack piano, Dave Mason on
guitar; take 1with totally different lead vocal and no backing vocals
- Dear Doctor II (MJ/KR) -Nicky Hopkins on tack piano, Dave Mason on
guitar; take with no high pitched vocal of MJ in the bridge
- Dear Doctor III (MJ/KR) -Nicky Hopkins on tack piano, Dave Mason
on guitar; first version with high pitched vocals, less piano but more
backing vocals, drums and bass in the mix
- Dear Doctor IV (MJ/KR) -Nicky Hopkins on tack piano, Dave Mason
on guitar; Beggars Banquet-version
- Downtown Suzie I (BW) -unverified early version
- Factory Girl I (MJ/KR) -Rick Grech on fiddle, Rocky Dijon on congas,
Dave Mason on mandolin; take with different fiddle-mix
- Factory Girl II (MJ/KR) -Rick Grech on fiddle, Rocky Dijon on congas,
Dave Mason on mandolin; Beggars Banquet-version
- Family I (MJ/KR) - Nicky Hopkins on piano; electric guitar-version
- Give Me A Hamburger To Go (a/k/a 'Stuck Out Alone')(MJ/KR)
- Lady (MJ/KR) -unverified
- Love In Vain I (Robert Johnson) -23rd May, BJ not present, unverified
- No Expectations I (MJ/KR) -Nicky Hopkins on piano and organ; early version with
studio chatter-intro and less percussion
- Prodigal Son I (Rev. Robert Wilkins) -early mix, with foot stomp in right channel
- Salt Of The Earth II (MJ/KR) -Nicky Hopkins on piano, unverified
second instrumental version, under title Silver Blanket
- Sister Morphine I (MJ/KR/Marianne Faithfull) -unverified early take
- Still A Fool (McKinley Morganfield) -Nicky Hopkins on piano
- Stray Cat Blues II (MJ/KR) - Nicky Hopkins on piano, Rocky Dijon on
congas; Beggars Banquet-version
- Street Fighting Man IV (MJ/KR) -Nicky Hopkins on piano, Dave Mason on shehani;
US 7“-version with a slightly different vocal mix
+ interview with BJ
Note: There’s three different mixes of Dear Doctor III, they all differ only slightly as
they are either mono or stereo - or the one or the other instrument more
prominently dominates the mix.

13. 680317A 17th March - 3rd April: London, Olympic Sound Studios (partially without BJ).
Producer: Jimmy Miller. Sound engineer: Eddie Kramer.
- Child Of The Moon II (MJ/KR) -29th March, unverified acoustic version
- Child Of The Moon III (MJ/KR) -Nicky Hopkins on piano and organ, Rocky
Dijon on percussion; backing track of IV
- Child Of The Moon IV (MJ/KR) -Nicky Hopkins on piano and organ, Jimmy
Miller on backing vocals, Rocky Dijon on percussion; 7“ version
- Jigsaw Puzzle I (MJ/KR) -23rd March, instrumental sessions, takes 1 -14
- Jumping Jack Flash I (MJ/KR) -25th March, unverified early version
(under title Title 5)
- Parachute Woman I (MJ/KR) -25th March, early mix of version II with double
tracked lead vocal
- Stray Cat Blues I (MJ/KR) -3rd April, Nicky Hopkins on piano, Rocky
Dijon on congas; longer version with additional ad lib vocals
- Steet Fighting Man II (MJ/KR) -instrumental version (under title Primo
Grande), re-recorded in the studio to recreate cassette sound, unverified
- Street Fighting Man III (MJ/KR) -31st March, Nicky Hopkins on piano,
Dave Mason on shehani, Rick Grech on electric violin, Jim King and
Roger Chapman on backing vocals; early lyrics (under title Pay Your Dues)

