reup: Rolling Stones - Definitive Demos

As requested, here's a reup of The Rolling Stones - Definitive Demos 1963-1966.

Enjoy!

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Let's Go Get Stoned

I've been listening to a lot of Stones this week. My guess is this is spurred by an after hours get together in my living room last weekend. At one point I threw on Beggar's Banquet, and it basically hit the spot. When the whiskey's working it's way through your system, the right music is essential. But really, how can you go wrong with that one?

My favorite Stones material generally resides within the span from Satanic Majesties through Exile, but this may be more for the evolution of the Jagger/Richards songwriting dynamic than anything else. That said, I've always been drawn to their early output for that rawness, that energy, that raunchiness that can only come from a group of white Anglos playing the popular music of black America.

This collection is comprised of demos from 1963-1966, most of which are of compositions not released on any of the group's studio output. The whole collection is great, although I have to admit that the opening pair of Bo Diddley tracks ("Diddley Daddy" and "Road Runner") are my personal highlights.

Tracks:
1. Diddley Daddy 2:36
2. Road Runner 3:01
3. Bright Lights Big City 2:23
4. Baby Whats Wrong 3:21
5. I Want To Be Loved 2:01
6. Snap Crackle Pop 0:27
7. I'd Much Rather Be With The Boys 2:06
8. And Mr Spector And Mr Pitney 2:51
9. Andrews Blues 3:01
10. Hi Heel Sneakers 2:57
11. Stewed And Keefed 3:45
12. Tell Me Baby 1:53
13. Down In The Bottom 2:41
14. Don't Lie To Me 1:59
15. As Time Goes By 2:14
16. Some Things Just Stick 2:24
17. Each And Every Day 2:46
18. Heart Of Stone 3:41
19. Sleepy City 2:47
20. We're Wastin' Time 2:34
21. Try A Little Harder 2:15
22. Everybody Needs Somebody 2:53
23. When Blue Turns To Grey 2:29
24. I've Been Loving You 2:49
25. Looking Tired 2:13
26. Out Of Time 3:13
27. Can't Believe 3:14
28. If You Let Me 3:10

Definitive Demos, 1963-1966

This is a great collection. Listening to it carries a pleasure similar to that of the Beatles' Live at the BBC set. Give it a spin, and hang fire.

And staying within that early period, here's the boys doing "Get Off of My Cloud" from a 1965 appearance on Hullabaloo.