The Rolling Stones: Undercover Complete Recording Sessions (Sweet Black Angels)

The Rolling Stones

Undercover Complete Recording Sessions


Label:

Sweet Black Angels

Catalog number:SBA-017
Source:Studio recording
Packaging:Double Jewel Case
Limited edition:50 items
Format:5xCD + DVD
Release date:13th March 2017
Edition:First / Second

CD1
1. High School Girl6:02
2. She Was Hot(I)5:13
3. Can't Find Love(I)0:30

4. Still In Love(III)2:11
5. Instrumental Reggae1:58
6. Munich Hilton(V)5:31
7. I Love You Too Much(V)3:29
8. Still In Love(IV)7:28
9. Still In Love(V)5:26
10. I Think I'm Going Mad(IV)14:16
11. Golden Caddy(III)9:06
12. Golden Caddy(IV)9:13
Total duration: 70:23


CD3
1. Blues Jam6:01
2. Blues Jam4:22
3. The Stumble / Hide Away5:21
4. Cook Cook Blues(I)5:31
5. Looking For Trouble3:03
6. Heartbeat0:30
7. Crazy Arms1:23
8. Christine0:30
9. Tried To Talk Her Into It3:41
10. Can't Find Love(II)0:41
11. Can't Find Love(III)1:04
12. In Your Hand0:30
13. Keep It Cool(I)21:00
14. Keep It Cool(II)9:39
Total duration: 63:16


CD5
1. She Was Hot(III)4:48
2. She Was Hot(III, complete and not speed corrected)4:54
3. She Was Hot(VI)6:56
4. She Was Hot(VII)6:55
5. Too Much Blood(V)6:04
6. Too Much Blood(V, complete and not speed corrected)6:56
7. Wanna Hold You(VI)3:14
8. I Think I'm Going Mad(V)4:21
9. Undercover Of The Night(X)6:23
10. Feel On Baby(II)6:28

11. Too Much Blood(VI)8:44
12. Too Much Blood(VII)4:00
13. Too Much Blood(VIII)8:00
Total duration: 77:43

Bonus-DVDR1
1. Undercover Of The Night(promo 1)4:52
2. Undercover Of The Night(promo 2)4:26
3. She Was Hot4:54
4. Too Much Blood6:56
Total duration: 21:08


Original liner notes from Undercover Complete Recording Sessions:
This album is the first attempt ever of presenting the COMPLETE recording sessions of the Uncercover. Each song has been remastered, runs at the right speed and it's in the right key, uses the best and more complete sources available (we checked them all: ABC Records, Outsider Bird Records, Rabbit Records, VGP, Rogue, Gemstones, RMP, DAC, JEMS, the bkeys samples, etc.) and also some never before released masters with upgraded sources and even a never before released demo of She Was Hot I!

For the hardcore collectors we have used Nico Zentgraf's nomenclature (a Latin number after the name of each song, in case than more than one version exists) as of March 2017.

Mid-October - 7th November 1982
Unidentified 8-track basement demo studio, Paris, France
As Mick Jagger explains: When we started off writing [Undercover], Keith and I got in a bit early and we rented an 8-track demo studio here in Paris. And I said "Well, have you got some, Keith?" and we took turns at playing the drums and - well, we played guitar and we got to know the material each of us had written in the past few months, you know. So when we actually got the band into the studio, we had sort of a hard-core bunch of songs, which is ACTUALLY most of the songs on the album. Mick also added in another interview: This time I decided that I wasn't going to rely on studio composing. So before recording Undercover, Keith and I went into a little studio with 4 or 5 songs I'd done and some he'd worked up, and we played them to each other and he suggested tempos and various adjustments. After a week we had 6 or 7 things to start with. I hate having to go in and teach the whole band in the studio. I'd much rather do it in rehearsal time.

For the last part of this intimate recording sessions Charlie Watts joins them, and the demo recording / songwriting exploration of High School Girl might feature him on drums, with only Mick Jagger singing and playing guitar, but unfortunately kinda goes nowhere. The demo of She Was Hot I has never before seen the light of day, it starts directly with the main chord progression and features both Jagger and Richards on guitar, it has a slower tempo and country feeling -seems a little bit more of a ballad than the rocker which it will latter become- and also a different set of lyrics, Richards sings background vocals and clearly enjoys the song so much that he improvises some lines before the song ends! From the never properly finished Can’t Find Love I we have this great demo with Jagger playing electric piano -might be him, might be not-, with two guitars and again some background vocals by Richards.

Some of the unverified demos from this session might include Cooking Up I (also known as What I Am Sayin' Is True), Gotta Know You I, and Wanna Hold You I (Keith claims I still have the original tape with Mick playing drums and it's actually quite good).

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