14,19. 710710A 10th July - late July and 14th October - 23rd November: Villefranche-sur-mer,
France, Villa Nellcote, basement of KR's house. Producer: Jimmy Miller. Sound
engineers: Glyn Johns and Andy Johns. Incl.
- Casino Boogie (MJ/KR) -Nicky Hopkins on piano, Bobby Keys on
sax; Exile On Main St.-version
- Fast Talking Slow Walking (MJ/KR) -Nicky Hopkins on piano
- Fragile (MJ/KR) -unverified
- Happy (MJ/KR) -Jimmy Miller on drums, Bobby Keys on sax and percussion,
Nicky Hopkins on piano, Jim Price on trumpet and/or trombone; Exile On Main
St.-version
- I Ain't Signifying (MJ/KR)
- Let It Loose II (MJ/KR) -Nicky Hopkins on piano and mellotron;
backing track
- Rip This Joint I (MJ/KR) -unverified early version with KR on vocals
- Rocks Off (MJ/KR) -Nicky Hopkins on piano, Bobby Keys on sax, Jim
Price on trumpet and/or trombone; Exile On Main St.-version
- Sophia Loren (MJ/KR) -unverified long, slow rocker with piano and brass
- Soul Survivor (MJ/KR) -Nicky Hopkins on piano, Bobby Keys on sax,
Jim Price on trumpet and/or trombone; Exile On Main St.-version
- Ventilator Blues (MJ/KR/MT) -Nicky Hopkins on piano, Bobby Keys on sax,
Jim Price on trumpet and/or trombone; Exile On Main St.-version
+ more
Additional musicians: Nicky Hopkins, Jimmy Miller, Bobby Keys and Jim Price.
Note: In July they recorded about 20 new tracks. No mixing or overdubbing
was done until the 30th November.
The vocal parts for most of the tracks were recorded in Los Angeles.

711130A 30th November - 3rd December: Los Angeles, Sunset Sound Studios.
MJ mixes for the double album 'Exile On Main St.' (see 710710A).

15. 691202A 2nd - 4th December: Florence, Alabama, Muscle Shoals Sound Studios.
Producer: Jimmy Miller. Sound engineer: Jimmy Johnson.
2nd December:
- You Gotta Move I (Fred McDowell/Rev. Gary Davis) -unverified
Note: About nineteen takes of You Gotta Move were recorded, most of them were
erased.
3rd December:
- Brown Sugar I (MJ/KR) -STU on piano, very early vocal mix, with "oh baby" at end
- Loving Cup (MJ/KR) -unrecorded, MJ (voc, p) only
Note: The Stones rehearsed Brown Sugar the whole night until they had a proper take.
4th December:
- Wild Horses I (MJ/KR) - with Jim Dickinson on tack piano, given as demo to Gram
Parsons.
- Brown Sugar II (MJ/KR) - STU on piano; new vocals, no sax, much better mix to
version I, from "Decca-acetate"
- Say It’s Not You (Dallas Frazier) -unrecorded; KR on piano only
- Your Angel Steps Out Of Heaven (Jack Ripley) -unrecorded; KR on piano only
Note: The Stones recorded all in all twelve takes of Wild Horses, most of them were
erased.
The recordings (and the stay in Alabama) were filmed by the Maysles brothers
for the upcoming Gimme Shelter-movie.

