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THE ROLLING STONES
2120 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVENUE
[THE UNRELEASED 1964 BLUES ALBUM]
Released: 2011
Label: Chess
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Quote:
From the album notes:
After all theses years we at Chess are proud to present the never released album that the Rolling Stones recorded for us in 1964 taken from the original master tapes.
When the five aspiring musicians from England fell out with their manager Andrew Oldham who wanted to turn them into a pop band in 1964 they appeared at our Chicago studio in 2120 South Michigan Avenue during their first US tour determined to leave the pop world behind in order to pay their dues by playing the blues.
We reluctantly agreed to let them tape a few blues and rock n roll numbers on the next 2 days (June 10 & 11 to be exact) wondering if these five inexperienced but enthusiastic English boys really had anything to offer!
Luckily we were in for a pleasant surprise. These youngsters could really play with the best of em! (yes Muddy Waters jumped up and down with delight while cleaning the studio lavatory (Until these British Beat boys arrived these were hard times for American Blues artists you know) We immediately offered them an album deal as the first white blues band on our label that Mick,Keith,Brian,Charlie & Bill were keen to sign…but alas it was not to be.
In the end legal hassles prevented the Rolling Stones from signing up to Chess Records. They had to fulfil their contract with their then manager Andrew Oldham and their label Decca,who were’nt prepared to let them go and then had to return to their native England.As we all know they made the best of the situation,penned their own songs and became one if not the best Rock bands in the world.
The band came back to our studios on two more occasions (8 November 1964 and 10 May 1965) to cut more material including an early version of “Satisfaction”
We kindly gave permission for some of these songs to appear on a few of their Decca /London albums and singles but in were in turn never allowed to issue the complete Chess studio sessions ourselves. What a shame!
Tracklist :
1. It’s All Over Now (03:22)
2. I Can’t Be Satisfied (03:23)
3. Stewed and Keefed (04:05)
4. Around and Around (03:00)
5. Confessin’ the Blues (02:44)
6. Down in the Bottom (02:40)
7. Empty Heart (02:34)
8. Hi-Heel Sneakers (02:55)
9. Down the Road Apiece (02:52)
10. If You Need Me (02:00)
11. Look What You’ve Done (02:16)
12. Tell Me Baby (01:51)
13. Time is on My Side (Version 1) (02:50)
14. Reelin’ and Rockin’ (03:34)
15. Don’t You Lie to Me (01:57)
16. 2120 South Michigan Avenue (03:38 )
17. What a Shame (03:02)
18. Fanny Mae (02:10)
19. Little Red Rooster (03:04)
20. Time is on My Side (Version 2) (02:59)
21. Goodbye Girl (02:06)
22. Key to the Highway (03:16)
23. Mercy, Mercy (Version 1) (02:41)
24. Mercy, Mercy (Version 2) (02:43)
25. That’s How Strong My Love Is (02:22)
26. The Under-Assistant West Coast Promotion Man (03:20)
27. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction (02:44)
Tracks 1-16 Recorded at Chess Studios,Chicago 10/11 June 1964
Tracks 16- 23 Recorded at Chess Studio 8 November 1964
Tracks 25-27 Recorded at Chess Studio 10 May 1964
The Rolling Stones "Confessin The Blues"At Chess Studios, Chicago, dubbed from the original master tapes. Tracks 1- 13, 16 -23 are in Stereo Tracks 13-15, 24-27 are in Mono.
Track 27: rejected first version, as performed (mimed to playback) on US-TV show "Shindig" on 20 May 1965)
Track 21: unreleased Bill Wyman composition
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Personnel: Brian Jones Mick Jagger Keith Richards Charlie Watts :: Bill Wyman.
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