The Rolling Stones - 1981 Watts & Watts (Stereo)
Pink Panther Records Special Edition

Hi Stones fanatics

I was asked by a friend to download this compilation for him.

Nice work from Pink Panther but i just had to fix few things. I did phase and level correction and new EQ.
Tracks taken from lossy sources are : 14, 17, 22, 24, 25, 30 and 34 ( I worked with spectral recovery iZotope RX 10 on those, to make them sound a bit better)
Also made some artwork.
Enjoy

Captain Acid remaster,February 2023

ORIGINAL INFO:

Pink Panther Records Special Edition

In memory of Charlie and now Shirley Watts

Charlie's drumming is exceptional and clear here.

Ernie Watts plays sax here to very dood effect. Bobby Keys was unavailable.

Inspector Jacques Clouseau doing well, can't say the same for The Donald, Boris & Vladimir though!

Compilation of US concerts from September to December 1981

Best available stereo recording of each song played

Sequence of songs is as per the various concerts but the setlift evolved over the long tour

Leaves "Still Life" looking like "Dead Flowers"

Incredible sound for 41 year old live recordings

Length - 2 hours and 44 minutes

All songs have been individually equalised to get consistent volume

Avoided all official releases I think

Play it very loud.

If you don't like this, you don't like the Rolling Stones

My favourite song - an absolutely epic ten minute You Can't Always Get What You Want from Pontiac

Worst song - Shattered - it just doesn't work

Best unexpected songs - Tops, Down The Road Apiece and Mona

Hard to trace the origins of these - almost certainly many soundboards recorded by Bill Graham that surfaced through Wolfgang's Vault

The exception is Tempe which is a Rolling Stones Records soundboard mix which surfaced with the Art Collins tapes

01. Take The A Train (1981-10-15) (EVSD 2003 stereo) (c)
02. Under My Thumb (1981-11-09) (EVSD 2005 stereo) (f)
03. When The Whip Comes Down (1981-11-09) (EVSD 2005 stereo) (f)
04. Let's Spend The Night Together (1981-11-19) (DrPete 2014 stereo) (i)
05. Shattered (1981-11-09) (EVSD 2005 stereo) (f)
06. Neighbours (1981-11-10) (EVSD 2001 stereo) (h)
07. Black Limousine (1981-12-13) (ARM JEMS CA AC 2019 stereo) (n)
08. Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)(1981-11-09) (EVSD 2005 stereo) (f)
09. Down The Road Apiece (1981-11-09) (DAC 2004 stereo) (g)
10. Mona (1981-09-26) (VGP 2004 stereo) (b)
11. Twenty Flight Rock (1981-12-13) (ARM JEMS CA AC 2019 stereo) (n)
12. Going To A Go-Go (1981-12-13) (ARM JEMS CA AC 2019 stereo) (n)
13. Let Me Go (1981-12-13) (ARM JEMS CA AC 2019 stereo) (n)
14. Time Is On My Side (1981-12-01) (WV stereo) (l)
15. Waiting On A Friend (1981-12-13) (ARM JEMS CA AC 2019 stereo) (n)
16. Beast Of Burden (1981-10-31) (EVSD 2006 stereo) (d)
17. Let It Bleed (1981-12-01) (DAC 2007 stereo) (k)
18. You Can't Always Get What You Want (1981-12-01) (DAC 2007 stereo) (k)
19. Band Intro (1981-10-31) (EVSD 2006 stereo) (d)
20. Little T&A (1981-11-19) (DrPete 2014 stereo) (i)
21. Tops (1981-09-25) (T&J 2015 stereo) (a)
22. Tumbling Dice (1981-11-24) (WV 2013) (j)
23. She's So Cold (1981-11-09) (EVSD 2005 stereo) (f)
24. All Down The Line (1981-11-07) (WV) (e)
25. Hang Fire (1981-11-24) (WV 2013) (j)
26. Miss You (1981-12-13) (ARM JEMS CA AC 2019 stereo) (n)
27. Brown Sugar (1981-11-09) (EVSD 2005 stereo) (f)
28. Honky Tonk Women (1981-11-19) (DrPete 2014 stereo) (i)
29. Start Me Up (1981-11-19) (Dr Pete 2014 stereo) (i)
30. Jumpin' Jack Flash (1981-12-08) (DAC 2015 stereo) (m)
31. Star Star (1981-10-15) (EVSD 2003 stereo) (c)
32. Street Fighting Man (1981-09-25) (T&J 2015 stereo) (a)
33. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (1981-11-19) (Dr Pete 2014 stereo) (i)
34. The Star Spangled Banner (1981-10-15) (EVSD 2003 stereo) (c)
35. School Days (1981-09-26) (VGP 2004 stereo) (b)

