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Who? Retired sound engineer who loves music from the 60's & early 70's.
What? My aim is to make rare stuff publicly available again with the best possible sound quality.
Prof., I'm still going to keep your 2010 version regardless. So are you finally coming clean that your source is a reissue LK 4786 from Spain circa 1976 ...hahaha ! Is it an orange label or blue label Decca ? Thanks for the bonus compilation of Bob Lugwig remasters and extra bonus proper version of "Got Live If You Want It !" Your 2010 version was amazing to begin with, which is why I'll keep in my collection, but I can't wait to hear your upgrade. Thanks for dazzling and surprising me once again ... make me wonder what you have up your sleeve ? ...Cheers !!!
I keep listening to "Stupid Girl" because from the organ intro and on you have gotten more natural life out of the grooves over your 2010 version ..Sweeeet!
Hi prof. Great work as always. For some reason the studio version of lady Jane is not downloading. The live version is fine though. Could you please check it is in the folder. Thanks a lot and as always your work is awesome.
The Ass Blasters "Could You Walk On The Water" release has a far better attempt at fixing the intro on "19th Nervous Breakdown". Maybe you should try to pinch theirs? I also think that your old rips of the "Flowers" tracks sound a lot better than these new official downloads, despite being off-speed. Not trying to be a dick - just pointing it out in case it helps.
Have not heard the ass blaster. Kindly send me link thru pm? As for the Flowers tracks, i dont agree. The export lp has tape dragging not heard on the remaster and lesser fidelity in general, imo. I suspect its 2 or 3 generations down.
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Professor - many thanks for this and other releases!
i see a shelly mispress hot rocks among the sources.... might the alternate mixes of Wild Horses and Brown Sugar lurk somewhere in the Prof Stoned hard drives?
Just discovered your site recently - I'm not generally a mono/vinyl purist, but the sound on this is just fantastic -- crystal clear & muscular and right. Looking forward to checking out more of your offerings - thanks!
Hey Prof!!! Greetings from the left coast USA. I am listening to the 2020 Aftermath remaster for the first time this Sunday morning and my music room is filled with the crystal clear sounds of one of my favorite Stones albums. Yet another brilliant effort in your quest to provide music lovers with premium versions of classic recordings. Thank you once again!!! If I may with the expanded bonus cuts from the Aftermath + four from 2010 why My Girl from Flowers is not included this time. Its the only selection from your previous effort not included on this one.
Ah, you kept that source under your hat for a long time but I was 90% sure it was the Spanish LP. Glad I was able to find a copy about 10 years ago. Thanks for the great work.
Gaining a real appreciation for mono versions lately, and the skill and care you put into your hobby leads me to believe I won't be disappointed with this!
My god boy, i writing this while listening a b with the "stereo" versión night a day My friend, thanks You very much for a stones fan like me this is something
I wanted to thank you again after listening - sounds great! Reading about your quest for the perfect Aftermath made me think of That Kind Of Guy by Peter Holsapple - I think you qualify. In case you haven't heard it, here's a verse about the Stones "I got 20 box sets of Rolling Stones, Patti Boyd’s copy of A Stone Alone I liked them best before Taylor left I mean Dick, not Mick, I mean, what did you expect I got Cocksucker Blues, I got “Starfucker” too I got Brian Jones’ shoe from the bottom of the pool"
Truly great Mono version I must say! Love it! It gives the official (From the Mono box) a run for the money and goes beyond it several places even! And what a great write about your "journey"/"struggle" to find the best source. Great stuff! Thanks for this. (I wrote another comment "the best of the boots" about how I have just found this page at the height of my Stones 60's period).
May I suggest for a future projects... amongst a lot of other "Stones compilations..." to at least make the two 1965 album "compilation" projects: a cover album and an original album.
To Put it into context. For years I have "dreaded" the "Decca" years - the whole stereo only - plus the US vs. UK and they were indeed a singles band from 64-69 - after the mono versions came out I changed my mind and loved the "fullness" of the sound "Aftermath (I did incl. Paint it Black as the first track and put "Goin' Home" as the last track)", "Between the Buttons (adding Let's Spend the night together" and Ruby Tuesday" as track 1 and 3 onto the UK version" and "Their Satanic..." is truly great in mono!
...but still had a hard time with "No. 2" (haven't figured that one out yet) and "Out of our heads" both UK and US versions. Maybe the "Chess sessions album " comp. is the "real" second album?
I quite like the almost stereo version of german compilation "Around and Around" (12x5 in the US) and the debut album is also really strong. After researching I found out there really is a great stereo "Chess" album - also the outtakes are great (the June session still working on the running order here). (And great versions you have here of that session!)
After a while it dawned on me: compile two albums a "covers album" (from the two "Out of our heads" (UK/US)) and some outtakes/single tracks and an original album.
