The Rolling Stones - 2120 South Michigan Avenue (The Unreleased 1964 Blues Album) - 2010

The Rolling Stones - 2120 South Michigan Avenue (The Unreleased 1964 Blues Album)
Жанр: Blues Rock
Страна-производитель диска: USA
Год издания: 2010
Лейбл: Chess Records
Номер по каталогу: Unofficial Release
Страна: Great Britain
Аудиокодек: FLAC (*.flac)
Тип рипа: tracks+.cue
Битрейт аудио: (lossy + lossless)
Продолжительность: 01:16:07
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2120 South Michigan Avenue находится в городе Чикаго, штат Иллинойс. Ето легендарный дом Chess Records, где The Rolling Stones записали многие свои ранние треки. Место было настолько важно для них, что они создали инструментальная композиция тем же именем. Blues Heaven Foundation превратили ето место в туристический аттракцион, не только студия, но и образовательный центр, где каждый может узнать все о блюза и раннего рок-н-ролла.
Летом 1964 The Rolling Stones провели некоторое время в чикагской студии Chess Records (студия Checker), устанавливая треки для EP, перед альбома Five By Five . Ето второе в истории группы ЕР включало на А-стороне инструментальный трек 2120 South Michigan Avenue, в честь звукозаписывающей компаний и ее студии, где Stones работали. После EP 12 х 5, Rolling Stones выпустили LP 12 х 5 (которая также включает 2120 South Michigan Avenue), а множество другие блюз-рок жемчужины остались неизданные. Ети треки вошли на етом неизданном никогда официально альбоме.

Треклист

Recorded At Chess Studio Chicago, USA, 2120 South Michigan Avenue, 10/11 June 1964:
1 - It's All Over Now 3:24
2 - I Can't Be Satisfied 3:25
3 - Stewed And Keefed 4:07
4 - Around And Around 3:02
5 - Confessin' The Blues 2:46
6 - Down In The Bottom 2:42
7 - Empty Heart 2:36
8 - Hi- Heel Sneakers 2:57
9 - Down The Road Apiece 2:54
10 - If You Need Me 2:02
11 - Look What You've Done 2:18
12 - Tell Me Baby 1:53
13 - Time Is On My Side (Version 1) 2:52
14 - Reelin' And Rockin' 3:36
15 - Don't You Lie To Me 1:59
16 - 2120 South Michigan Avenue 3:40
Recorded At Chess Studio, 8 November 1964:
17 - What A Shame 3:04
18 - Fanny Mae 2:12
19 - Little Red Rooster 3:06
20 - Time Is On My Side (Version 2) 3:00
21 - Goodbye Girl 2:08
22 - Key To The Highway 3:18
23 - Mercy, Mercy (Version 1) 2:43
Recorded At Chess Studio, 10 May 1965:
24 - Mercy, Mercy (Version 2) 2:45
25 - That's How Strong My Love Is 2:24
26 - The Under-Assistant West Coast Promotion Man 3:22
27 - (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction 2:44

Доп. информация

The Rolling Stones Confessin The BluesAt Chess Studios, Chicago, dubbed from the original master tapes. Tracks 1- 13, 16 -23 are in glorious stereo tracks 13-15, 24-27 are in glorious mono
Track 27: rejected first version, as performed (mimed to playback) on US-TV show Shindig on 20 May 1965)
Track 21: unreleased Bill Wyman composition

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Об исполнителе (группе)

2120 South Michigan Avenue is located in Chicago, Illinois. It was the legendary home of Chess Records where The Rolling Stones recorded many of their early tracks. The location was so important to them that they created an instrumental with the title and released it on their 1964 album 12 x 5. The place has been turned into a tourist attraction of sorts by the Blues Heaven Foundation, not just a studio but an educational center where everyone can learn about blues and early rock and roll.
Back in the summer of '64, The Rolling Stones spent some time in the Chicago studios of Chess Records and its subsidiary, Checker, laying down tracks for the EP that would become Five By Five. The EP — the second-ever by the band — featured an A-side instrumental track 2120 South Michigan Avenue, the title an homage to the record labels and their studios where the Stones recorded.
Today David Gutowski of the music blog Largehearted Boy tweeted out about a Stones album we'd never heard of: A full LP of 2120 South Michigan Avenue, which was never released. After Five By Five, the Rolling Stones issued the LP 12 x 5 (which also featured the 2120 South Michigan Avenue track) while the blues-rock gem remained unreleased.

Об альбоме (сборнике)

When the Rolling Stones first toured America in June 1964, they took the opportunity to do some recording in Chicago at Chess Records, whose label had several blues and rock artists that counted among the group's biggest inspirations (such as Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Bo Diddley, and Chuck Berry). One of these was the group-penned instrumental 2120 South Michigan Avenue -- the actual address of Chess in Chicago -- which appeared on their second album, 12 X 5 (in the U.K., it was issued on their 5 X 5 EP). The Stones had earlier generated some basic RB instrumentals to fill out their records, such as Stoned (on the B-side of their second British single) and Now I've Got a Witness (on their first album). While Now I've Got a Witness was unmemorable filler, however, 2120 South Michigan Avenue was a great blues-rock instrumental, one that clearly arose from a group jam, yet one where the riffs were compulsive and everything clicked. That was evident from the very first bars, where a thwack of Charlie Watts' drums was immediately followed by a pulverizing bassline from Bill Wyman. A tambourine joined in before ultra-fat rhythm guitar chords supplied the two upsweep chords that served as the song's central riff. It was simple melodically, but almost hypnotic, with an effortless groove rhythm neither too fast nor too slow. Ian Stewart gave the texture a big boost with his thick organ, and after some instruments dropped out to put the focus on the rhythm section again for a bit, the tension got released with a fierce harmonica solo. The version first released in the U.S. and U.K. fades out right after the harmonica solo, but another issued on a German LP lets the take play considerably longer, giving Keith Richards a chance to strut his stuff with a jittery guitar solo. It was rumored that this long version wasn't issued in America or Britain because Muddy Waters joined in at the end, which would have presented contractual difficulties. It's far more likely, however, that it was shortened for its release in most territories because it was first issued on a British EP, where presenting the longer take would have been problematic if not impossible due to the limited space on an EP record. Actually the long version does stumble a bit near the end, as if the musicians are temporarily out of ideas when the guitar solo comes to a finish. But the long version's still cool, and finally went into wide release when it was included on ABKCO's CD reissue of 12 X 5 in 2002. 2120 South Michigan Avenue was covered by a few bands in the '60s, the strangest of these efforts being the one by the Swedish group the Fabulous Four, who retitled it 438 South Michigan Avenue, and whose berserk arrangement featured demented yelping screams and machine-gun fire. In addition, the California group Thee Midniters used a very similar tune on their mid-'60s local instrumental hit Whittier Boulevard.
review by Richie Unterberger

Музиканти

Mick Jagger – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, piano, harmonica, bass guitar, synthesizer, percussion, slide guitar (April 1962 – present)
Keith Richards – electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitar, piano, backing and lead vocals (April 1962 – present)
Brian Jones – guitars, sitar, keyboards, accordion, marimba, harmonica, dulcimer, autoharp, percussion, recorder, cello, mandolin, saxophone, backing vocals (April 1962 – June 1969)
Charlie Watts – drums, percussion (January 1963 – present)
Bill Wyman – bass guitar, marimba, organ, percussion, backing vocals (December 1962 – January 1993 and some shows in 2012)