This one deserves a post of it's own.

Finally, the original and much discussed demo of 'Its Only Rock 'n' Roll' from The Wick in early December 1973

Mick Jagger - guitar & Vocals. Ron Wood - guitar, bass & vocals. Kenny Jones - drums & David Bowie - handclaps & vocals.

Bowie's a bit hard to hear - Woody though is all over it. It's almost a duet!

'Not The Way To Go'. There are multiple versions of this song from RCA Studios in Hollywood (Aug-Sep '78) in circulation. This, however is a shorter version which is more developed than the others with Mick's vocal higher in the mix



'Don't Lie To Me'. Chuck Berry cover recorded by the Stones and released on 'Metamorphosis' in 1975. The Stones played it once in 1972 but this version seems to come from much later, in fact I'm not convinced its a band recording as opposed to a Jagger solo performance.



'It's a Lie'. This was the 'Some Girls' outtake I was really hoping they'd polish up for the Deluxe reissue in 2011 but it wasn't to be.  There are two circulating versions of this song on bootlegs - one runs for about 5:20 with the other usually running around 4:36 or so. This is a bit shorter but I'm not convinced its a different take. But its nice to hear it again especially for Sugar Blue's harp playing 


'You Win Again'. The Hank Williams classic, which the Stones released (with a new vocal) on the 'Some Girls' reissue in 2011.  I think this is probably the same as the version that's been bootlegged for many years.



'Fiji Jim' Again, I think this is the same 'Some Girls' outtake thats been much bootlegged. This song was one of a few old outtakes that Mick reworked in 1994 for b-sides (the version of 'So Young' that they released comes from that session) which makes me think that a lot of these songs were gathered together with a view to some latter day overdubs being added to them. This is an original 1977-78 recording though.

'Deep Love'. This 'Dirty Work' outtake has circulated since about 1987, but with Keith on vocal. This one features Mick.




'I Can't See No One Else'. Another Dirty Work outtake, although this one seems a long way from being complete.


'Strictly Memphis' Mick & Bobby Womack duetting on this 'Dirty Work' outtake, cut in New York in summer 1985. Whilst I think this is the same take that's been around for over 30 years, they've added horns to it here


'Hands Off'. Going by Mick's 'barking' vocal style, this sounds like it could be 'Dirty Work' era.


'Blood Red Wine'. I dont think this is anything new. 'Beggars Banquet' outtake from Olympic Studios in 1968.


'Covered in Bruises' Supposedly the early version of '1234', the title track of Ronnie's 1981 album, this one is probably from the Some Girls era, with Woody and Mick tearing up the lead vocal.


'Can't Find Love'. Another track seemingly from the 'Undercover' sessions. They went for a very hard hitting album of often violent songs in the end, but it's clear there were quite a few songs cut for this album that had a more tender feel. This is another.




'I Tried To Talk Her Into It'. Listed as an 'Undercover' outtake, this first circulated in the 'Art Collins Tapes' a couple of years ago.  This version is a minute longer. Reminds me of 'Claudine' somewhat.



'Giving It Up'. A Steel Wheels outtake from 1989. There's a version in circulation that's over a minute longer, so this is new. Still unfinished.



'Dream About' . This one doesn't sound very Stones-like to me. I think its maybe a Mick solo piece. Maybe 'Goddess in the Doorway' era?

open-g wrote on Mar 4^th, 2021 at 6:36pm:


You're welcome, but Voodoo sent the group e-mail.  I'm not that efficient.

Yowza.

Gazza, thank you !
this is incredible !
out of the blue....

Aboslutely awesome, best things happen when you least expect it. Thank you very much. 

Some Guy wrote on Mar 5^th, 2021 at 7:27am:


Perhaps the answer died with Mr Gaye...

Great boot, listened to the mp3 already, cds came today.

Really great find! And 2 more sets to come.. although I am still waiting for closer then close part II haha.

Wel;l, I hope someone likes it to correct all the dates of the songs. Some are Mick solo demo's (like Dreams to remember), and some VL stuff,

All in all, some great, great songs, song ideas!

Gazza brought his A game with little warning. Dude wakes up ready for Stones...
Best thread ever!

Rev 20 Redlights wrote on Mar 5^th, 2021 at 9:20am:



You''re welcome. Guesswork for the most part, although I;m noting some of the comments on other sites and social media from people who (unlike me) have a well trained musical ear and who can tell the era and musicians by the drum sound or type of guitar being played.

The credits are a mess. I think a lot of these tracks have been gathered together and in some cases worked on years after they were originally recorded probably with a view to putting them on some kind of archives project that was either shelved or which still may happen.


Some Guy wrote on Mar 5^th, 2021 at 7:27am:


Presumably one of the two ways that studio recordings usually get bootlegged.  They were either leaked or stolen.

There are supposedly two more volumes of this stuff in the pipeline (I have absolutely no idea what will be on them).

Just listening... Dreams To Remember (Otis Redding) - it's not the Stones. It's Mick and probably Ronnie but it's neither Charlie nor Bill nor Keef. Don't Lie To Me the same.
But, yeah, I love Otis Redding, and this rendition is lotsa fun. Well done, Mick.

While listening further, it seems to me that those songes tagged 1982 or 1983 are Mick's solo-efforts. But great stuff.

According to Marko, the flac files are actually sourced from the mp3 files that were already in circulation, so we're still waiting on a lossless version