SOME GIRLS sessions

Presentation, objectives and thanks:
After “Undercover” and “Tattoo You” here you’ll find the “Some Girls”-sessions.
The original idea was to collect all circulating versions of the tracks used for “Some Girls”, the sessions from this era (10th October 1977 to 2nd March 1978) and I also added the alternate versions of the tracks used on the “Some Girls” deluxe version release.
As for the previous project I did two versions: one with the untouched tracks and another one with my DIY... always with the idea in mind that you can keep only what you prefer. For this compilation I left out all the versions that were used for official releases.

I decided to post this project in volumes of two CDs: the first CD of each volume containing the untouched versions and the second CD my DIY.

I used Nico Zentgraf's Rolling Stones Complete Works Database a lot: [www.nzentgraf.de] which I tried to respect its chronology and the order for the proposed versions. It was not always easy to spot the different versions; the result is not perfect and surely may be criticized. It's possible that I made (I certainly did!) mistakes... I thank you in advance for helping me to find and correct them. Don’t forget that all this is done for pleasure and passion...
I also used the Rolling Stones Bootleg Database: [www.dbboots.com]
I thank them warmly and also my partners in crime Enrique, Jaap and nzb, for their advice and revisions!
Posted by StonyRoad in 2020 on IORR: [iorr.org]


Notes:
- « ACT » refers to the Art Collins tapes.
- When I just write " reworked » it means it’s duplicated and the difference is minor.
- Concerning the speed : I only checked and corrected the speed for the tracks existing as official (parts I & II of this collection). Of course it’s possible that the speed of the recordings was changed in the post production !
- Infos about the sessions: except for « Tallahassee Lassie » and « We Had It All »
Dates : 10th October to 29th November and 6th to15th December 1977 then 05th to 29th January & early February to 2nd March 1978.
Studios : Boulogne Billancourt (near Paris), France, Pathé Marconi Studios.
Producers: The Glimmer Twins.
Sound engineer: Chris Kimsey (and Dave Jordan for Before They Make Me Run).
Additional musicians: Ian McLagan (piano on Miss You) Sugar Blue [James Whiting] (harm)/Mel Collins (sax)/1 Moroccan [=Hassan], 1 Jew (=Simon Kirke?), 1 WASP (perc)/Simon
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SOME GIRLS sessions (FP 078)

PART I: The sessions for the tracks of the original album

Volume 2:

04 – SOME GIRLS
12a - Some Girls #1a (5’34) (King Kong Production KKP 02) - primitive version
12b - Some Girls #1a (5’12) (reworked) accecelerated by 7%, equalized & duplicated, gap removed in the intro and a 1 second patch (from #1b) to fill the gap at 1’10
13a - Some Girls #1b (DAC 106) (6’33) - long version with extra guitars and harmonica and a spoken part at the end)
13a - Some Girls #1b (6’33) (reworked)
Note: «Some Girls #2» is the version kept for ‘Some Girls’

05 – LIES
14a - Lies #1 (4’43) (ACT 17-10) - with guide vocals, three guitars incl. one slide guitar
14b - Lies #1 (4’43) (reworked) noise reduced and amplified
15a - Lies #2 (3’40) (ACT 17-03) - with guide vocals, two guitars plus one pedal steel
15b - Lies #2 (3’41) (reworked) noise reduced and amplified
16a - Lies #3 (4’16) (DAC 114) - three guitars, very early lyrics ("why?")
16b - Lies #3 (4’16 ) (reworked)
17a - Lies #4 (3’46) (DAC 114) - early version with "ts ts" microphone-check before count in
17a - Lies #4 (3’46) (reworked)
18a - Lies #5 (3’55) (DAC 106) - extended of version #6
18a - Lies #5 (3’56) (reworked) decelerated by -0,2%
Note: Lies #6 is the version kept for ‘Some Girls’


06 – FAR AWAY EYES
19a - Far Away Eyes #1 (5’06) (DAC 114) - early lead vocals, no backing vocals
19b - Far away Eyes #1 (5’09) (reworked) decelerated by -0,9%
20a - Far Away Eyes #2 (5’18) (DAC 097) - finished vocals, different pedal steel solo
20b - Far Away Eyes #2 (5’21) (reworked) decelerated by -0,5%
Notes:
Far Away Eyes #3 is the backing track version used for promo video
Far Away Eyes #4 is the version kept for ‘Some Girls’
Far Away Eyes #5 is the version kept for the single-edit and the 8-track cartridge


