I had lyrics from this embroidered on the back of a nice suit jacket. You wouldn’t believe how many people asked me where I bought it so they could get one.
"There's a part that's not screwed on..." What a fine, fine song. When I go down memory lane I still think the original 5 WERE The Rolling Stones. I love Ronnie Wood but Brian WAS an integral part of their initial success, behind the scenes issues etc. Ask a long time Stones fan...his musical interests and yes, his looks, drew in fans. Sad his life was so short, play Phil Och's Chord's of Fame for Brian...
This is my favourite version. It has greater swagger to the other two. I think it’s actually the original recording with Steve Winwood. The same vocal track was used for the film version with Ry Cooder on slide. It needs an official release.
Here's the 411 per Wikipedia regarding all three versions, this being the first. >>> "Three different versions of "Memo from Turner" have been released, and another "Alternative Take" version is available on bootleg recordings. The first version, which is not officially released, is a slow, brooding version recorded by members of the band Traffic. It features Steve Winwood on all instruments except drums, which are played by Jim Capaldi. The second version, released on Metamorphosis in 1975 on the Allen Klein Decca/London pre-existing legacy contracts of the Stones 1960s recordings, was a different version recorded by The Rolling Stones in November 1968, and has a looser feel than the released version. This version supposedly features Al Kooper on guitar, and perhaps Keith Richards as well. Either Charlie Watts or Capaldi plays drums on this recording. Credited to "Jagger/Richards", it is not clear how many of the Rolling Stones besides Jagger actually played on it. The third version of the song, typified by its slide guitar, was the one recorded for the soundtrack to the movie Performance, starring Mick Jagger as the song title's "Turner". It is featured prominently in the movie, with Mick Jagger, as Turner, lip-synching it. This is the more well-known version of the song, as it was released as a solo single by Jagger in England in 1970 and is featured on the later Singles Collection: The London Years. This track was recorded in Los Angeles in early 1970, and uses the vocal track of the first, slow version. The tape of Jagger's vocals was sent to Jack Nitzsche, where all music parts were recorded by Ry Cooder on slide guitar, Russ Titelman (guitar), Randy Newman (piano), Jerry Scheff (bass) and Gene Parsons (drums)".
@@Methilde I prefer the universe where these both exist but things would be way cooler in a universe where Keith Richards plays it with a glass/metal slide .
@@chengzhou8711 - While Keith Richards is an outstanding rhythm guitarist who plays nasty leads as well, he didn't often play slide guitar for the Stones. Ron Wood has long handled those chores, however nowhere near as proficiently as did the masterful Mick Taylor who was lead and slide guitarist for the Stones from 1969 thru 1974. No one inc. Keith would even think to try it with Taylor in the band, for Mick T. came into the band at 20 yr. old, already a renowned slide guitar and in addition, became the most wicked lead guitarist, something that band never really had in either Brian [Jones] nor Keith. For evidence of both you need look no further than RU-vid videos from 'Ladies and Gentlemen, The Rolling Stones' culled from live concerts in Texas 1972. The guy just smokes! "Love in Vain" for instance esp. at the 5 min mark with his 2nd slide solo > ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ryRDcE2sB2A.html
True that, Matt Kustom Kostumes. In fact, Steve Winwood played every instrument on this track except for Jim Capaldi on drums. Stevie...what a talent and only about 18 or so at the time!
