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05/27/00 I guess this could get a very rare collector's item. This months Guitarrista-magazin from Spain includes a free CD supplement which includes an otherwise unavailable track from Mick Taylor. Unfortunately the instrumental called Blues Road is very short - it clocks in at 1.10. (This CD was also released in another Guitarrist-mag from either USA or the U.K. in March 2000 together with a short MT-interview!) Magazine "Guitarrista" Numero 21 (May 2000) with free CD (GTR 021 CD, Spain) |
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05/20/00 Last Monday saw the release of the third official Rhythm Kings-album. With nearly the same cover layout as the single you have to look twice if you buy the real thing. The executives from the new record company seem to be funny blokes as they put Mick Taylors name on the front cover, although Mick plays on just one track (which was already available on the single). Did they mix him up with Terry (or Martin?) Taylor who is all over the album or do they try to fool the purchasers, faking some kind of reunion from ex-Stones? Anyway, the sound is even more retro, sometimes sounding like Willie And The Poor Boys and sometimes like lounge music. Although this is not a bad album I prefer their second one (Anyway The Wind Blows). CD Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings ' Groovin' ' (Roadrunner Records RR 8544-2) |
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05/13/00 Sometimes it has to take more than ten years before your session work pops up on an official release. Mick Taylor did his part for Majic Ship's cover version of the Jagger/Richards-ballad Tell Me in New Jersey in 1990. The song was now released as bonus track on the brandnew Majic Ship-CD which you can order through their website. Other musicians included on this track are the late great Nicky Hopkins and Cher (!) on lead vocals. CD Majic Ship "Songwaves Project" (CBM Records CBM001, -USA) |
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05/02/00 New Millennium, who were digging deep in the archives of Ronnie Lane in recent years and also re-released Mahoney's Last Stand with five Faces-outtakes (disguised as Mahoney's leftovers) as bonus tracks are back on track with another Ronnie Wood-release. Although there was the official live album Slide On Live from Woody's 1992 US tour/1993 Japan-tour, we get treated here with another one, although this is probably more of an official bootleg. The songs on the album were recorded for a WNEW radio show in New York's Electric Lady Studios and live in San Diego, although the cover claims Austin as source instead. The first 5000 copies get delivered with a 5-track bonus-CD with three more tracks from San Diego and two tracks from New York, The Ritz taken from an audience recording (!). All songs were already available on a variety of underground releases so it's doubtful if Ronnie Wood was personally involved in the compilation of this album, although the "thanks to Ronnie Wood"-credit tries to make us believe. - Show Me (Electric Lady Studios, New York City, 2.11.92) - Flying (Electric Lady Studios, New York City, 2.11.92) - Testify (Electric Lady Studios, New York City, 2.11.92) - Pretty Beat Up (Electric Lady Studios, New York City, 2.11.92) - Always Wanted More (Electric Lady Studios, New York City, 2.11.92) - Breathe On Me (Electric Lady Studios, New York City, 2.11.92) - Silicone Grown (Electric Lady Studios, New York City, 2.11.92) - Black Limousine (Electric Lady Studios, New York City, 2.11.92) - Little Red Rooster (Electric Lady Studios, New York City, 2.11.92) - Stay With Me (Electric Lady Studios, New York City, 2.11.92) - Josephine (San Diego, California 16.11.92) - I'm Losing You (San Diego, California 16.11.92) - It's Only Rock'n Roll (San Diego, California 16.11.92) Bonus-CD: - Flying (San Diego, California 16.11.92) - Silicone Grown (San Diego, California 16.11.92) - Stay With Me (San Diego, California 16.11.92) - Somebody Else Might (New York City, The Ritz 31.10.92) - I Can Feel The Fire (New York City, The Ritz 31.10.92) CD Ronnie Wood "Live And Eclectic" (Burning Airline Records PILOT 70) 2 CD's Ronnie Wood "Live And Eclectic" incl. Bonus-CD (Burning Airline Records PILOT 70X) Note: Thanks to Chris M. for many of the informations used above. Visit his recommended website. |
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04/30/00 Johannes already mentioned the Rhythm Kings official bootleg CD. It was available on the merchandising table during the recent Rhythm Kings-tour. The price was very reasonable (on DM 25,-, normally CD's sell in Germany between DM 30 - 35) and you will like what you get. It includes nine tracks from the 1998 European Tour, from different venues, so we can assume that most (or all?) gigs in October 1998 were professionally recorded. Probably for contractual reasons the cover doesn't mention the official group name Rhythm Kings. Contents: - Let The Good Times Roll (Copenhagen 21.10.98) - Stagger Lee (Copenhagen 21.10.98) - Mystery Train (Paris 12.10.98) - Rockin' Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu (Cologne 15.10.98) - Hit The Road Jack/Fever (Copenhagen 21.10.98) - Georgia On My Mind (Oslo 24.10.98) - Land Of 1000 Dances/Tequila (Copenhagen 21.10.98) - Good Golly Miss Molly (Copenhagen 20.10.98) - Tear It Up (Copenhagen 21.10.98) CD The Rhythm Kings "Bootleg Kings Live In Europe" (Ripple Records RIPCD 001) |
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04/22/00 Happy Easter! Nico's moving to another flat, so we will be back with new collector's items next week. If you get the chance to see the Rhythm Kings live somewhere, buy the Bootleg Kings CD. It's worth it. |
