THE ROLLING STONES

THE "BLACK ALBUM": RECOLLECTED & REMASTERED
Mixed and mastered from various sources



Download links for FLAC:

"Beautiful Delilah" ("Black Album" part one): [mega.nz]

"Rape Of The Vaults" ("Black Album", part two): [mega.nz]

"Gravestones" ("Black Album" part three): [mega.nz]

"X-tras" (art, edits, full-versions and 1 mp3): [mega.nz]

+

MP3's of complete "Black Album" with 'original' edits: [mega.nz]

TRACK LISTING, see below
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IT TOOK ME a few weeks but I gladly share my summer 'while-it-was-raining' project.
Elsewhere I already shared my special and sentimental memories concerning the classic
vinyl release of the "Black Album", also know as "The Black-box" (and what have you!).##
After that awesum vinyl-rip of Silkcut1978, I started a little research into the origin
of each individual track, most notably those of the first two discs. Then I searched for
the best versions of all those tracks and remastered them all individually to enhance the
sound quality (if possible), speed adjust (if necessary) and to match them volume-wise
with the other tracks to obtain a somewhat coherent collection.
Obviously the sound quality of all those tracks vary a lot between them, but I do believe
that all tracks are upgraded from the vinyl release with the exception of two or three.

These tracks are:
1)'It Should Be You', version 1 (in fact this track was nowhere else to be found other then
on the "Black Album" itself - all other availlable versions are versions 2 with different
harmonies and a more 'moderate' vocal - so I simply took Silkcut's 'declicked' version from
his vinyl-rip).
2)'Play With Fire' from the "Shinding!" TV-show. Perhaps the best version is on "Du Fond Du Coeur"
but I only had this as mp3 (320kbs). Therefore I used the Silkcut-rip once again - the quality
is in fact quite similar to the "Du Fond Du Coeur" (the mp3 is included in the "Xtras").
3) 'Ruby Tuesday' (instr.) best version is - I think - on "Record Mirror" Vol.1 but, again,
I only have this as mp3 (228kbs) so again I used Silkcut's version.

WHAT EXACTLY 'best versions' are is arbitrary. Especially for the "Rape Of The Vaults"
"Gravestones" ** part there is a lot room for discussion and other suggestions.
However, as I found this the least interesting disc (because all the outakes are indeed to be
found on many other releases), I just kinda went with what I got. Again, the basic idea was
to obtain a somewhat coherent collection that would represent that vintage "Black Album".

THE OTHER THING is that the "Black Album" has a lot of unique edits; basically, songs 'cut short'.
For the first two discs I inclueded those edits in a forth file called "Xtras (edits, full-tracks
and mp3's 1 mp3)". As I prefered the special edits on the "Rape Of The Vaults" "Gravestones"
discs (e.g. because full versions of 'Melody' and 'B&B Jam' are, in my opinion, better placed on
"Black & Blue Outtakes"), these 'full-tracks' (with the exception of B&B Jam) are also in the 'Xtras'.
The mp3's are only the mp3's that I didn't have as flac. This in case one wants to convert the
flacs to mp3 for personal use (and avoid unnecessary loss)


SPECIFIED TRACK LISTING & NOTES (origin)

"BEAUTIFUL DELILAH" (Black Album, Pt.1)
Mixed and mastered from various sources.

01-Memphis, Tennessee (BBC, Saturday Club, 23 September 1963)*
02-Roll Over Beethoven (BBC, Saturday Club, 23 September 1963)*
03-Down In The Bottom (BBC, Saturday Club, 25 May 1964)#
04-You Can Make It If You Try (BBC, Saturday Club, 25 May 1964)#
05-Route 66 (BBC, Saturday Club, 25 May 1964)#
06-Confessin' The Blues (BBC, Saturday Club, 25 May 1964)#
07-Down The Road Apiece (BBC, Saturday Club, 25 May 1964)#
08-High Heeled Sneakers (BBC, Saturday Club, 13 April 1964)^
09-Beautiful Delilah (BBC, Saturday Club, 13 April 1964)^+
10-Carol (BBC, Saturday Club, 13 April 1964)^++
11-I Just Want To Make Love To You (BBC, Saturday Club, 13 April 1964)^
12-Satisfaction (BBC, Yeh! Yeh! Show, 20th August 1965)^
13-The Spider And The Fly (BBC, Yeh! Yeh! Show, 20th August 1965)^+
14-Cry To Me (BBC, Saturday Club, 20th August 1965)^
15-Fanny Mae (BBC, Saturday Club, 20th August 1965)^
16-Walking The Dog (BBC, Saturday Club, 13 April 1964)^
17-Jumping Jack Flash VI (3:24) (Olympic Sound Studios, 27th April 1968 [promofilm 1-version])~+

