It's a Jagger solo single composed for the movie "Performance" Keith was not involved cause of Anita featuring in the movie and my favorite version is the one with Ry Cooder.
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.
Performance amazed me so much when it came out,,, i had to see it 7 times in order to fully understand it. it is my favorite film,,,along with Blow-up,,,of the best era ever to hit this earth...the 1960's. thanks for this new version to the old great film. it still rocks...... and rolls along ,,,even today... peace-out.
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.
14/6/2021 for me. Performance is my favourite film ever (closely followed by Withnail & I with which there are all sorts of weird connections) but until tonight I had no idea there were other versions. Many thanks for posting.
"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...
It is the best version! It has that sinister dual guitar sound that worked perfectly "This version 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, and the music was recorded by Ry Cooder (slide guitar), Russ Titelman (guitar), Randy Newman (piano), Jerry Scheff (bass), and Gene Parsons (drums)."
I agree Stephen Marcus. Ry Cooder in particular was filthy nasty on slide guitar, just as he was as on "Sister Morphine" from the RS "Sticky Fingers" LP. >>> From Wikipedia: "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)".
@@francoisebeylie2923 a good thing, like when someone is so good they may be referred to as one bad 'whatever'. Ry Cooder's guitar work on "Sister Morphine " gets so deep inside me, it stings. John Lee Hooker was once asked what he thought of Cooder, to which he answered: "Oh, he plenty bad all right!"-a huge compliment. 😉
thanks for the post, this is a very rare version of this song...I still like the version with Ry Cooder playing slide guitar better though, he makes the song
Keith really hated Donald Cammell, the co-director of “Performance”, in which Mick and Keith’s girl Anita spent days shooting a scene in bed together. He didn’t want anything to do with the whole thing. Ry Cooder was hanging out with the Stones in London at the time, he’s all over “Let It Bleed” and a really cool, loose bootleg called “Jammin’ With Edward”, along with Mick, Charlie Watts, & Wyman, if you weren’t aware.
@@johnmeyer2084 oh donald cammel was the director. nicolas roeg was cinematographer and co-director if you will. greatest masterpiece of its time. a totally standing alone unique, multifaceted jewel. i don't know other movie which managed to write that amount of content between the lines.
Thanks for the post! This version is real loose anf funky. Very nice, however I'm still partial to the soundtrack version with Ry Cooder. It seems to capture the darkness of the movie a little more. Either way, a great tune.
This is obviously Steve Winwood and Jim Capaldi from Traffic playing the music. No Stones involved but Jagger. People forget Winwood played guitar quite well. You can hear the same tone here as Dear Mr. Fantasy.
I came looking for the Winwood/capaldi version and I only had to her the first bar to know this was it. Listening to vocals, I have to wonder if this version wasn't early, but Winwood/Capaldi played to the overdubbed vocals... Sounds like Performance/Ry Cooder version vocals overlaid to Traffic...
none, correct! You see him on the better Stones songs (which were all during his period) playing marimbas, harmonica, lead guitar, sitar, recorder, etc.
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!
Esto fue durante las sesiones de Jamming Edward con Ry cooder & Nicky Hopkins en donde solo 3 stones se involucraron en ésta sesion (Jagger-Wyman-Watts)
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 RUclips 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 > ruclips.net/video/ryRDcE2sB2A/видео.html
It really is sad that so many or our greatest musicians died at such young ages. The drugs just tore them up. Poor Brian! Man he just couldn't handle it because he did so much of it. I've never seen anyone that looked so frikken high all the time. Did my share of the drugs when I was younger and Thank God I lived thru it. If I only knew then what I know now. They should use Brian's life story to dissuade kids from using drugs. But I know (because I lived it) kids have to experience things themselves to fully understand the consequences.
Yup, it's a major reason I don't personally rate people like Hendrix higher. They just murdered themselves too soon, whilst other better guitarists that didn't kill themselves, such as Keaggy, still produce fine albums 50 years later.
