JAGGER, MICK - CD
WANDERING BLUES

LABEL:
2003
SOURCE:
Tracks 1-22: early-mid May 1992 Sound Recorders St. Los Angeles; Tracks 22-25: unknown blues band (Red Devils?)
FORMAT:
1 cdr
RUNNING TIME:
79.04
SOUND/SOURCE:
Soundboard stereo.
PACKAGING:
Single Slimline Jewel case
 


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SOUND 9 / PACKAGING 9 / PERFORMANCE 9

 
TRACK LIST:

1. Radio DJ Intro, 2. Mean Ol World, 3. You Better Watch Yourself, 4. Checking Up On My Baby, 5. Still A Fool, 6. Ain't Your Business, 7. Shake em On Down, 8. 40 Days And 40 Nights, 9. Dream Girl, 10. Evil,  11. One Way Out, 12. Blues With A Feeling, 13. Talk To Me Baby, 14. Don't Go No Further, 15. Blues With A Feeling II, 16. Dream Girl III, 17. Evil III, 18. Blues With A Feeling IV, 19. Still A Fool III, 20. One Way Out I, 21. 40 Days And 40 Nights II, 22. Evil I, BONUS: 23. Little Red Rooster, 24. I m A King Bee I, 25. I m A King Bee II, 26. Outro.  

 
REVIEW:

The Red Devils were a blues-rock band from LA featuring members of The Blasters (Bill Bateman, drums) and The Knitters (Johnny Ray Bartel, bass) but the majority of the focus fell on the band's vocalist and harmonica player, Lester Butler. Not to ignore the other band members (Dave Lee Bartel and Paul Size, both guitarists), but Lester got a lot of hype for his presence and the band got signed to Rick Rubin's American Recordings where they released one album, King King in 1992, and an EP in 1994. The album is considered a classic and Rubin gets props for recording the band live without overdubs to capture their vibe, but he had bigger things in store for the band.
While producing Mick Jagger's Wandering Spirit, it was decided that the Devils would back Mick on a collection of classic blues covers. What followed was described by the band as Mick, whom they had just met, essentially becoming one of the guys and they all fell in love with him. An album's worth of songs were recorded but sat in the vault with no promise of release. Mick had said he loved the recordings and might release them as an album unto itself, but his relationship with the band became strained when he stopped communicating with them regularly. But let's start from the beginning, Track no.1. The magazine, Readers Digest, published a lot of stuff besides the magazine such as atlases, books, & records; a promo flexi-disc that came with the magazine for some 'Big Band' records, Benny Goodman & the like, these were new recordings of the old favourites & the guy on the promo talked about the 'new' 'fresh' sound of these recordings with examples of the before & after versions; track 1 of this release includes sections from this promo flexi disc that has been used also on another famous Stones vinyl bootleg "Jean Clarke Memorial Sonic Barbecue".

On this release we hear Mick Jagger interpreting his favourite blues singers, such as Elmore James, Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson. Still, this is a white man's blues. The pace is usually uptempo and the band lays down a very tight and not too subtle rhythm with too much stress on bass and drums. The guitar playing is rather uninspired, but the harmonica is fine. "One Way Out" was also recorded and claimed by Elmore James, as can be checked on his "One Way Out" LP. Probably produced by Rick Rubin these sessions have been the focus of many bootlegs,  "A rare collection of fiery blues recorded live in the studio" as written on the cover of The Nature Of My Game, the first cd release of the sessions from Mecca; the album came out also from Rabbit Records as Famous Blues Sessions containing all takes, even the ones hardly listenable marred by heavy hiss; later Blues With A Feeling by VGP with a selected number of takes before receiving equalizing treatment by Mickboy on Mean Ol World by Torn & Frayed, about each release had its own songs order. It has been released also by Sister Morphine as M.Jagger Blues Sessions (MORPH 061), after that one track "Checking Up On My Baby" was officially released on The Very Best of Mick Jagger showing the blues style excellence the song offered and increasing fans regret for not having the whole set available officially. This release is basically a copy of Mickboy s and feature moistly excellent sounding tracks (except the very first one). The bonus tracks are supposed to be the Red Devils with Jagger, maybe they are but without Jagger but with a guy that sounds like him (more or less).


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