First the Beatles, next up The Rolling Stones—or at least Exile On Main St.  Saw this weekend that Universal Music is giving Exile the deluxe packaging and remastering treatment for release later this year.  Well, I’m of mixed emotions not sure how I feel about this.  I do love, love immeasurably, that album’s sprawling, bluesy murk—is Exile something that can profit, really, from being cleaned up any further than it was in ‘94?  Or are there sounds in those tracks—sounds as buried as they are essential—whose magic another scrubbing might forever eradicate?

While I/we have a few months to ponder that one, here’s something delightfully raw, circa Exile: little-seen rehearsal footage of that album’s “Loving Cup.”  Similar footage has been floating around on YouTube, but this is a recent addition, with a clapboard opening and (often) excellent sound quality.

 
Previously on Dangerous Minds: You Never Give Me Your Money: Metzger on the Beatles Remasters

I have the mp3 of this on some bootleg, but I never would’ve thought there was a video to go with it. Thanks for posting.

While I share your trepidation about the possible defiling of one of the greatest bluesy rock records of all time, yet I also hope a re-release might expose this music to new listeners.  Also, the fact that the Glimmer Twins still wander this plane of existence gives me hope that there may be a bit of sanity prevailing in the mix room… unless they have lost all interest in their own legacy, which I doubt.

My mp3s of this came from the vinyl, and have a few pops and skips from physical damage to the media; I may even spring for this one, if it seems worth it when it’s out.

Or you could always just not buy the same albums over and over again. Crazy idea..

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