* Taken from "Live in London 1963-65", Document Records DR 007
# Taken from "How Britain Got The Blues (Remastered Edition)", RMW 578 - Remasters Workshop
^ Taken from "Beat Beat Beat At The Beeb 1963-1965", Invasion Unlimited IU 9428-1/2
~ Taken from "Thru The Years - Stones Mini Black Box" (Mal Vie Records RS-MV1 5-PRO [silkcut "raw" vinyl-rip])
+ speed corrected
++ 'Carol': speed corrected and intro-riff copied from elsewhere in the track (announcer removed )

"RAPE OF THE VAULTS" (Black Album, Pt.2)
Mixed and mastered from various sources.

01-Ain't That Loving You Baby (Radio Luxembourg - 18 March 1964)*+
02-Mona (I Need You Baby) (BBC, Saturday Club, 3 February 1964)*
03-Don't Lie To Me (BBC, Saturday Club, 3 February 1964)*
04-If You Need Me (BBC, Top Gear, 17 July 1964)*
05-Oh Baby, We've Got A Good Thing Goin' (BBC, Saturday Club, 20 August 1965)*
06-It's All Over Now (BBC, Joe Loss Radio Show, 17 July 1964)*+
07-Little Red Rooster (Ed Sullivan TV Show, 2 May 1965)#
08-The Last Time (Ed Sullivan TV Show, 2 May 1965)#
09-It Should Be You (Version 2, Regent Sound, Nov 1963)^
10-Play With Fire ('Shindig!', Los Angeles, 20 May 1965)~
11-Everybody Needs Somebody To Love (Ed Sullivan TV Show, 2 May 1965 )#
12-You'd Better Move On (BBC, Saturday Club, 3 February 1964)*
13-Bye Bye Johnny (BBC, Saturday Club, 3 February 1964)@
14-Beautiful Delilah (BBC, Saturday Club, 3 August 1964)~
15-Hey Crawdaddy (L'Olympia, Paris, 18 April 1965)$

* Taken from "Beat Beat Beat At The Beeb 1963-1965", Invasion Unlimited IU 9428-1/2
# Taken from "Conquer America" (The Swingin' Pig, TSP-CD-007)
^ Taken from "The Rolling Stones Songbook", Musik für alle, MFA-61 digipack RS-2
~ Taken from "The Black Album", CVBS 016 ("Silkcut1978" vinyl rip - declicked)
@ Taken from "How Britain Got The Blues", Bad Wizard BW 6134
$ Taken from "Reelin' And Rockin", Vinyl Gang Product VGP 274
+ speed corrected

"GRAVESTONES" (Black Album, Pt.3)
Mixed and mastered from various sources.

01-All Down The Line (version I, Los Angeles 1969)*
02-Melody (Rotterdam, 1975)#
03-C*cksucker Blues (England, 1970)^
04-Brown Sugar (feat. Eric Clapton, London 1970)u+
05-Black And Blue Jam (1975)#
06-Too Many Cooks (version II, 1973)~
07-Exile On Main Street Blues (Flexi-disc promo, 1972)u
08-Silver Train (London, 1970)@+
09-Parachute Woman (Rock And Roll Circus rehearsals, London 1968)$+
10-You Can't Always Get What You Want (Rock And Roll Circus rehearsals, London 1968)$+
11-Cherry Oh Baby (Musicland, 1974)#
12-Ruby Tuesday (London, 1966)%
13-Sure The One You Need (June 6th, 1975, Kansas City, MO)&

