Rock A Little ~ Outtakes, Demos & Alternates

[mikebise]

"The Shirrell Sisters thank you very much! Ha ha HA!"

"Chanel, Chanel" Take 3
http://www.mediafire.com/?zfnbyznqx44tug4

[jeffd8382]

Originally Posted by mikebise

Even if the winner of the eBay Motherload never shares his versions of "Tied Up", at least we have this great one!

Yeah, the ones on those tapes that person won couldn't possibly be better than this is now! Oh please prove me wrong, whoever you are out there!!

Originally Posted by mikebise

I re-uploaded this copy of "She Still Loves Him" from one of Maureen's Mystery Box CDs, and I think it sounds even better than when I found it last year in April 2010. Is it just from losslessness? There's even less hiss at the intro (to my ears).

Thanks Mike, as always, for sharing these gems!!!!

The sound is definitely clearer on this version than the source from last year.... only trouble is this source has heavy noise reduction at the beginning & ends. When enhancing, I mixed in the intro/outro (my fav. Swedish word...why don't we adopt this??) from the earlier version so we can hear a bit of what was lost in the noise reduction... of course this adds a little noise too, but I think it works.

"She Still Loves Him" (take 1, source 2 - Maureen's Mystery Box) - enhanced
http://www.mediafire.com/?hk9728fhrdh4rs4

For anyone who has missed it, here's the first enhanced version from the older source:
http://www.mediafire.com/?ucityix23ic8d9o

For anyone interested.. here are my nerdy notes to Mike on what I did with it/issues I encountered:

The first thing I noticed when I looked at the spectrum is a huge spike around 15.6kHz... from reading about this, it appears to be caused by television/comp. monitor interference. I guess when a television is near a recording source, the recorder will pick up interference from that TV/monitor. This has even happened in recording studios, where they sometimes have monitors in the studio whose interference actually gets recorded into the tracks when they're made. Good engineers should have been able to prevent this, but years ago I guess it wasn't as well known of an issue and some people can't even hear the high-pitch whine. One example that has always bugged me: Celine Dion's song "A New Day Has Come". In certain sections on the radio/shorter album version, there is this annoying whine... kicks in when she starts singing "A new day..." towards the beginning, right after the echoey snare drums.

Interesting notes of difference between the sources: the speed was ever so slightly slower in this one; the left/right channels were switched; the signal was inverted (if you open a file in a wave-editing program, and zoom in anywhere to see the wavey lines up-close... they were inverted so that when the lines would go up in each L & R side, they went down in the other file & vice-versa)... if that makes sense. There was also a buzzing/clicking noise heard mostly on the left channel in the new file. I tried fading different and using more noise reduction, but I don't think it worked too well. So the solution I used was to mix in the beginnings and fade-outs of the first enhanced version (after adjusting speed, switching the L&R channels & inverting the signal so they matched this version). You still hear a little clicking sound throughout the file, but there's really no way I know how to get rid of it without ruining the sound.

[mikebise]

"Imperial Hotel" - Instrumental With Backing Vocals
Source: Rock A Little Master Reel 08/19/1985

http://www.mediafire.com/?iqng3hbo1c2kv9n

[randydesertrat]

Originally Posted by randydesertrat

As you all are no doubt aware, most of the Rock A Little outtakes and demos speeds are quite fast due to multiple copying and sharing via cassette format back in the day. At times Stevie sounds like a girl of 13 or a singing chipmunk! I have always wanted to get around to restoring these fast tracks to their proper speed and pitch. I have begun with Mirror, Mirror since we have a finished released track for a guide.

There are seven known tracks of Mirror, Mirror out there; the released track plus six outtakes. I am posting the outtakes here in WAV format. They have been restored to proper pitch and speed and have been optimized in volume to Odb. The audio quality of the tracks varies but is mostly good.

Of the six outtakes there are two different versions of the song. The first version is the "rock version" with the steady beat, different melody and lyrics. The second version is the one with the same backing track as the released version with five different vocal takes by Stevie.

Mirror, Mirror [Version #1]:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?2uun5elj3wc2ykl

There is no known complete copy of this version in circulation. In this outtake the music fades out midway through and then fades back in. For this pitch restored version I have spliced these two sections together so that the music never completely fades away and it sounds more like one take. For the pitch restoration I used the song "Rock A Little (Go Ahead Lily)" as my guide and that seemed a good match.


Mirror, Mirror [Version #2, Vocal #1]:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?hnbcwwg28v1csrn

The melodies vary greatly in the five takes of this second version. They are primarily identified by Stevie's last line in each take. In this first take the last line is "In spite of what you say, well I really wanted you".


Mirror, Mirror [Version #2, Vocal #2]:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?8fbw2i11bc8avww

In this second take Stevie's last line is "Now this will leave you haunted, I really wanted you!"


Mirror, Mirror [Version #2, Vocal #3]:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?mhb4h31zczgkbby

In this third take Stevie's last line is "Well ask your mirror, well I really wanted you...."


Mirror, Mirror [Version #2, Vocal #4]:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ulgadkl9gwobwr7

In this fourth take Stevie's last line is "This will leave you haunted in your mirror".


Mirror, Mirror [Version #2, Vocal #5]:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?e8pls894e28jyjc

This fifth take includes most of Stevie's final vocal with a few different lines that were later re-recorded. In this take Stevie does not sing the bridge or the last chorus. The vocal ends at the instrumental section and the song remains instrumental from there to the end. The ending on this take fades out instead of finishing cold like the others do.