16. 680513A 13th - 23rd May: London, Olympic Sound Studios. Producer: Jimmy Miller.
Sound engineer: Glyn Johns. Sessions partially without BJ (notably on the 23rd ).
- Blood Red Wine (MJ/KR)
- Dear Doctor I (MJ/KR) -Nicky Hopkins on tack piano, Dave Mason on
guitar; take 1with totally different lead vocal and no backing vocals
- Dear Doctor II (MJ/KR) -Nicky Hopkins on tack piano, Dave Mason on
guitar; take with no high pitched vocal of MJ in the bridge
- Dear Doctor III (MJ/KR) -Nicky Hopkins on tack piano, Dave Mason
on guitar; first version with high pitched vocals, less piano but more
backing vocals, drums and bass in the mix
- Dear Doctor IV (MJ/KR) -Nicky Hopkins on tack piano, Dave Mason
on guitar; Beggars Banquet-version
- Downtown Suzie I (BW) -unverified early version
- Factory Girl I (MJ/KR) -Rick Grech on fiddle, Rocky Dijon on congas,
Dave Mason on mandolin; take with different fiddle-mix
- Factory Girl II (MJ/KR) -Rick Grech on fiddle, Rocky Dijon on congas,
Dave Mason on mandolin; Beggars Banquet-version
- Family I (MJ/KR) - Nicky Hopkins on piano; electric guitar-version
- Give Me A Hamburger To Go (a/k/a 'Stuck Out Alone')(MJ/KR)
- Lady (MJ/KR) -unverified
- Love In Vain I (Robert Johnson) -23rd May, BJ not present, unverified
- No Expectations I (MJ/KR) -Nicky Hopkins on piano and organ; early version with
studio chatter-intro and less percussion
- Prodigal Son I (Rev. Robert Wilkins) -early mix, with foot stomp in right channel
- Salt Of The Earth II (MJ/KR) -Nicky Hopkins on piano, unverified
second instrumental version, under title Silver Blanket
- Sister Morphine I (MJ/KR/Marianne Faithfull) -unverified early take
- Still A Fool (McKinley Morganfield) -Nicky Hopkins on piano
- Stray Cat Blues II (MJ/KR) - Nicky Hopkins on piano, Rocky Dijon on
congas; Beggars Banquet-version
- Street Fighting Man IV (MJ/KR) -Nicky Hopkins on piano, Dave Mason on shehani;
US 7“-version with a slightly different vocal mix
+ interview with BJ
Note: There’s three different mixes of Dear Doctor III, they all differ only slightly as
they are either mono or stereo - or the one or the other instrument more
prominently dominates the mix.


17-18. 700300B March - May: London, Olympic Sound Studios & Newbury, Stargroves (MJ’s house)
with Mobile Record Unit. Producer: Jimmy Miller. Sound engineers: Glyn Johns,
Andy Johns, Chris Kimsey (and Jimmy Miller for Cocksucker Blues).
- As Now (MJ/KR) -unverified
- Cocksucker Blues (MJ/KR) -MJ (voc & gtr) only
- Dancing In The Light (MJ/KR) -Nicky Hopkins on piano; instrumental
- I Got The Blues (MJ/KR) -Billy Preston on organ, Bobby Keys on sax, Jim Price on
trumpet; Sticky Fingers-version
- Rock It (MJ/KR) –unverified
- Travelling Tiger (MJ/KR) -unverified
- Tumbling Dice I (MJ/KR) -unverified early version, under title Good Time Woman
- Who Am I? I (MJ/KR) -unverified early version
- You Gotta Move IV (Fred McDowell/Rev. Gary Davis) -Sticky Fingers-version
Note: I Got The Blues was probably begun at Redlands with the MRU.



