As I sit here in the archive, playing an American copy of The Kinks’ 1967 album Something Else on the Reprise label, I’m in awe at how prolific Ray Davies was as a writer – but on this album it wasn’t just Ray. Although The Kinks first album, released in 1964, had been made up […]
One night when Bill Wyman arrived at the studio for a Satanic Majesties recording session, engineer Glyn Johns informed him that the rest of the band hadn’t shown up and enquired as to whether he had anything that he might want to record. This gave birth to, In Another Land, the only song the Stones ever […]
In recent days it has become obvious that the record that Stones aficionados consider their worst is actually seen as their best by less fanatical fans. This is what happens when you break the mould – you upset the purists, the Rock ‘n’ Roll Circus had left behind their roots. In reality, Psychedelia comes from the same source, is it that different […]
Recorded as part of the Satanic Majesties sessions in 1967, We Love You was a thank you to everyone that supported the Stones on their arrest earlier in the year. The song starts with the rattling of gaoler’s keys, ominous footsteps and the sound of a cell door slamming shut. The promo video directed by […]