A special thanks to QuiqueStone for his patience and attention !
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STEEL WHEELS sessions
Presentation, objectives and thanks:
After “Undercover”, “Tattoo You”, “Some Girls”, “Emotional Rescue” and “Dirty Work” here you’ll find the “Steel Wheels”-sessions.
The original idea was to collect all circulating versions of the tracks used for “Steel Wheels” and the sessions from this era (1989).
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.
As usual 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] of which I tried to respect the chronology and the order of 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!
Notes:
- Concerning the speed: I checked and corrected the speed for the tracks which circulate as official releases. Of course it’s possible that the speed of the recordings was changed in the post production!
Infos about the sessions:
* 29th March - 5th May 1989: Montserrat, West Indies, AIR Studios.
Producers: Chris Kimsey & The Glimmer Twins.
Sound engineer: Christopher Marc Potter.
Additional musicians: Chuck Leavell (keyb)/Bernard Fowler (bvoc)/Sarah Dash (bvoc)/Lisa Fischer (bvoc)/Luis Jardim (perc)/Phil Beer (fiddle, mandolin)/Matt Clifford (keyb)/Sonia Morgan (bvoc)/Tessa Niles (bvoc)/Farafina (african instruments)/The Kick Horns (brass). Maybe some contributions of the additional musicians come from Olympic Sound Studios, London (see below).
* 15th May - 29th June 1989: London, Olympic Sound Studios.
Producers: Chris Kimsey & The Glimmer Twins.
Sound engineer: Christopher Marc Potter.
Mixing and overdubbing of the upcoming album «Steel Wheels».
References kept for the sources
«DAC 057» = «For Your Precious Love» Dog n Cat Records (DAC 057)
«GS 8» = GemStones Vol 8
«GUD» = «Genuine Unknown Dreams» (Outsider Bird Records)
«IU» = «In The Eighties» Invasion Unlimited (IU 9538-1) silver
«OBR» = «Alternates» (Outsider Bird Records 4591)
«SODD 095» = «Steel Wheels Recording Sessions» Singer’s Original Double Disk (SODD 095/096)
«TR 201» = «Breakin’»
«TW» = «Training Wheels» Rattlesnake (RS 228)
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PART I: The sessions for the album tracks
VOLUME 01:
01 – SAD SAD SAD
01a - Sad Sad Sad #1 (3’55) (TW) - very early version with early lyrics
01b - Sad Sad Sad #1 (3’53) (reworked) mix of SODD 095 in left channel and TW in the right (after accelerated by 0,755%)
02a - Sad Sad Sad #2 (3’51) (DAC 057) - early version with finished lyrics
02b - Sad Sad Sad #2 (3’42) (reworked) minor sound reduction, increased the end by reworking the fade out
Note: Sad Sad Sad #3 - Steel Wheels-version
02 – MIXED EMOTIONS
03a - Mixed Emotions #1 (3’12) (25x5) - video rehearsal-version, partial
03b - Mixed Emotions #1 (2’11) (reworked) only the musical snippets kept
04a - Mixed Emotions #2 (6’45) (TW) - very early version, with count-in by KR and early lyrics
04b - Mixed Emotions #2 (6’46) (reworked) mix of SODD 095 in left channel and TW in the right (after accelerated by 0,755%), the intro is from SODD
05a - Mixed Emotions #3 (6’29) (DAC 057) - early version, with finished lyrics and backing vocals
05b - Mixed Emotions #3 (6’29) (reworked)increased the end by reworking the fade out
Notes:
Mixed Emotions #4 - different, slightly longer, mix with additional organ in intro; The Studio Albums Vinyl Collection 1971-2016-version
Mixed Emotions #5 - Steel Wheels-version
Mixed Emotions #6 - Edit version from #5
Mixed Emotions #7 - Chris Kimsey’s 12” Remix
03 – TERRIFYING
06a - Terrifying #1 (5’09) (TW) - very early version with early lyrics, without trumpet, percussion and backing vocals
06b - Terrifying #1 (5’19) (reworked) mix of SODD 095 in left channel and TW in the right (after accelerated by 0,761% and a minor sound reduction), the intro is from SODD
07a - Terrifying #2 (5’44) (DAC 057) - early version with finished lyrics, trumpet, percussion and backing vocals
07b - Terrifying #2 (5’49) (reworked) decelerated by -2,375%, increased the end by reworking the fade out
Notes:
Terrifying #3 - Steel Wheels-version
Terrifying #4 - 7" Remix Edit
Terrifying #5 - 12" Remix
04 – HOLD ON TO YOUR HAT
08a - Hold On To Your Hat #1 (4’07) (TW) - early version, re-started twice
08b - Hold On To Your Hat #1 (4’06) (reworked) mix of SODD 095 in left channel and TW in the right (after accelerated by 0,755%)
09a - Hold On To Your Hat #2 (4’05) (DAC 057) - version I with additional piano
09b - Hold On To Your Hat #2 (4’06) (reworked) decelerated by -0,25%
Note: Hold On To Your Hat #3 - Steel Wheels-version
05 – HEARTS FOR SALE
10a - Hearts For Sale #1 (4’27) (SODD 095) - very early version, with count-in and very early lyrics
10b - Hearts For Sale #1 (4’32) (reworked) mix of SODD 095 in left channel and TW in the right (after accelerated by 0,755%), the intro is from SODD
11a - Hearts For Sale #2 (4’36) (DAC 057) - early version, with finished lyrics but without harmonica and backing vocals, different count-in
11b - Hearts For Sale #2 (4’36) (reworked) decelerated by -0,15%, increased the end by reworking the fade out
Note: Hearts For Sale #3 - Steel Wheels-version
06 – BLINDED BY LOVE
12a - Blinded By Love #1 (5’15) (SODD 095) - very early version, longer count-in, very early lyrics
12b - Blinded By Love #1 (5’15) (reworked) mix of SODD 095 in left channel and TW in the right (after accelerated by 0,75%)
13a - Blinded By Love #2 (5’12) (DAC 057) - early version, same backing instrumentation as #1 with new vocals and more finished lyrics and additional fiddle, organ and piano
13b - Blinded By Love #2 (5’14) (reworked) decelerated by -0,25%
Note: Blinded By Love #3 - Steel Wheels-version
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