‘Love Is a Test’ disappeared into the Rolling Stones’ vaults after the 2002 Forty Licks sessions. Here’s what makes this forgotten track worth discovering.
The Rolling Stones’ ‘Love Is a Test’: The Unreleased 2002 Track
The Rolling Stones’ ‘Leather Jacket’: Mick Taylor’s Unreleased 1970 Gem
An unfinished 1970 Stones recording, a hypnotic Mick Taylor guitar figure and a song that eventually escaped the vault—just not quite as a Stones track.
The Rolling Stones’ ‘Thirty-Nine and Holding’: The Unreleased 1985 Cover Version
The Rolling Stones tackled a country song about aging during the Dirty Work sessions. Then they left ‘Thirty-Nine and Holding’ unreleased—because apparently 1985 had enough surprises already.
The Rolling Stones’ Unreleased ‘Prairie Love’ from the Bridges to Babylon Sessions (1997)
The Rolling Stones wandered into unexpected territory with ‘Prairie Love’. Why did this funky 1997 recording stay locked away while Bridges to Babylon moved on?
The Rolling Stones ‘Jiving Sister Fanny’: A 1970 Alternate Take
Mick Taylor was barely settling into the Rolling Stones when ‘Jiving Sister Fanny’ captured him reshaping the groove on a fascinating 1969 alternate take.
The Rolling Stones Cover Buddy Holly’s ‘Heartbeat’ (1982)—But Never Released It
The Rolling Stones recorded Buddy Holly’s ‘Heartbeat’ during the 1982 Undercover sessions. So why did this surprisingly fitting cover never make it onto a record?
‘Jenny Jenny’: When The Rolling Stones Rehearsed the Little Richard Song in 1975
Why did The Rolling Stones revisit Little Richard’s ‘Jenny, Jenny’ in 1975? Discover the unreleased rehearsal that stayed hidden long after the tour began.
The Rolling Stones’ ‘One Night’: The Unreleased 1978 Elvis Cover
An almost hidden Mick Jagger vocal, Ian Stewart’s driving piano, and an unreleased Elvis cover. ‘One Night’ captures The Rolling Stones at their most fascinatingly unfinished.
The Rolling Stones’ Unreleased Take of a Cole Porter Classic (1993)
Keith Richards sings Cole Porter? The Rolling Stones actually recorded ‘I Get a Kick Out of You’ in 1993—and then left this unexpected gem unreleased.
The Rolling Stones’ ‘Hear It’: The Mysterious Unreleased 1964 Track
A mysterious 1964 Stones track, Brian Jones’ solo ambitions, uncertain authorship—and no surviving recording. ‘Hear It’ is one fascinating musical road that history left unexplored.
Stones Data on Substack