And, his asthma didn't help. I am guessing that combined with drugs led to his drowning. He shouldn't have done any drugs with asthma, but he just couldn't stop taking them. A tortured soul, but very talented.
@@johncummins6655 What a pompous statement. You are aware that Hendrix didn't do coke or heroin and was usually too busy writing or playing music to bother with anything other than wine? Even his death was a total accident.
Coolest song from the coolest rock'n'roll movie ever made. It was an accurate document of the period. Nicholas Roeg just let the cameras roll. Where the hell did you get this version????
There are 3 versions of the song. This is the first version. It features Steve Winwood on all instruments except drums, which are played by Jim Capaldi. The second version, released on Metamorphosis album was recorded by The Rolling Stones in November 1968. This version supposedly features Al Kooper on guitar, and perhaps Keith Richards as well. Either Charlie Watts or Capaldi plays drums. The third version of the song, typified by its slide guitar, was the one recorded for the soundtrack to the movie Performance. This is the more well-known version of the song. It was recorded in Los Angeles in early 1970, and uses the vocal track of the first 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).
Wow...Traffic meets Mick Jagger. All instruments except drums are by Steve Winwood. (Jim Capaldi on drums.) You can hear that Traffic vibe starting up after about 5 seconds. That sure isn't Nicky Hopkins.
@@madeleinehague648 I would think it was the first version done in late 67 or early 68 when the Stones were shopping for a producer to replace Andrew Loog Oldham(who really never produced the band at any rate-that's according to him). Jimmy Miller produced the first couple of Traffic records, so I would guess Mick took a song in to see how Jimmy Miller worked in the studio. Obviously Jimmy Miller produced the next Stones record of the time(Beggars Banquet).
Not on this track, Toby. Steve Winwood plays every instrument except drums which were played by his bandmate from Traffic, Jim Capaldi. Nonetheless, Cooder plays some of the nastiest slide guitar on the version from the Performance Soundtrack, as well on "Sister Morphine" off the RS "Sticky Fingers" LP.
first leg of the stones with brian onboard. what could have been. young and raw but they sure could play. brian was a tragedy. still rolling 2 the very end. only the stones.
i have seen this Cheap movie PERFOMANCE featuring Mick Jagger,1991 soho in London. ,but this song "memo from turner" I like too much than another songs of Rolling Stones .Whatever, who play the keybord ,Brian,?
@hotdaveog well in this version, the band Traffic is the backing group; That would lead me to believe that it's Dave Mason on guitar. I found something on the internet the other day about Lowell George (from Little Feat) being present during the sessions, but I'm not sure that he played on this track. Probably it's Dave Mason.
Steve Winwood played all the instruments (including guitar) on this track except the drums, which were played by Jim Capaldi. Dave Mason had no involvement in it whatsoever, and neither did Brian Jones, who was so strung out at this point in the Stones' history I'd be surprised if knew his own name.
A lot of UK rock stars that were born during WWII, so they didn't eat as much as they should have due to food rationing. Many of them born before 1945 are a bit shorter than the ones born post 1946
Sex, drugs, money & too much free time on one's hands; Brian complained to John Lennon about Mick taking control, & Lennon told Brian that it was his band & to basically tell Mick so. Like another post said, Brian had many issues of his own, which consumed him. He was talented & died too young. I love the Stones, but Brian was the better fit.
I don;t know why you'd think that. The vocal track from this recording with Traffic was later used for the version with Cooder. I doubt Jagger was even present during the recording sessions in California.
The baby's dead my lady said you gentlemen all work for me! That line caused some major friction between Mick and Keith (who wasn't at this session as he was with Anita who eventually miscarried)
This is not a remix. It is an alternate take that was recorded well before the one Ry Cooder & Jack Nitzsche helped create for the Performance soundtrack. There are three definitive versions of Memo From Turner. This one(the Traffic version as it features Stevie Winwood), the one released on Metamorphosis(with Al Kooper) and the Ry Cooder version. The best part is Keith plays on none of them, but has a songwriting credit.
