TIME TRIP. VOLUMES 1,2,4 (3) Career spanning collection of studio outtakes and alternate versions. Nice stuff, some available on other discs, some not.
BRIAN JONES. BONES & JONES. VOL 1. A collection of various R&B singles & covers. Love the jam on "Andrew's Blues" no doubt about their erstwhile manager.
BRIAN JONES UNDERSTONES (BONES & JONES VOL II) Early early stuff, demo's, outies + assorted nuggets. A bizarro "Do Run Run," A cool "Walking the Dog" -- you get the idea.
GET SATISFACTION...IF YOU WANT! THE BEST OF THE BBC RADIO RECORDINGS 1963-1965. Just what the titles says, great collection of stuff, lots of early blues songs and interview clips. Great single disc.
LIVE ON THE BBC. Handy collection of 26 performed tunes.
BRIGHT LIGHTS, BIG CITY. Consists of 6 demos from 1963 and then 4 live tracks from March/1965, terrific all.
IN ACTION. Contains the 8 song Honolulu set along with some outtakes and other early live material. Excellent sound - plenty of fun.
STILL I'M GOING TO MISS YOU Consists of the Paris performances of April '65, March '66, April '67 & the May '65 US Shindig Show. Pretty good sound across the board and plenty of fund to listen to. The disc is actually titled "Brian Jones & the Rolling Stones."
GOT TO BE WORKED ON! A sweetly compiled collection of studio outtakes from 1966-1970. Well assembled.
COULD YOU WALK ON WATER (2) Tons of stuff, outtakes and the like from the "Aftermath" era.
ITCHY FINGERS. Outtakes and alternate versions of the cool stuff, 2 versions of "Cocksucker Blues."
ONLY WHEN IT'S FROZEN (2) Mickboy's 22 remaster of Aftermath along with some terrific bonus tracks.
THE SATANIC SESSIONS. OLYMPIC YEARS 1967-1970. 18 Studio Outtakes and alternate versions. Some nice performances along with a great cover shot of Keef smoking from a huge pipe.
ACOUSTIC MOTHERFUCKERS. 1965-1970. Stellar collection of acoustic tracks, packaged in homemade art. A+.
UNPLUGGED. Same set as above except with an additional track of "Angie." I also have the artwork.
STONES DREAMS. Smart collection of live tracks mostly from the 60's, but bits and pieces through 1975. All in outstanding sound quality.
BEGGAR'S BREAKFAST. Strong collection of outtakes, alternate mixes and just stuff mainly between 1968-1972. Nice to own a version of "Gimme Shelter" with Keith on vocals.
MENTHOLATED SANDWICH. Mickboy takes on Begger's banquet and wins.
THEIR SATANIC MAJESTRIES REQUEST - REMASTERED. Mickboy takes it on and it damn it sound real good along with a handful of bonus tracks. Never dug the hippy dippy image break of the Stones - there were always the edgy, rough and tumble boys, but the music holds up pretty good at what was considered a chase the ace album at the time.
THE LOST SESSION. VOLUME 1 & 2. Individually packaged set of alt mixes, surprisingly listenable.
I GAVE YOU DIAMONDS, YOU GAVE ME DISEASE. Fine set of Exile outtakes.
TASTES SO GOOD This is Mickboy's remaster of Sticky Fingers. Excellence.
HYDE PARK. 1969. (2) The legendary Bryan Jones Eulogy Show, pretty good audience taping off of the PA system.
COCAINE IN A DENTIST CHAIR. November 8, 1969, Los Angeles. A low level audience taping which at times deteriotes, but still somewhat enjoyed.
LIVE'R THAN YOU'LL EVER BE. November 9, 1969. One of the legendary early bootlegs, the Stones in all their garage band r & b best.
ACETATES Sweet single discs of alternate takes and unreleased tracks from the early 70's. Don't you have to own a real nice straight take of "Drift Away."
LEED GUITARS...TV STARS. Superb. Incredible remaster of the lengendary boot, "Get Your Leeds Lungs Out." It's March 1971, it's the Rolling Stones. Highest recommendation.
