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Also known as: ‘And the Rolling Stones Met Phil and Gene’, ‘Fuckin’ Andrew’, ‘Song for Andrew’ Written by: Phelge/Spector Recorded: Regent Sounds Studios, London, England, Feb. 4 1964 Guest musicians: Phil Spector, Gene Pitney, Allan Clarke and Graham Nash
From Martin Elliott’s book THE ROLLING STONES COMPLETE RECORDING SESSIONS 1962-2012: The Regent Sounds session from Feb. 4 1964 continued with this whimsical ditty, with its lyrical content a little too shocking for public release. This is the reason for it only being available on bootleg. It comprises of verses with generally describe Andrew Oldham’s imagined sexual exploits with nursery-rhyme heroes Jack and Jill, and mimicry of the then Chairman of Decca Records. He described Phil Spector, who cried, ‘The Rolling Stones are a load of shit, but now that I’ve heard them, I know they’re a load of shit’.
A load of fun and generally a good ‘Mick-take’. To this day, Gene Pitney recalls with fondness the good fun and rge ‘pornographic’ overtones of this track. On the Metamorphosis album sleeve notes, Gene (and Phil Spector, Allan Clarke and Graham Nash) is thanked for his contribution. This relates to Andrew’s Blues which was planned to be released on the Necrophilia compilation project. Andrew Oldham had written the sleeve notes which ended up on Metamorphosis. A 1954 acetate of Not Fade Away backed by the politely named Song For Andrew exists.