I call the original (Jagger/Richard songs only) "Could You Walk On The Water?" (I know it was Oldhams idea from the first "Aftermath" sessions - but that cover and that title on a 14 track all originals Jagger/Richards released in 1965 even now! - Wow... So here goes the two tracklistings:
Could You Walk On The Water? (1965 album): SATISFACTION THE LAST TIME PLAY WITH FIRE HEART OF STONE GOTTA GET AWAY AS TEARS GO BY I'M FREE
GET OF OFF MY CLOUD THE UNDER ASSISTANT WEST COAST- PROMOTION MAN THE SPIDER AND THE FLY SURPRISE, SURPRISE BLUE TURNS TO GREY ONE MORE TRY THE SINGER NOT THE SONG
Part two:And then the "Out of our heads" cover album:
SHE SAID YEAH (Jackson/Christy) MERCY (Covay/Miller) HITCH-HIKE (Gaye/Stevenson/Paul) THAT'S HOW STRONG MY LOVE IS (Jamison) LITTLE RED ROOSTER (Dixon) I'VE BEEN LOVING YOU TOO LONG (Redding/Butler)
TALKIN' 'BOUT YOU(Berry) CRY TO ME (Russel) LOOK WAHT YOU'VE DONE (Morganfield) TRY ME (Brown) OH BABY WE'VE GOT A GOOD THING GOING (Ozen) GOOD TIMES (Cooke)
I had never heard the James Brown cover of "Try Me" from 1965 before today - so I would add that. I had "My Girl" (65 recording with overdubs done in Aug/Sep. 66) as the last album track BUT it didn't really fit in - but I needed a 12th song at the time - but with "Try Me" the problem solved. "Little Red Rooster" is technically released late 64' but I think it fit in nicely on this cover album. Personally I have listen a lot more to these two home made compilations than I did with the original albums/singles/compilations etc. for years.
It seemed Andrew, the US label London and Decca in UK did make quite a mess of the released albums - I get at the time they all had reasoning behind their choices - Only slowly let the new songwriter duo on to the albums of the Rolling Stones (Jagger/Richard), a "single driven music age" with two different views (UK no singles on albums) and US only singles on albums (and EP tracks, UK album tracks spread over albums etc.) - and more albums than UK with less tracks.
But in hindsight just imagine the first all Jagger/Richard written album "Could You Walk on The Water?" with THAT tracklist - the themes of the songs lyrics, the whole "Jagger/Richard musical universe" that was so great on the following albums is already there in 1965! ...and not have that "vision" convoluted by covers.
I must say though... the covers album comp. is really good too - just more cohesive and 4-6 on "side 1": THAT'S HOW STRONG MY LOVE IS (Jamison) LITTLE RED ROOSTER (Dixon) I'VE BEEN LOVING YOU TOO LONG (Redding/Butler) are really great together!
Part 3:There are several more 60's compilations (besides the "Come On" one I found on the "net" (all rec. in 1963) which is great with 4 of the original demos among others - here is the tracklist:
Bye Bye Johnny (Chcuk Berry) Money (Bradford/Gordy Jr.) You Better Move On (Alexander) Baby, What's Wrong? (J. Reed/M.L. Reed) Bright Lights, Big City (J. Reed) I Want to Be Loved (Dixon) Come On! (Chcik Berry) - I Wanna Be Your Man (Lennon/McCartney) Stoned (Nanker/Phelge) Road Runner (E. McDaniel) Fortune Teller (A. Toussaint) Diddley Daddy (E. McDaniel/Fuqua) Poison Ivy (Leiber/Stoller) Go Home Girl (Alexander)
All songs recorded 1963 (switched the two Alexander songs "You Better Move On" and "Go Home Girl" think it's a better fit).
But there is more - a third "1967" comp. album - in my opinion better that "Flowers" with same intent.
I called it "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadows?" and used the single cover for the song (with Bill Wyman in the front in NYC) and the famous drag cover as the back cover (you can find an excellent color version on the net).
The tracks are singles A-sides and B-sides, Aftermath session tracks (1 outtake), Between The Buttons outtakes and the single from 1967 We Love You and b-side Dandelion. I think it's a really strong album - very cohesive and quite a lost opportunity for another " Psychedelic pop" record with some really good melodies and different productions. Here's the track-list (I made a Mono version based on the Mono box and a stereo version based on 2002 masterings, and rare stereo findings on the "net" some are real stereo others a "fold-downs of mono tracks": Especially the two first tracks are really stong in their alternate stereo versions:
HAVE YOU SEEN YOUR MOTHER, BABY, STANDING - IN THE SHADOWS? (alt. stereo version - higher drums) 19TH NERVOUS BREAKDOWN (alt. stereo Version) DANDELION (2002 mastering) SITTIN' ON A FENCE (2002 mastering) RIDE ON, BABY (2002 mastering) IF YOU LET ME (Metamorphosis) (2002 mastering)
WE LOVE YOU (2002 mastering) SAD DAY (2002 mastering) LONG, LONG WHILE ((2002 mastering) I CAN SEE YOU (Outtake from "Buttons") WHO'S DRIVING YOUR PLANE? (2002 mastering) LOOKING TIRED (Outtake from Aftermath)
Part 4:Another important one is the 68/69 sessions. There is a lot of outtakes, alternative versions etc. from this period. Not all of it fantastic (Downtown Lucie with the call/response verse - like the playing and the chorus but those Jagger responses au auh auw in his most dead voice... can't stand it) and I have had several attempts at making the "third" late 60's dark album (Beggars and Let it Bleed being the two others).