The Stones sound like they're practicing. The photos are very interesting! Brian is obviously the heartbeat of the Band - one very intelligent & talented young artist who left an amazing legacy.
Brian was kicked out of the band and then died more than six months before this song was recorded (by Steve Winwood and Jim Capaldi of Traffic!). His influence in the band started to wane in the mid-60s and was almost non-existent in the late sixties.
@BipolarPics I read something about that as well. I also saw or read an interview with Keith regarding Jones' death where Keith basically said that he found it impossible that Jones would have drowned. Richards suspected foul play. Jones was a fucked up guy. There are stories about him beating Anita Pallenberg and frequently throwing violent temper tantrums. T The Stones were his band initially. Unfortunately for Brian, despite being a virtuoso he lacked the ability to write songs.
So much depth to their music. And variety. Never will there be another band as great. We are fortunate to have them.
Honestly one of the most underrated songs of all time. One of the great guitar songs!
A Jagger/Ry Cooder song.
Here we go again with that underrated bullshit.
Is the first time that I've heard that version that was deep that was Charlie and belly all of what beautiful beautiful
@@Methildethere’s at least three versions of this song out there. this is the version with Steve Winwood and Jim Capaldi of Traffic
It's a Jagger solo single composed for the movie "Performance" Keith was not involved cause of Anita featuring in the movie and my favorite version is the one with Ry Cooder.
Arguably, the best vocal ever by Mick Jagger with this Dylanistic cut.
Loved this song, thanks for all the photos, how young they where and how mature the music sounded.
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.
It's a sleazy version for sure..love it..👍🙏
This may have been my father's favorite song...and poppa was a rolling stone🙌
Performance amazed me so much when it came out,,, i had to see it 7 times in order to fully understand it. it is my favorite film,,,along with Blow-up,,,of the best era ever to hit this earth...the 1960's.
thanks for this new version to the old great film. it still rocks...... and rolls along ,,,even today... peace-out.
This movie couldn't never get old and Blow up too.
Always loved this song, never heard this version till today
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.
Which lyrics?
@@fenianbastard6226 ‘ Come now, gentlemen
Your love is all I crave
You'll still be in the circus
When I'm laughing, laughing in my grave’
All these years and I never knew there was an alternative take of this incredible tune.
me neither, not until 5/5/2021
14/6/2021 for me. Performance is my favourite film ever (closely followed by Withnail & I with which there are all sorts of weird connections) but until tonight I had no idea there were other versions. Many thanks for posting.
"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...
Jagger's most committed vocals and finest lyrics IMO.
If you appreciate the lyrics you have to see the movie "Performance" if it's not already done.
Going to go out on a limb and say that this is the version with Steve Winwood. It sounds very Traffic-esque.
The original version--from "Performance"--still rules!
It is the best version! It has that sinister dual guitar sound that worked perfectly "This version 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, and the music was recorded by Ry Cooder (slide guitar), Russ Titelman (guitar), Randy Newman (piano), Jerry Scheff (bass), and Gene Parsons (drums)."
Gene Parsons was the drummer for The Byrds in their final incarnation.
I agree Stephen Marcus. Ry Cooder in particular was filthy nasty on slide guitar, just as he was as on "Sister Morphine" from the RS "Sticky Fingers" LP. >>> From Wikipedia: "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)".
@@robertrichman6873 Ry Cooder filthy nasty ? what do you mean ? I don't understand...Please, can you tell me ? Thank you.
@@francoisebeylie2923 a good thing, like when someone is so good they may be referred to as one bad 'whatever'. Ry Cooder's guitar work on "Sister Morphine " gets so deep inside me, it stings. John Lee Hooker was once asked what he thought of Cooder, to which he answered: "Oh, he plenty bad all right!"-a huge compliment. 😉
Lovely alt version. Never knew about it. Thanks for posting. As good as the original and better than the Metamorphosis version.