MAIN STREET REVISITED (2) Again the Famed Mickboy at work remastering the classic along with bonus tracks. Full & Glorious.
EXILE OUTTAKES. A little gruff and messy, I guess that's why they call them outtakes.
R.S.V.P (THE ALTERNATIVE BEGGAR'S BANQUET) Sorta what a bootleg is supposed to be a mish mash of outtakes, studio chat etc et al.
UNRELEASED DECCA LIVE ALBUM 1972 Me thinks they didn't mike the audience properly, but still a nice sloppy show.
SHE LIKED THE WAY I HELD THE MICROPHONE June 20, 1972 2nd show, Chicago, Illinois. Great title, shitty recording.
FORT WORTH EXPRESS. June 24, 1972. Good show, though not quite as good as some of the others from this era.
GET YER YA-YA'S OUT. Mickboy remaster. Good stuff, you even get a couple of Altamonte audience tracks.
NASTY MUSIC (2) As the info states; Soundboard Recordings for the Never Released 1972-1973 Live Album. Terrific recordings. I believe it's the Brussel 10/17/73, London 9/9/73 and NYC 7/26/72.
FEBRUARY 24, 1973. PERTH, AUSTRALIA. Rock and Roll. Don't play this one in your car, you'll get a speeding ticket. Killer stuff. Setlist only.
FEBRUARY 26, 1973 (2) Sydney, Australia. First of all the first 10 seconds and the final 2 tracks have a distinctly different sound quality from the rest of the show which is crystal clear soundboard. Show really gathers steam 7 tunes in with "Love in Vain" and ignites from there. A joy.
BRUSSELS AFFAIR 1973. Quiet sound board recording from the tour, it's kind of strange to not hear the audience at all. Superb performance, the Stones were rocking and sound quality is great.
THE STARS IN THE SKY THEY NEVER LIE. Collection from the 1973 European tour while not at their best there is that unmistakable aura and manic power to the performances.
1973 TOUR IN HAWAII. January 22 & 23, 1973. More material from the tour best known for its phalic symbols.
LET IT BLEED OUTTAKES. Or so I'm told. Traded to me titled this way, but my research has uncovered no such titled bootleg. Hence if you want this one, I'm uncertain to it's sources. With all that said, some pretty cool stuff here various alternates and demo's. All sounds good, man.
FROM RAGS TO EXCESS (2) Mickboy takes on Black & Blue (among the most dismissed albums) and it holds up alot better than I thought. Also includes some era live stuff.
DANCING SO FREE. Mickboy's remaster of Goat's Head Soup. Good stuff, the critics don't like this record, but there's a couple of nuggets.
GET WHAT YOU NEED (2) A famed Mickboy production, this is Let It Bleed Remastered along with bonus tracks. Fun stuff.
SHORT AND CURLIES (2) Another superb Mickboy remaster. This of It's Only Rock and roll.
DISCOVER NEW YORK June 27, 1975. NYC. Didn't really see any compelling reason to get excited about this one.
L.A. FRIDAY '75. (2) July 13, 1975. Los Angeles. Ouch.
DOWN & OUT IN PARIS. (2) June 7, 1976. A sloppy soundboard I guess. The band sounds abit bewildered and distracted, but somehow as the night continued I found it's rafish charm. Certainly a big guitar/arena rock statement - not their best sound, but alright.
SUCKING DON ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. Good set. Contains 2 different Don Kirschncer Rock Concert appearances from '73 & '74, then the rehearsal and performance for their 1978 SNL gig
CLUB GIG. March 3 & 4, 1977 at the famed El Macambo Club in Toronto sourced off of a "rare fan club acetate."
JULY 6, 1978 (2) Detroit, Michigan. Some Girls ia a 5 Star Record though alot of it jus translate live. That said, this is a good show that works.
SOME GIRLS ARE BIGGER THAN OTHERS. Live in Memphis in 1978. The Stones go disco and live to tell. Unlike Rod Stewart, they didn't lose their credibility in the process, eh.
