Some Guy wrote on Feb 26^th, 2010 at 3:49pm:

Here is why.

You post on the greatest message board devoted to the World's Greatest Rock & Roll Band.
The upcoming release signals a watershed moment in Rolling Stones history.
New recordings will be made available from the all time classic Rolling Stones lp.
Video documentary towards the recording of the lp & live concert footage from the
greatest tour ever by the Rolling Stones will be released for the first time commercially.
What is not to rejoice over these facts?

You are here as part of the cheering section, as well as a valid participant of same.
I would ask that you act like you have been here before.

Thank you for your expected cooperation & support.

Pdog wrote on Feb 26^th, 2010 at 4:46pm:


They do this pretty well, non?

I'm not a Phish fan, but I thought their 'EOMS' set last Halloween was inspired.

Badlands shop in the UK are now taking pre-orders for this.
It can be ordered here - http://www.badlands.co.uk/CDs%20and%20DVDs/New%20and%20Forthcoming/?sck=24324836

Here's today's e-mail :






The re-release comes in four formats:

SUPER DELUXE BOX SET £99.99

Includes 2CD set, 2LP set, DVD, and a 64 page cloth bound book featuring the rare and acclaimed Dominique Tarle & Ethan Russell photographs, Exile tour photographs, first time published memorabilia collection and the story of Exile.  



DELUXE 2CD SET £14.99

Includes 2 CDs. Disc 1 is the original 18 track masterpiece, Disc 2 features 10 tracks originally recorded during the Exile era and only recently discovered while working on the reissue project.  The unearthed tracks which include such titles as "Plundered My Soul," "Dancing in the Light," "Following the River" and "Pass The Wine" have undergone a unique evolution, while staying true to the essence of the 1972 album. Alternate versions of "Soul Survivor" and "Loving Cup" also are a part of the Exile bonus materials.


2LP HEAVYWEIGHT VINYL £14.99
Featuring the original 18 tracks
(Rocks Off/ Rip This Joint/ Hip Shake/ Casino Boogie/ Tumbling Dice/ Sweet Virginia/ Torn & Frayed/ Sweet Black Angel/ Loving Cup/ Happy/ Turd On The Run/ Ventilator Blues/ Just Wanna See His Face/ Let It Loose/ All Down The Line/ Stop Breaking Down/ Shine A Light/ Soul Survivor)



1CD EDITION £11.99
Featuring the original 18 tracks
(Rocks Off/ Rip This Joint/ Hip Shake/ Casino Boogie/ Tumbling Dice/ Sweet Virginia/ Torn & Frayed/ Sweet Black Angel/ Loving Cup/ Happy/ Turd On The Run/ Ventilator Blues/ Just Wanna See His Face/ Let It Loose/ All Down The Line/ Stop Breaking Down/ Shine A Light/ Soul Survivor)





Universal Music Group is pleased to announce the re-release of The Rolling Stones' album Exile on Main Street with an additional 10 never-before-heard tracks.  Regarded as one of the greatest albums in  rock 'n' roll history and one of the most defining of the Stones' catalogue, Exile will be available May 17, 2010, in the U.K. and May 18, 2010, in the US.

Upon its release more than three decades ago, Exile on Main Street innovatively wove varying musical genres, instruments and even artists into a compelling rhythmic masterpiece. This new compilation features 10 tracks originally recorded during the Exile era and only recently discovered while working on the reissue project.  The unearthed tracks which include such titles as "Plundered My Soul," "Dancing in the Light," "Following the River" and "Pass The Wine" have undergone a unique evolution, while staying true to the essence of the 1972 album. Alternate versions of "Soul Survivor" and "Loving Cup" also are a part of the Exile bonus materials.

As a complement to the release of Exile on Main Street, a documentary, "Stones in Exile," has just been completed for fans to view on US Network television and through BBC Worldwide internationally.  The documentary features rare, never-before-seen archival film, photos and interviews as well as new conversations with the band and the artists they influence. Produced by Oscar -winning filmmaker John Battsek and directed by Stephen Kijak, who is known for award-winning work on Cinemania, and Scott Walker: 30 Century Man, "Stones in Exile" offers an uncommon glimpse into the lives of the band as they created one of the greatest albums of all time.

The original 18-track double-album was recorded in various stages at multiple locations, including Olympic Studios in London, Keith Richard's mansion Nellcote in France, and in Los Angeles where the literal "Main Street" influenced the album title.  These atypical circumstances surrounding the recording process greatly affected the album's outcome which was highly reflective and influenced by the sociopolitical turbulence that marked the late `60s and early `70s.  The Stones nixed the influences of a flower-child era and directed their creative process with the edgier, excessive, "more is more" approach of the `70s.  Exile reveals a sprawling mix of genres with undertones of blues, country, R&B and gospel mixed with lyrics that fervently demand for release and liberation.  

