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A musical tribute to Brian Jones featuring autoharp and recorder.

Written and performed by Philip James Johnston.

That's wonderful Phil. When's the album coming out?

I know this is off topic, but is it true that Mick plays harp on Prodigal Son while Brian plays the second guitar and Dave Mason plays the harmonica on Dear Doctor?

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Thank you for the great info.

Hi His Majesty , Can you tell me if Brian is playing guitar on any of the jams from Their Satanic Majesty’s Outtakes and Sessions 2020video: [youtu.be]

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Brian most likely played harmonica on Dear Doctor. Due to some similarities with Dave Mason's harmonica playing on Traffic albums I asked Dave if it was him, he said "No.". Here's an isolation where the harmonica is more clear: [youtu.be]

I have no doubt Brian played harmonica on Dear Doctor. As the acoustic guitar is clearly Keith I wonder why Dave Mason claimed he plays on this track?

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Hi His Majesty , Can you tell me if Brian is playing guitar on any of the jams from Their Satanic Majesty’s Outtakes and Sessions 2020video: [youtu.be]

It is most likely that the only guitar playing by Brian on any currently available studio recording from 1967 is his acoustic guitar playing on early takes of The Lantern. Keith takes over on acoustic at around 15 minutes in:






Brian sounds like he's having an off day at this session. Can hear why he moved on from playing acoustic to organ and why the organ is mostly mixed out of the official release.

Thank you. On the Satanic Majesty'sRequests and Outakes , 2020,which is on Youtube, there is what sounds to me to be the instrumental jam which became She's Doing Her Thing. There are two guitars on it. So Keith must be playing both? Or is one Brian?

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How's your book coming along?

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300+ pages of mess. I haven't had the heart to go back to it. I'm in no hurry though as more info keeps appearing to change things etc.

A wise decision, HM. I don't know to what extend you are familiar with one of Brian's "misterious" cousins (he referred at times to uncle Lewis), but I'm sure there is some more we don't know there.

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The book is about the musical side, obviously there will be tie ins with other things which like in above November 1964 post.

I know about the approach of your upcoming book. But ... the guy I mention is/was a musician too and ..... as such had a connection with Brian way back in 1956/57.


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Wonderful stuff, His Majesty!

Best luck to your research! From the base of what you have shared and knowing your profoundless in the subject matter, I am sure it is going to be a helluva book. The one I think is very much needed re Brian Jones. Yeah, take your time, but remember that the evil of perfection is one son of b...h. So, no problem if you feel there there are some things you are not so sure about. Those and errors always will be present...

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Great stuff. I can't imagine Brian didn't play on What A Shame. It's such a Brian type song.

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What an impressive project! (I have not looked at it before, due to my lack of adequate equipment.)

So saddened to read "Sometimes the truth isn't what you want it to be".

I had not the slightest idea about any of this. So early! A deep thank also from me to be given the chance to know!

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When I started to listen the Stones during the early 80's, of their early recordings "It's All Over Now" especially made an impression to me. Still then I think it sounded sonically damn relevant and fresh by the standard of the day. And it was especially those strumming chords that sounded so ageless and distinctive. Another such was the riff of "The Last Time", and funnily initially I thought both of them played by Keith...

(And as this being a Brian Jones thread, I am waiting the guitar experts to tell how 'simple' those Brian contributions are, as like the greatness of Stones recordings generally supposed to based on technical excellence...)

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When I started to listen the Stones during the early 80's, of their early recordings "It's All Over Now" especially made an impression to me. Still then I think it sounded sonically damn relevant and fresh by the standard of the day. And it was especially those strumming chords that sounded so ageless and distinctive. Another such was the riff of "The Last Time", and funnily initially I thought both of them played by Keith...

(And as this being a Brian Jones thread, I am waiting the guitar experts to tell how 'simple' those Brian contributions are, as like the greatness of Stones recordings generally supposed to based on technical excellence...)

- Doxa

Both of those contributions are classic guitar tracks. The sound of that 12 string is ace!

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Wonderful stuff. I wonder if Brian had a strange relationship with guitar playing? He was a fantastic slide player, but I can't really point out a non-slide lead that he played on. There's his riff on This Could Be The Last Time, but that's not really a lead. Other great slide players, like Duane Allman, had no trouble playing regular leads. I wonder if it bothered Brian that Keith handled all the lead parts while Brian just chunked away on rhythm? Did Brian privately try to play straight leads and just couldn't do it? And with only a handful of songs requiring lead, did Brian lose interest? Or feel like a failure on guitar? Maybe only Keith could answer that.