Disc One: 1. Come On, 2. Memphis, Tennessee, 3. Roll Over Beethoven, 4. Roll Over Beethoven, 5. Don’t Lie To Me, 6. Mona, 7. Walkin’ The Dog, 8. Bye Bye Johnny, 9. You Better Move On, 10. I Wanna Be Your Man 11. Intro, 12. Route 66, 13. Long John Talks, 14. Cops And Robbers, 15. Long John Talks, 16. You Better Move On, 17. Long John Talks, 18. Mona, 19. Not Fade Away, 20. Hi Heeled Sneakers, 21. Little By Little, 22. I Just Wanna Make Love To You, 23. I’m Moving On, 24. Not Fade Away, 25. I Just Wanna Make Love To You, 26. Beautiful Delilah, 27. Hi Heeled Sneakers, 28. Carol, 29. Walkin’ The Dog, 30. Beautiful Delilah.

Disc Two: 1. Down In The Bottom, 2. You Can Make It If You Try, 3. Route 66, 4. Confessin’ The Blues, 5. Down The Road Apiece, 6. It’s All Over Now, 7. If You Need Me, 8. Confessin’ The Blues, 9. Carol, 10. Mona, 11. Around And Around, 12. If You Need Me, 13. I Can’t Be Satisfied, 14. Crackin’ Up, 15. Ain’t That Loving You, 16. It’s All Over Now, 17. 2120 South Michigan Avenue, 18. Interview With Brian And Mick, 19. Everybody Want Somebody To Love, 20. Interview With Mick, 21. The Last Time, 22. Down The Road Apiece, 23. Mercy Mercy, 24. Interview With Mick, 25. Cry To Me, 26. Intro To Satisfaction, 27. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction, 28. Announcement, 29. Fanny Mae, 30. Interview With Mick, 31. The Spider And The Fly, 32. Finale Time, 33. Oh Baby (We Got A Good Thing Goin’).

Disc Three: 1. Let’s Spend The Night Together, 2. Ruby Tuesday, 3. 2000 Light Years From Home, 4. Mick & Brian Interview, 5. Jumpin’ Jack Flash, 6. Mick Taylor Interview, 7. Honky Tonk Women, 8. Gimme Shelter, 9. Honky Tonk Women, 10. Brown Sugar, 11. Bitch, 12. Wild Horses 13. Hi Heeled Sneakers, 14. Not Fade Away, 15. Mick Interview, 16. Have You Seen Your Mother Baby, 17. Mick And Brian Interview, 18. Brian Interview, 19. Mick Interview, 20. BBC Report On Hyde Park Show, 21. Mick Taylor Interview.    

This release is a copy of a set that at first came out in April 2024, but then has been improved in May 2025. The original BBC Sessions 1963-1971 download discs were reviewed already so I won’t repeat the information on the Demix technology used for the higher quality recordings. The majority of tracks has been mastered from new and improved source material compared to what was used on previous collections (both official and fan-made) and what was obtained were session details that were previously unpublished. Also, some more improved tracks sources have been located.

Unfortunately, there is one session of which nothing seems to have survived in any form, which is: May 9 1964 Open House live broadcast (BBC 2 TV), Put On Your Red Dress Baby 2.43 (squire) / High Heeled Sneakers 1.51 (Higgenbotham). Producer: Stewart Morris at Riverside Studios. Clearly the song titles can't be right but it's what the BBC documentation says, Not Fade Away should have been performed too.

It goes without saying that all tracks that were originally in mono have stayed mono; the goal has not been to change the integrity of the original recordings but to make them sound as pleasing as possible. As sad before these new masters have a more dynamic, open sound than the source material; the goal has been to stay true to the original feel but with added clarity and depth.