RIP. Mr. Watts. Play on up there.
In the picture montage I love the one where they are in the field looking like stoned Hobbits.
My favorite Worst Best Dirty Stupid Senseless Musically SuPerb piece. the silences are awesome!!!!
You're the first person I've ever heard that also loves those silences in Memo- congrats on your superior intelligence and taste in music!
thanks for the post, this is a very rare version of this song...I still like the version with Ry Cooder playing slide guitar better though, he makes the song
Bass, guitar, keys all Winwood.
Plus Capaldi on drums. Whew...fantastic!
Great version, a real treasure, thanks for posting
That minor chord transition/..."Come Now....." YUMMY.
first version. I have all three in my Stones playlist. Thanks for the upload!
I like all three versions of this song, but I love the feel on this one. It's funny that Keith doesn't play on any of them.
Oh shit I was not aware
Keith really hated Donald Cammell, the co-director of “Performance”, in which Mick and Keith’s girl Anita spent days shooting a scene in bed together. He didn’t want anything to do with the whole thing. Ry Cooder was hanging out with the Stones in London at the time, he’s all over “Let It Bleed” and a really cool, loose bootleg called “Jammin’ With Edward”, along with Mick, Charlie Watts, & Wyman, if you weren’t aware.
Keith was too busy stewing in the limo, writing Gimme Shelter, and waiting for Anita to get through filming....
@@johnmeyer2084 oh donald cammel was the director. nicolas roeg was cinematographer and co-director if you will. greatest masterpiece of its time. a totally standing alone unique,
multifaceted jewel. i don't know other movie which managed to write that amount of content between the lines.
@@hwb-zalpach The same for me, this movie is unic, I heard Rupert Everett saying the same thing in a recent interview.....
FANTASTIC!!!!! Great photos too. You made my day. Thanks for posting.
Whenever I enjoy this tune, it reminds of money i blew on coke. Numb grin😮
Thanks for the post! This version is real loose anf funky. Very nice, however I'm still partial to the soundtrack version with Ry Cooder. It seems to capture the darkness of the movie a little more. Either way, a great tune.
Subcribed in less than 20' because of your contribution. So, thank you.
Winwood lead guitar (the solo from 2:33-3:02 confirms it). Al Kooper on B3.
Stevie is actually playing all instruments bass, guitar, organ and piano... the only other is fellow Traffic'er Jim Capaldi on drums
mox19380 heavy cool info thanks,love that kinda stuff.. Lance too
As soon as I read that it immediately sounded so Traffic-y ;)
This is obviously Steve Winwood and Jim Capaldi from Traffic playing the music. No Stones involved but Jagger. People forget Winwood played guitar quite well. You can hear the same tone here as Dear Mr. Fantasy.
Absolutely you can,.jimmy miller saved the stones in 68
I came looking for the Winwood/capaldi version and I only had to her the first bar to know this was it. Listening to vocals, I have to wonder if this version wasn't early, but Winwood/Capaldi played to the overdubbed vocals... Sounds like Performance/Ry Cooder version vocals overlaid to Traffic...
you know you music my friend , did not know that stevie was on this song, just found out windwood had a brother playing too! with spencer davis
@@adamkath399 Winwood plays all of the instruments on the track except drums
Absolutely
Brian Jones, What could have been? From everything I've read about him he was a musical savant, no instrument was off limits for him.
none, correct! You see him on the better Stones songs (which were all during his period) playing marimbas, harmonica, lead guitar, sitar, recorder, etc.
vagabond recon "Paint it Black" is really all you need to hear to know right away that Jones was an innovator.
Yes, but he had absolutely nothing to do with this song, nor did Keef. So I don't understand the prevalence of him in the video's images.