* Taken from "Unsearchable Stars", The Swingin' Pig TSP 002
# Taken from "Musicland Melodies", Dog n Cat Records DAC-088
^ Taken from "Ultra Rare Trax", Vol. 5, The Genuine Pig Records TGP-CD-105
~ Taken from "Megatrax", Vol. 2, Chapter One CO 25154
@ Taken from "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll - Outtakes", Invasion Unlimited IU9536-1+
$ Taken from "Rock'N'Roll Circus", Chapter One CO 25123
% Taken from "Unsurpassed Masters", Vol. 2 [Unknown matrix nr.]
& Taken from "Sure The One You Need", Vinyl Gang Product VGP 123

u Unknown origin (possibly mp3 sourced)
+ speed corrected

"X-TRAS"
01-Melody (full)*
02-C*cksucker Blues (full)#
03-If You Need Me (BA-edit)^
04-Oh Baby, We Got A Got Thing Goin' (BA-edit)^
05-It's All Over Now (BA-edit)^+
06-Exile On Main Street Blues (mp3)u
07-Little Red Rooster (BA-edit)~
08-The Last Time (BA-edit)~
09-It Should Be You (George Bean)(=BA-edit)d
10-Play With Fire (BA-edit)@
11-Cherry Oh Baby (full)*
12-Everybody Needs Somebody To Love (BA-edit)~
13-Ruby Tuesday (BA-edit)@
14-You'd Better Move On (BA-edit)^
15-Bye Bye Johnny (BA-edit)$

* Taken from "Musicland Melodies", Dog n Cat Records DAC-088
# Taken from "Ultra Rare Trax", Vol. 5, The Genuine Pig Records TGP-CD-105
^ Taken from "Beat Beat Beat At The Beeb 1963-1965", Invasion Unlimited IU 9428-1/2
~ Taken from "Conquer America" (The Swingin' Pig, TSP-CD-007)
d Courtesey of Deltics (IORR)
@ Taken from "The Black Album", CVBS 016 ("Silkcut1978" vinyl rip - declicked)
$ Taken from "How Britain Got The Blues", Bad Wizard BW 6134

u Unknown origin (Promo Flexi disc) - different from flac version (Track 3.07)
+ speed corrected


**[EDIT 2018]: SOME CONFUSION as to what would be considered the content of "Rape Of The Vaults",
and "Gravestones" from my part. The bootleg "Gravestones & Rape Of The Vaults" (Rolling Stones
Vinyl Product [R.S.V.P. 002 & 003]) suggests that the part that starts with 'Ain't That Loving You
Baby" is "Gravestones" and so "Rape Of The Vaults" would include 'All Down The Line. This' was at
least my assumption back in 2011, as dbboots has no individual track listings given for the
indivudal boots respectively.
HOWEVER, as was outlined by IORR members midnrambler, Eric_Snow and werther2003, my assumption
proved to be incorrect: the titles should be just the other way round - as per, Dieter Hoffmann
"Das Rolling Stones Schwarzbuch" (1st Edition 1987). This is corrected now.

OBVIOUSLY NOW IN 2018, most, if not all of these "recollected & remastered" versions have become
obsolete in terms of quality, but the representation of that legendary "Black Album" with all its
funny edits is still dear to me. I have included a full rundown of mp3's as to represent that
vintage track list.

Hope you will enjoy this remastered 'recollection' of "Black Album" tracks and the little research I have done.
Happy to 'roll' with the Stones - and thanks to vancouver, Greg and Thomas for their contributions!
Special thanks to Nico Zentgraf's "Complete Works", and Martin Elliot's "Complete Recording Sessions 1962-2002".

Cheers!

LGJ aka rubycatgirl
September 2011 (info file update August 2018)



##Bootleg comments from dbboots.com:

BLACK ALBUM - Released: 1978. Origin: Italy.
MATRIX: SS 7 -A / B / C /D / E /F (Pressed in Blue, Green and Red Vinyl). Trippel Album Box same
as "THE BLACK BOX" . Including "BEAUTIFUL DELILAH", "RAPE OF THE VAULTS" and "GRAVESTONES".

'...I said we...we are heaven bound...'



Edited 19 time(s). Last edit at 2018-09-01 10:40 by rubycatgirl.

Many thanks, I already thought of doing this too myself.

... and if possible, I will add a fifth file to complete the several BBC radioshows...

'...I said we...we are heaven bound...'

Here are some Black Box 'extra's' for all to enjoy:
[www.megaupload.com]

The file contains:

It Should Be You 1 (as found on the Invasion Unlimited release 'Songbook', which probably lifted the track from the Black Box vinyl)
It Should Be You by George Bean (from a lossy youtube source, it uses the same backing track as It Should Be You 1)
Ruby Tuesday (my remaster from the Black Box (raw), great soundquality!)
Play With Fire (from Radio & TV sessions box, it's far from perfect but at least the intro is intact)

Special thanks to Silkcut, for providing the vinyl rip of The Black Box! Check out his great Classic Vinyl Bootlegs thread here:

[www.iorr.org]



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2011-09-01 18:52 by Britney.

