Demo/Live Performance Requests

[mikebise]

Originally Posted by nodmod

Thanks for this, can you share the complete track list for "Maureen's Mystery Box", cheers

Well, Neil, I just took out my Book of Miracles (the special name I gave to my HUGE CD carrier of Stevie's unreleased music ~ it really is shaped like big black book!)...

And there are TWENTY-THREE CDs from Maureen's Mystery Box!

And a few more that aren't labeled as such, but I suspect they may be.

So, this will take forever to list, so I'll try to do a little at a time when time is free. Remember, most are these are from Maureen's sources and all were on cassette originally. Some Mystery Box collections are just demos/outtakes collection that I think Maureen just put the "Mystery Box" label on since they are nothing actually rare. So, I will concentrate on first posting the ones with truly rare material and denote anything I found special.

BTW, my DSL was short-lived (long bad story with good ending), so I'm not able to post anything right now, but will try to get out some of actual rare items.

Again, I note, most of these are from inside sources Maureen had in the Late 1990s. First CD:

Mystery Box: Fleetwood Mac ~ Rough Mixes 1978
1. Sisters of The Moon #1 instrumental
2. Over and Over #1 instrumental
3. That's Enough For Me #1 instrumental
4. Honey Hi #1 instrumental
5. Brown Eyes #1 instrumental
6. Beautiful Child
7. I Know I'm Not Wrong #2
8. That's All For Everyone #2
9. Sisters of The Moon ~ TOTALLY DIFFERENT outtake!!! WILD!!! NOT one of the usuals! Sound is low, though...
10. Walk A Thin Line #1
11. That's Enough For Me #3
12. Over and Over #3
13. What Makes You Think You're The One
14. The Dealer
January 15, 1979:
15. I Know I'm Not Wrong
Tusk Sessions #2:
16. I Know I'm Not Wrong
17. I Know I'm Not Wrong
18. I Know I'm Not Wrong
Mike's Note: I have no idea what the non-Stevie songs are like ~ never even listened to them. I believe these are all posted for downloading in the Rumours forum here ("Demos/Live/Etc."). This "Sisters of The Moon" is SO different and wicked!!! The sound is not good, though.

Mystery Box: Rock A Little
1. Mirror, Mirror #1
2. Mirror, Mirror #2
3. Mirror, Mirror #3
4. No Spoken Word (Album music but different vocal)
5. Thousand Days (The 7-minute demo)
6. Mirror, Mirror #4 ("Haunted in your mirror!")
7. It's Not A Dream (Amazing!)
8. The Nightmare (Another completely different vocal, not like the well-known ones, keeps repeating "Drowning in the sea...")
9. The Nightmare (Longer alternate with some weirder synths on it! Completely different vocals!!)
10. Imperial Hotel (Slightly longer)
11. I Can't Wait (Not quite the single remixes. LOTS of echoing backing vocals!
12. She Still Loves Him (Well-known version)
13. Rock A Little (Long version, poor sound)
14. Sister Honey (Cuts)
15. She Still Loves Him (Alternate more ragged vocal!)
16. She Still Loves Him (Another alternate!)
17. Talk To Me (5:25 outtake ~ totally different! Horrible sound!)
18. Tied Up (In Promises) instrumental
Mike's Note: The songs from this Maureen's Mystery Box are heartbreaking because some are SO RARE, but I think everyone ignores them because of the sound quality. I mean, both of "The Nightmare"s are NOT the 4 or 5 versions we all know. The sound on "It's Not A Dream" and all 4 of "Mirror, Mirror" are very, very good, though!

[jeffd8382]

Originally Posted by mikebise

Well, Neil, I just took out my Book of Miracles (the special name I gave to my HUGE CD carrier of Stevie's unreleased music ~ it really is shaped like big black book!)...

And there are TWENTY-THREE CDs from Maureen's Mystery Box!

And a few more that aren't labeled as such, but I suspect they may be.

So, this will take forever to list, so I'll try to do a little at a time when time is free. Remember, most are these are from Maureen's sources and all were on cassette originally. Some Mystery Box collections are just demos/outtakes collection that I think Maureen just put the "Mystery Box" label on since they are nothing actually rare. So, I will concentrate on first posting the ones with truly rare material and denote anything I found special.

BTW, my DSL was short-lived (long bad story with good ending), so I'm not able to post anything right now, but will try to get out some of actual rare items.

Wow! Thanks for the list, Mike. At some point, when you're able to upload, I'll be happy to see what I can do to improve sound on certain tracks... if the Sisters of the Moon you mentioned is just really low in volume level, that's an easy fix... might need a little light noise reduction after being boosted.

Did you get to check out a couple other enhanced tracks yet? I posted them a couple pages back in case you missed them.

