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Exclusive: Collector wants to sell unreleased Rolling Stones tape...

Jeremy Nielsen, who recently revealed he possessed a tape of Rolling Stones tracks thought to be previously unheard, said in an interview he has been in touch with an archivist who confirmed the tape is a rarity. “I am in contact with and recently spoke (with) an acknowledged expert regarding the Rolling Stones. He has listened to the tracks and is very impressed at the "fabulous quality" and confirms that one of the tracks is unheard of and to all intents does not exist.”
The tracks on the tape are “Diddley Daddy,” “Roadrunner,” “Bright Lights, Big City,” “I Want To Be Loved,” “Baby's What's Wrong,” “As Tears Go By,” “Congratulations” and “No One Loves You More Than Me,” plus a second take of “As Tears Go By.” The first five tracks, from “Diddley Daddy” to “Baby's What's Wrong,” were recorded in March of 1963 at IBC Studios and have been widely bootlegged and were recently included with the Stones' “Grrrrr” album.

But the other songs are a mystery. The unreleased track 8, “No One Loves You More Than Me” is an upbeat song with a great vocal by Jagger. And the second version of “As Tears Go By,” track 9, which features Jagger singing backed by the Stones and without orchestra backing of any kind, was not even known to exist and has never been documented. According to Nielsen, the archivist confirmed that the three other tracks are different versions to those released. As to precisely where these song tracks were recorded, the archivist told him he can make a good guess but actually does not know.
“The first version of 'As Tears Go By' is effectively the same as the record in that the words are the same, but the composition is different and I think the tape version of Jagger's voice is stronger and is not 'sanitized' as the record,” Neilsen says. “I also think the 'group' version (the second one) is better than just Jagger and possibly Richards, but could have been Big Jim Johnson and his 12 string guitar.”
Nielsen says, though, that the four tracks were not likely recorded during the March 1963 IBC recording session, because they “show a much 'broader' sound pattern on a spectrum analyser and therefore could not have been recorded on the same recording equipment.” But, he says, this does not mean they were not recorded at IBC at a later date, because IBC were upgrading their equipment continually.
“It is most likely they were done prior to Marianne Faithful's 'As Tears Go By' release and the official recording of 'Congratulations' on the 12th May '64.” It also is a possibility, he said, that the outtake version of “As Tears Go By” may be an orphan track. But, Neilsen said, “the tape as a whole is really only a collectors dream come true.”

And it's for sale. “I have owned this tape for almost 50 years and kept it secure and the nine-song tracks are as good as if they where recorded just yesterday. I would now like to sell it and for a Stones collector, the tape is a dream because the quality is better than anything released, song tracks six, seven and nine are different versions to those released. And song eight is unique and “effectively doesn't exist.” It is not referred to by the Stones, or any publication or archivist and now has no mechanical copyright and no one knows who wrote the song. This makes it an 'orphan work', which for the Rolling Stones is unique and to a collector, very collectable and valuable.”

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Bill reveals his favourite photo – Daily Express interview ...

“This photo of me with Howlin’ Wolf was taken at his home in Chicago in July 1975.
I gave him tickets for a Stones concert and, as I’d heard in the media that he didn’t have any money, I arranged a limo to collect him and his wife Lillie. He came backstage then when he went into the auditorium, they all stood and applauded him.
His wife said it was one of the most wonderful moments of his life and the next night he invited the whole band to his house. Can you believe that nobody wanted to go except me? 

Howlin’ Wolf was like a giant bear. Everyone thought he was frightening and to look at him he was, but he was a real sweetheart when you got to know him

Bill Wyman

So I ended up going along with my son Stephen, who was 13 at the time, and we had the most wonderful night – eating soul food and talking about music.
I asked him to put one of his records on and he said, ‘I haven’t got any because I end up giving them away to people when they come round.’
Stephen took the photo. He travelled with me and the Stones during school holidays, throughout Europe and also America whenever possible so he was used to meeting celebrities, but he was always in awe of them and he always asked for their autographs.
Howlin’ Wolf was like a giant bear. Everyone thought he was frightening and to look at him he was, but he was a real sweetheart when you got to know him.
I first met him in May 1965 when The Rolling Stones did the Shindig! show, which was a bit like Top Of The Pops, and it was the first airing in America of Satisfaction.
We insisted that if they didn’t put Howlin’ Wolf on the show, we wouldn’t do it either, and when he performed he caused a sensation.
Five years later myself, Charlie Watts and Eric Clapton played on The London Howlin’ Wolf Sessions album and being in the studio with him was fantastic. That was a bit special to say the least – he was one of my idols.
Charlie and myself were the married ones in the Stones. I was already married with an eight-month-old son when I joined the band in 1962 and Charlie got married a couple of years later then had a daughter.
We were the steady, reliable rhythm section. In those early days, the family only came along on rare occasions because there wasn’t the money to pay for them, plus the schedule was so packed.
I’m not sure bands today would understand what it was like back then. In 1963 alone, we played more than 340 shows, and 320 the year after, and that was before we did Europe, Scandinavia and Australia.
You’d do so much on any given day: you’d meet up in the morning to do interviews and have photos taken, then you’d grab a quick lunch, you’d cut three tracks in the recording studio, jump in the van and you were off to Southend or Sheffield to do two shows a night.
After that you’d drive to Landudno or somewhere and that was before there were motorways so you could be in a van all night.

It’s a different business now, but I do enjoy the freedom I have to make music on my own – to be able to produce it and arrange it myself. That’s what I did on my new album. You use very few musicians and do most of it yourself, and that’s where the buck stops – you can’t blame anybody else for how it turns out.”