SOME TRAX. VOLUME 1 & 2. Outtakes & unused stuff from their last 5 star record. Sound quality is gruff and I get the feeling that they are writing and editing as they work out each tune. There are 5 instrumental tracks on the second disc that aren't referenced in the art.
EMOTIONAL RESCUE DEMOS. I made it through this disc, you may not.
STATIC IN THE ATTIC. Emotional Rescue outtakes recorded in January-February of 1979 in the Bahamas. Sound pretty good to me, maybe a better listen than the album.
BLIND DATE REVISITED (2) April 22, 1979 This is the 2nd night of the famed Toronto concerts to fulfill Keith Richards Heroine bust. A toasted John Bulishi provides the intro. It's a soundboard of a sloppy but jazzed set of performances by the New Barbarians and Stones.
THE KEITH RICHARDS BENEFIT CONCERT (2) MP3 Version. Not sure if this is any different than above as I didn't make comparisons. I just enjoyed.
OCTOBER 4, 1981 (2) Boulder, Colorado. A very good recording, but. It's a soundboard, but the feed fades out on the first 2 cuts and once in middle, otherwise it's Top shelf.
FUCKING WONDERFUL (2) October 31, 1981 Dallas, Texas. Very good sounding show with vocals upfront and in your face.
TEXAS 1989 (2) November 11, 1989. Dallas, Texas. Very good show, very good recording. Not perfect, very good.
SWEET HOME CHICAGO (With Muddy Waters). November 22, 1981 at Buddy Guy's Blues Club in Chicago. It was a raucous night captured by this audience taper.
DECEMBER 11, 1981 (2) Lexington, Kentucky. Terrific show, near perfect soundboard. Once or twice the taping goes out only to return a minute or 2 later - strange.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED (2) December 13, 1981. This is a good and I mean real fuckin' good, great show. Excellent sound and performance. It's all a highlight, but I'll single out "Can't Always Get" as a particularly good one.
HAMPTON '91 (2) December 18, 1991. Virginia. Some fun stuff along with a couple of clunkers.
ATLANTIC CITY '89 (3) December 19, 1989, New Jersey. This is the pay per view, American tour finale with guests Eric Clapton, John Lee Hooker & a couple of Guns & Roses. Includes the pre and post concert host comments. It is excellent though, not to quible, I expected the sound to be a tad better - still more than satisfactory.
TATOO TOO (2) Outtakes etc from a decent album. Not essential, but sitting on my shelf.
LIVE IN GIANTS STADIUM. August 17, 1994. (2) Smartly packaged, but ultimately disappointing due to the subpar audience recording.
VOODOO BREW (4) Frankly this is the very best Stones studio outtakes of any era. Lots of studio chat, strumming, dialogue, riffing, outtakes and alt mixes. Quite revealing and then some of the music is fantastic. I have read one Stones Bio and in it they mentioned that Keef released these because he was unhappy with the officially released product.
EASTERN PROMISE (2) March 12, 1995, Tokyo. A+ soundboarder. Simple as that.
MIAMI DICE (2) Some kind of broadcast recording with guests Sheryl Crow & Bo Diddley. Like many of this type the recording has its flaws but still delivers the music well.
STRIPPED COMPANION. An essential disc of acoustic versions, studio sessions and rehearsals (?) from the early to mid 90's. Some great stuff here.
BEHIND THE DOUBLE DOORS: THE LEGENDARY SECRET GIG. Chicago, September 18, 1997. Can we say they are overstated the case, how legendary was this club warm up date anyway. The PR these guys get from those pre-stadium Club gigs are shall we say overstated. Loud night, the audience recording captues the crowd's enthusiasm, but not the music. B/W art.
SEPTEMBER 30, 1997 (2) Winnipeg, Manatoba. Poor recording. For completists only.
NOVEMBER 9, 1997 (2) Los Angeles, California. Acceptable audience recording, nothing special other than the Stones are in LA and they've comped alot of celebrities backstage.