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04/15/00 Last Monday saw the release of The Rhythm Kings single Groovin'. This is not only interesting for Bill Wyman-fans but also for the Taylorites as it includes the second of his contributions to the Rhythm Kings (the first was on Anyway The Wind Blows). If we can believe the sleevenotes only Groovin' will be on the upcoming album, so this single is a must for collectors to get the two other tracks Can't Get My Rest At Night and Gambler's Lament (with Terry Taylor on lead vocals for a change). CD-single: Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings "Groovin'" (Roadrunner Records RR 2104-3) |
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04/09/00 Maybe this is not the newest release but I haven't seen it before. A shaped CD (group shot ca. 1994) with a Jagger/Watts interview done by Tom Donahue in March 1971, shortly before the release of Sticky Fingers. The interview lasts only 17 minutes and isn't very interesting from today's point of view but the shape looks quite nice and is limited to 10000 copies. Shaped-CD "An Interview With The Rolling Stones" (Sonotec S1130, -Germany) |
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04/02/00 Among the songs Mick produced for ex-Ikette P.P. Arnold in 1966/67 was also a duet with the (by then) rather unknown singer Rod Stewart. The song remained unreleased until it popped up on an obscure Faces (!) compilation-album in 1975. Later it resurfaced as a CD-only bonus-track on a hard-to-find Immediate compilation. Now it was released for the third time on a brandnew Rod Stewart- compilation which consists of all known Rod releases (with exception of the Jeff Beck Group-tracks) from the 60's. Guitar and bass on the song in question (Come Home Baby) plays Keith Richards which makes this song even more interesting. The two CD's include also two of the three known tracks from Quiet Melon, the embyronic Faces-outfit from 1969, with Ronnie Wood on guitar. This nice compilation also comes with a bonus CD-Rom with Rod Stewart-photos and a 48-pages booklet full of great liner notes, photos and interviews. 2+1 CD-box Rod Stewart "1964-1969" (New Millennium Communications PILOT 44) |
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03/26/00 Over his website www.eelpie.com Pete Townshend has released a boxset worth of songs dedicated to the glory of Meher Baba, Pete's longtime spriritual leader. Among the songs on CD 3 "with love" is a very clean version of Just For A Moment, which is a Ron Wood/Ronnie Lane-song that many of you already know from Mahoney's Last Stand. Apart from the great (direct from the mastertape?) quality Stonesfans won't find anything new on Pete's set of mostly unreleased gems. By the way, Pete isn't even credited on Mahoney's for playing on this track (but on two others). So this is either a mistake or Pete put a song on his album on which he isn't even playing. The box is limited to 2000 copies. 4-CD-Box: Pete Townshend "Avatar" (1999 Eel Pie Recordings Productions Ltd.) |
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03/18/00 1998 saw the European release of Mick Taylor's A Stones' Throw with ten songs and an ugly cover. 1999 saw the release of a Japanese version with two bonus tracks and a beautiful cover shot and this year we get the third different release of this album, this time from the USA with a mediocre cover shot, the same 10 songs as on the European release, but two songs (Never Fall In Love Again + Lost In The Desert) in different (remixed) versions. Can't wait for 2001 when Australia will release it's own version... CD: Mick Taylor "A Stones' Throw" (Cannonball Records CBD 29113, -USA) |
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03/11/00 Another Japanese release came in: The re-release of the very useful compilation The Rolling Stones Works. It includes many of the compositions the Stones gave in the 60's to other artists and also some tracks with their involvement, like the famous Stu-Ball. All in all 18 tracks. This album was already released in 1989, here's the chance to get it when you missed it 10 years ago. CD: Various Artists "The Rolling Stones Works" (Deram POCD 1990, -Japan) |
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03/03/00 Everyone talks about the Sister Morphine release Could You Walk On Water?, a release with interesting mid-60's stereo takes. Many of you will remember that there was a VGP-release some years ago with (nearly) the same title which IMO is much more interesting for it's contents (never heard before 70's-outtakes) but the sound (speed problems) sucked. By coincidence VGP just released an upgrade of their Could You Walk On The Water? under the title Fast Talking in much better sound. Apart from the title track we get gems like You Should Have Seen Her Ass, an early Waiting On A Friend (with great falsetto singing) and a bunch of instrumentals in never heard quality (although still far from perfect). CD: The Rolling Stones "Fast Talking" (Vinyl Gang VGP-237). |
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02/24/00 A new compilation was released in Japan on the 2nd February which includes 16 tracks which are connected with the Rolling Stones in one way or another, either with former bands, as composers, producer, sessions guests, you name it. It includes 4 songs by Woody's first band The Birds, 5 songs of Mick Taylor with John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, 3 songs of Bobbie Miller produced by Bill Wyman, two Marianne Faithfull tracks and more. Some of the songs are rare (Bobbie Miller), some aren't (Mayall). This CD is worth-while but no must-have. CD: Various Artists "The Rolling Stones Connection" (Deram POCD-1558, Japan) |
