STONES COLLECTOR'S CORNER/NEWS
07/31/10:

A new biography about Brian Jones was just released in Spain: Softcover, 212 pages (incl. 30 pages of black & white photos). Available here.

Book by Mariano Muniesa "Brian Jones - El Stone Maldito" (Quaretena Ediciones, Spain. ISBN 849378801-5).

07/26/10:

Before Mick Taylor went on tour with Stephen Dale Petit in 2009 they first went into the studio and recorded for SDP's upcoming studio album. Today the album in question was released and MT plays guitar on the track Slide. (You can also hear Ronnie Wood's voice on the start of the song 3 Gunslingers). Available here.

CD by Stephen Dale Petit "The Crave" (333 Records).

07/19/10:

Today sees the UK-release of Sheryl Crow's new studio album. Keith Richards guests on guitar on the reggae-flavored song Eye To Eye. US-release will be tomorrow (July 20). Available here.

CD by Sheryl Crow "100 Miles From Memphis" (Polydor).

07/11/10:

The story of The Rolling Stones as comic, on 256 (!) pages and in French. Similar comic-books from the same publisher are also available about The Beatles, Nirvana, Bob Marley and Elvis. Available here.

(Comic-)Book by Céka, Serge Carpentier & Collectif "The Rolling Stones - En Bandes Dessinées" (Petit A Petit Editions, -France. ISBN 978-2-84949-200-0).

07/04/10:

These unauthorised two DVD's include no collectable news apart from comments by talking heads, connecting lots of well-known stills and clips from the 60's (e.g. Hyde Park, Ed Sullivan, Arthur Haynes, R'n'R Circus, TAMI Show, etc.). For completists only. Available here.

2 DVD's "The Rolling Stones - The Brian Jones Era" (Anvil Media Ltd. ANV3278).

06/27/10:

This privately published book presents short bios of all musicians involved with the Stones (as well as the Stones themselves) and discographies with solowork and collaborations. Each musician will be portrayed on about 3 pages (incl. Lisa Fischer, Wayne Perkins, Billy Preston, Tony Chapman etc.). 158 pages, no pictures, paperback. Available here.

Book "The Rolling Stones Members" (Books LLC. ISBN:978-1-155-58973-2).

06/20/10:

Already available on DVD is Stephen Kijak's making-of-Exile-documentary. There's some nice unseen footage in it, like a great short blues jam of KR and MJ doing Chuck Berry's 'Run Around' or super 8 private footage, most probably provided from the Stones themselves (60 min.). The bonus footage includes some more one-liners by the interviewees (incl. RW, who is not in the docu) and extended footage of the entertaining studio visits by MJ & CW. (80 min.) Available here.

DVD by The Rolling Stones "Stones In Exile" (Eagle Vison EREDV786GV).

06/13/10:

Ex-Rolling Stones-producer Chris Kimsey produced the debut-album of Saint Jude and Ronnie Wood guests on the track Garden Of Eden on slide guitar. The album is finally available via i-tunes. Available here.

Download-album by Saint Jude "Diary Of A Soul Fiend" (Saint Jude Records).

06/06/10:

Ronnie Wood guested for the Stereophonics live in London in February 2008, playing guitar on the Beatles-gem Don't Let Me Down. A professional film of this performance can be found on this Best Of Stereophonics-DVD. Available here.

DVD by Stereophonics "Decade In The Sun" (V2 Music 1783762).

05/29/10:

The brandnew album of German blues singer/songwriter Crazy Chris Kramer includes two more tracks from his sessions with Mick Taylor on guitar. Available here.

CD by Crazy Chris Kramer "Chicago Blues" (Sony BM10c404, -Germany).

05/23/10:

Julian Dawson's biography about keyboard-player par excellence Nicky Hopkins was just released in Germany in german language. Non german-speaking fans should wait for the UK and US versions in September/March. 400 pages, hardcover, ca. 60 photos. Available here.

