Metamorphosis (The Rolling Stones Album)
Metamorphosis (' Metamorphosis ') is a compilation album by British rock band The Rolling Stones that was released in 1975. It contains demo versions and outtakes recorded from 1964 to 1970. In the Federal Republic of Germany it was published by Teldec "Telefunken-Decca" -Schallplatten GmbH in Hamburg and in the USA by Abkco Records.
history
After the release of "Greatest Hits" album Hot Rocks 1964-1971 in 1971 an album called "Necrophilia", consisting of unreleased outtakes of the Rolling Stones recordings from 1964 to 1970, with the help of Andrew Loog Oldham compiled which, however, was not published. Instead, another "Greatest Hits" album More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies) was released in 1972 . In 1974 an album called "Black Box" was put together from the recordings planned for Necrophilia in collaboration with the then Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman , which was also not released. Since the Rolling Stones manager of the 60s Allen Klein , who owned shares of the exploitation rights of the Rolling Stones recordings from this period and shares of the publishing rights of the Jagger / Richards songs of the 60s, insisted on more Jagger / Richards songs used in this project, Metamorphosis was published instead .
The album was researched and compiled by Al Steckler. The artistic directors were Al Steckler and Richard Roth, the concept was provided by Glenn Ross, and the graphics were made by Linda Guymon. The album was produced by Andrew Oldham and Jimmy Miller .
At the beginning of their careers, singer Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards were urged by their manager at the time, Andrew Loog Oldham, to write their own songs for other pop singers. The results of this commissioned work are, for example, the piece As Tears Go By for Marianne Faithfull , or When Blue Turns to Gray for Dick and Dee Dee . “Demo” recordings were made of these songs, partly with studio musicians, partly with the Rolling Stones as a studio band. Some of the demo recordings were used as a backing track (playback) for the later recordings, in that only Mick Jagger's vocals were replaced by the vocal recordings of the respective singer. Some of these recordings were used (with the vocals of Mick Jagger) for the 1965 album December's Children (And Everybody's) in the USA, which was rejected by Brian Jones , but strengthened the reputation of the Jagger / Richards duo as songwriters. Other previously unpublished recordings from this period are included on Metamorphosis , with Mick Jagger's voice on the demo recordings. And so it happens that on some recordings the only Rolling Stone on the recordings is singer Mick Jagger. Other recordings are from sessions for Aftermath , Beggars Banquet , Let It Bleed and Sticky Fingers ; they are outtakes, that is, recordings made for these albums but not used after all.
The US edition is missing We're Wastin 'Time and Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind . The inner sleeve of this LP contains a photo of a woman with a Metamorphosis T-shirt and an order coupon for such a shirt.
Cover
The cover shows a drawing by Linda Guymon. It shows the six Rolling Stones members of the 1960s (Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, Keith Richards, Mick Taylor, Mick Jagger and Brian Jones) with insect heads and masks of their real faces in hand.
The back cover shows a drawing of a tree with a wasp's nest on one of its branches. There are printed liner notes that the first Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham contributed, including the track list of the album and the production details.
Track list
All titles Jagger / Richards unless otherwise stated.
British and German LP editionpage 1
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US LP editionpage 1
Page 2
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* wrongly attributed to 'Jagger / Richards' on the original album
** attributed to ' Jagger / Richard / Taylor ' on the label of the UK edition
*** attributed to ' Jagger / Richards / Taylor' on the cover
CD version from 2002
Contains all of the original 16 tracks in this order:
- Out of Time - 3:22
- Don't Lie to Me - 2:00
- Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind - 2:25
- Each and Every Day of the Year - 2:47
- Heart of Stone - 3:47
- I'd Much Rather Be with the Boys - 2:11
- (Walkin 'Thru the) Sleepy City - 2:50
- We're Wastin 'Time - 2:42
- Try A Little Harder - 2:17
- I Don't Know Why (aka Don't Know Why I Love You) - 3:00
- If You Let Me - 3:16
- Jiving Sister Fanny - 3:23
- Downtown Suzie - 3:52
- Family - 4:04
- Memo from Turner - 2:45
- I'm going down - 2:52
Details about the recordings
Out of time
- Demo recording with Rolling Stones singer Mick Jagger on the lead vocals for the hit single version by Chris Farlowe .
