![+++ The Rolling Stones: Unreleased Recordings, 1962 – 1967 +++]( "+++ The Rolling Stones: Unreleased Recordings, 1962 – 1967 +++")
+++ The Rolling Stones: Unreleased Recordings, 1962 – 1967 +++
12. 7th or 9th December, 1963 : London, Regent Sound Studios. Producer: Andrew
Oldham. Sound engineer: Bill Farley. Demo-session.
- Give Me Your Hand (MJ/KR) -Stones-demo for Teddy Green
- I Want You To Know I (MJ/KR and/or BJ) -BJ on lead vocals (and harmonica);
unverified
- I Want You To Know II (MJ/KR and/or BJ) -BJ on lead vocals (and harmonica);
faster than version I; unverified
- When A Girl Loves A Boy I (MJ/KR)
- When A Girl Loves A Boy II (MJ/KR) -longer version with chorus intro; unverified
- You Must Be The One (MJ/KR) -demo for The Greenbeats
Line-up: MJ (voc)/KR (gtr)/BJ (gtr)/Reg Guest (p)/Erik Ford (bass)/Andy
White (dr)
Note: Give Me Your Hand is commonly known as I’ll Hold Your Hand among
Stonesfans and was first intended for The Beatles (!)
13. 10th January, 1964 : London, Regent Sound Studios. Producer: Andrew Oldham.
Sound engineer: Bill Farley.
- Honest I Do (Jimmy Reed) -debutalbum-version
- I'm A King Bee (Slim Harpo) -debutalbum-version
- Not Fade Away I (Norman Petty/Charles Hardin Holly) -early version,
with different harmonica
Surprisingly few alternate versions of released songs from the early years have surfaced so far, but this is one of them. Probably recorded at an earlier session than the single take, this lacks the rhythmic maracas of that version but is compensated by Brian’s harmonica fills.
14. 13th January, 1964 : London, Regent Sound Studios. Producer: Andrew Oldham.
Sound engineer: Bill Farley.Musical directors: Mike Leander and Chris Blackwell.
- Funky And Fleopatra (Andrew Oldham) - musical director: CW
- Oh, I Do Like To See Me On The B-Side (Andrew Oldham/BW/CW) -with BW
on bass, CW on drums and maybe KR on guitar
- 365 Rolling Stones (Mike Leander/Andrew Oldham)
Additional musicians: Eric Ford (bass)/Andy White (dr)/Reg Guest (p)
Note: Maybe these songs were already recorded in December 1963
and just got mixed at this session.
15. 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
During sessions to complete the recording of their first album both Gene Pitney & his friend Phil Spector dropped in, apparently at the invitation of Andrew Loog Oldham. ‘Spector And Pitney Came Too’ (also known as ‘Mr. Spector And Mr. Pitney Came Too’) is a raving instrumental, similar to (but superior than) ‘Now I’ve Got A Witness. ‘Andrew’s Blues’ (also known as ‘Fuckin’ Andrew’ & ‘Song For Andrew’) is a pornographic improvisation around a similar rhythm regarding the supposed sexual exploits of Andrew Loog Oldham! With vocals by both Phil Spector & Mick this is great fun but of course was unreleasable in 1964.