Anyways in the center of this "album" is the two singles "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and "Honky Tonk Women" of course. I used som alternate versions among them "You Got the silver" sung by Mick Jagger - gives the Keith sung version a run for the money - also the first take of "Sister Morphine" is fantastic although I must admit I added a some reverb to give it a bit more "drama". Other than that the rest is from "Metamorphosis" (side two) and b-sides and boots. I'm not sure I have cracked it totally yet...
Anyways the recording time is from the "Beggars sessions in 1968 to May 1970 (Cocksucker Blues). I call it "Crossfire Hurricane" and use the cover for "Hot Rocks" but with the C.H. title instead. This is a really dark album - lyrically maybe their darkest.
I was torn between the two versions of "Memo From Turner" the Mick Jagger solo one and the "Al Kooper (?)/Stones one on "Metamorphosis". I ended up doing an AI spilt of the stereo version of the Mick Jagger solo one (with the drums in one channel) and made a "false" stereo version so it had more "punch" (I know it's a "sin"). That way with more punch and Ry Cooder in topform it's just better that the other version considered)
Here goes the tracklist:
JUMPIN' JACK FLASH I DON'T KNOW WHY HONKY TONK WOMEN COCKSUCKER BLUES (Now "Best of the boot" version) MEMO FROM TURNER (Mick Jagger solo version my own "fake stereo" version with A-1 splitter where I added the drums. slide guitar and vocals with the original stereo version underneath so especially the drums have more punch)
JIVIN' SISTER FANNY YOU GOT THE SILVER (Mick Jagger sung version) FAMILY I'M GOING DOWN SISTER MORPHINE (First take - with my "own" added reverb) CHILD OF THE MOON Especially the last two tracks work good together Child of the moon is really strong after Sister Morphine.
Part 5:Also an "Jagger/Richards" demo's sung by Mick Jagger with session players and orchestra album. Most of side 1 from "Metamorphosis" with some more tracks like those songwriter sessions from "the net". Just nice to have an album worth of this stuff - and some of it is quite good in the context of a whole album vs. mixing it up with actual Rolling Stones band recorded songs - which make for a bad combo in my book.
Here is the tracklisting (I used the old Andrew Oldham Orchestra" The Rolling Stones Songbook cover (The band behind a fence cover with the yellow lettering.):
OUT OF TIME SOMETHINGS JUST STICK IN YOUR MIND EACH AND EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR HEART OF STONE I'D MUCH RATHER BE WITH THE BOYS (WALKIN' THRU THE) SLEEPY CITY
WE'RE WASTIN' TIME TRY A LITTLE HARDER THINK (Outtake - with Orchestra and session players) BLUE TURNS TO GREY (Outtake - with Orchestra and session players) HEAR IT (Outtake) DA DOO RON RON (Outtake (Outtake - with Orchestra and session players) GOOD TIMES (alt. version w.(Orchestra) and without The Stones - outtake).
Part 6:The 70's: We got a lot of outtakes from the 70's the past years and I must admit I like them a lot and I appreciate Mick Jagger (and other Stone'ers: Mick Taylor and Ronnie Wood) helping out on the newer overdubbing to finish them up.
For me it's kind of the same set up/idea as "Tattoo you" was and I have never heard of any Stones fan complaining about that album! Plus they were released while we were waiting for new Stones music... which took forever for them (to get anything new released).
Stones have so much of the good stuff in the vaults so for me it's all cool.
Anyways the Exile outtakes (from 2010) and the Some girls extra disc is albums onto themselves in my book - and are both great.
The "Tattoo You" bonus tracks are also an album in it self - all good - but the Goats Head Soup and Black And Blue coupled with some b-sides and "stuff" could be a missing compilation if not a "cohesive" album.
Another one in the line of "Tattoo You" scenarios.I call it "Neon Avenue" from the song "Through the Lonely Nights."The lyric from the third verse goes:"In your cherry dresses and your shiny shoes / In a doorway on some neon avenue".
Here goes the track-list for that one (some would call it the REAL "Sucking in the 70's" :-) (Not me though):
Criss Cross (The Goats Head soup outtake - Great opener with the whole "I need a blood transfusion" lyric which make us all think of Keith's rumored blood-transfusion to get of Heroin in the 70's and a cool Keith guitar riff which was lacking on "Goats Head Soup" ) Scarlet (With Jimmy Page rec. after Goats Head Soup sessions) All The Rage (Goats Head Soup outtake) I Love Ladies (Black And Blue outtake) Through The Lonely Nights (Goats Head Soup Outtake, b-side "It's only r'n'r 1974). The Harder They Come (Keith's solo single rec. at a Stones session in 1978)
Shame, Shame, Shame (Black and Blue outtake) If I Was A Dancer (From Sucking in the 70's comp.Emotional Rescue - alt. version of "Dance") I Think I'm Going Mad (B-side from She Was Hot but from the Emotional Rescue sessions) Everything's Turning to Gold (Some Girls era, and B-side and Sucking In The 70's comp.) Let's Go Steady Again (Outtake from Emotional Rescue sessions).
