Exiles, THANK YOU for posting this: this is EXACTLY the kind of thing I enjoy reading about as a Stones fan: especially the stuff about how they choose the songs to play for a tour. 1981 was the first time Mick felt comfortable enough to put the pre-JJF material into the main set so this tour’s pre-rehearsals at Longview Farm have always fascinated me. From this article it looks like Mick tried not only to resurrect “Play With Fire” and “Memory Motel” (just like the 1978 rehearsals) but also “Connection” and “Ruby Tuesday” at Longview as well
(Seems odd Keith wasn’t interested in playing the latter two!)