20. 780527A 27th May - 8th June: Woodstock, Bearsville Studios. Rehearsals for the
upcoming US tour. Additional musicians: Bernhard Harvey (p, org; until early
June)/Ian McLagan (p, org, bvoc; from ca. 7th June onwards). Incl.
- Jam ( ) -instrumental, with some Miss You-riffs
- Miss You 1 (MJ/KR)
- Miss You 2 (MJ/KR)
- Respectable (MJ/KR)
- Love In Vain (Robert Johnson)
- Play With Fire 1 (Nanker Phelge)
- No Expectations (MJ/KR)
- Jam ( ) -instrumental
- Blues Jam ( ) -instrumental, sounds similar to Down In The Hole
- That’s Why I Have The Blues (Trad.) -title unsure
- It Ain’t Right (Walter Jacobs)
- High Temperature 1 (Walter Jacobs/Cohen)
- High Temperature 2 (Walter Jacobs/Cohen)
- Gimme Shelter 1 (MJ/KR)
- When The Whip Comes Down (MJ/KR)
- Miss You 3 (MJ/KR)
- Miss You 4 (MJ/KR)
- Don’t Look Back 1 (William Robinson/Ronald White)
- Don’t Look Back 2 (William Robinson/Ronald White)
- Jam ( ) -fast Rocker
- Beast Of Burden 1 (MJ/KR) -instrumental
- Beast Of Burden 2 (MJ/KR) -instrumental
- C’mon Everybody (Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capeheart)
- Summertime Blues (Eddie Cochran/Jerry Capeheart)
- Viper’s Drag (Fats Waller)/Ain’t She Sweet (Jack Yellen/Milton Ager)/
unidentified Boogie ( ) -piano and drums only
- drums improvisation -CW only, instrumental
- Crazy Mama 1 (MJ/KR) -instrumental
- Crazy Mama 2 (MJ/KR)
- Crazy Mama 3 (MJ/KR)
- Star Star (MJ/KR)
- Gimme Shelter 2 (MJ/KR)
- Don’t Look Back 3 (William Robinson/Ronald White)
- Beautiful Delilah 1 (Chuck Berry)
- Beautiful Delilah 2 (Chuck Berry)
- Cocksucker Blues (MJ/KR)
- It’s Only Rock’n Roll 1 (MJ/KR)
- It’s Only Rock’n Roll 2 (MJ/KR)
- It’s Only Rock’n Roll 3 (MJ/KR)
- All Down The Line 1 (MJ/KR)
- All Down The Line 2 (MJ/KR)
- Honky Tonk Women (MJ/KR)
- Brown Sugar 1 (MJ/KR)
- Brown Sugar 2 (MJ/KR)
- Tumbling Dice 1 (MJ/KR)
- Tumbling Dice 2 (MJ/KR)
- Jumping Jack Flash 1 (MJ/KR) -intro only
- Jumping Jack Flash 2 (MJ/KR)
- Jumping Jack Flash 3 (MJ/KR)
- Memory Motel 1 (MJ/KR)
- The Fat Man (Antoine Domino/Dave Bartholomew)
- Beast Of Burden 3 (MJ/KR)
- Hot Stuff (MJ/KR)
- Something Else (Eddie Cochran/Sharon Sheeley)
- Sweet Little Sixteen 3 (Chuck Berry)
- Hi-Heel Sneakers 1 (Robert Higginbotham)
- Hi-Heel Sneakers 2 (Robert Higginbotham)
- Play With Fire 2 (Nanker Phelge)
- Crackin’ Up (Ellas McDaniel)
- Tell Me (MJ/KR)
- Shake Your Hips (James Moore)
- Respectable 2 (MJ/KR)
- Don’t Look Back 4 (William Robinson/Ronald White)
- Jam ( ) -instrumental
- Jam ( ) -instrumental
- Boogie Jam ( ) -instrumental
- Jam ( ) , sounds similar to Respectable
- Sweet Little Sixteen (Chuck Berry)
- Let It Rock (Chuck Berry)
- Shattered (MJ/KR)
- Memory Motel 2 (MJ/KR)
- Memory Motel 3 (MJ/KR)
- Memory Motel 4 (MJ/KR)
- Memory Motel 5 (MJ/KR)
- Memory Motel 6 (MJ/KR) -instrumental
- Far Away Eyes 1 (MJ/KR)
- Far Away Eyes 2 (MJ/KR)
- Let’s Spend The Night Together 1 (MJ/KR)
- Let’s Spend The Night Together 2 (MJ/KR)
- Tumbling Dice 2 (MJ/KR)
- Happy (MJ/KR)
- Jam ( ) -short, instrumental
- Prodigal Son 1 (MJ/KR)
- Prodigal Son 2 (MJ/KR)
- Brown Sugar 3 (MJ/KR)
Note: Wrong order, some takes are fragments of songs only.