Part 7:I'm working on a Voodoo Lounge era comp. with 4 outtakes (the four most finished), the 4 b-sides, two of the Blues b-sides from Steel Wheels, two from Stripped, 1 from Bridges sessions and a Keith/Johnnie Johnson version of "Key To The Highway". Not certain it's where it should be but so far I have:
LIKE A ROLLING STONE (edit) THE STORM HONEST MAN (Outtake w/ added reverb from Voodoo Lounge sessions) FANCYMAN BLUES (B-side Steel Wheels) MAKE IT NOW (Outtake outtake form Voodoo L.) JUMP ON TOP OF ME WISH I'D NEVER MET YOU (B-side Steel Wheels)
HANDS OFF (Outtake from Voodoo L.) SO YOUNG (PIANO VERSION) YOU GOT IT MADE (Outtake from Voodoo L.) I'M GONNA DRIVE LITTLE BABY (from Stripped) KEY TO THE HIGHWAY (Keith/Jordan/Johnie Johnson 1991) ANYWAY YOU LOOK AT IT (Bridges outtake)
Part 7:The Last one is the newer songs that are spread out from 1991-today. How many times do you take out "40 Licks" and listen to the four 2002 songs? Rarely for me anyway. Or give "Flashpoint a spin and wait for the last two "new studio songs" High Wire and Sex Drive? Also the two new ones on "Grrrr" Doom And Gloom and One More shot or the Ian Stewart tribute recording (2011) of the Dylan song "Watching the River flow" with Wyman on bass.
Then there is Living in Ghost town (great song) and the newest bonus track "Bad Luck Hideaway" with Charlie Watts on drums (from the other day - I-tunes bonus track).
I must admit - again - I very rarely put a spin on these songs (although together it's a really cool compilation) it's a whole other Stones later days album onto it self (which we have too few of).
The Open G-tuning used on several of them and the Charlie drums and 3 songs with Bill Wyman does somehow make them cohesive - I have listened to this a lot lately - (just added the newest track "Bad Luck hideaway" the other day... The Cover: A still from the Doom & Gloom video with actress Noomi Rapace under the neon tongue logo. Tracklist:
DOOM & GLOOM (2012) LIVING IN A GHOST TOWN (2021) ONE MORE SHOT (2012) DON'T STOP (2002) KEYS TO YOUR LOVE (2002) BAD LUCK HIDEAWAY (2026)
HIGHWIRE (1991) SEX DRIVE (1991) STEALING MY HEART (2002) WATCHING THE RIVER FLOW (2011) (Ian Stewart Tribute) HURRICANE (2002) LOSING MY TOUCH (2002)
Several great moments on this... the whole start with Doom and Ghost - the Side two 1-2 of High Wire and Sex drive and the two Keith songs in the end - the short Hurricane works as a great prologue to the majestic Losing My Touch.
So there is "several" extra "albums" than the 25/27 albums they did. Do try this at home! So great to have found this site! :-)
Thanks prof. I like real mono recordings
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What a beautiful sounding album in glorious MONO,
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Brilliant, really looking forward to checking out this upgrade - thank you once once again Prof!
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ReplyDeleteI'm still going to keep your 2010 version regardless. So are you finally coming clean that your source is a reissue LK 4786 from Spain circa 1976 ...hahaha ! Is it an orange label or blue label Decca ?
Thanks for the bonus compilation of Bob Lugwig remasters and extra bonus proper version of "Got Live If You Want It !"
Your 2010 version was amazing to begin with, which is why I'll keep in my collection, but I can't wait to hear your upgrade.
Thanks for dazzling and surprising me once again ... make me wonder what you have up your sleeve ? ...Cheers !!!
Gorgeous work. Many thanks especially in these times!
ReplyDeleteTremendous work! Stones fanatics rejoice!
ReplyDeleteI keep listening to "Stupid Girl" because from the organ intro and on you have gotten more natural life out of the grooves over your 2010 version ..Sweeeet!
ReplyDeleteThe stereo version of Got Live If You Want It absolutely sucks. Thanks for this special mono presentation.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely fantastic work. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, this has been my favorite Stones album since the day it was released.
ReplyDeleteThank you for restoring the original first 2 songs. These were later replaced for no good reason from another show with a Long John Baldry intro.
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ReplyDeleteAloha Prof, always glad to see and hear new work from you. Mahalo from the mid Pacific.
ReplyDeleteIt sounds unbelievable GREAT!!
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ReplyDeleteDear prof....maravilloso sonido...great remaster and incredible story to find this curious spanish vinyl...thanks a lot
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Stones album and the mono is the best way to hear it. Thank you!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Prof. Please post your upgrade of Between the Buttons.
ReplyDeleteHi prof. Great work as always. For some reason the studio version of lady Jane is not downloading. The live version is fine though. Could you please check it is in the folder. Thanks a lot and as always your work is awesome.
ReplyDeleteThanks!!! It does sound better than the 2010. Can you post a upgrade to Between The Buttons?
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Fantastic, many thanks, Prof.
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@unknown: I tested by downloading and unpacking both rars, no problems I found. You should download again, make sure it's complete.
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ReplyDeleteAnother great sounding transfer. Many thanks good Prof!
ReplyDeleteReally looking forward to hearing this one Prof. We all enjoy your amazing work !