@@johncummins6655 agree 👍🏻💯💯
Thank you Ry Cooder for that crankin’ bottleneck on the final version.
So cool to hear Mick backed by Traffic on this take.
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!
Esto fue durante las sesiones de Jamming Edward con Ry cooder & Nicky Hopkins en donde solo 3 stones se involucraron en ésta sesion (Jagger-Wyman-Watts)
The best version...So much we don't know.
The Ry Cooder version is much more close from the dark ambiance of the scene in the movie.
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)".
very helpful comment sir, thanks much
Prefer the one with Ry Cooder. Thanks for the informations.
@@Methilde - Oh yeah! In a big way!
@@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 RUclips 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 > ruclips.net/video/ryRDcE2sB2A/видео.html
This song had an enorm potential... so bad that they put it aside and didn't produce it on Beggars Banquet...
It really is sad that so many or our greatest musicians died at such young ages. The drugs just tore them up. Poor Brian! Man he just couldn't handle it because he did so much of it. I've never seen anyone that looked so frikken high all the time. Did my share of the drugs when I was younger and Thank God I lived thru it. If I only knew then what I know now. They should use Brian's life story to dissuade kids from using drugs. But I know (because I lived it) kids have to experience things themselves to fully understand the consequences.
Yup, it's a major reason I don't personally rate people like Hendrix higher. They just murdered themselves too soon, whilst other better guitarists that didn't kill themselves, such as Keaggy, still produce fine albums 50 years later.
And, his asthma didn't help. I am guessing that combined with drugs led to his drowning. He shouldn't have done any drugs with asthma, but he just couldn't stop taking them. A tortured soul, but very talented.
joe and john - what do you know?. just like sun reporters or male groupies.
@@johncummins6655 What a pompous statement. You are aware that Hendrix didn't do coke or heroin and was usually too busy writing or playing music to bother with anything other than wine? Even his death was a total accident.
Funny cause Brian had nothing to do here.
Coolest song from the coolest rock'n'roll movie ever made.
It was an accurate document of the period.
Nicholas Roeg just let the cameras roll.
Where the hell did you get this version????
There are 3 versions of the song. This is the first version. It features Steve Winwood on all instruments except drums, which are played by Jim Capaldi. The second version, released on Metamorphosis album was recorded by The Rolling Stones in November 1968. This version supposedly features Al Kooper on guitar, and perhaps Keith Richards as well. Either Charlie Watts or Capaldi plays drums.
The third version of the song, typified by its slide guitar, was the one recorded for the soundtrack to the movie Performance. This is the more well-known version of the song. It was recorded in Los Angeles in early 1970, and uses the vocal track of the first 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).
@@turnermemo68 thats interesting thanks where can we hear the 2nd version?
@@ricdavid7476 ruclips.net/video/sn7Mbh5JyZ4/видео.html
@@77konky thanks a lot
@@turnermemo68 What about a version called 'BB jam session' that supposed;ly had Brian on guitar? Which one would that be?
The Stones looked so good at that time.
Performance version with Mick and Ry Cooder is better.
This song is credit to Jagger alone.
Ry Cooder played on much of the guitar on the "Performance" Soundtrack...the rest of the Stones couldn't be bothered! Interesting...
Performance soundtracks album with a great Ry Cooder is so good.
I remember this party.
Great version! I didn't care for the Metamorphosis version at all. This has the right tempo
its all about that Charlie shuffle in this song
except it's not Charlie
Wow...Traffic meets Mick Jagger. All instruments except drums are by Steve Winwood. (Jim Capaldi on drums.) You can hear that Traffic vibe starting up after about 5 seconds. That sure isn't Nicky Hopkins.
Yeah, been looking for this one - definitely Traffic w/Jagger. Do you know when it was recorded?