07 – RESPECTABLE
21a - Respectable #1 (3’54) (DAC 114) - very early, with count in
21b - Respectable #1 (3’54) ( reworked) decelerated by -0,1%
22a - Respectable #2 (3’55) (DAC 106 ) - early version
22b - Respectable #2 (3’55) (reworked)
Notes:
Respectable #3 is the backing track version used for promo video
Respectable #4 is the version kept for ‘Some Girls’

08 – BEFORE THEY MAKE ME RUN
23a - Before They Make Me Run #1 (4’42) (DAC 106) - very early lyrics
23b - Before They Make Me Run #1 (4’41) (reworked) accelerated by +0,1%
24a - Before They Make Me Run #2 (4’54) (DAC 106) - early lyrics, very long fade out
24b - Before They Make Me Run #2 (4’54) (reworked)
Notes:
Before They Make Me Run #3 is the version kept for ‘Some Girls’
Before They Make Me Run #4 is the version of the promo-single

09 – BEAST OF BURDEN
25a - Beast Of Burden #1 (5’07) (DAC 106) - with falsetto vocals
25b - Beast Of Burden #1 (5’07) (reworked)
Notes:
Beast Of Burden #2 - extended III, ’Some Girls’ 8-track version
Beast Of Burden #3 is the version kept for ‘Some Girls’
Beast Of Burden #4 - edit for US promo-single

10 – SHATTERED
26a - Shattered #1 (ACT 17-08) (2’22) - shorter instrumental, truncated start
26b - Shattered #1 (2’27 ) (reworked) decelerated by -3,863%, equalized
27a - Shattered #2 (3’22) (DAC 097) - longer instrumental
27b - Shattered #2 (3’19) (reworked) accelerated by +2,2%
28a - Shattered #3 (3’44) (DAC 097) - nearly instrumental, with ghost vocals
28b - Shattered #3 (3’44) (reworked): decelerated by -0,25%, + 0,0010 second on right channel
Notes:
Shattered #4 is the version kept for ‘Some Girls’
Shattered #5 - edit for US promo-single







Posted by StonyRoad in 2020 on IORR: [iorr.org]
new link (with corrected covers) valid until 23/11/20 (don't ask me for a repost!)
[we.tl]
next volume on thursday

Norbert
email: stonyroad58@gmail.com



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Thank you very much StonyRoad !

Thanks for your work !

Thanks very much!!!

Great stuff. Thanks. Brilliant work. Made my Sunday.

Thank You

Thanks a lot!
CrazyMama

Thanks!

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Thank you

You make my day!

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StoneZP
You make my day!

so they're some others to come

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StonyRoad

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StoneZP
You make my day!

so they're some others to come

Absolutely guaranteed

Thanks a lot for your great work!

Excellent. Thank you

Thanks Norbert for this nice collection

Encore Bravo!!

Thanks.

Gotta say "SO happy to see this! Thank you!" again...

The song is called "Far Away Eyes", not "Fareway Eyes"...

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wiredallnight
The song is called "Far Away Eyes", not "Fareway Eyes"...

how did we miss this error?
sorry
I will make new covers tomorrow
N.



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StonyRoad

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wiredallnight
The song is called "Far Away Eyes", not "Fareway Eyes"...

how did we miss this error?
sorry
I will make new covers tomorrow
N.

Shit can happen!

Thanks for Volume 2 Norbert!

tx Norbert !

Here new covers with "Far Away Eyes" for the ones that already download the post
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[we.tl]
I apologize

thanks to Wiredallnight to point me to this big mistake (!!!)

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StonyRoad
Here new covers with "Far Away Eyes" for the ones that already download the post
:
[we.tl]
I apologize

thanks to Wiredallnight to point me to this big mistake (!!!)

Thanks for the new artwork. This is a great series. So looking forward to the rest. Really appreciate all the hard work, time and effort you put in on your Stones projects. So kind of you to do this and then share with us all.



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Thanks

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Thank you!

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