ReplyDeleteI feel very lucky to be listening to this. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteThe Ass Blasters "Could You Walk On The Water" release has a far better attempt at fixing the intro on "19th Nervous Breakdown". Maybe you should try to pinch theirs? I also think that your old rips of the "Flowers" tracks sound a lot better than these new official downloads, despite being off-speed. Not trying to be a dick - just pointing it out in case it helps.
ReplyDeleteHave not heard the ass blaster. Kindly send me link thru pm? As for the Flowers tracks, i dont agree. The export lp has tape dragging not heard on the remaster and lesser fidelity in general, imo. I suspect its 2 or 3 generations down.
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I've just downloaded the Rolling Stones "Aftermath" release after being denied by Google for several days. For this, I've used freeware named "JDownloader". It is very good also for downloading from Mega.
ReplyDeleteProfessor - many thanks for this and other releases!
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This is great work. Aftermath has never sounded this good. Thank you so much.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the upgrade. I really enjoy original mono mixes.
ReplyDeleteLove all your work and apprecite your efforts. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThanks for another great effort Prof. Much appreciated!
ReplyDeleteThanks for this, especially for the "Got Live!" sub-folder! Great stuff!
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ReplyDeletei see a shelly mispress hot rocks among the sources.... might the alternate mixes of Wild Horses and Brown Sugar lurk somewhere in the Prof Stoned hard drives?
ReplyDeleteJust discovered your site recently - I'm not generally a mono/vinyl purist, but the sound on this is just fantastic -- crystal clear & muscular and right. Looking forward to checking out more of your offerings - thanks!
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ReplyDeleteThanks Prof. This sounds much better than the UK mono I've heard
ReplyDeleteOh man... the bass! It's glorious! The whole album sounds wonderful, Prof. - thank you!
ReplyDeleteMany thanks for your wonderfull hobby. Favorite so far Aftermath and the Pretty Things Amsrtedam 1969.
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ReplyDeletethanks for the upgrade. I'm looking forward to listening to it!
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ReplyDeleteHey Prof!!! Greetings from the left coast USA. I am listening to the 2020 Aftermath remaster for the first time this Sunday morning and my music room is filled with the crystal clear sounds of one of my favorite Stones albums. Yet another brilliant effort in your quest to provide music lovers with premium versions of classic recordings. Thank you once again!!!
ReplyDeleteIf I may with the expanded bonus cuts from the Aftermath + four from 2010 why My Girl from Flowers is not included this time. Its the only selection from your previous effort not included on this one.
thank you! when I'm getting into 60s music it bothers me if i cant easily hear the original mono mixes so this is a big help
ReplyDeleteAh, you kept that source under your hat for a long time but I was 90% sure it was the Spanish LP. Glad I was able to find a copy about 10 years ago. Thanks for the great work.
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ReplyDeleteThanks for the Aftermath, Prof. Outstanding!!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for this great post.
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot, Prof! I have your 2010 version which was great, but the new one is like listening to the record for the first time!
ReplyDeleteHow to improve a version that was already perfect? Incredible, thank you very much.
ReplyDeleteAces all around! Thanks Professor Stoned!
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ReplyDeleteI can't download much of this. Unarchiver says "archive incomplete." Any clues?
Richard.
Download again, make sure you get the whole thing.
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ReplyDeleteAstounding work dear Prof. Your efforts (as usual) are greatly appreciated!
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ReplyDeleteFantastic, many thanks, Prof.!!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat project. I wish the Buttons and Majesties projects were still available
ReplyDeleteThanks! Looking forward to checking this out in hi-def. Appreciate your efforts.
ReplyDeleteThank you for working on one of my all time favorite albums. Sounds great
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ReplyDeleteMany thanks for all your hard work. It is much appreciated.
ReplyDeleteGaining a real appreciation for mono versions lately, and the skill and care you put into your hobby leads me to believe I won't be disappointed with this!
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ReplyDeletethanks a ton!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing this incredible music !
ReplyDeleteThanks for all your hard work in this and all your transfers. I really appreciate the mono mix
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ReplyDeleteThank you very much. Best sounding version of "Aftermath" I've heard to date (and I'm old!) : )
ReplyDeleteThanks Prof, this is spectacular. Aftermath in mono is a revelation and your version absolutely bests the 2016 remaster!
ReplyDeleteMuch obliged!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this. Been looking forward to hearing a good version of this album.
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ReplyDeleteMy god boy, i writing this while listening a b with the "stereo" versión night a day My friend, thanks You very much for a stones fan like me this is something
ReplyDeleteSimply a thing of beauty...thank you, profstoned!!
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ReplyDeleteI wanted to thank you again after listening - sounds great! Reading about your quest for the perfect Aftermath made me think of That Kind Of Guy by Peter Holsapple - I think you qualify. In case you haven't heard it, here's a verse about the Stones "I got 20 box sets of Rolling Stones,
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I liked them best before Taylor left
I mean Dick, not Mick, I mean, what did you expect
I got Cocksucker Blues, I got “Starfucker” too
I got Brian Jones’ shoe from the bottom of the pool"
Eh.. right 😬
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ReplyDeleteThank you for this, it sounds amazing! I enjoyed reading about the process of finding the source too.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your great work. We love the same music.