VIDEO + PHOTOS - In honor of Merry Clayton, Keith Richards will be performing with Waddy Wachtel, Ivan Neville, Willie Weeks, Steve Jordan, Sarah Dash, Lisa Fischer and Bernard Fowler.

The Jazz Foundation of America (JFA) will host its 14th Annual "A Great Night in Harlem" gala event on Thursday, October 22, at the historic Apollo Theater in Harlem. All proceeds raised benefit the JFA's Musicians Emergency Fund.

Merry Clayton, who was featured in the Academy Award-winning documentary 20 Feet From Stardom, and who suffered a grave car accident last year, will receive JFA's first Clark & Gwen Terry Award For Courage. Morgan Neville produced a short film and Steve Jordan created a musical tribute that includes Valerie Simpson, Renée Fleming, Lisa Fischer, Sara Dash, Nona Hendryx, Will Lee, Ray Parker Jr., Ivan Neville, and more.********http://rocksoff.org*********

Video - Guitar Moves with Keith Richards: "The Acoustic Guitar Is the Most Important"

Keith Richards in Memphis and New York City for gala events...

On Oct. 17, 2015, Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards attended the Memphis Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Cannon Center in Memphis, Tenn., to accept an award on behalf of Scotty Moore.
On Oct. 22, 2015, Richards will perform as part of an all-star tribute to Merry Clayton at the Jazz Foundation Of America Gala at the Apollo Theater in New York City. Clayton is a singer who is most famous for doing the backup vocals to the Rolling Stones classic "Gimme Shelter." Richards will perform the tribute with Waddy Wachtell, Ivan Neville, Willie Weeks, Steve Jordan, Sarah Dash, Lisa Fischer and Bernard Fowler. Wachtell, Neville and Steve Jordan are part of Richards' X-Pensive Winos band. Fischer and Fowler are backup singers for the Rolling Stones.
In addition, Richards is on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine's issue dated Oct. 22, 2015. According to Rolling Stone, "Richards recently suffered a very painful injury, which he's been keeping secret." The injury happened on July 4, 2015, when the Rolling Stones were performing in Indianapolis, and he tripped on a hat that an audience member had thrown on stage. Richards told Rolling Stone: "I might've cracked a rib. There's nothing doctors can do about it. I thought, 'Sh*t, if I let them know how much I'm hurting, the doctors and the insurance companies will be like, 'Cancel the next gigs.' F*ck it. I'll live with it. After 50 years on the stage, you're going to fall over occasionally and take a knock."
Richards also revealed in the interview that when he goes to restaurants, he never eats any food. He also confirmed his earlier statements that the Rolling Stones will record an album of new songs, which will presumably be released in 2016 or 2017. Richards' third studio solo album, Crosseyed Heart, was released in September 2015, and was a Top 20 hit in several countries.

Keith Richards Honors Merry Clayton After Car Crash...

The session singer Merry Clayton, best known for her fire-starting vocal runs on the Rolling Stones’ song “Gimme Shelter,” was still reaching new highs when she was involved in a serious car accident last year.

Just a few months before the June 2014 crash, the film “20 Feet From Stardom,” which put backup singers including Ms. Clayton front and center, won an Academy Award for best documentary, after its Grammy victory for best music film.

“Oh my God, I was at the pinnacle — I was at the top of my game,” she said recently in her first interview since the accident. “I was overwhelmed at what had transpired with the film and then to just go out for a moment and in that moment your life is changed.”

More than a year later, Ms. Clayton, 66, is returning gradually to public view, having lost both her legs as a result of the accident. On Thursday, she will receive the Clark & Gwen Terry Award for Courage at the Jazz Foundation of America’s “A Great Night in Harlem” gala at the Apollo, where Sonny Rollins will also receive a lifetime achievement honor. Ms. Clayton will accept her award in a taped segment from her home in Los Angeles, while Keith Richards will note the occasion with a live performance of “Gimme Shelter,” the first track from the Stones’ 1969 album, “Let It Bleed.”

After five months in the hospital, Ms. Clayton has been undergoing what she called “intense therapy” in Los Angeles. “It’s been a lot of learning and a lot of adjusting,” she said by phone. “It was a rough one, but I’m

from some strong, strong stock and from strong, strong believers.”

Raised as a gospel singer, she credited her faith — along with the support of her family; her manager, Alan Abrahams; and friends, like the record executive Lou Adler — with helping her recover. The Jazz Foundation and MusiCares, a charity affiliated with the Grammys for ailing musicians, also “came to the rescue immediately,” Ms. Clayton said, for instance, helping to add a stair lift to her house.

“It’s not an easy task, but I am just so determined,” Ms. Clayton said of her rehabilitation. “If I was determined enough to make it out of that hospital alive and better, I can certainly forge straight ahead.”

She said the gravity of her accident became clear to her only recently, when she saw something about prosthetics on television. “It finally hit me after maybe a year and a half,” Ms. Clayton said. “I stopped and I looked at this and said, ‘Oh my God, that’s me.’ ”

“One of my goals is to get back on my feet again,” she added. “My mind is good, my heart is good and hope is a wonderful thing.”

Ms. Clayton, who also sang backup for Ray Charles, Carole King and Neil Young, said Mr. Richards had called her recently to “dish the tea” about his performance at the Jazz Foundation event, proceeds from which will benefit the organization’s Musicians Emergency Fund. “He said, ‘Hello, darling, it’s Keith,’ ” she recalled. “Who else would be saying, ‘Hello, darling’ ”?

Beyond the tribute, new music is in the works, with a comeback project planned for next year, Ms. Clayton said. “I’ve always wanted to bless people with my voice because it’s my gift from God,” she said. “I’m still gorgeous, and guess what, I still have my voice. As long as I have my chops and I’m still looking wonderful, why should I go back?”