Classic alternate versions and outtakes

[Vince Evert]

The Rolling Stones - 19th Nervous Breakdown
[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuODWxb_TOw[/video]

Bruce Springsteen - Thunder Road
[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwqkpV6qGmw[/video]

 

[Vince Evert]

Rod Stewart In the Studio performing the 'Demo' of the Hit Single 'Maggie May'. Making up the words as he goes along, the words that Rod sings bear no resemblance and are completely unrecognisable to ones in the eventual No.1 Hit.
[video=youtube]http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJeB_Xd-1k4[/video]

 

[tented]

Rod Stewart In the Studio performing the 'Demo' of the Hit Single 'Maggie May'. Making up the words as he goes along, the words that Rod sings bear no resemblance and are completely unrecognisable to ones in the eventual No.1 Hit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJeB_Xd-1k4

That's fun. Thanks for sharing it.

 

[Vince Evert]

Glad you liked it. OK here's an outtake of Otis's classic 'Dock of the Bay' with Steve Cropper providing 'Seagull' noises. Check out Otis response after this take -

[video=youtube]http://https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VPywcHWluc[/video]

 

[Vince Evert]

Jackie Wilson and Lavern Baker X rated outtake of 'Think Twice. With spicy lyrics. Just shows that even in the early 1960's they had profanities :clap ' -

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSQYtRKsZMI[/video]


This was the commercial record -

[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH6hVPLbFjU[/video]

 

[Vince Evert]

Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street. Demo take, sans the Saxophone.
[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bcXRkMs0fs[/video]

 

[tented]

Gerry Rafferty - Baker Street. Demo take, sans the Saxophone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bcXRkMs0fs

I prefer this version. I always thought the sax was too loud and irritating.

 

[Vince Evert]

Good on tented. A few people have commented to me exactly what you said (on another forum and topic similar to this). Have you listened and compared the two 'You Better Think Twice' versions ? Another one worth looking up is The Blenders 'Don't F..k around with Love' and their commercial release 'Don't Fool Around With Love'. Both were in 1953 and are on YT.

 

[Vince Evert]

Roy Orbison - Blue bayou (Released on a 45 rpm but only in Italy). Roy rocked it up on this.
[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz4lGP680zk[/video]

 

[Vince Evert]

John Lennon - I'm the Greatest. John wrote and demo'd this for Ringo Starr who would record it on his 'Ringo' album (1973). Both Ringo and George Harrison feature on this.
[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaKrBsCkGRE[/video]

 

[Kieran]

Great vids from the archives, MrT! :clap

 

[Vince Evert]

Bob Dylan - Someone's Gotten Hold of My Heart. Song would later change to 'Tight Connection to my Heart' SGHOMH was commercially released on the 1961-1990 Bootleg Series 3 CD package.
[video=youtube] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbhoo_gGkK8&list=PL8D89EB33D7FDB6A1[/video]

 

[Vince Evert]

The King - Merry Xmas Baby. This is probably the most complete version, sans the overdubs (including an unfortunate posthumous 'duet' with Gretchen Wilson) . Elvis , as the song goes along, add libs comments to the musicians here and there, 'Wake Up Tutt' Great stuff...
[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RyuX0O2huE[/video]

 

[Vince Evert]

Bob Dylan - That's Alright Mama. Back to the Bobster. This only took 50 years to be released, LOL
[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HviaMEwBoBQ[/video]

 

[tented]

Bob Dylan - That's Alright Mama. Back to the Bobster. This only took 50 years to be released, LOL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HviaMEwBoBQ

I'd never heard this before, but it's fun. Thanks.

 

[Vince Evert]

Good on you, Tented. I have three more to add (for now LOL) -

Bobby Darin - Dream Lover
[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9XIQNzaCdg[/video]

Eddie Cochran - Let's Get Together (song was later re-recorded and retitled to the version that the Rock n Roll World knows...and (1950's music tragics like me) Loves)
[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyTL_caWFug[/video]


Jumping eras now -
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Refuge
[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAKe4j_WuDk[/video]

 

[Vince Evert]

The Doors - Love Her madly (alternate take 8) is a gem -
[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1hABA5_6T8[/video]

 

[Vince Evert]

E.L.O - Telephone Line (Alternate vocal, well version actually, LOL)
[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJrt00ovjwg[/video]

 

[Vince Evert]

ELO - Evil Woman (Stripped Down Mix)
[video=youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_OUl9wDBgU[/video]

 

[tented]

The Doors - Love Her madly (alternate take 8) is a gem -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1hABA5_6T8

There are one or two serious missteps in the keyboards, so I can see why this ultimately wasn't used. But the vocal is great.

ELO - Evil Woman (Stripped Down Mix)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_OUl9wDBgU

Yeah, Mr. Lynne loves a soundboard and all the studio goodies of the time. This is an interesting take, revealing he didn't need so much icing.