The album pulled together an electric array of talent including Dr. John, the late Billy Preston and pianist Nicky Hopkins.  Guitarist Mick Taylor, who replaced Brian Jones in the band shortly before Jones died in 1969, is a magnificent blues player who brought an intensity and elegance to these epic tracks.  At times, these musicians and others lived on the recording studio premises with the band creating an extremely open and creative collaboration for the album.

"The album's riveting portrait of artists pushed - by the times, by themselves - to the very limits of their creativity has provided inspiration to every musical generation that has come along since Exile was released in 1972," said author Anthony DeCurtis.  "Every song on Exile on Main Street is elevated by its relationship to the music that comes before and after it.  The album's irresistible power is unlikely to diminish any time soon."
Exile on Main Street will be available in two CD formats: the original 18 track release; a deluxe CD edition with the 10 special bonus tracks; and a super deluxe package that also includes vinyl, a 30-minute documentary DVD with footage from Cocksucker Blues, Ladies and Gentlemen... the Rolling Stones and Stones in Exile, and a 50-page collector's book with photos from the Exile era.   The 10 unreleased tracks were produced by Jimmy Miller, The Glimmer Twins and Don Was.

I want to know all the bonus tracks... ugh! i'm so impatient... will the single mix of all down the line make it?

Pdog wrote on Feb 26^th, 2010 at 7:54pm:



Doesnt look like it, which is a pity because I'm sure there's room.

Like I said on the previous page, we've now seen ten different titles mentioned at some point over the last few weeks in various interviews, reports & press releases, so if it's those ten, then the songs would be :

Soul Survivor - alternate take, supposedly with Keith on vocals
Loving Cup - early alternate take, probably from 1969
Dancing in The Light - Vocal version, as opposed to the instrumental which circulated previously
Aladdin Story - as above
I Ain't Signifying - possibly a different version to the previously bootlegged take. 
Plundered My Soul
Following The River
Scarlet
Pass The Wine
Sophia Loren - Mick hinted this may end up being released under another title, so it could possibly be one of those listed above.

I'll take one Super Deluxe, please.

The great part for me is that all of the Super Deluxe edition(except for the book) will be up on the torrent sites a week or two before it hits the stores!

Oh, sod it! I'm just gonna buy me the Super-Deluxe Edition! This all sounds just too good to miss out on! 

left shoe shuffle wrote on Feb 26^th, 2010 at 8:25pm:



Fair point! I guess the Super Deluxe should be known as the 'Doing It For The Rich Kids' version.


the Ya Yas box ended up being sold for quite a bit less than what the price was when they started taking pre-orders. Maybe as much as 15-20%. I'd expect to be able to get this release online around the time it comes out for less than £100.

Gazza wrote on Feb 27^th, 2010 at 9:34am:




amazons got ya ya's fer 39.99 now

Steel Wheels wrote on Feb 27^th, 2010 at 4:20am:


Yeah I feel the same way too! I will shell out the necessary dollars as soon as it's released, same day I'll be in whatever store carries it. Borders and Best Buy had the Ya Ya's so I guess they might be getting this too.

nice obervations Mel!    

Another interesting tidbit by Mick from the Uncut interview may explain why 'Good Time Women' never made the cut :


"Not all the lyrics (on the album) were written in a Nellcote environment. That doesnt mean they're not about Nellcote. But a lot of them were written later in LA and they dont reflect the Nellcote thing at all. A lot of them were about going on the road, which was actually going to happen next. With "Tumbling Dice", there's an outtake I found which has completely different lyrics. It wasnt until we got to LA that I rewrote them. The original lyrics were crap.  "

On 'Casino Boogie''s lyrics -

Keith - 'I dont know what they mean, and nor does he. And if he does, I want the answer in writing'

Mick - 'That song was done in cut-ups. Its in the style of William Burroughs, and so on. 'Million dollar sad' doesnt mean anything, We did it in LA in the the studio. We just wrote phrases on bits of paper and cut them up. This is the conceit. The Burroughs style. And then you just throw them into a hat, pick them out and assemble them into verses. We did it for one number, but it worked. We probably did it 'cos we couldnt think of anything to write'.

'Soul Survivor' - 'youve got a cut throat crew, I'm gonna sink under you/Youre gonna be the death of me'. There's a theory you wrote that about Keith?

Mick - Gawd. I dont think so. No, thats not about Keith at all. 'Soul Survivor'? I dont even know if I wrote that. It sounds like one of Keith's.(Keith, for his part, claims that the only songs he wrote lyrics for were 'Happy' and 'Torn & Frayed')