[KarmaContestant]

Originally Posted by mikebise

Mystery Box: Fleetwood Mac ~ Rough Mixes 1978
1. Sisters of The Moon #1 instrumental
2. Over and Over #1 instrumental
3. That's Enough For Me #1 instrumental
4. Honey Hi #1 instrumental
5. Brown Eyes #1 instrumental
6. Beautiful Child
7. I Know I'm Not Wrong #2
8. That's All For Everyone #2
9. Sisters of The Moon ~ TOTALLY DIFFERENT outtake!!! WILD!!! NOT one of the usuals! Sound is low, though...
10. Walk A Thin Line #1
11. That's Enough For Me #3
12. Over and Over #3
13. What Makes You Think You're The One
14. The Dealer
January 15, 1979:
15. I Know I'm Not Wrong
Tusk Sessions #2:
16. I Know I'm Not Wrong
17. I Know I'm Not Wrong
18. I Know I'm Not Wrong
Mike's Note: I have no idea what the non-Stevie songs are like ~ never even listened to them. I believe these are all posted for downloading in the Rumours forum here ("Demos/Live/Etc."). This "Sisters of The Moon" is SO different and wicked!!! The sound is not good, though.

I have this disc - and it's source is lossless, and will try to get it loaded; I'll start it right now. The sound quality is not 'master reel' but many of the tracks sound wonderful.

Be back soon.

[KarmaContestant]

Originally Posted by KarmaContestant

I have this disc - and it's source is lossless, and will try to get it loaded; I'll start it right now. The sound quality is not 'master reel' but many of the tracks sound wonderful.

Be back soon.

One less track than what Mike listed, but the rest aligns:

Tusk Rough Mixes 1978 & Rough Mixes 1/15/79
1....Sisters of the Moon (instrumental)
2....Over & Over (instrumental)
3....That's Enough For Me (instrumental)
4....Never Forget (instrumental)
5....Brown Eyes (instrumental)
6....Beautiful Child - Alternate with only Stevie on backup. Very nice!
7....I Know I'm Not Wrong #1
8....That's All For Everyone
9....Sisters of the Moon - Outtake, very early
10..Walk a Thin Line
11..That's Enough For Me
12..Over & Over
13..What Makes You Think You're the One
14..The Dealer - This same version appears on the 1/20/86 Master Compilation as "The Dealer #1"
15..I Know I'm Not Wrong - #1 1/15/79
16..I Know I'm Not Wrong - #2 1/15/79
17..I Know I'm Not Wrong - #3 1/15/79

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=7...fe4dbb140c5bf1

[jeffd8382]

Originally Posted by KarmaContestant

I have this disc - and it's source is lossless, and will try to get it loaded; I'll start it right now. The sound quality is not 'master reel' but many of the tracks sound wonderful.

Be back soon.

Thank you for posting this!

Well, I took a shot at enhancing the quality of the Track 9 "Sister Of The Moon" demo. I think the results are decent... the treble was severely muffled, so I boosted it big-time. I used some noise reduction, but left enough hiss so it didn't lose the crispness gained by boosting the treble. I used compression on the audio some to boost the overall volume and did a little re-equalization. If you do a spectrum analysis, you'll see a noticeable drop in the upper range from about 14 kHz to 16 kHz... this is an anomaly from the noise reduction used. I may try and redo the track at some point because of this unwanted anomaly... but still, I think you can hear the track a little more clearly now.

Let me know what you guys think and if you have any suggestions....

"Sisters Of The Moon" demo
Track 9 from
Mystery Box: Fleetwood Mac ~ Rough Mixes 1978
Enhanced Version:
http://www.mediafire.com/?itzzyyhwmhy

[jeffd8382]

Originally Posted by mikebise

Mystery Box: Rock A Little
1. Mirror, Mirror #1
2. Mirror, Mirror #2
3. Mirror, Mirror #3
4. No Spoken Word (Album music but different vocal)
5. Thousand Days (The 7-minute demo)
6. Mirror, Mirror #4 ("Haunted in your mirror!")
7. It's Not A Dream (Amazing!)
8. The Nightmare (Another completely different vocal, not like the well-known ones, keeps repeating "Drowning in the sea...")
9. The Nightmare (Longer alternate with some weirder synths on it! Completely different vocals!!)
10. Imperial Hotel (Slightly longer)
11. I Can't Wait (Not quite the single remixes. LOTS of echoing backing vocals!
12. She Still Loves Him (Well-known version)
13. Rock A Little (Long version, poor sound)
14. Sister Honey (Cuts)
15. She Still Loves Him (Alternate more ragged vocal!)
16. She Still Loves Him (Another alternate!)
17. Talk To Me (5:25 outtake ~ totally different! Horrible sound!)
18. Tied Up (In Promises) instrumental

This is interesting.... is Tied Up really a demo from the Rock A Little era? Now that I think of it, the vocals and production do sort of sound like that period. I just assumed it was probably a Wild Heart demo due to the fact Olivia Newton-John recorded it in 1982. I thought perhaps it was offered to Stevie first, but then Olivia ended up recorded it since it was co-written with long-time Olivia songwriter/producer John Farrar and jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour. But Stevie must have wanted to cover the track instead.. or someone told her that she should. Does anyone have any more info. about Stevie's recording of "Tied Up"?

