new mirror mirror version
 

I love this. Even though this song doesn't make a lick of sense, I have always liked it, especially because of the vocals. This video showcases a different version of the song...

I LOVE Mirror Mirror and have a few different demo versions, I could listen to this song all day!:) Thanks for posting this! I sure wish it had been included on RAL , not on the B side of Blue Denim. *sighs* "Oh well....who can tell!"

What???? Really???? How could it not? The story is right there.

This version of "Mirror Mirror" is what was intended to be the b-side to "Maybe Love" - it's from the Street Angel sessions. It surfaced earlier this year and has been on regular play on my iPod ever since :)

Yes, I'm the one who posted this 1992 version of "Mirror, Mirror" here on The Ledge this past June, from the eBay win (which you helped with, Lindsay, and DLed the song back then, and raved about).

It was recorded in July 1992, produced by Chris Lord-Alge. Sara told me in July that it was supposed to be the b-side to "Blue Denim", but the 1984 Rock A Little version accidentally got put on instead, a mistake. then, this version was supposed to be on Enchanted in 1998, but was pulled at the last minute.

that makes more sense. I never understood why a RAL era song was on the b side of Blue Denim. Pretty big mistake, huh? And nobody could have caught that? It's a crying shame this version didn't make it onto Enchanted. I, for one, am very curious as to what the reason(s) is. I need to know!!

so it was part of the original group of SA recordings or was it just a demo?

It's a fully-completed song; I wouldn't call it a "demo".

Sara told me that Stevie was shopping for producers for Street Angel, and CL-A was one of them, and he produced "Mirror, Mirror" and "Thousand Days" (and perhaps a few more) in Summer 1992. Stevie decided to go with Glyn Johns, who was the producer of the bulk of Street Angel before he left the project.

This "Mirror, Mirror" was found in a storage unit formerly rented by Sara Fleetwood (along with the tapes with the other songs from 1992-1993 that I bumped).


Mirror, Mirror - 07/29/1992
http://www.mediafire.com/?fas4otm9g9gfg2v

Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind - Take 1 06/12/1993
http://www.mediafire.com/?vg0dkee8t0uc0tv

Unconditional Love - Take 1 06/12/1993
http://www.mediafire.com/?hnq2wh5ssc638n1

Jane - Take 1 06/12/1993
http://www.mediafire.com/?3g7njwavdchjify

Unconditional Love - Take 2 06/22/93
http://www.mediafire.com/?5io3k2chxche3dq

Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind - Take 2 06/22/93
http://www.mediafire.com/?3jcwgss5xojfez1

Blue Denim - Take 4 06/22/93
http://www.mediafire.com/?qyu898ju32ycp8r

Maybe Love Will Change Your Mind - Take 3 06/22/93
http://www.mediafire.com/?0uce5kqxjtmulz4

I adore Mirror Mirror, especially this version. Stevie's vocal is so passionate. The musical introduction with piano is absolutely haunting and brilliant and I love the fade-in with the synthesizer and cymbals. I can only describe it as "1990's soap opera music". I think it's unfortunate that a complete album wasn't produced with Chris Lord-Alge. After listening to Thousand Days(which I love) and this version of Mirror Mirror, I don't think he would've necessarily been right for the production of all of the Street Angel tracks but could have been great for an adult contemporary album.

OMG Mike, thanks for reminding me since I've apparently forgotten that I heard it. Oh well at least I still love it lol.

Thanks Mike for the info. You also explained the origins of "Thousand Days", something else I"ve been wondering about for some time now. I always liked that track.

ive heard this song so many times and I still cant believe how bad it is....this is the best version of mirror, mirror.....but its still a terrible song....sorry:distress:

What is so bad about this song? Please elaborate!:rolleyes:

I agree that this is the best produced version of the song that i have heard but I think it represents Stevie at her most vague...When writing she sometimes streams togther thoughts or phrases and hopes it produces a song...Sometimes it works...sometimes it doesn't....
In some cases I feel that stevie will have a single lyric or a single verse in a song that saves the song for me and there's enough for me to love...Mirror Mirror misses that mark...and then the chorus goes no where...