- Recorded between April 27th and 30th, 1966. The "official" Rolling Stones version of this track first appeared on April 15th, 1966 on the UK album Aftermath .
Don't lie to me
- Recorded on May 12, 1964
- Musicians: Mick Jagger (vocals), Keith Richards (guitar), Brian Jones (guitar), Charlie Watts (drums), Bill Wyman (bass), Ian Stewart (piano)
Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind
- Recorded on February 13, 1964
- The first version released in the spring of 1965 was by the American duo Dick and Dee Dee, followed shortly by a recording by the singer Vashti Bunyan
- Written on the cover as "Somethings Just Stick In Your Mind".
Each and Every Day of the Year
- Recorded in early September 1964
- The 1965 version by Bobby Jameson has the same backing track as this Metamorphosis recording. Another recording from 1965 was published by the group Thee.
- Written on the cover as "Each And Everyday Of The Year".
Heart of Stone
- Recorded July 21-23, 1964 with Jimmy Page on guitar and Clem Cattini on drums.
I'd Much Rather Be with the Boys
- Recorded in February 1965
- Originally published in 1965 by group The Toggery 5.
(Walkin 'Thru the) Sleepy City
- Recorded in early September 1964
- Originally published in 1965 by group The Mighty Avengers.
We're wastin 'time
- Recorded in early September 1964
- Originally published by Jimmy Tarbuck in 1965
Try a little harder
- Recorded on February 13, 1964
I don't know why
- Recorded on July 3rd, 1969 (the night Brian Jones died) during the recording sessions for the album Let It Bleed . The music after the break was cut into it during a later stage of editing. Mick Taylor's second slide guitar solo is a copy of the first solo.
If You Let Me
- An "outtake" (unused recording) for the Rolling Stones album Aftermath, recorded between March 3-6, 1966
- Musicians: Mick Jagger (vocals), Keith Richards (guitar), Brian Jones (guitar), Charlie Watts (drums), Bill Wyman (bass), Ian Stewart (piano)
Jiving Sister Fanny
- Recorded in June 1969, during the recording sessions for Let It Bleed, with Mick Taylor on lead guitar.
Downtown Suzie
- Recorded on April 23, 1969 during the recording sessions for the album Let It Bleed under the original title "Sweet Lisle Lucie" (named after "Lisle Street" in the red light district of Soho , London ). Ry Cooder can be heard playing the open G- tuned guitar.
- The second composition by Bill Wymans (after In Another Land ), which was released on a Rolling Stones album.
Family
- Recorded June 28, 1968 as Beggars Banquet Outtake.
- Musicians: Mick Jagger (vocals), Keith Richards (guitars), Charlie Watts (drums), Bill Wyman (bass), Nicky Hopkins (piano), Jimmy Miller (percussion)
Memo from Turner
- Recorded on November 17, 1968. Another recording was used for the soundtrack of the film Performance and was released as a Mick Jagger solo single in October 1970.
- On this Metamorphosis recording, Mick Jagger is the singer and Al Kooper is the guitarist. The other musicians on this recording are unknown. Jim Capaldi and Steve Winwood of the band Traffic are said to have played on this recording, as well as other members of the Rolling Stones.
I'm going down
- Recorded between July 14th and 15th, 1970 as a Sticky Fingers outtake.
- Musicians: Mick Jagger (vocals), Keith Richards (guitar), Mick Taylor (bass), Charlie Watts (drums), Bobby Keys (saxophone), Rocky Dijon (percussion)
Texts / translations / notes
- The Rolling Stones. Songbook. 155 songs [1963–1977] with sheet music. German by Teja Schwaner, Jörg Fauser and Carl Weissner . With 75 alternative translations by Helmut Salzinger . Zweiausendeins, Frankfurt am Main 1977, pp. 360-387, 887-922 and 952 f.
swell
- Bill Wyman, Ray Coleman: Stone Alone - The Rolling Stones' inside story. Translated by Anna Paul. Goldmann, 1990, ISBN 3-442-30563-2 .
- Metamorphosis at Discogs (English)
- Record Teldec 6.22277 AO (1975)
- Record Abkco ANA 1 (1975)