Most likely, 1970. Steve Winwood plays all the instruments except for Jim Capaldi drums.
www.culturesonar.com/traffic-history/
@@madeleinehague648 I would think it was the first version done in late 67 or early 68 when the Stones were shopping for a producer to replace Andrew Loog Oldham(who really never produced the band at any rate-that's according to him). Jimmy Miller produced the first couple of Traffic records, so I would guess Mick took a song in to see how Jimmy Miller worked in the studio. Obviously Jimmy Miller produced the next Stones record of the time(Beggars Banquet).
Remember who you say you are!!
Luke L And keep your trousers clean.
"And keep your noses clean"
Love this song!!!
iLove love love love love Brian Jones.
When I think of the Stones, this is the stuff I think of. Especially with Ry Cooder
Brian Jones obviously needed to be given more drugs before recording this.
It is indeed Ry Cooder on slide. It's also Ry Cooder that came up with the opening riff for Brown Sugar.
Not on this track, Toby. Steve Winwood plays every instrument except drums which were played by his bandmate from Traffic, Jim Capaldi. Nonetheless, Cooder plays some of the nastiest slide guitar on the version from the Performance Soundtrack, as well on "Sister Morphine" off the RS "Sticky Fingers" LP.
love to have this in higher quality-this is too fuzzy
Sleaziest song ever.
TRES Cool
Best of all the covers of this song, Brian Jones was just so special .
Brian Jones isn't on this track. That is Stevie Winwood on guitar.
@@billiam77 Stevie Windwood, Yeah i heard prince play the arse of o that lot, Besides Brian jones was as good as any who played his covers, BETTER imo
I was such a Stones addict back in the day.
Thanks for the share, absolutely astonishing ! where'd get it ?
That picture of Brian jones @1:18 looks like a Curt Cobain reincarnation!
+Dan Zabo I think you mean curt looks like Brian
daniel benz , yeah thats what I wanted to say! Thanks!
Pre-incarnation!
Carnation instant breakfast 😵💫
Jagger...is quite enjoying Winwoods support.....
( This is best version......isn't it ? )
Wow!! That's R&R!!!
Rare find. I’ve always loved the original. But this one Knox not at the park 😳👏👍🌹
Yes you all work for HIM. Salutations to departed members.
This grooves
first leg of the stones with brian onboard. what could have been. young and raw but they sure could play. brian was a tragedy. still rolling 2 the very end. only the stones.
This is good, but without Ry's slide part this just kind of melts into the mass of the Stone's outakes and bootlegs.
i have seen this Cheap movie PERFOMANCE featuring Mick Jagger,1991 soho in London. ,but this song "memo from turner" I like too much than another songs of Rolling Stones .Whatever, who play the keybord ,Brian,?
It's a Brian's fans invasion, not Brian here, is it clear.
Does anyone know who is playing guitar? It doesn't sound like Ry Cooder to me. Is it Keith?
I think its Brian Jones on slide here. There are 2 other versions.. the best is Al Kooper on slide.
winwood/capaldi from traffic...I think
@@karllib You're right, no Brian here.
@hotdaveog
well in this version, the band Traffic is the backing group; That would lead me to believe that it's Dave Mason on guitar. I found something on the internet the other day about Lowell George (from Little Feat) being present during the sessions, but I'm not sure that he played on this track. Probably it's Dave Mason.
Steve Winwood played all the instruments (including guitar) on this track except the drums, which were played by Jim Capaldi. Dave Mason had no involvement in it whatsoever, and neither did Brian Jones, who was so strung out at this point in the Stones' history I'd be surprised if knew his own name.
Brian was a short Lil dude! Somebody was listening to Bob Dylans lyrics and Jim hendrixs guitar riffs while writing this song
A lot of UK rock stars that were born during WWII, so they didn't eat as much as they should have due to food rationing. Many of them born before 1945 are a bit shorter than the ones born post 1946
Jolly good. Ever thought of getting a band together and write songs they'll be playing in spacestations?