ST. LOUIS TO BABYLON (3) December 12, 1997. St. Louis, Missouri. Compelling! Commercial sound and that's an understatement - taken from a pay per view with Dave Matthews & Taj Mahal guesting. This is sensational. The show takes 2 discs and the bonus disc of extras ain't bad either.
MSG3 REMASTERED (2) January 17, 1998. New York City. Excellent performance and recording!
CALIFORNIA DREAMING. (2) February 3, 1998. From the Bridges to Babylon tour, nice show.
RIO (2) April 11, 1998 A fund show with that hits cranked up and ready to go. Bob Dylan drops by for a take on "Like A Rolling Stone." Jeez, that last biography I read said that Zimmy wants to join the Dead, how about taking Bill Wyman's place?
THE OFFICIAL BLACK ALBUM (2) A+ Sensational collection of B-sides, live appearances, singles, outtakes, alternate mixes, guest appearances and the like. Love it.
AUGUST 16, 2002. Palais Royale Club, Toronto, Canada. Wicked fantastic soundboard. Superb take of "Heart of Stone," "Can't Hear You Knocking," & "Stray Cat Blues." These Stones warm up gigs prior to tours is one of the coolest traditions in rock and roll history.
SEPTEMBER 3, 2002 (2) Boston, Massachusetts. Kicking off the tour with this sturdy audience taping. Play it softly and it sounds good, turn it up and you notice the flaws.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2002 (2) Foxboro, Massachusetts. Poor sound and nothing special on disc. I caught this live at the Stadium, 20 feet, stage left and was absolutely blown away by the greatest rock band of all time.
SEPTEMBER 8, 2002 (2) Boston, MA. This is the Theatre Gig in Boston at the old Orpheum Theatre which I think is the worst venue in the history of the city. Cramped, hot, uncomfortable seats - I digress. Anyway, delightful show with the vocals upfront and the band a bit behind in the mix. Lots of singalogs...and energy.
LIVE ON HBO (2) January 16, 2003. New York City. Obviously you get excellent sound quality and a fabulous performance to boot. Watching on TV that night I thought there were hot and certainly the souvenier is delivers.
JUNE 27, 2003 (2) Madrid, spain. Sweet recording - excellent sounding bootleg - a treat for these ears. Love it all from the slow grind of "Can't Always Get" to the blood, piss and vigor of "Hootchie Coochie Man."
AUGUST 28, 2005 (2) Poor, unlistenable recording.
OMAHA 2006 (2) January 29, 2006, Omaha, Nebraska. Decent to okay audience taping. I only noticed the chat on an ocassional rack. Some good stuff and some stuff that didn't quite work. Do you want to hear "Oh No Not You Again" or "Rough Justice I don't. But hey they hit the usual buttons too.
SHANGHAI BANGING (2) April 8, 2006. China. Seemed like the boys were just a little off this night. Didn't feel sharp to these veteran ears.
AUGUST 25, 2006 (2) Glasgow, Scotland. Nice show with a rare "Sway" & then the regular Stones set. Nice played and recorded.
*** SOLO MATERIAL***
Keith Richards
SING ME BACK HOME (WEDDING SESSION - CABO SAN LUCAS) December 1983. If my ears aren't lying, it's Keith hanging out & singing into a tape recorder. Lo fi, but this is so cool. Some tracks some other Stones chime in.
A STONE ALONE. December 15, 1988. With the X-pensive Wino's. It's all about Keef.
BOSTON '93. A great soundboarder. I caught the Expensive Winos but here in Boston, but not on this night. I missed a good one.
STONED STONE. 1993 in Argentia. Keith's the balls. He just rocked hard on this side project this one lifted from the mixing board in exquisite sound. A+ Outstanding. 5 bonus tracks of rehearsals including Dylan's "7 Days," Ron Wood must've been helping out.
Mick Jagger
TOKYO SHUFFLE. March 22, 1988. Enjoyable disc with a guest appearance by Tina Turner. Some good stuff, but some synth too.