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ReplyDeleteThank you for all your hard work!! It is very much appreciated!!
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ReplyDeleteTruly great Mono version I must say! Love it! It gives the official (From the Mono box) a run for the money and goes beyond it several places even! And what a great write about your "journey"/"struggle" to find the best source. Great stuff! Thanks for this. (I wrote another comment "the best of the boots" about how I have just found this page at the height of my Stones 60's period).
ReplyDeleteMay I suggest for a future projects... amongst a lot of other "Stones compilations..." to at least make the two 1965 album "compilation" projects: a cover album and an original album.
To Put it into context. For years I have "dreaded" the "Decca" years - the whole stereo only - plus the US vs. UK and they were indeed a singles band from 64-69 - after the mono versions came out I changed my mind and loved the "fullness" of the sound "Aftermath (I did incl. Paint it Black as the first track and put "Goin' Home" as the last track)", "Between the Buttons (adding Let's Spend the night together" and Ruby Tuesday" as track 1 and 3 onto the UK version" and "Their Satanic..." is truly great in mono!
...but still had a hard time with "No. 2" (haven't figured that one out yet) and "Out of our heads" both UK and US versions. Maybe the "Chess sessions album " comp. is the "real" second album?
I quite like the almost stereo version of german compilation "Around and Around" (12x5 in the US) and the debut album is also really strong. After researching I found out there really is a great stereo "Chess" album - also the outtakes are great (the June session still working on the running order here). (And great versions you have here of that session!)
After a while it dawned on me: compile two albums a "covers album" (from the two "Out of our heads" (UK/US)) and some outtakes/single tracks and an original album.
I call the original (Jagger/Richard songs only) "Could You Walk On The Water?" (I know it was Oldhams idea from the first "Aftermath" sessions - but that cover and that title on a 14 track all originals Jagger/Richards released in 1965 even now! - Wow... So here goes the two tracklistings:
Could You Walk On The Water? (1965 album):
SATISFACTION
THE LAST TIME
PLAY WITH FIRE
HEART OF STONE
GOTTA GET AWAY
AS TEARS GO BY
I'M FREE
GET OF OFF MY CLOUD
THE UNDER ASSISTANT WEST COAST- PROMOTION MAN
THE SPIDER AND THE FLY
SURPRISE, SURPRISE
BLUE TURNS TO GREY
ONE MORE TRY
THE SINGER NOT THE SONG
Part two:And then the "Out of our heads" cover album:
DeleteSHE SAID YEAH (Jackson/Christy)
MERCY (Covay/Miller)
HITCH-HIKE (Gaye/Stevenson/Paul)
THAT'S HOW STRONG MY LOVE IS (Jamison)
LITTLE RED ROOSTER (Dixon)
I'VE BEEN LOVING YOU TOO LONG (Redding/Butler)
TALKIN' 'BOUT YOU(Berry)
CRY TO ME (Russel)
LOOK WAHT YOU'VE DONE (Morganfield)
TRY ME (Brown)
OH BABY WE'VE GOT A GOOD THING GOING (Ozen)
GOOD TIMES (Cooke)
I had never heard the James Brown cover of "Try Me" from 1965 before today - so I would add that. I had "My Girl" (65 recording with overdubs done in Aug/Sep. 66) as the last album track BUT it didn't really fit in - but I needed a 12th song at the time - but with "Try Me" the problem solved. "Little Red Rooster" is technically released late 64' but I think it fit in nicely on this cover album. Personally I have listen a lot more to these two home made compilations than I did with the original albums/singles/compilations etc. for years.
It seemed Andrew, the US label London and Decca in UK did make quite a mess of the released albums - I get at the time they all had reasoning behind their choices - Only slowly let the new songwriter duo on to the albums of the Rolling Stones (Jagger/Richard), a "single driven music age" with two different views (UK no singles on albums) and US only singles on albums (and EP tracks, UK album tracks spread over albums etc.) - and more albums than UK with less tracks.
But in hindsight just imagine the first all Jagger/Richard written album "Could You Walk on The Water?" with THAT tracklist - the themes of the songs lyrics, the whole "Jagger/Richard musical universe" that was so great on the following albums is already there in 1965! ...and not have that "vision" convoluted by covers.
I must say though... the covers album comp. is really good too - just more cohesive and 4-6 on "side 1":
THAT'S HOW STRONG MY LOVE IS (Jamison)
LITTLE RED ROOSTER (Dixon)
I'VE BEEN LOVING YOU TOO LONG (Redding/Butler) are really great together!
Part 3:There are several more 60's compilations (besides the "Come On" one I found on the "net" (all rec. in 1963) which is great with 4 of the original demos among others - here is the tracklist:
DeleteBye Bye Johnny (Chcuk Berry)
Money (Bradford/Gordy Jr.)
You Better Move On (Alexander)
Baby, What's Wrong? (J. Reed/M.L. Reed)
Bright Lights, Big City (J. Reed)
I Want to Be Loved (Dixon)
Come On! (Chcik Berry)
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I Wanna Be Your Man (Lennon/McCartney)
Stoned (Nanker/Phelge)
Road Runner (E. McDaniel)
Fortune Teller (A. Toussaint)
Diddley Daddy (E. McDaniel/Fuqua)
Poison Ivy (Leiber/Stoller)
Go Home Girl (Alexander)
All songs recorded 1963 (switched the two Alexander songs "You Better Move On" and "Go Home Girl" think it's a better fit).
