Some Guy wrote on Mar 10
th, 2023 at 7:33am:
Hey guys, any news on that new Stones album??
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Howdy. The load of guest musicians that we keep hearing blurbs about is not confirmed, and was started by the fans (no word on that coming from The Stones or their camp all through).
I am not saying there wont be guest musicians .. but the whole thing about various artists being a part of this is something fabricated by the fans on message boards.
Paul McCartney does truly play bass (on one song). My guess is that song will be on the album but we do not know that for certain. Ringo is not a part of it / the album in any way as was initially reported or speculated. << This word is official and came from the musicians officials reps.
Is the album done? They were mixing in the Bahamas a few months ago. Mixing is the final stage (before mastering).
They have had various sessions and many many new turn's and recording sessions / stops all over the globe with this thing over the last 7-8 years. The Stones were supposedly trying to get the best result / 'get it right ... being great not just good' (this is coming from and according to Jagger himself from a couple years ago).
I wonder if it is done? It very well may be done and the way they finally want it?
Not sure when we will get it. A couple months ago Keith mentioned new music was coming / on the way at some point.
For what it is worth ... Here are at least the majority of the sessions that this album has been worked on that we know of .. there very well may be more as Charlie even candidly said in an interview that the December 2015 sessions in which they worked on brand new songs in which that also gave us Blue and Lonesome was definitely the 'second lot of sessions' for the new album and it was not actually the first.
I am sure they worked on it a bit at their homes in between etc between Covid and every here and there too. This album has had more work across the globe London, LA, Jamaica, New York City etc than any other album I can think of .. though most of the sessions range anywhere from a few days to a month and was not worked on for months on end as some albums have been in the past. They have been working it up and nipping away at it in segments and in between tours etc. for quite some time. There are also reports they have done various versions of songs etc. in trying things out or waiting for them to evolve etc and Ronnie said a few times that this album has been an ongoing work in progress in segments etc. There have also been reports they worked very hard on it at some points as a full band and on a lot of other junctures the stops was more just a trial end error or tweaking type of thing. One thing is for certain .. it has certainly been a work in progress over time as Ronnie stated.
At any rate this is what we know for sure but I would guess there is even more mini-sessions or even major sessions we are not yet privy to (
I got this info below from Time is On Our Side Website and their Database):
December of 2015: 10 days .. with Blue and Lonesome Tracks for three of these days as well.
June 13-26 of 2016: New Stuff according to Charlie (B & L was overdubbed and mixed in April)
Febuary 2017 One Week (Mick and Keith Write Songs)
Febuary 2018: Mick and Keith (and Don Was) Work on New Songs together for two or three days in NYC
Febuary 2019: All Rolling Stones record in the studio together for 10 to 14 days
September 2020: Keith and Don Was work on songs at Germano (probably a few days)
October 2020: Keith Don Was and Steve Jordan work on next Stones album in NYC
May and June 2021: Mick Ron Wood and Charlie Watts work a tad / touch on new songs in London along with Tattoo You re-issue things .. Still it is confirmed they worked a bit on brand new material for the new album at these same sessions)
Mid Febuary 0f 2022: A week of writing songs with Keith - Mick - Matt Clifford and Steve Jordan in Jamaica
October-November Full band Recording in LA (Henson Studios) and Andrew Watt as the current or latest producer .. we are assuming.
Mid-to-late January 2023: Mick Jagger and Keith Richards do further work on the Rolling Stones'
next album at Sanctuary Studios in Nassau, The Bahamas.
Febuary 2023, Ben Waters overdubs piano on three new Rolling Stones songs for their new album with Producer Andrew Watt and Ron Wood present in London. <<< Thank you for this latest info 'Rev 20 Redlights' who posted it below for us.
Ian