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02/18/00 Of course, THIS book review is a must for me: Stoneware Publ. just released the second update of my own book about all known sessions, concerts, releases, TV and radio appearances of the Stones and solo in 1962 - 1975, similar to my website, but with some specials like very helpful indexes and more. The new edition has now 267 pages and should be helpful to all collectors of records, videos, tapes, etc. You can order this book by writing a snail mail letter to Stoneware Publishing, P.O.Box 13 03 07, D-20103 Hamburg, Germany or by e-mail. DM 35,- + postage. Book: Nico Zentgraf "The Rolling Stones Complete Works Vol. 1, 1962 - 1975 - Update 2000" (Stoneware Publishing, Hamburg) |
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02/18/00 Lots of Stones collectors also collect the work of The Faces. Just out in England is a new book about Rod Stewart, which, as most Rod-books do, concentrates on the years 1964-1976. As everyone knows Woody spent his time with Rod in two bands (Jeff Beck Group 1967 - 69 and The Faces 1969-75) before he joined the Stones and also played on all of Rod's soloalbums from 1969 - 1974. This means that the story in this book is partly also Woody's story, it also includes many photos with Woody. 144 pages, hardcover, 16.99 English pounds. Book: Lloyd Bradley "Rod Stewart - The Illustrated Biography" (Aurum Press Ltd., London), ISBN 1-85410-657-0. |
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02/11/00 Thanks to Felix I learned that between the flood of new John Mayall releases there's one double-CD which includes two minutes of new live material with Mick Taylor. It was recorded (or better filmed) in June 1969 on Mick's last tour with The Bluesbreakers, only one good week before he was presented to the media as the new Stones guitarist. The problem with the song in question (Parchman Farm) is that the quality sounds worse than on most circulating bootlegs and it isn't even complete (it's only the song's ending bit). Recommended for completists only! Double-CD: John Mayall "The Masters" (Eagle Records EDM CD 071, -U.K.) |
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02/05/00 Waka and Werner made me aware of a Best Of-CD from Billy Preston which was released in Japan-only in March 1998 and includes two live tracks recorded on the Stones 1973 European Tour, where Billy was the all night supporting act and had no other than Mick Taylor on lead guitar. This CD includes two songs which weren't on the official live album from 1974 (which has sadly not been re-released on CD until today): an alternate take of Let It Be and a longer version of That's The Way God Planned It (this was already released in a shorter version on the hard to find Best Of-album "The Best" in 1982, but also on vinyl-only). CD: Billy Preston "Digitally Remastered Best" (A&M Records POCM-1580, -Japan) |
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01/28/00 Think I have to buy a new shelf. The continous string of book releases doesn't seem to end. Just got a new book from the US 'The People In The News'-series. This series deals with throwaway biographies about people like Bill Gates, Steven Spielberg, Michael Jordan, etc. and now with The Rolling Stones. This hardcover book, simply titled "The Rolling Stones" has the whole career of the Stones covered on just 96 pages, covering nearly every important subject like Brian's death or Altamont on one or two lousy pages. Of course this book must be crap and it is! Book: Stuart A. Kallen "The Rolling Stones" (Lucent Books, San Diego) ISBN 1-56006-435-8 |
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01/21/00 Everyone talks about this book and my mailman just rang twice and brought me a parcel from amazon.com with the Classic Rock Albums-book about one of my (and probably everybody's) favourite Stones album Exile On Main St. Author John Perry narrates the story behind the album, interviewed among others Anita Pallenberg, goes through all the songs and collected some interesting contemporary reviews of the album. As with most books I had no time to read it yet, but it looks very interesting at first sight. Some more facts: paperback, 140 pages, $14,95, about twenty black & white pictures, among them some interesting shots from the 1972 US tour. Book: John Perry "Exile On Main St." (Schirmer Books, New York City). ISBN 0-02-865063-8. |
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01/14/00 The link between The Dirty Strangers and Keith 'n Ronnie is their old pal Prince Stash Klossowski who produced the Strangers first album in 1987 (and even produced two accompanying promofilms in Woody's house). The original album (called 'The Dirty Strangers') had KR on guitar on six tracks and Ronnie on three others.These 9 tracks were now re-released (on the 6th September) with the rest of the original first album and a second live bonus disc. Double-CD: The Dirty Strangers 'Diamonds' (Almaframe Alma CD8, -UK). |
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01/07/00 Out now for the first time on CD (as far as I know) is Ian Stewart's earliest sessionwork for another group, The Downliners Sect. He was brought in to the Sect through Andrew Oldham to play piano on One Ugly Child, a song which ended up on their debut album "The Sect" in 1964. This album has now been re-released (together with their second album) on CD. BTW Leader of The Downliners Sect was Don Craine who plays nowadays with Art Wood in The Quiet Melon (see entry for 06/01/99). CD: Downliners Sect "The Sect/The Rock Sect's In" (See For Miles Records SEECD 697) |