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Britney
Here are some Black Box 'extra's' for all to enjoy:
[www.megaupload.com]

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Cool! Thanks

[www.sendspace.com]



15 - Ruby Tuesday (backing track) with count in.flac

from unsurpassed masters vol 2

"It Should Be You" on the Black Box / Rape Of The Vault is the version by George Bean. The Stones version wasn't available until a few years ago!



And BTW: Gravestones and Rape are mixed up. Rape is the one with the BBC tracks and Gravestones the one which ends with Sure The One You Need! Just because the double LP is called Gravestones & Rape Of The Vault does not mean that Gravestones comes first!



Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 2011-09-10 20:00 by midnrambler.

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midnrambler
"It Should Be You" on the Black Box / Rape Of The Vault is the version by George Bean. The Stones version wasn't available until a few yeast ago!

Very interesting on 'It Should Be You' 1. I had my doubts if it really was Mick singing but I didn't dare to make that call!
The 'youtube' version from Britney confirms this (the 'Black Album' version runs at a different speed).

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midnrambler

...Just because the double LP is called Gravestones & Rape Of The Vault does not mean that Gravestones comes first!

But this exactly what one would expect; it's just common sense to suppose that 'Gravestones is denoting the first and ROTV the second.
Why should we read it differently? I'm not saying it isn't so but I want to know why. Is it printed somewhere on the Gravestones & Rape
Of The Vault LP's? That would be a good proof! I know that Rollingstones.net says it is like you said - but what is their source?
Hope that someone has a good answer why Gravestones & Rape Of The Vault is denoting - counter common sense - the second LP first.

Edit: not why, but rather what is correct and why...

'...I said we...we are heaven bound...'



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2011-09-01 21:46 by rubycatgirl.

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rubycatgirl
Why should we read it differently? I'm not saying it isn't so but I want to know why.

Maybe there's no info about it on the box, I don't know about that, but midnrambler is correct. These LPs have been released as single LPs as well....I only have the "Rape Of The Vaults" one; and the tracklisting matches what you refer to as "Gravestones" in your upload

THanks for your work; I'll download this



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2011-09-01 22:04 by Erik_Snow.

i guess that part is from stones story bbc 1973 ,presented by alexis corner..

George Bean part

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vancouver
i guess that part is from stones story bbc 1973 ,presented by alexis corner..

That could very well be the case. It's appearance in that programme is aproximately the same length.

It Should Be You by George Bean (FLAC):

[www.megaupload.com]


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

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Deltics
It Should Be You by George Bean (FLAC):

[www.megaupload.com]

I already uploadad it above!

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Erik_Snow

Maybe there's no info about it on the box, I don't know about that, but midnrambler is correct. These LPs have been released as single LPs as well....I only have the "Rape Of The Vaults" one; and the tracklisting matches what you refer to as "Gravestones" in your upload

Thanks for solving this mystery for me!



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2011-09-02 00:22 by rubycatgirl.

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midnrambler

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Deltics
It Should Be You by George Bean (FLAC):

[www.megaupload.com]

I already uploadad it above!

So did I. It's the biggest George Bean revival ever.

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Britney

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midnrambler

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Deltics
It Should Be You by George Bean (FLAC):

I already uploadad it above!

So did I. It's the biggest George Bean revival ever.

LOL!

Think I'll stick with the Stones version as far as listning is concerned but for a true 'recollection' of the BA/B-box, I guess I have to make a new edit of the track

Thanks for all the uploads, I will check them out tomorrow.

'...I said we...we are heaven bound...'



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2012-01-21 18:05 by rubycatgirl.

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vancouver
[www.sendspace.com]



15 - Ruby Tuesday (backing track) with count in.flac

from unsurpassed masters vol 2

Please note that the sound of the Black Box version is different (to my ears even superior despite some minimal surface noise). The cello actually sounds like a cello.

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rubycatgirl

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Britney

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midnrambler

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Deltics
It Should Be You by George Bean (FLAC):

[www.megaupload.com]

I already uploadad it above!

So did I. It's the biggest George Bean revival ever.

LOL!

Think I'll stick with the Stones version as far as listning is concerned but for a true 'recollection' of the BA/B-box, I guess I have to make a new edit of the track

Thanks for all the uploads, I will check them out tomorrow.

