There is a new review of my tribute book for Stu at
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QuoteChitown23 I am now a happy owner of this extraordinary book. Beautiful book, very large and heavy! Fabulous education on Stu. Cool print by Ronnie. Shipment was very fast. The Stones are my hobby and this book needed to be in my collection. A work of art! Thanks, Will! Thank you so much Chiltown23 - with the fall in Sterling in the last week the book is 7% cheaper for US buyers than a w
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QuoteBruceK The book arrived yesterday and I am 2/3 through reading it. It is by far the best book on the early years of the Stones that I have ever read (and I have quite a library of Stones books)! I have not been able to put it down. The text is fascinating and I have never before seen the vast majority of the photos. The list of interviewees is phenomenal and they are actually being open
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QuoteGeirGG Is it shipping from the UK? And if so is the shipping included? I live in Sweden, but I guess there will be all sorts of customs etc if it is shipped there? My son is studying in the UK, so I could maybe have it shipped to him. Hi GeirGG - we add DHL shipping so customs straightforward but if you want more information please by all means email me direct - will
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Hi Josef - it’s still running currently to the 16th September. Thanks, W
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The IORR discount code which can be used at checkout is IORR60. The book and signed/numbered Ronnie Wood print are sent via DHL. Details including a short film are at www.out-take.com If anybody has any questions or feedback my email address is at my IORR profile. Thanks to Bjornulf for all he does for the stones community with this site and to everybody who has bought a copy of Stu - I do
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Thank you for your comments above.
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Yes The Worst - I was author, editor and publisher of the Stu book and am as well the administrator of Stu’s remaining personal archive.
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QuoteThe Worst. To elaborate a bit more of important events in autumn 1962/spring 1963 that shows Brian Jones was the sole leader of the band… An interesting advert in Jazz from the 14th of November 1962 said: ROLLIN’ STONES A Shot of Rhythm & Blues. Mick Jagger – Brian Jones and the R&B Group. Anytime, Anywhere. This gives the impression that the band had two leaders, Mick
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QuoteJumpingKentFlash QuoteThe Worst. It is true that there was a fusion of two fractions, Brian and Stu + The Dartford Gang (The Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys: Mick, Keith, Dick Taylor) that would eventually become The Rolling Stones. The question is who the engine was behind this fusion. From my limited understanding and knowledge, this is approximately what happened: *7th of Apri
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Quotedeeeskannnie In a handwritten letter by Brian Jones to an early fan, dated May 4, 1963, Jones himself says this about it: "The band is really an amalgamation of two bands. The one being an R & B band I formed about a year ago, and the other being a group run by Mick and Keith in S.E. London. I was introduced to Keith and we decided to pool our resources, so with Stu from my band,
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QuotePalace Revolution 2000 I too had thought that some tracks had been done entirely in LA. And now I also don't think so anymore. I base that on the remarks by people who were there; the same ones that have already been quoted. Also on the genesis of certain songs. E.g. we know that "Lovin Cup", and ADTL had been kicking around. "Virginia" had also been around. 'A
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Quotegeorgie48 Only known photo of Stu at Brian’s funeral This photo has meaning in the history of The Rolling Stones! With Mick and Keith absent at Brian's funeral, Ian, who was the first to respond on Brian's add for forming a band, shows that there is much more than hidden dislike. He was often not happy with Brian's attitude, he didn't like the name "the Rollin&
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QuoteHonestman] I've been late to get a copy of your book but some years ago I succeed. Hard to tell with the Stones which book is a must-have, but this one along with Exile belongs to the list.The stories and pictures are priceless. Thank you Honestman. Having compiled and edited Exile as well as doing the same plus publishing Stu I appreciate the compliment. To very different book
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Thank you Fillmore for your kind words - I hope you enjoy the book& the RW print. Every copy sold means a great deal to me personally as aside from the time and the treasure expended it was my hope that family, friends and fans would get a kick out of it. KR still refers to it as the “bible” along with the other many compliments it garnered. Books ordered this w/e should arrive on Tuesday.
