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Old 08-23-2020, 07:39 AM   #597 (permalink)
Lisnaholic
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Ha! Bad luck, Rolling Stones! This seems to be the closest that Music Banter comes to an official Rolling Stones thread, and you have to share the billing with the Beatles! How humiliating is that, for a band of such stature and longevity?
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Anyway, I'm here to post something that I just discovered: The Band The Stones Never Became. I don't know the back story, but here are the instrumental Stones, presumably led by Brian Jones, with Jagger relegated to the drums, if in the band at all:



Spoiler for Line up details:
Recorded at Olympic Studios in 1967.

Line up:
Brian Jones - mellotron
Keith Richards - acoustic guitar
Bill Wyman - bass guitar
Charlie Watts - drums
Nicky Hopkins - piano
Mick Jagger & Paul McCartney - percussion


And here's a longer rehearsal session for I don't know what song:



Spoiler for Line up details:
Recorded at Olympic Studios in 1967.

Line up:
Brian Jones - acoustic guitar & organ
Keith Richards - electric & acoustic guitar
Bill Wyman - bass guitar
Charlies Watts - drums
Nicky Hopkins - piano
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