"Whole Lotta Trouble" - 1986/Early Version

mikebise · #1 10-23-2010, 10:06 AM

Stevie says she wrote "Whole Lotta Trouble" in February 1986. On my Rock A Little November 1984 thread, I detailed some of the history of the song as reported in Stevie fanzines of 1986-1987. I've had poor sound qualities of this version for many years (as I'm sure everyone else does, too) and just found this much better one the other day.

http://www.mediafire.com/?5to1nooaz83uhhg#1

Stevie's voice is very 1986 with some great overdubs near the end. The music is very full and polished, but I'm not a great musical detective when it comes to instruments and who plays them (only Stevie's voice!). Stevie's voice is similar to other songs she recorded in 1986, like "Seven Wonders", "What Has Rock And Roll Ever Done For You?", "Joan Of Arc", "Juliet" and others.

Hope this is an upgrade for some of you like it is for me!

Christopher · #2 10-23-2010, 10:53 AM

Mike, Thanks for sharing but is anybody else having trouble downloading?

mikebise · #3 10-23-2010, 11:04 AM

With mediafire itself? I did several times in the last two weeks.

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?5to1nooaz83uhhg

I noticed the url changes the longer it is on that site. Above is the initial url when I first open it, but it changes to what I posted above.

SapphireSister · #4 10-23-2010, 12:50 PM

Thanks Mike. Is there any way you can convert it to an mp3 before you upload to mediafire? Right now it's over 50 mb.

mikebise · #5 10-23-2010, 12:57 PM

No, Lindsey, sorry. I had to convert it through Audacity, which kept it as a wav file. Jeff said that was the best way to be lossless. Also, I can't figure out how to change it and get it on my hard drive without Audacity. I am totally clueless, technology-wise. Audacity is simple and easy for me.

The giant wav size is why it takes me so long to upload. I'm sorry.

SapphireSister · #6 10-23-2010, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikebise

No, Lindsey, sorry. I had to convert it through Audacity, which kept it as a wav file. Jeff said that was the best way to be lossless. Also, I can't figure out how to change it and get it on my hard drive without Audacity. I am totally clueless, technology-wise. Audacity is simple and easy for me.

The giant wav size is why it takes me so long to upload. I'm sorry.

No worries. This is why I bought an external hard drive 6 months ago but have yet to set it up and transfer my music.

mikebise · #7 10-23-2010, 02:43 PM

Was this worthwhile to anyone? My links still work; is it DL-ing okay?

Upgrade/new for anyone?

SuiteShangriLa · #8 10-23-2010, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikebise

Was this worthwhile to anyone? My links still work; is it DL-ing okay?

Upgrade/new for anyone?

im downloading right now.
i can convert it to mp3 and repost it.

SuiteShangriLa · #9 10-23-2010, 08:36 PM

Interesting...i have this same demo, only mine doesn't have the layered vocals on it. its just the one main vocal.

anyway, i converted it to mp3
http://www.mediafire.com/?0n3apoxrh8u9es2

thanks Mike, i know you have a slow connection and it takes you a long while to upload and share. i appreciate it.

mikebise · #10 10-23-2010, 08:45 PM

Thank you, Mike, for saying that, and also for converting it for others who just want it in mp3.

Yeah, I had the single vocal only for years in crappy quality. I imported this from a CD, so it must've been one of Maureen's CDs, or else the Masters. I did edit off a LOUD feedback screech from the beginning, which makes me think I edited it out of one of the Masters chunks.

My original Masters CDs are stored in safety (with duplicates made!), or else I'd check them right now. This "Whole Lotta Trouble" could have been buried in some studio mess. I did my editing from September-December 2009.

Bella Figura · #11 10-24-2010, 12:52 AM

thank you Mike...

silvasprings · #12 10-24-2010, 06:27 AM

Thanks so much

This was worth the wait, Loving those overdubs lol, very RAL tour!!!

mikebise · #13 10-24-2010, 07:08 AM

Oh, that's nice to hear, guys! I love finding "new" Stevie stuff, and I love even more sharing them!!!!

Rock a little always,
Michael

Nathan · #14 10-24-2010, 02:56 PM

thanks Mike!! I'm still trying to get the dl to work, but thanks for posting.

mikebise · #15 10-24-2010, 04:02 PM

http://www.mediafire.com/?k2cysgl3ccbavf1

This is the link for the outtake of "Whole Lotta Trouble" from The Other Side Of The Mirror. Stevie's main vocal is completely different from the album version. There are backing vocals, but no wild overdubs like on the 1986 version.

I think it's pretty cool, especially since "Whole Lotta Trouble" is one of Stevie's songs in which there are very few alternate versions, as opposed to, say, "How Still My Love" or "If You Were My Love", where there are many outtakes and demos of them.

51 people have downloaded the 1986 version so far, so I guess the link is working okay?

Edit: Try this one:

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?k2cysgl3ccbavf1