But there is more - a third "1967" comp. album - in my opinion better that "Flowers" with same intent.
I called it "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadows?" and used the single cover for the song (with Bill Wyman in the front in NYC) and the famous drag cover as the back cover (you can find an excellent color version on the net).
The tracks are singles A-sides and B-sides, Aftermath session tracks (1 outtake), Between The Buttons outtakes and the single from 1967 We Love You and b-side Dandelion. I think it's a really strong album - very cohesive and quite a lost opportunity for another " Psychedelic pop" record with some really good melodies and different productions.
Here's the track-list (I made a Mono version based on the Mono box and a stereo version based on 2002 masterings, and rare stereo findings on the "net" some are real stereo others a "fold-downs of mono tracks": Especially the two first tracks are really stong in their alternate stereo versions:
HAVE YOU SEEN YOUR MOTHER, BABY, STANDING - IN THE SHADOWS? (alt. stereo version - higher drums)
19TH NERVOUS BREAKDOWN (alt. stereo Version)
DANDELION (2002 mastering)
SITTIN' ON A FENCE (2002 mastering)
RIDE ON, BABY (2002 mastering)
IF YOU LET ME (Metamorphosis) (2002 mastering)
WE LOVE YOU (2002 mastering)
SAD DAY (2002 mastering)
LONG, LONG WHILE ((2002 mastering)
I CAN SEE YOU (Outtake from "Buttons")
WHO'S DRIVING YOUR PLANE? (2002 mastering)
LOOKING TIRED (Outtake from Aftermath)
Part 4:Another important one is the 68/69 sessions. There is a lot of outtakes, alternative versions etc. from this period. Not all of it fantastic (Downtown Lucie with the call/response verse - like the playing and the chorus but those Jagger responses au auh auw in his most dead voice... can't stand it) and I have had several attempts at making the "third" late 60's dark album (Beggars and Let it Bleed being the two others).
DeleteAnyways in the center of this "album" is the two singles "Jumpin' Jack Flash" and "Honky Tonk Women" of course. I used som alternate versions among them "You Got the silver" sung by Mick Jagger - gives the Keith sung version a run for the money - also the first take of "Sister Morphine" is fantastic although I must admit I added a some reverb to give it a bit more "drama". Other than that the rest is from "Metamorphosis" (side two) and b-sides and boots. I'm not sure I have cracked it totally yet...
Anyways the recording time is from the "Beggars sessions in 1968 to May 1970 (Cocksucker Blues). I call it "Crossfire Hurricane" and use the cover for "Hot Rocks" but with the C.H. title instead. This is a really dark album - lyrically maybe their darkest.
I was torn between the two versions of "Memo From Turner" the Mick Jagger solo one and the "Al Kooper (?)/Stones one on "Metamorphosis". I ended up doing an AI spilt of the stereo version of the Mick Jagger solo one (with the drums in one channel) and made a "false" stereo version so it had more "punch" (I know it's a "sin"). That way with more punch and Ry Cooder in topform it's just better that the other version considered)
Here goes the tracklist:
JUMPIN' JACK FLASH
I DON'T KNOW WHY
HONKY TONK WOMEN
COCKSUCKER BLUES (Now "Best of the boot" version)
MEMO FROM TURNER (Mick Jagger solo version my own "fake stereo" version with A-1 splitter where I added the drums. slide guitar and vocals with the original stereo version underneath so especially the drums have more punch)
JIVIN' SISTER FANNY
YOU GOT THE SILVER (Mick Jagger sung version)
FAMILY
I'M GOING DOWN
SISTER MORPHINE (First take - with my "own" added reverb)
CHILD OF THE MOON
Especially the last two tracks work good together Child of the moon is really strong after Sister Morphine.
Part 5:Also an "Jagger/Richards" demo's sung by Mick Jagger with session players and orchestra album. Most of side 1 from "Metamorphosis" with some more tracks like those songwriter sessions from "the net". Just nice to have an album worth of this stuff - and some of it is quite good in the context of a whole album vs. mixing it up with actual Rolling Stones band recorded songs - which make for a bad combo in my book.
DeleteHere is the tracklisting (I used the old Andrew Oldham Orchestra" The Rolling Stones Songbook cover (The band behind a fence cover with the yellow lettering.):
OUT OF TIME
SOMETHINGS JUST STICK IN YOUR MIND
EACH AND EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR
HEART OF STONE
I'D MUCH RATHER BE WITH THE BOYS
(WALKIN' THRU THE) SLEEPY CITY
WE'RE WASTIN' TIME
TRY A LITTLE HARDER
THINK (Outtake - with Orchestra and session players)
BLUE TURNS TO GREY (Outtake - with Orchestra and session players)
HEAR IT (Outtake)
DA DOO RON RON (Outtake (Outtake - with Orchestra and session players)
GOOD TIMES (alt. version w.(Orchestra) and without The Stones - outtake).
