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Rolling Stones unreleased: The Golden Mile
THE GOLDEN MILE: ANOTHER ROLLING STONES’ HIDDEN GEM Recorded in late ’82 in France, The Golden Mile is pure Stones magic you’ve probably never heard. Born in the wild Undercover sessions, Mick and Keith were pushing limits—dark vibes, edgy lyrics, and that raw punk-meets-Stones energy. Tension? Check. Brilliance? Double check. This unreleased track is like a secret snapshot of the band in full experimental mode, a daring moment that proves the Stones were never afraid to shake things up.
The Golden Mile: The Stones’ Missing Link from 1982
Recorded between November and December 1982 at the famous EMI Pathé Marconi Studios in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, The Golden Mile remains one of The Rolling Stones’ great unreleased mysteries. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards during the Undercover sessions, the song belongs to a restless creative moment when the band was experimenting with bold textures, darker tones, and edgier lyrics. The Undercover era was charged with tension and brilliance—punk energy meeting Stones swagger—and The Golden Mile seems to have captured that clash perfectly.
Its absence from the final album only adds to the intrigue, leaving fans to imagine what kind of heat, rhythm, or mischief the track might have carried. Hidden away since those winter days in Paris, it symbolizes a moment when the Stones weren’t just surviving the ’80s—they were reshaping their own sound.
A Lost Track With Endless Possibilities
Like many unreleased Stones cuts, The Golden Mile carries the aura of unfinished business. The title itself suggests something seductive and cinematic, a golden stretch of sound that might have glimmered between sleaze and sophistication. What little is known hints at a song brimming with groove, attitude, and that unmistakable Jagger/Richards chemistry. It’s the kind of track that could’ve easily stood beside Undercover’s rawer moments—if only it had been given the chance. Instead, it lingers in the shadows of their catalog, a reminder that even in their outtakes, the Stones could craft music charged with danger, elegance, and mystery. Another glimpse into the prolific Undercover recording sessions, where countless songs were crafted, reworked, and sometimes shelved—each revealing the Stones’ restless creative spark.
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