"Mercy Mercy" Don Convay, around '64 I think.In May. Perfect really.
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Have Mercy, an apex version from "Out Of Our Heads" Mick got a
lot from Don in every way imo. still it's perfect to me, aside from influence. Mick was loving this music to his credit. Recorded about a year later May '65 I think.
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From Wiki: (sometimes reliable)
"The Rolling Stones recorded their interpretation of "Mercy, Mercy" during their early American recording sessions, when they were beginning to emerge from their blues- and R&B-cover band roots.[7][22] The session took place at the Chess Records studio in Chicago on May 10 and 11, 1965 with engineer Ron Malo.[22] The group generally follows Covay's arrangement, but "really upped the guitar wattage, as heard in the memorable opening section of interwoven guitars and, more particularly, in the booming low fuzz guitar riffs that underpin the verses".[7] Mick Jagger's part shows him "gaining confidence as a soul-rock vocalist";[7] he "clearly modeled his vocal on Covay's original, which apparently had a lasting impact on the way Jagger subsequently used his voice".[9]
The song was not released as a single, however, it was used as the lead track on the Rolling Stones' Out of Our Heads American album. Released on July 30, 1965, it became their first number one album in the US. The album, released in the UK on September 24, 1965, reached number two in the UK and includes the song as the second track.[24]
The band was filmed performing the song with Brian Jones (!!) and during their first appearance with Mick Taylor in Hyde Park on July 5, 1969, which was later included on their Stones in the Park DVD."
Gosh I'd love to see the version with Brian!! Didn't know about that.
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Thanks for post Rockman, always insightful and encyclopedic and full of great info scanned and pasted you are a gem. Hope I haven't gone too far astray of the thread. It's related in it's way. When Don goes into that falsetto briefly, you totally believe all of it. I'm sure a lot of fans feel that way about ER, but imho it dosen't hold up. lol "Out of Our Heads" a better album by miles. for me. Mick has done it right and true but I get artifice out of the studio track.
And just for the hell of it. The version from Hyde Park '69. Fair to say classic. Keith is amazing; Bill seems in charge in a way. It's pretty great. It's like their best performance in the set some would say.
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