Sorry guys, I must have missed them!
To carry on the George Bean revival, who's ever seen a picture of him?:

From the film "Privilege" starring Paul Jones.


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

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Deltics

Sorry guys, I must have missed them!
To carry on the George Bean revival, who's ever seen a picture of him?:

From the film "Privilege" starring Paul Jones.

Well my source was lossy so the real George Bean fanatics will be thrilled with the lossless version posted by you and midnrambler. And now we even have his picture.

thanks for all this research and uploading.

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Erik_Snow

... These LPs have been released as single LPs as well....I only have the "Rape Of The Vaults" one ...

Here some infos about the vinyl releases of "Beautiful Delilah" & "Gravestones & Rape Of The Vaults" for those who are interested in details.
All infos from : Dieter Hoffmann "Das Rolling Stones Schwarzbuch" (1st Edition 1987)


Beautiful Delilah


1st release

Trade Mark of Quality (TMoQ)
Matrix: RS 507-A / RS 507-B
Released July 1973

Black label with silver letters.
Bright yellow sleeve, titel stamped in big blue letters on front.

Black vinyl


2nd release

TMQ Smoking Pig
Matrix: 1835 A RS-A / 1835 A RS-B
Released April 1975

Bright yellow sleeve with small yellow/black insert of Mick on a blanket.

Black vinyl


3rd release

Trade Mark of Quality S-302
Matrix: 1835 A RS-A / 1835 A RS-B
Released ?

White sleeve with samll blue/black insert of Mick on a blanket.
(Small differents to the insert 2nd release)

Black vinyl


4th release

1835 Monkey
Matrix: 1835 A RS-A / 1835 A RS-B
Released ?

No label
White sleeve with green insert with different small early group photos.
"Colector's Edition Colored Vinyl" stamped on sleeve.

Red vinyl


5th release

1835 Monkey / Ruthless Rhymes
Matrix: 1835 A RS-A / 1835 A RS-B
Released ?

White sleeve with yellow insert with different small early group photos.

Black vinyl


6th release

?
Matrix: 4011-I/II X
Released ?

Blank-white labels
White sleeve with small insert of Mick & Keith.

Black vinyl


7th release

Disk one of "The Black Box"
Rolling Stones Vinyl Product (R.S.V.P.) / Duck Records

Matrix: 1835 A RS-A / 1835 A RS-B



Gravestones & Rape Of The Vaults


1st release (Double LP)

Cover info: R.S.V.P. 002 & 003
Label info: Dragonfly Records
Matrix: RSVP 002 A / RSVP 002 B (Gravestones)
RSVP 003 A/B (Rape Of The Vaults)
Released ?

Cover: White sleeve with blue/black insert of Brian at Monterey

Black vinyl



2nd release (?)

Disk two & three of "The Black Box"

Rolling Stones Vinyl Product (R.S.V.P.) / Duck Records

Matrix: RSVP 002 A / RSVP 002 B (Gravestones)
RSVP 003 A/B (Rape Of The Vaults)



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2011-09-09 14:31 by werther2003.

Many thanks for the excellent research and remastering and all the hard work you poured into this project. It sounds fantastic and it's great to have the lineage for each track.

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Laughingsam
Many thanks for the excellent research and remastering and all the hard work you poured into this project. It sounds fantastic and it's great to have the lineage for each track.

Thanks Sam, seems already a long time ago (I'm so doing other things) but it was fun to do!
Perhaps a future project might be to re-collect all the old radio and tv-shows.

Cheers,
RCG

'...I said we...we are heaven bound...'

After all these years I've updated the info in the first post and re-upped the links.

Obviously most, if not all of these "recollected & remastered" versions have now become obsolete
in terms of quality, but the representation of that legendary "Black Album" with all its funny edits
is still dear to me. I have included a full rundown of mp3's as to represent that vintage track list.

Download mp3's here: [mega.nz], or from the updated first post (flacs are there too).

Thanks to everyone for the corrections back in 2011!

'...I said we...we are heaven bound...'



Edited 4 time(s). Last edit at 2018-08-31 11:27 by rubycatgirl.

Thanks for the re-upped the links and the updated info rubycatgirl!

Many thanks

Thanks.

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vancouver
[www.sendspace.com]



15 - Ruby Tuesday (backing track) with count in.flac

from unsurpassed masters vol 2

Dead link. Thanks