Top 20 Demos and Outtakes
 

List yours! Here are mine:

20. Something Exquisite (I would've loved to see this on the Mirror album)
19. Knocking On Doors (master reel piano demo)
18. At the Fair (I totally love this song)
17. The Tower (any demo version)
16. If You Were My Love (Mac version)
15. Lady From the Mountain (RAL version)
14. Beauty and the Beast (blues version)
13. Sara (cleaning lady)
12. Julia (3-1-81 dated version; it's the BEST out of the tens of versions)
11. Gypsy (Bella Donna/Heartbreakers version)
10. Blue Lamp (extended version)
9. Cecelia (8 minute version)
8. Everybody Finds Out (the early mix version with the different opening)
7. Joan Of Arc (Tango outtake)
6. Chanel Chanel

...and the top five:

5. Battle of the Dragon (w/Petty)
4. Greta (RAL)
3. Running Through the Garden (dueling vocals)
2. Space Needle
1. Storms (acoustic version)

(No doubt I left some out by accident)

20) Amber
19) Baby Doll
19) Maker Of Birds
17) Gold And Braid
16) Julia
15) Greta
14) No Light
13) Smile At You (angry version)
12) Nomad
11) Sara (cleaning lady)

10) All The Beautiful Worlds
9) The Tower
8) Running Through The Garden
7) Rhiannon (rustling birds talk)
6) Gypsy (angry version)
5) She Still Loves Him
4) Garbo
3) Sorcerer
2) Sanctuary
1) Lady From The Mountain

- Jake

20.Rhiannon (piano demo...speaking to LB about what a beautiful name it is..)
19.Blue Water
18.All The Kings Horses (Rockin' Version)
17.All The Beautiful Worlds
16.Garbo
15.She Still Loves Him
14.Lady From The Mountain
13.Watchdevil
12.Think About It ( w/LB)
11.Leather & Lace (w/D. Henley)
10.Battle Of the Dragon (w/T.Petty)
9.If You Ever Did Believe
8.Three Birds Of Rhiannon
7.Spinning Wheels
6.Sanctuary
5.Thrown Down (TISL Demo)
4.Sara (Cleaning Lady Version)
3.I Sing For the Things (Upbeat Version)
2.The Dealer (Reggae Version)
1.If you were my love (Mac Version)

I forgot about that one. Love it.

Hmmm....
 

20. ISFTT (Upbeat country version)
19. Have No Heart
18. Joan of Arc
17. Spinning Wheels
16. One More Tomorrow
15. Nomad
14. The Tower
13. She Loves Him Still
12. Prettiest Girl in the World
11. No Light
10. Smile at You (non angry version LOL)
9. Smile at You (angry version)
8. All the Beautiful Worlds
7. Three Birds of Rhiannon
6. Forest of the Black Roses
5. RTTG
4. Sorcerer (with Lindsey)
3. SOTM (weird piano demo)
2. Space Needle
1. The Dealer (the "finished" sounding version LOL)

Ooo - I like all of those. I would add an outtake if that is what it is of Stevie singing Vanilla Fudge You Keep Me Hanging On with what sounds like the Heartbreakers. It is short and she is fabulous on it. It is not really an outtake, it appears to be just an ad lib during down time.

I think her at a piano with a Beauty and the Beast esq. orchestra doing a produced version of the Three Birds of Rhiannon would be incredible "For You Rhiannon - I would fight - I woud fight the world" sighs!!!

Finally, it is a crime she never did Julia with her BD voice. When she sings "When I walk through your door - I am freed from my slavery" - the latter phrase just soars. Same for The Dealer.

I LOVE her voice on that one. It's very ragged but very appealing. :nod:

I don't think I have twenty demos even downloaded. Out of what I do have though, I think my favorite is Garbo, followed by Trown Down (Wall of Sounds) Channel Channel, and Blue Water.

Forest of the Black Roses
She Still Loves Him
Love and War
Watchdevil
Lady from the Mountain
Sanctuary
The Tower
Joan of Arc
The Three Birds of Rhiannon
Julia
The Dealer
At the Fair
If You Were My Love
Castaway
All The Beautiful Worlds
Prettiest Girl in the World
Beautiful Ghost
Love Don't Fail Me Now
Belle Fleur
Cathouse Blues
Don't Treat Me Like a Stranger

21 Great Arguments that Stevie's Demos are Truly Worthy and not just her babbling away. . .

I KNEW I forgot one!

- Jake

I don't think I've every heard the angry version of "Gypsy." Where can that one be found? I probably have it, but I probably just didn't realize it was different.

Where is that one found? Is it a separate outtake or is it in the midst of another session?

I think Jake is referring to the BD outtake of Gypsy with the Heartbreakers. :)

It's on a master reel labeled as "Keep Me Hanging On/Gold and Braid Reel". It's only about 50 seconds long, but it's great. There is a fully mixed version and an acapella version.

1. All the King's Horses (the 1979 demos with Tom M.)
2. The Crystal
3. All the Beautiful Worlds
4. Lady from the Mountain (1985 demo for RAL)
5. Gold & Braid (various from Jan/Feb/March 1981)
6. Bella Donna (8-18-80 & 3-07-81)
7. The Highwayman (Take 16 on 3-03-81)
8. Blue Water
9. Jimmy Come Back
10. Maker of the Birds