I just looked up about Lee Ritenour and didn't realize before that he also recorded the song himself for his 1982 album Rit/2. So I wonder whose version came first.. Olivia's or Lee's? After hearing a clip of Lee's version (and Eric Tagg's vocals), I wonder if this is the primary one Stevie listened to before recording hers.

[Maxd9]

Randomly, doesn anyone have the extended, single versions of Rooms on Fire and Long Way to Go? I think they were from the US and UK 12" inch releases respectively.
Thanks in advance.
Max

[mikebise]

I've never even questioned that "Tied Up (In Promises)" was from anything other than Rock A Little based on the vocals alone. Factor in the music, which sounds completely different than anything on The Wild Heart, and it just reeks of 1984-1985. To me, of course.

I just assumed that, since "Tied Up (In Promises)" just did not live up to the success of "Heart Attack" as the second single from Olivia's Greatest Hits Volume 2 (should have performed it on the tour, Liv!), that Stevie/her handlers felt the song was fair game. Maybe Stevie just loved it and wanted to record it.

Jeff, have you fiddled with either of the two vocal versions? The 3:59 one is pretty spectacular sound that would just shimmer in your hands! The 4:54 one has hiss and is dimmer, but it's almost a minute longer, and Stevie's vocals end up even wilder! And on the instrumental part, she just goes ahead and sings another verse ~ SO Stevie! This one is not as bad as that "Sisters of The Moon" demo by any means, but nowhere near as clear as the other one.

BTW, I love how Stevie changes "Here's an opportunity" line to "Here's your pocket full of dreams!" in her version. Where's that "Extra words by S. Nicks" credit?

[mikebise]

Max, I bumped the Remixes thread for you in hopes the "Rooms on Fire" and "Long Way To Go" remixes you requested are on there.

Has anyone found that "Sisters of The Moon" outtake with the multiple overdubs of Stevie on it? It's very different than that "Ooh hoo" version posted awhile back.

[mikebise]

Another request:

A very different demo of "Ooh My Love" (sounds pretty completed but my copy is poor).

Not like any of the Masters, I think many of us just had this as a demo. There's this cool shuddering drum machine in parts of it. Stevie's vocals are completely different. She sings "Yes, it's still a strain on her..." many times, and parts of the song are structured differently.

I just found my copy in Maureen's Mystery Box, and the sound is not very good, but I LOVE this version!

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by mikebise

Has anyone found that "Sisters of The Moon" outtake with the multiple overdubs of Stevie on it? It's very different than that "Ooh hoo" version posted awhile back.

Sapphire Sister originally posted it with an unworking link and then has ignored her many requests to repost.

[SuiteShangriLa]

Originally Posted by vivfox

Sapphire Sister originally posted it with an unworking link and then has ignored her many requests to repost.

no, that was me who uploaded it. i wasnt aware that the link didnt work.

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by SuiteShangriLa

no, that was me who uploaded it. i wasnt aware that the link didnt work.

You are correct. Sorry for the mistake sapphiresister.
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heres a few tracks that popped up radomly on my itunes today...just thought id share

SOTM demo with all the layers and layers of Stevie
http://www.mediafire.com/?sbcthjjwacx
If You Were My Love (1980 Accapella Master)
http://www.mediafire.com/?agdgztw5jtf

I Miss You (Remix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?nyznoog1n2z

The Highwayman (the most awesome demo version ever!)
http://www.mediafire.com/?ymk3tqmdjjt


How about a re-post? If not for me then do it for the world. Or for the other people who asked for a re-post?

[SapphireSister]

Originally Posted by SuiteShangriLa

no, that was me who uploaded it. i wasnt aware that the link didnt work.

Yeah, don't get it twisted viv.

[SapphireSister]

Originally Posted by mikebise

Another request:

A very different demo of "Ooh My Love" (sounds pretty completed but my copy is poor).

Not like any of the Masters, I think many of us just had this as a demo. There's this cool shuddering drum machine in parts of it. Stevie's vocals are completely different. She sings "Yes, it's still a strain on her..." many times, and parts of the song are structured differently.

I just found my copy in Maureen's Mystery Box, and the sound is not very good, but I LOVE this version!

I have a version but not here of course b/c I am at work. Will post what I have tonight. I don't know if it's what you are looking for but worth a shot.