Book by Julian Dawson "Nicky Hopkins: Eine Rock-Legende" (Edition Elke Heidenreich bei C. Bertelsmann, Germany. ISBN 978-3-570-58001-1).

05/14/10:

Today is the first official release date of the newly remastered Exile On Main St. with ten previously unreleased bonus tracks (leftovers and alternates from the sessions that led to Exile On main St.) on a second disc. A must have. Available here.

2 CD's by The Rolling Stones "Exile On Main St." (Universal 273 429-5).

05/09/10:

Ronnie Wood did two BBC radio sessions as bassplayer for Arthur Brown in 1967 and 1968. A part of the show from 1968 was just released as bonus for Brown's re-released debut album. Available here.

CD by The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown "The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown" (Esoteric ECLEC22178).

05/03/10:

UK customers can exclusively download a fantastic alternate take of All Down The Line from amazon.co.uk. This week it's even free of charge. Get it while you can! Available here.

Download-track by The Rolling Stones "All Down The Line (alternate take)" (Universal Music/Polydor).

05/02/10:

Something new for the collectors of coversversions: This new release includes 15 tracks, among them 13 Jagger/Richards-songs. Most of them seem to be recorded especially for this compilation. Click on the front cover to see the tracklisting and artists. Available here.

CD by Various Artists "Top Musicians Play The Rolling Stones" (San Juan Music/United Audio Entertainment PFB95232).

04/25/10:

This rare promo-CD includes two versions of Plundered My Soul: the single/album-version and a special Radio Mix.

Promotional CD-single by The Rolling Stones "Plundered My Soul (Radio Mix)/Plundered My Soul (LP-version)" (Universal Music CATR-05230-2).

04/16/10:

A limited edition 7" good-old-fashioned vinyl single with one of the archive tracks of the upcoming Exile-remaster was released today. Plundered My Soul is a weird mishmash of early 70's backing track and 2009 overdubs. MJ's mature voice is a little bit irritating at first, but if you get used to it, it's a nice "new" song. It's B-side All Down The Line is the normal Exile-version, no new take or the alternate version which was the flipside to Happy in 1972. The single will most probably be sold out when you read this. Download available here.

7" and download-single by The Rolling Stones "Plundered My Soul/All Down The Line" (Universal Music 14162-21).

04/11/10:

The blu-ray version of this concert film includes the one track with Mick Taylor (California) which was omitted from the DVD-release in 2003 due to space reasons. Available here.

Blu-ray by John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers "70th Birthday Concert" (Eagle Rock Entertainment/Eagle Vision ERBRD5032).


04/04/10:

Nico, Johannes and Kevin wish you all a Happy Easter!
We'll be back with more weekly collector's news on April 11.
03/29/10:

This is already the second CD-re-release of Chris Farlowe's album, which Mick Jagger produced in 1966. It has the same 11 bonus tracks (single A- & B-sides and one alternate take) as their first re-release of 1992. Nothing new. Available here.

CD by Chris Farlowe "The Art Of Chris Farlowe" (Repertoire Records 5133).

03/23/10:

Today sees the release of the DVD with the complete TAMI Show (recorded in Santa Monica in October 1964). The Stones play a fantastic live set of five songs (and also participate in the closing jam). Other notable artists on this movie are James Brown and Chuck Berry. Available here.

DVD by Various Artists "The T.A.M.I. Show Collector's Edition" (Shout! Factory SF11742, -US).

03/14/10:

Check your news stalls for the current issue of UK's Uncut magazine. It has Keith Richards on cover, a 12-pages article about Exile On Main St. inside and comes with a free CD (with the Stones on cover) including "16 tracks in the spirit of The Rolling Stones". CD-cover and contents here.

Magazine & CD "Uncut" (Magazine: issue April 2010, CD: UNCUT201004).

