Does anyone know the orgin, when or where the song "Exile on Main Street" was recorded? I've heard a scratchy 1 minute recording on a bootleg a couple of times and the lyrics are comprised of titles from the album. As best I can remember it starts something like..."Exile on Main Street, strange street we walk down. Exile on Main Street, starnge street we walk down. Let it loose, let it come on down". I can't remember anything else. Can anyone add to this in any way, shape or form???

Wasn't it a promo Flexi disc that came attached to an issue of the NME?

Somebody correct me if I'm wrong...

It was given away with the April 29 1972 edition of the NME








"As we say in England, it can get a bit trainspottery"



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Recorded Sunset Sound Studios Los Angeles March 1972



ROCKMAN

And also with the Dutch Muziek Express in Holland....still don't know why I didn't buy that one

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And also with the Dutch Muziek Express in Holland....still don't know why I didn't buy that one

I never knew that!


"As we say in England, it can get a bit trainspottery"

Exile On Main Street Blues, no?

You're shure about M.Express/Holland? As far as I remember it's only been in the NME. (edit: at least it wasn't in the German edition of M.Express.)
I got it back in those days and I loved that medley.



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Exile On Main Street Blues, no?

Yes. I discovered it for the first time in that Black Box collection, and yet I KNOW I would have bought that issue of NME, and must have this somewhere. My long-term memory seems to be going the way of my short-term memory.

Complete lyrics taken as "Intro to Exile on Main Street' from a lyrics book I 'inherited' from my brother. No publishing notes are given, it has all songs from the beginning plus "including Goat's Head Soup".

Exile on Main Street, it's a strange street to walk down
now let it loose, now come on, let it all hang down
eh, round up those people, move them out of town
gimme Little drink from your lovin' cup
now shake your hip mama, keep me all shook up
feelin' so doggone happy like a natural child
oh help me do the boogie all down the line
come on Virginia, let's shoot some dice
my sweet black angel, shine a little light
Exile on main street, it's a low down dirty ground

....If my memory workin' okay ... think you can hear it in full playing under the credits of Stones In Exile DVD



ROCKMAN

Slightly different version.






"As we say in England, it can get a bit trainspottery"

These flexies come up on EBAY quite often.

Why was this not a bonus track on the deluxe edition?

...that's a good question....!!...???

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Rockman
....If my memory workin' okay ... think you can hear it in full playing under the credits of Stones In Exile DVD

Your memory is working fine, Rocky.


"As we say in England, it can get a bit trainspottery"

....what?...What ya talkin' about Deltics??



ROCKMAN

Can't remember!


"As we say in England, it can get a bit trainspottery"

...oh shit !!! ....where are we now???



ROCKMAN

it WAS a promo Flexi disc that came attached to April 29 1972 NME. I still have the mag AND flexi disc

Great Job, I would've loved to have bought this disc. Thanks for the Lyrics!!!

Cool, thanks a million!!!

Maybe they could of overdubbed it like all the other dreck on the bonus disc

there are currently two for sale on ebay.co.uk

just type in rolling stones flexi disc

Is it Jagger on piano? And I assume it's a Jagger/Richards composition yeah?

I first heard it on the bootleg @#$%& Blues in the early 80s and wondered why it didn't make the album cut maybe slipped in somewhere at the end of one of the four sides ala "Her majesty" on Abbey Road.