Now to the material itself: Session 1 presents just the last three tracks, also recorded were Talking About You & Money which are presumed lost. This programme served as a trial broadcast for the Stones. Charlie, Bill and possibly Brian also backed their hero Bo Diddley that same day for a BBC session which included Bo Diddley, Road Runner, Pretty Thing & Hey Bo Diddley. Sadly, no recording has survived. Session 2 too has the last track; also aired but presumed lost are: I Wanna Be Your Man, Pretty Thing, Bye Bye Johnny, You Better Move On and I Want To Be Loved. Session 3 and 4 are complete, the latter was an experimental stereophonic broadcast: one stereo channel was aired on Network 3 radio and the other simultaneously on BBC One TV. Keith's guitar is on the left channel, Brian on the right. The in-between chatter only circulates as a lossy source but the music has been sourced from 1990s Westwood cd here, marking a significant sound upgrade to previous versions out there. Session 5 is complete as well. The sound improves during Track 2, it circulated as lossy source originating from YT. The On Air producer used the same source, so it is pretty safe to say that the BBC itself does not have this on file. Sessions 6, 8 and 9 are complete, while Session 7 was part of a BBC concert including various other artists. Also aired but presumed lost are: Walkin' The Dog & You Can Make It If You Try. The Stones did a 2^nd set later that night which was aired only on TV of which no footage has survived; that set consisted of Not Fade Away, Hi-Heeled Sneakers & I’m All Right. Session 10 is complete, note that Track 1 is excellent off-air recording, the rest are very good to fair off-air recordings. Note: Around And Around was recorded by skilled home taper and then-future radioman Leon Tipler (R.I.P.). This has never circulated before and it is without exaggeration a truly essential discovery; much gratitude to Lord Reith for passing this on! Session 11 has only the last track. Also recorded/aired but presumed lost are: Dust My Pyramids (Brian Jones instrumental, length: 0.25s), Around And Around, If You Need Me, I Wanna Love You (bit of a mystery, could be a fast played I Just Want To Make Love To You) & Mona; this session does not survive in the BBC archives. Session 12 comes from a transcription disc. Note: it was released on TOTP transcription disc #19; also recorded/aired but presumed lost: If You Need Me. Session 13 is complete, it was released on TOTP transcription discs #45 & #48. The interview bits have been edited with Brian Matthew & Don Moss as the speakers for the transcription disc but this is not how these were first aired. Brian Wiley is listed as producer for the Saturday Club show; Bernie Andrews for the special. Given his track record as the only producer at the Beeb who took an interest in the band during those formative years, it's safe to assume Andrews was the one in charge of the session. Session 14 is another off air recording: Mick sings over backing tracks of studio versions. Ruby Tuesday has never been circulated before until now, thanks to the mighty Johnny Kidd Fan Club once again for this generous share. Session 15 was in all likeliness not an actual BBC recording, but an earlier studio version of which the vocals were replaced before release; it was also mixed differently from the final versions. This was the original soundtrack to the self-produced promo video that aired on TOTP. The promo was shot at Kevin Brownjohn’s Studios, somewhere in October 1967. Session 16 was released on TOTP transcription disc #189. Mick sings over backing track of studio version; however, this was not an actual BBC recording but an earlier studio version of which the vocal was replaced before release. It is the original soundtrack to the self-produced promo video that aired a couple times on TOTP, the audio of which was eventually replaced with the released version. The interview is from 15 May 1968 by John Peel, which was aired on the 19th May on Top Gear. It appears here with Brian Matthew's voice edited in. Session 17 was taken from TOTP transcription disc #250. The song also appears on TOTP 246,247 & 248 but 250 has most of the intro intact and longest ending, yet the July 10 1969 broadcast has even more of the intro. Mick sings over backing track of studio version which has a different ending to the single version. This was recorded a few hours after Brian Jones' death. Sessions 18 and 19 come from film soundtrack. On the former Mick sings over backing track of studio versions. Note that Honky Tonk Woman backing track is a different mix than the 3 July one. On the latter Mick sings over backing track of studio version. Also taped/aired were Bitch and Wild Horses, sadly only survived with very poor audio quality, although better versions were lately discovered.

This is a marvellous job that as predicted has been copied by an unknown label, that called itself BBC, but that does not diminish the pleasure in listening to this compilation. What is new here? On session 19 tracks 2 and 3 (Bitch and Wild Horses) are upgrades mastered from a previously unknown source, they are as good as track 1 from that session which is the only one that survived in the BBC archive; note that Wild Horses has a unique live guitar solo. The first 2 seconds were missing on track 2, so they have been patched from the source used on volume issued in 2024. Moreover, sessions 1,4 and 12 have been remastered. As for the sources they have been:

- High quality digital transfers from BBC transcription discs

- Don't Lie To Me // Label: Not On Label (The Rolling Stones) – BP 003 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Mono, green Country: US Released: Jun 1985 (transferred by PS)

- Crackin' Up // Label: Beeb – SDE 75014 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Mono Country: Europe Released: Nov 1986 (transferred by PS)

- Various BBC Classic Tracks # 91-01, 91-38, 92-28, 94-04, 94-23, 94-41, 94-48 // Label: Westwood One Format: CD, Transcription Country: US Released: 1991-1994

- Digital copies of another Westwood CD or two that have not been identified.

- Genuine BBC Masters by Sound Blokes (fan-made release 2021)

- Beat Beat Beat // Label: Beat – Hi-Fi 60368, Master Sound – BEAT 60368 Format: CD, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Digipak Country: Germany

- The Marquee Club (Live In 1971) - Label: Eagle Vision, Universal Music Group, Rolling Stones Records – ERSBD3020 Format: Blu-ray, Multichannel Released: 2015

- Various fan-made recordings (some of them only circulate lossy, but it's much better than nothing) The following digital studio gear and monitoring in the making of this:

- DeMix Pro 3.0.1- Cubase- Universal Audio UAD-2 Satellite Quad-Core (incl. various extra plugins purchased over the years)- PMC IB2s & iLoud Micro monitors- Adobe Audition- Izotope RX9