I was today years old when I found out that this version exists and... eh, it’s okay.
i prefer this version not so over produced its very interesting as are the pictures
this is cool. can you post the version fom metamorphesis.
Sex, drugs, money & too much free time on one's hands; Brian complained to John Lennon about Mick taking control, & Lennon told Brian that it was his band & to basically tell Mick so. Like another post said, Brian had many issues of his own, which consumed him. He was talented & died too young. I love the Stones, but Brian was the better fit.
Nope.Ry Cooder's slide makes this song,on the more familiar version.Cooder pushes Jagger to sound more evil on this tune.
Agreed. Always thought Jagger had a sinister side.
I don;t know why you'd think that. The vocal track from this recording with Traffic was later used for the version with Cooder. I doubt Jagger was even present during the recording sessions in California.
Thanks for this one , never heard it before. When is it from please?
The baby's dead my lady said you gentlemen all work for me! That line caused some major friction between Mick and Keith (who wasn't at this session as he was with Anita who eventually miscarried)
anyone know where to find this version?
I think Brian's back again ... keep your eyes open!
I do enjoy the drums on this track. Charlie is coming hard and strong with this one
I don't think that's him.
It's Jim Capaldi
The Stones got lucky and Mick didn't leave to join the Traffic outfit. Not saying better than the Stones but good god...this is mint!
That's the version on Metamorphasis
not ry cooder on this ..is lowell george and members of traffic.
I think it's Steve Winwood on guitar. People forget that he was a great guitar player.
@@77konky No Lowell. It's all Winwood except Capaldi on drums.
@@77konky is lowell on hear too
@@adamkath399 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memo_from_Turner
Nicky Hopkins on piano, Ry Cooder slide guitar.
Not in this version, but on "Performance".
steve winwood
Performance was a great film... anyone for a custard pie?
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Brian on the groove guitar.
Isn't there a third version where he says "You schmucks all work for me" at the end? Or did I dream that?
titostacos yes there is.
Memo from Turner re-mix lacks Ry Cooder's Slide Steel. :)
This is not a remix. It is an alternate take that was recorded well before the one Ry Cooder & Jack Nitzsche helped create for the Performance soundtrack. There are three definitive versions of Memo From Turner. This one(the Traffic version as it features Stevie Winwood), the one released on Metamorphosis(with Al Kooper) and the Ry Cooder version. The best part is Keith plays on none of them, but has a songwriting credit.
@@wrayven Jagger and Winwood.
And then Ry Cooder showed up and saved the day
Brian Jones never really got to fully understand his role with the Stones but this is proof enough that he added artistic value to the band
No Brian here.
This is Nicky Hopkins on piano not Ian Stewart.
i take this one for one reason its more funky i always found the other one to pretentious or to perfect
what LP or CD is this version taken from? alot of people seem to think this is the metamorphasis version, but it ain't...
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The Stones sound like they're practicing. The photos are very interesting! Brian is obviously the heartbeat of the Band - one very intelligent & talented young artist who left an amazing legacy.
Miss Nancy McGill, she lived on a hill
The Stones like they're practicing. The photos are very interesting! Brian is the driving force of the Band.
Brian was kicked out of the band and then died more than six months before this song was recorded (by Steve Winwood and Jim Capaldi of Traffic!). His influence in the band started to wane in the mid-60s and was almost non-existent in the late sixties.
Could you read comments before writting????
Where did you get this version? It's great!!!
Badly lacks the Ry Cooder slide, but interesting version.....
@BipolarPics I read something about that as well. I also saw or read an interview with Keith regarding Jones' death where Keith basically said that he found it impossible that Jones would have drowned. Richards suspected foul play. Jones was a fucked up guy. There are stories about him beating Anita Pallenberg and frequently throwing violent temper tantrums. T
The Stones were his band initially. Unfortunately for Brian, despite being a virtuoso he lacked the ability to write songs.
What trash.