The Rolling Stones take Robert Johnson’s ‘Stop Breaking Down’ deeper into the blues on this rare 1970 alternate take, with Mick Taylor helping push the groove into unexpected territory.
‘Flirty’ captures The Rolling Stones experimenting during the Undercover sessions—revealing a band still unwilling to play it safe.
The Rolling Stones’ 1965 instrumental ‘Aftermath’ nearly escaped the vaults—and an acetate was actually made for the mysterious Necrophilia compilation.
‘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.
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 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 wandered into unexpected territory with ‘Prairie Love’. Why did this funky 1997 recording stay locked away while Bridges to Babylon moved on?
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 recorded Buddy Holly’s ‘Heartbeat’ during the 1982 Undercover sessions. So why did this surprisingly fitting cover never make it onto a record?
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.
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