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PEOPLE & ARTS Friday 8 december 2017
With ‘On Air,’ Rolling Stones look to past radio recordings

By MESFIN FEKADU Eight of the songs were Records, today. I just go
AP Music Writer never recorded or released back to them, just to refill,”
The Rolling Stones have re- commercially. Richards Richards said of Berry, who
leased an album of rarely said he remembers the hys- died in March.
heard radio recordings, but teria at the time. “The only thing that Chuck
Keith Richards admits with “It was so frantic. Everything and I used to laugh about
a laugh: “I barely remem- was frantic. The schedule before he went, unfortu-
ber some of them.” was frantic. The fans were nately his biggest record
“The Rolling Stones — On particularly frantic. This was was ‘My Ding-a-Ling,’”
Air” was released last week. the teeny-bopper time,” Richards added, laughing.
It features 32 songs that he recalled. “It was over- “Unfortunately, the silly little
originally aired between whelming ... At 19 years old, ditty became actually his
1963 and 1965 on BBC it’s all a bit of a blur, but a biggest-selling record.”
shows like “Saturday Club,” very pleasant one I have to In the early ‘60s, the Stones’
‘’Top Gear” and “The Joe say.” lineup also included Mick
Loss Pop Show.” “On Air” features well- Jagger,
“It was weird time to record known Stones songs such as Charlie Watts, Brian Jones
in London in 1963, ‘64. Both “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfac- and Bill Wyman. Richards
the Beatles and us used to tion” as well as Chuck Berry said they were “a club
look at each other and say, covers, including “Roll Over band that sort of managed
‘What are you doing to- Beethoven,” ‘’Memphis, to expand its thing onto the
morrow? We’ll, we’re doing Tennessee,” ‘’Beautiful Del- big stage.”
the Joss Loss show on BBC ilah” and “Come On,” the The band returned to its
Radio’ and we all shivered Stones’ debut single. blues roots last year with This cover image released by Interscope shows “On Air,” by The
because no one knew how “That guy had it all. The the release of “Blue & Lone- Rolling Stones.
to record these things,” lyrics, his sense of rhythm, some,” which earned the Associated Press
Richards said. it’s unbelievable. I’m still Stones a Grammy nomi- rently working on an album threads on a new album as
“To me, they’re incredible amazed when I hear the nation for best traditional of originals. we speak. I’m in touch with
pieces of history.” actual records, the Chess blues album. They are cur- “We’re picking up the Don Was,” Richards said.q

‘Shape of Water’ New Jimi Hendrix album with

leads Critics’ Choice unreleased songs coming in March

nominations with 14 age 27. The new album is “It sounds like Crosby, Stills
the third volume in a tril-
& Nash except it’s on acid,
ogy from the guitar hero’s you know,” Kramer, laugh-
archive. “Valleys of Nep- ing, said of “$20 Fine.”
tune” was released in 2010, “Jimi is just rocking it,” he
followed by “People, Hell added. “It’s an amazing
and Angels,” released in thing.”
2013. Johnny Winter appears on
Eddie Kramer, who worked “Things I Used to Do”; origi-
as recording engineer on nal Jimi Hendrix Experience
every Hendrix album made members Mitch Mitchell
during the artist’s life, said and Noel Redding are fea-
in an interview that 1969 tured on “Hear My Train
was “a very experimental A Comin’’’; and Lonnie
year” for Hendrix, and that Youngblood is on “Georgia
he was blown away as he Blues.”
In this 1970 file photo, musician worked on the new album. Kramer produced the al-
Jimi Hendrix performs on the “The first thing is you put the bum alongside John Mc-
This image released by Fox Searchlight Pictures shows Sally Isle of Wight in England. tape on and you listen to it Dermott and Janie Hen-
Hawkins, left, and Doug Jones in a scene from the film “The Associated Press and the hairs just stand up drix, the legend’s sister
Shape of Water.” By MESFIN FEKADU right on the back of your and president of Experi-
Associated Press AP Music Writer neck and you go, ‘Oh my ence Hendrix. Kramer said
NEW YORK (AP) — Unre- God. This is too (expletive) though “Both Sides of the
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Guill- nations, including for best leased songs recorded by incredible,” said Kramer. Sky” is the last of the trilogy,
ermo del Toro’s Cold War picture. Jimi Hendrix between 1968 “It’s an incredible thing. someone could find new
fantasy tale “The Shape of The leading television nom- and 1970 will be released Forty, 50 years later here Hendrix music in an attic or
Water” is the leading nomi- inee is FX’s “Feud: Bette next year. we are and I’m listening to a basement, which could
nee at the Critics’ Choice and Joan,” which focused Experience Hendrix and these tapes going, ‘Oh my be re-worked.
Awards . on the rivalry between Legacy Recordings an- God, that’s an amazing “It was amazing just to
It received 14 nomina- actresses Bette Davis and nounced Wednesday that performance.’” watch him in the studio or
tions, including for best pic- Joan Crawford. It earned they will release Hendrix’s Many of the album’s tracks live. The brain kicks off the
ture, best actress for Sally six nominations, while “Both Sides of the Sky” on were recorded by Band of thought process — it goes
Hawkins and best director HBO’s “Big Little Lies” and March 9, 2018. The 13-track Gypsys, Hendrix’s trio with through his brain through
for del Toro. “Call Me By FX’s “Fargo” series each album includes 10 songs Buddy Miles and Billy Cox. his heart and through his
Your Name,” ‘’Dunkirk,” earned five. Netflix series that have never been re- Stephen Stills appears on hands and onto the guitar,
‘’Lady Bird” and “The Post” earned a leading 20 nomi- leased. two songs: “$20 Fine” and and it’s a seamless pro-
each earned eight nomi- nations. q Hendrix died in 1970 at “Woodstock.” cess,” Kramer said. q