Part 6:The 70's:
DeleteWe got a lot of outtakes from the 70's the past years and I must admit I like them a lot and I appreciate Mick Jagger (and other Stone'ers: Mick Taylor and Ronnie Wood) helping out on the newer overdubbing to finish them up.
For me it's kind of the same set up/idea as "Tattoo you" was and I have never heard of any Stones fan complaining about that album! Plus they were released while we were waiting for new Stones music... which took forever for them (to get anything new released).
Stones have so much of the good stuff in the vaults so for me it's all cool.
Anyways the Exile outtakes (from 2010) and the Some girls extra disc is albums onto themselves in my book - and are both great.
The "Tattoo You" bonus tracks are also an album in it self - all good - but the Goats Head Soup and Black And Blue coupled with some b-sides and "stuff" could be a missing compilation if not a "cohesive" album.
Another one in the line of "Tattoo You" scenarios.I call it "Neon Avenue" from the song "Through the Lonely Nights."The lyric from the third verse goes:"In your cherry dresses and your shiny shoes / In a doorway on some neon avenue".
Here goes the track-list for that one (some would call it the REAL "Sucking in the 70's" :-) (Not me though):
Criss Cross (The Goats Head soup outtake - Great opener with the whole "I need a blood transfusion" lyric which make us all think of Keith's rumored blood-transfusion to get of Heroin in the 70's and a cool Keith guitar riff which was lacking on "Goats Head Soup" )
Scarlet (With Jimmy Page rec. after Goats Head Soup sessions)
All The Rage (Goats Head Soup outtake)
I Love Ladies (Black And Blue outtake)
Through The Lonely Nights (Goats Head Soup Outtake, b-side "It's only r'n'r 1974).
The Harder They Come (Keith's solo single rec. at a Stones session in 1978)
Shame, Shame, Shame (Black and Blue outtake)
If I Was A Dancer (From Sucking in the 70's comp.Emotional Rescue - alt. version of "Dance")
I Think I'm Going Mad (B-side from She Was Hot but from the Emotional Rescue sessions)
Everything's Turning to Gold (Some Girls era, and B-side and Sucking In The 70's comp.)
Let's Go Steady Again (Outtake from Emotional Rescue sessions).
Part 7:I'm working on a Voodoo Lounge era comp. with 4 outtakes (the four most finished), the 4 b-sides, two of the Blues b-sides from Steel Wheels, two from Stripped, 1 from Bridges sessions and a Keith/Johnnie Johnson version of "Key To The Highway". Not certain it's where it should be but so far I have:
DeleteLIKE A ROLLING STONE (edit)
THE STORM
HONEST MAN (Outtake w/ added reverb from Voodoo Lounge sessions)
FANCYMAN BLUES (B-side Steel Wheels)
MAKE IT NOW (Outtake outtake form Voodoo L.)
JUMP ON TOP OF ME
WISH I'D NEVER MET YOU (B-side Steel Wheels)
HANDS OFF (Outtake from Voodoo L.)
SO YOUNG (PIANO VERSION)
YOU GOT IT MADE (Outtake from Voodoo L.)
I'M GONNA DRIVE
LITTLE BABY (from Stripped)
KEY TO THE HIGHWAY (Keith/Jordan/Johnie Johnson 1991)
ANYWAY YOU LOOK AT IT (Bridges outtake)
Part 7:The Last one is the newer songs that are spread out from 1991-today. How many times do you take out "40 Licks" and listen to the four 2002 songs? Rarely for me anyway. Or give "Flashpoint a spin and wait for the last two "new studio songs" High Wire and Sex Drive? Also the two new ones on "Grrrr" Doom And Gloom and One More shot or the Ian Stewart tribute recording (2011) of the Dylan song "Watching the River flow" with Wyman on bass.
DeleteThen there is Living in Ghost town (great song) and the newest bonus track "Bad Luck Hideaway" with Charlie Watts on drums (from the other day - I-tunes bonus track).
I must admit - again - I very rarely put a spin on these songs (although together it's a really cool compilation) it's a whole other Stones later days album onto it self (which we have too few of).
The Open G-tuning used on several of them and the Charlie drums and 3 songs with Bill Wyman does somehow make them cohesive - I have listened to this a lot lately - (just added the newest track "Bad Luck hideaway" the other day... The Cover: A still from the Doom & Gloom video with actress Noomi Rapace under the neon tongue logo. Tracklist:
DOOM & GLOOM (2012)
LIVING IN A GHOST TOWN (2021)
ONE MORE SHOT (2012)
DON'T STOP (2002)
KEYS TO YOUR LOVE (2002)
BAD LUCK HIDEAWAY (2026)
HIGHWIRE (1991)
SEX DRIVE (1991)
STEALING MY HEART (2002)
WATCHING THE RIVER FLOW (2011) (Ian Stewart Tribute)
HURRICANE (2002)
LOSING MY TOUCH (2002)
Several great moments on this... the whole start with Doom and Ghost - the Side two 1-2 of High Wire and Sex drive and the two Keith songs in the end - the short Hurricane works as a great prologue to the majestic Losing My Touch.
So there is "several" extra "albums" than the 25/27 albums they did. Do try this at home! So great to have found this site! :-)
The place to stay thx Prof
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