(a) 1981-09-25 Philadelphia - Lost & Found (Tom & Jerry 2015 T&J-TWOSP-088/89)
(b) 1981-09-26 Philadelphia - Rock 'n Roll Animals (Vinyl Gang Product 2004 VGP-374)
(c) 1981-10-15 Seattle Supersonic (Empress Valley Supreme Disc 2003 EVSD 268/269)
(d) 1981-10-31 Dallas - @#$%&' Wonderful (Empress Valley Supreme Disc 2006 EVSD 399/400)
(e) 1981-11-07 East Rutherford - No Name (Wolfgang's Vault Unknown Date)
(f) 1981-11-09 Hardford - Are You Feelin' Good? (Empress Valley Supreme Disc 2005 EVSD 323/324)
(g) 1981-11-09 Still Life In Hartford (Dog 'n Cat Records 2004 DAC-003)
(h) 1981-11-10 Hartford - Kings Of Drugs (Empress Valley Supreme Disc 2001 EVSD 66/67)
(i) 1981-11-19 Checkerdome, St Louis, MO (DrPete / RSkINNO 2014 No Number)
(j) 1981-11-24 Wolfgang's Vault Presents Chicago (De Meeuw Uit Derp 2013 No Number)
(k) 1981-12-01 Pontiac - Mission Direct Hits (Dog 'n Cat Records 2007 DAC-069)
(l) 1981-12-01 Pontiac - No Name (Wolfgang's Vault Unknown Date)
(m) 1981-12-08 Largo - Light As A Feather (Dog 'n Cat Records 2015 DAC-155)
(n) 1981-12-13 Tempe - Barroom Queen In Phoenix (JEMS Captain Acid - Art Collins Tapes Alternative Reference Mixes APCD 037-2)

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Great share!!

Thank You

Thanks a lot!

Thank you Cpt!

Btw I'm curious about track #35...

[EDIT : thank you WAN for the info!]



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2023-02-01 16:33 by dcba.

Thank you very much

Wow! Thank you very much CaptainAcid!

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dcba
Thank you Cpt!

Btw I'm curious about track #35...

Chuck Berry's song was played over the PA after Star Spangled Banner.

And thanks Captain.

Edit: Most of the tracks are not true stereo, but some reprocessed mono (by EVSD). Only tracks from Wolfgang's Vault or the two DIR broadcasts are true stereo.



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 2023-02-01 16:20 by wiredallnight.

Thanks

Thankeee...

Thanks Captain!

Great stuff!

@ Most of the tracks are not true stereo, but some reprocessed mono (by EVSD). Only tracks from Wolfgang's Vault or the two DIR broadcasts are true stereo.

Yup, most probably they are reprocessed to stereo....and Wolfgang Vault`s are lossy....can`t have them all But it`s a nice compilation.

thank you

Thanks very much!!!

Thanks a lot, Capitão Ácido!

Thanks for sharing Captain

Thank you!

Thanks. My favorites on 1981 recordings are always 20 Flight Rock and Going to a go go. I bet this fits on two cdrs without Miss You.

Thank you very much Cap!!!

Thank you Captain

Can't resist this tour...not ever...damn those were fun times

Oh captain my captain. Gracious

Very honored that posting the St Louis show 1st earned me a mention on this list!!

nice one - thanks as ever, captain!

Thanks. I remember a couple 2015 shows where I missed Ernie Watts' beer commercial style, compared to the dry, academic playing of Karl Denson.

THX