Friday, August 12, 2011

That Girl Belongs To Yesterday

Right after their first UK tour the Rolling Stones returned to De Lane Lea Studios, to record tracks for an upcoming EP. Produced by Andrew Oldham and Eric Easton the band recorded 'Money', Chuck Berry's 'Bye Bye Johnny' and 'I'm Talkin' About You', Arthur Alexander's 'You Better Move On' and 'Go Home Girl', and, once again, 'Poison Ivy'. The 14 November 1963 session, during which Ian Stewart's  piano playing wasn't used, was marred by erratic recording techniques, but that didn't hamper the record's success.

On November 20 Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Andrew Oldham gathered at London's Regent Sound Studios to work on demos of the very first Jagger-Richards compositions. These demos were intended as potential sale to other artists and were never released by the Stones themselves. The next day, and also on December 9, the other band members, this time including Stu, joined the Unholy Trinity, and some recordings were made.

Stu plays piano on 'My Only Girl', a song originally intended for singer George Bean, but later re-recorded (with Stu's piano lines intact), after he had changed the melody, by Gene Pitney under the title 'That Girl Belongs To Yesterday'. Pitney's version was released in March 1964 and reached number seven in the charts. This was the first time a Jagger-Richards song had gone top ten in the UK.




Adapted from the following sources:
Martin Elliott, The Rolling Stones. Complete Recording Sessions 1962-2002. Red Cherry Books, 2002.
Massimo Bonanno, The Rolling Stones. Aftermath, 2007.

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  1. November 14, 1963: De Lane Lea Studios, London, England.
    The Rolling Stones: Bye Bye Johnny (Berry) (2:14)
    The Rolling Stones: You Better Move On (Alexander) (2:42)
    The Rolling Stones: Poison Ivy (Leiber-Stoller) (2:06)
    The Rolling Stones: Money (Bradford-Gordy) (2:36)

    631114A 14th November: London, Kingsway, De Lane Lea Studios. Producer: Andrew Oldham.
    - Bye Bye Johnny (Berry)
    - You Better Move On (Alexander)
    - Go Home Girl (Alexander) - unverified soul ballad
    - Poison Ivy (Leiber-Stoller)
    - Money (Bradford-Gordy)
    - I’m Talking About You (Berry) - unverified.
    Line-up: Mick Jagger (voc, tamb)/Brian Jones (gtr, harm, bvoc)/Keith Richards (gtr)/Bill Wyman (bass, bvoc)/Charlie Watts (dr).

    November 20-21, 1963: Regent Sound Studios, London, England.
    The Rolling Stones: It Should Be You (Jagger-Richards) (1:21)

    631120A 20th-21st November: London, Regent Sound Studios. Producer: Andrew Oldham. Sound engineer: Bill Farley. Demo-session, incl.
    - My Only Girl (Richards-Jagger) - Ian Stewart on piano; early version of 'That Girl Belongs To Yesterday’; demo
    for George Bean, later given to Gene Pitney
    - Leave Me Alone (Jagger-Richards) - Ian Stewart on piano
    - It Should Be You (Jagger-Richards) - demo for George Bean
    - Shang A Doo Lang (Jagger-Richards) - demo for Adrienne Posta
    - So Much In Love (Jagger-Richards) - demo for The Mighty Avengers
    - Sure I Do (Jones) - unverified
    - Will You By My Lover Tonight (Jagger-Richards) - demo for George Bean.

    Note: During these and later sessions the Stones recorded a lot of demos for other artists, as well as for The Andrew Oldham Orchestra.
    Line-up: Mick Jagger (voc)/Brian Jones (gtr, harm, bvoc)/Keith Richards (gtr)/Bill Wyman (bass, bvoc)/Charlie Watts (dr).

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  2. December 9, 1963: Regent Sound Studios, London, England.
    The Rolling Stones: More Pop-Fodder Of The Day Medley (Jagger-Richards) (2:42)

    631209A 9th December: London, Regent Sound Studios. Producer: Andrew Oldham. Sound engineer: Bill Farley. Demo-session, incl.
    - Give Me Your Hand (Jagger-Richards) - demo for Teddy Green
    - I Want You To Know (Jagger-Richards-Jones) - Brian Jones on lead vocals and harmonica
    - When A Girl Loves A Boy (Jagger-Richards)
    - You Must Be The One (Jagger-Richards) - demo for The Greenbeats.
    Line-up: Mick Jagger (voc)/Keith Richards (gtr)/Brian Jones (gtr, harm, bvoc)/Reg Guest (p)/Eric Ford (bass)/Andy White (dr).
    Note: Give Me Your Hand is commonly known as I’ll Hold Your Hand, and was first intended for The Beatles.

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