Enjoy everybody! Hopefully I'll get to restoring more of the Rock A Little fast tracks soon.

JUST A HEADS UP EVERYONE. I RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING E-MAIL THIS MORNING. ONE OF THE MIRROR, MIRROR FILES WAS SUSPENDED DUE TO A DMCA CLAIM BY SOMEONE IN FRANCE CLAIMING TO BE AUTHORIZED TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE OWNER OF THE COPYRIGHT. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHO THIS PERSON IS? HERE IS THE TEXT:

The file "Mirror, Mirror [Version #2, Vocal #4].wav" has been suspended

Dear MediaFire User:

MediaFire has received notification under the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") that your usage of a file is allegedly infringing on the file creator's copyright protection.

The file named Mirror, Mirror [Version #2, Vocal #4].wav is identified by the key (ulgadkl9gwobwr7).

As a result of this notice, pursuant to Section 512(c)(1)(C) of the DMCA, we have suspended access to the file.

The reason for suspension was:
BDM user "samantha" says: Hello, My Name is Hervé Lemaire , CEO of LeakID, I am legal representative of LEAKID clients which does business under the name leakid client, Authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. You are hereby given notice valid under the DMCA copyright infringement notification requirements, 17 U.S.C.512. I am the designated agent of the owner of the copyrights of the images and audio/visual works listed below. I believe that the images and audio/visual works listed at the times cited below are being copied and distributed in a manner that has been not authorized by the owner of the copyrights, its agent or the law. All link below containing pirated versions of LEAKID clients copyrighted works. The information in the notice is accurate, under penalty of perjury. Please remove all linksAs soon as possible, we will check them everyday. Thanks to inform us ab out your actions. We appreciate your efforts toward this common goal. Very truly yours, Hervé Lemaire Leakid 15 bis rue de chateaudun 92250 La garenne colombes France 0033698211000 OFFICE 2010

Information about the party that filed the report:

Company Name: LeakID
Contact Address: 15 bis rue de chateaudun, 02250 La garenne colombes, France
Contact Name: Hervé Lemaire
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[holidayroad]

^ I had a similar situation happen with one of the Secret Love demos I had uploaded at Mediafire.

"The file "Stevie Nicks - Secret Love - Old Demo 1980.mp3" has been suspended


Dear MediaFire User:


MediaFire has received notification under the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") that your usage of a file is allegedly infringing on the file creator's copyright protection.

The file named Stevie Nicks - Secret Love - Old Demo 1980.mp3 is identified by the key (gr7sto1lgjuhrho).

As a result of this notice, pursuant to Section 512(c)(1)(C) of the DMCA, we have suspended access to the file.

The reason for suspension was:

Under penalty of perjury, we submit that we are authorized to act on behalf of the IFPI Represented Companies in matters involving the infringement of their sound recordings, including enforcing their copyrights and common law rights on the Internet.

Information about the party that filed the report:

Company Name: IFPI
Contact Address: 10 Piccadilly London W1J 0DD United Kingdom
Contact Name:
Contact Phone:
Contact Email: [email protected] "

[UndoingTheLaces]

Yeah but are those legitimate companies that complained or bootleggers that were mad you were posting stuff they were selling.

[holidayroad]

Originally Posted by UndoingTheLaces

Yeah but are those legitimate companies that complained or bootleggers that were mad you were posting stuff they were selling.

I really don't know. I wasn't storing at Mediafire to share. I had it there for backup in case my computer stopped working.

[steffmad]

WOW, i never thought that there are so many Demos and Versions, wow
Thx for all the uploads from all that kind members, what an amzing first day for my Holidays.

[BrownEyedGirl26]

Originally Posted by steffmad

WOW, i never thought that there are so many Demos and Versions, wow
Thx for all the uploads from all that kind members, what an amzing first day for my Holidays.

Welcome to the Ledge, I hope you'll like it here!

[baboles]

Does anyone have a these for download?
http://youtu.be/Qbw1ZOiJynE
http://youtu.be/Rd5FsRA1UIw

[holidayroad]

Originally Posted by baboles

Does anyone have a these for download?
http://youtu.be/Qbw1ZOiJynE
http://youtu.be/Rd5FsRA1UIw

Something Exquisite http://www.mediafire.com/?pg293372c27u8rf
Running Through the Garden RAL http://www.mediafire.com/?xyj4dr01d4k59mc

[baboles]

Originally Posted by holidayroad

Something Exquisite http://www.mediafire.com/?pg293372c27u8rf
Running Through the Garden RAL http://www.mediafire.com/?xyj4dr01d4k59mc

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3

[Spikey]

Thanks holidayroad- never heard that version before!

Is there a better quality version of RTTG out there? This one's so lossy..

[lena_pink]

Originally Posted by randydesertrat

Mirror, Mirror [Version #1]:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?2uun5elj3wc2ykl

There is no known complete copy of this version in circulation. In this outtake the music fades out midway through and then fades back in. For this pitch restored version I have spliced these two sections together so that the music never completely fades away and it sounds more like one take. For the pitch restoration I used the song "Rock A Little (Go Ahead Lily)" as my guide and that seemed a good match.

Would anybody mind re-uploading this one, please? This is my favourite version of "Mirror, Mirror", and since this is apparently the only copy in circulation I'd love to hear an enhanced version. Thanks in advance