03/07/10:

Mick Taylor's live-recordings (and interviews) from Leverkusen, Germany 1997 were formerly only available on a promotional CD. Now it is officially available (with new coverartwork) as download album. Available here.

Download album by Mick Taylor "Live In Leverkusen" (Sensible Records).

02/28/10:

Ian Stewart did a boogie woogie session with Bob Hall and George Green (and Jack Bruce on bass) in Germany in May 1981. An album with STU on four tracks was released in 1982. Now there's a CD-re-release with a lot of bonus tracks (leftovers and alternate versions) and STU plays piano on five more of them. Available here.

CD by Various Artists "Blues & Boogie Explosion" (Jeton Records JET 60007).

02/21/10:

Sasha Gracanin re-released his 1995 album with Mick Taylor on i-tunes and added two interesting bonus tracks: the rare Someday (previously only available as bonus track on the Japanese edition of the album) and the previously unavailable Just Another Girl. Available here.

Download-album by Sasha Gracanin & Mick Taylor "Shadow Man" (Sasha Gracanin Music).

02/14/10:

EarBooks released a 4 CD-box accompanied with a 120-pages book with ten interviews, done by famous rock journo Roy Carr. Among them interviews with Mick Jagger (25 min.) and Keith Richards (24 min.). Available here.

4 CD's plus book by Roy Carr "Talk On The Wild Side" (EarBooks, ISBN: 978-3940004291).

02/07/10:

Time Life has also released a great 9 DVD-boxset with more than two hours worth of Stones-related inductions and performances from the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame-ceremonies 1986 - 2009. We see MJ, KR, RW, MT jamming with many all star bands, nearly all inductions they did and some backstage and rehearsal-footage, most of it unseen to date. Recommended. Available here (but US-only).

9 DVD's "Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Museum Live" (Time Life 24629X, -US).

01/31/10:

Something for the completists. A "40th Anniversary"-edition brought it to light: The "Ian Stuart" working as sound engineer on one track on Procol Harum's successful 1969-album A Salty Dog is in fact Rolling Stones piano-player Ian Stewart. (The song Juicy John Pink was recorded at the Stones' rehearsal space in Bermondsey.) Available here.

CD by Procol Harum "A Salty Dog" (Union Square Music Ltd. SALVOCD 020).

01/24/10:

Wienerworld raided the archives of ITN and unearthed many interesting interviews and features on the Stones from 1964 - 2007. You won't get any music of the Stones on this DVD, but lots of (as the title promises correctly) rare and unseen footage, all in good picture quality. 64 min. Nice collection. Available here.

DVD "The Rolling Stones Rare And Unseen" (Wienerworld Ltd. WNRD 2480).

01/17/10:

Charlie Watts does some touring with Axel Zwingenberger, Ben Waters and Dave Green as The ABC & D Of Boogie Woogie. On their current (short) European Tour they sell a studio-CD with 19 boogie woogie-tracks at the gigs (although Ben Waters is for whatever reasons absent on this recording). Hopefully this album will also be in the shops soon. Available here (from March 12 onwards).

CD by Axel Zwingenberger, Dave Green, Charlie Watts "The Magic Of Boogie Woogie" (Vagabond VRCD 8.10035).

01/10/10:

This nice new book covers The Stones' activities in Spain: their Spanish concerts 1976 - 2007, their Spanish releases and history. 260 pages, hardcover, many colour photos, 40 Euros, in Spanish. Available here.

Book by Mariano Muniesa "Los Rolling Stones En Espana" (Quarentena Ediciones, Spain. ISBN: 978-84-936707-8-8).

01/04/10:

Author Williams was friends with Jimmy Page, Brian Jones, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards before they went famous. Although this book concentrates on Page, its highlight is his eyewitness-account on all these young musicians driving to the first American Blues Festival in England in 1962. 128 pages, softcover, some b&w photos. Available here.

Book by David Williams "First Time We Met The Blues" (Music Mentor Books, England. ISBN 978-0-954-70681-4).