Here is volume
2 of
the update of Suck & Blow,
featuring outtakes of the Stones Black and Blue period, which is about 3
minutes longer than the previous version. On this 2020 upgrade few tracks come
from better sources, like Freeway Jam which is now longer or the second part of
English Rose (edit) and Man Eating Woman. Also, sources for these tracks
1,3,5,7 were changed using Session tape from 74-75 (all remastered again).
Many have
been reworked picking up various sources in order to create a version as complete
as possible, but some tracks have been shortened, like the edit of Boogie Jam
from Rotterdam Rehearsals or have been extended like English Rose which still has
lots of hiss here and there and features one more verse by repeating the
existing one; likewise Munich Reggae us a bit longer with the inclusion of
about 20 more seconds in mono at its end..
Source files that were closer to the original ones were thoroughly looked after,
using the original ones and not remastered ones. Mr D. helped a lot with artwork
and research and his Freeway Jam edit that he made for his personal use, was
included. Jam 2 is a piano lead track, probably with Billy Preston on keyboards,
while on Jungle Man Ron Wood plays a double bass.
The last track has all the Stones (minus Wyman and Watts) featured as well as
Eric Clapton, Carl Radle on bass, George Terry on guitar and Dick Sims on
keyboards together with Billy Preston while Ollie Brown is on percussions,
Jamie Oldaker on drums, Ivonne Elliman & Mercy Levy are on backing vocals.
It was recorded right after Clapton’s joined the band on stage at Madison
Square Gardens. Apart from the known bootleg tracks, some come from the newly
found Montauk rehearsals and some from the well known Rotterdam rehearsals,
both of which do not sound that great despite the hard work.
