Not a bad day's work.
Zentgraf 's 'Complete Works'(
nzentgraf.de) gives a bit more info into what went on in those three days :
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, but filmed; 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.
and from Felix Aeppli's 'Ultimate Guide' (
http://aeppli.ch/TUG08/CD1966-1969Up.pdf )
DECEMBER 2-4, 1969 MUSCLE SHOALS SOUND STUDIOS, SHEFFIELD, ALABAMA,
Producers: The Rolling Stones; Engineer: Jimmy Johnson
1 Brown Sugar
2 Wild Horses
3 You Gotta Move (McDowell, Davis)
Cut 1: Released on
BEGGARS BREAKFAST (BT CD [IU]);
ITCHY FINGERS (BT CD [track 15]).
Cuts 1, 2: Released on THE BLACK BOX (BT CD [Disc 3: track 12 and Disc 4: track 15]).
Cut 2: Released on
HOT ROCKS 1964-1971, London 2PS 606/607, January, 1972 (first pressings);
BRIGHT LIGHTS BIG CITY (BT CD [VGP]);
DIVERSE HARMONICS (BT and BT CD);
KEEP YOUR MOTOR RUNNIN’ (BT CD [VGP]);
MARQUEE ‘71 + STICKY OUT (BT CD);
MICK TAYLOR WE THANK YOU (BT);
TIME TRIP VOL. 2 (BT CD [track 3]);
TO KNOW THEM IS TO LOVE THEM (BT).
Cut 2 (film edit): Released on
KEITH RICHARDS AND HIS ROLLING STONES (BT);
NASTY HABITS (BT and BT CD);
PRODIGAL SON/WILD HORSES (BT single).
Songs 2, 3 (soundtrack; both edited): Released in “GIMME SHELTER”, film, December 6, 1970.
Cuts 2, 3 (film edits): Released on
THE BREAKFAST SHOW (BT);
GIMME SHELTER (BT).
NOTES: Cut 1: Basic track for all further versions, featuring two electric and one acoustic guitar, bass,
drums and percussion; Mick Jagger’s vocals starting with “yoh - awhrr”; after the final chords
Keith Richards says “oh, baby”; Ian Stewart’s piano barely audible; recorded December 3, 1969;
Cut 2: Basic track for all further versions; tack piano (small harpsichord) Jim Dickinson; recorded
December 4, 1969; no back-up vocals and no slide lead that characterises the official version;
Cut 3: Early version, lacking percussion overdubs; electric piano Bill Wyman; recorded December
2, 1969; — Also see KEITH RICHARDS, Entry 3018B.
- 3018B December 4, 1969 Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, Sheffield, Alabama: KEITH RICHARDS (GET YER
YA-YA’S OUT!, 40th Anniversary box set, Abkco 02392/Abkco 018771023920, Nov. 3/Nov. 30, 2009
[bonus DVD]): 1. Piano Play
KR: piano; — NOTES: Track 1: Featuring Say It’s Not You (Frazier) Riffs.