GLYN JOHNS ACETATE OF ROLLING STONES COVER
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ROLLING STONES ENGINEER AND EX-PRESIDENTS LEAD SINGER GLYN JOHNS SINGING A FANTASTIC VERSION OF THE STONES' "LADY JANE" WITH SITAR REPLACING BRIAN JONES' DULCIMER.
THE DISC WAS FEATURED ON RADIO 1'S ANTIQUES RECORD ROADSHOW ON 2ND APRIL 1994, CREATING A LOT OF INTEREST AND SPECULATION WITH THE PANEL, WHICH INCLUDED MYSELF, PETER HOOK AND MARK KERMODE. (CHECK OUT THE CREAMTV WEBSITE REVIEW)
THE BURNING QUESTION WAS:- IS IT BRIAN JONES OR JIMMY PAGE PLAYING THE SITAR ?
THE CONSENSUS OF OPINION WAS IT WAS MORE LIKELY TO BE BRIAN JONES BUT IT POSSIBLY COULD BE PAGE WHO WAS INVOLVED IN STONES SESSIONS IN THE MID TO LATE SIXTIES, WORKED WITH GLYN JOHNS AND COULD ALSO PLAY SITAR WELL ENOUGH IN A GROOVY KINDA POP WAY.
AFTER 15 YEARS TRYING TO FIND OUT I'M STILL NO WISER, ALL I KNOW IS THAT THIS HAS TO BE AN ABSOLUTE HOLY GRAIL FOR STONES COLLECTORS AND I'M GENUINELY SAD TO HAVE TO SELL IT.
THE DISC CONDITION IS VERY GOOD. THERE ARE NO PROPER SCRATCHES JUST FINE LIGHT SURFACE LINES ALL OVER AND IT PLAYS IS EXCELLENT. THERE IS LIGHT CRACKLING THROUGHOUT BUT NO SKIPS OR LOUD 'POPS'.
THERE IS A FLIPSIDE BY GLYN WHICH I THINK IS CALLED "YOU SHALL BE GONE TOMORROW" BUT THERE IS NO LABEL TO CONFIRM THAT.
A VERSION OF THE RECORDING CAME OUT IN SPAIN ONLY, IN 1967 IN A PICTURE SLEEVE ON THE SONOPLAY LABEL WITH GLYN'S NAME MISSPELT AS 'GLYNT'.
I DOUBT VERY MUCH IF THERE IS ANOTHER COPY OF THIS AS ONLY 4-5 ACETATES ARE USUALLY MADE, TO LISTEN TO FOR CRITICAL PURPOSES BEFORE THE DISC IS PRESSED FOR RELEASE PROPERLY. THIS PRESSING IS EVEN MORE UNIQUE IN THAT THE RECORDING WAS SHELVED EXCEPT IN SPAIN, WHERE EVEN THE NORMAL ISSUES GO FOR $100 -- WHEN YOU CAN FIND ONE.
IF ANYONE DOES KNOW WHO IS PLAYING SITAR OR HAS ANY OTHER INFO ON THE SESSION (ARE YOU READING THIS BILL !) PLEASE GET IN TOUCH.
THE RECORD WILL BE POSTED IN A STIFF CARD MAILER AND INSURED.
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