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For anybody who is interested in obtaining a copy of the book and signed RW print given it’s 60 years & the RS are in London this week - if you order Stu on-line for the next 10 days and apply code IORR60 it will give you a 20% discount. I hope that helps and in recognition of all the work that BV puts into maintaining this community if you email me post purchase I will happily send a small e
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From my personal perspective as an occasional Publisher (and long time editor of various Stones & other related titles) Bill German's 2009 memoir "Under Their Thumb" remains unarguably one of the most significant books ever written about the Rolling Stones and sits alongside Greenfield's STP & Booth's True Adventures of the Rolling Stones in a very short list of t
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Thank you VoodooLounge13. You are correct that the binding costs have risen significantly. That said, the current price of the book/print has taken that into account and whilst there is not much profit margin per book (and never has been) it would really need a further significant up-tick in inflationary pressures for me to raise from the current price. There has been (rather like Vinyl) some
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As a V few people have asked if they could have copies delivered when in London - we will remove shipping charges for the week between shows so the books can be couriered to hotels….any shipping will be reimbursed etc….hope that helps
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QuoteGasLightStreet Quote24FPS Way, way out of my price range. I hope someday to read it somehow. Did Bill participate? Wow. As in, holy shit, wow Just a bit shy of $1000 US! $943.86. I know this comes as a surprise to some and I have tried to address this before but as this is a Stu thread forgive me for doing so again. I conceived the idea of the book and then went out and interviewe
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Bill did as well as Mick Taylor and of course Jagger, Richard’s, Wood & Watts. The full list can be found at
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Thank you Woody! - I had a lot of fun making it. There are still copies of the book (which comes with a signed/numbered Ronnie Wood print) available (950 copy edition). Please do contact me if anybody wants further information but there’s a small video on the web site. As much as I appreciated the warm words from the Rolling Stones during and after publication, the most important to me was how mu
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QuoteVoodooLounge13 What does that mean he can’t hold the price when binding remaining copies? Aren’t the books all bound already and just need to be shipped? I’m going to start saving my Pennie’s for this one. It means that I have the books hand-bound in batches as that is the only realistic way with small binderies. Unfortunately whilst I have held the current cost for about 8 years the
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950 copies & a contributors set of 125 (Roman Numeral)…..it was my idea of a tribute book for family & friends….(the contributors received gratis Roman numeral copies)…..effectively sold out although I held back on a small number of copies which are available but as mentioned previously I can’t hold the current price when we bind remaining copies. I hope that clarifies.
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Quotecrawdaddy I only recently found out that Stu lived in Sutton area here in London, and also went to Tiffin Grammar School in my home town of Kingston. I always thought he was born and bred in Scotland. Tiffin School was one of the Grammar schools in my area where the bright kids who passed 11 Plus exam went to. 10 minute walk from where I lived and used to compete in the school sports
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The book was not to raise funds for Stu’s son. The Rolling Stones collectively paid the school and university fees from 1985 onwards.
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Quotewoody The STU book is amazing and still available, at a price! Thank you Woody for your kind words. The book & the accompanying signed/numbered Ronnie Wood print are still available at www.out-take.com. We’ve recently made a short video of the package which is now up on the web site. Having edited books like exile, I-Contact, pleased to meet you etc I can be biased but I always valu
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There is one roll of film that Stu shot of these sessions - Jimmy Page used a couple in his autobiography. The most significant aspect is Page’s early use of a bow on the guitar.
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There will not be a reprint of my Stu book. It was very much a one off. Thank you Woody,Rockman & Georgie48 for your kind and appreciated words
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There are still a few books un-bound left for sale. I'm going to have to push the price up to reflect increases in costs for binding & to reflect the appreciation in RW prints so shortly to be £1200 (which even then is a 20% discount to Ebay). For IORR supporters - we will continue to change the current quoted rate and include a Estate stamped original photograph.I do this as I have r
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