Stripped (Rolling Stones album) explained

Stripped
Type:Live album
Artist:the Rolling Stones
Cover:Stripped95.jpg
Released:13 November 1995
Recorded:2 studio sessions:
on 3–5 March 1995, Tokyo
+ 3 live recordings:
on 19 July 1995, Brixton Academy, London
Genre:Roots rock, blues rock
Length:59:34
Language:English
Label:Virgin
Producer:Don Was, The Glimmer Twins
Prev Title:Voodoo Lounge
Prev Year:1994
Next Title:The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
Next Year:1996

Stripped is a live album by the English rock band The Rolling Stones released in November 1995 after the Voodoo Lounge Tour. It contains six live tracks and eight studio recordings. The live tracks were taken from four 1995 performances, at three small venues, and include a cover of Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone", which was the first single from the album. The remaining eight tracks were acoustic studio re-recordings of songs from the Stones' previous catalogue, the exception being a cover of Willie Dixon's "Little Baby". The studio performances were recorded "live," i.e., without overdubs.

Overview

The two studio sessions took place from 3–5 March 1995 at Toshiba-EMI Studios in Tokyo, Japan and 23–26 July 1995 at Estudios Valentim De Carvalho in Lisbon, Portugal, while the live recordings are from 26 and 27 May, 3 July, and 19 July 1995 performances at three small concert venues: Paradiso, L'Olympia, and Brixton Academy, respectively.[1]

Some CD versions of Stripped included an enhanced portion for viewing on a computer, including videos of rehearsals of "Tumbling Dice" and "Shattered" and an alternate performance of "Like a Rolling Stone", and interviews with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood.

Stripped was well-received and reached No. 9 in the UK and the US, where it went platinum. The lead single, a cover of Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone", reached No. 12 in the UK, and became a rock radio hit in the US. It was followed by "Wild Horses" in early 1996.

Stripped was the Rolling Stones' second album with Virgin Records.

Totally Stripped

Totally Stripped
Type:live
Artist:The Rolling Stones
Cover:Totally_Stripped_album_cover.jpg
Border:yes
Released:3 June 2016
Recorded:March – July 1995
Genre:Roots rock, blues rock
Length:78:54
Label:Eagle Rock Entertainment
Prev Year:2014
Next Title:The Rolling Stones in Mono
Next Year:2016

On 3 June 2016, Totally Stripped, an expanded and reconceived edition of Stripped featuring a documentary film about the original project, was released in multiple formats. These included DVD or Blu-ray documentary-only editions, as well as DVD/Blu-ray & CD and DVD/Blu-ray & LP editions adding a single disc or double-LP of concert highlights (distinct from the tracks that comprised the original album) to the film. The selection of live highlights included 13 previously unreleased performances and one track from the original CD. A limited edition five-disc version (4 DVDs & 1 CD or 4 Blu-ray discs & 1 CD) of the expanded album added three DVD or SD Blu-ray films of the complete concerts and a 60-page booklet to the documentary and the newly compiled CD of concert highlights.[2]

Artwork

The artwork for the album was provided by The Design Corporation,[3] with photography from Anton Corbijn.

Track listing

All tracks written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.

Standard edition

  1. "Street Fighting Man" – 3:41
  2. "Like a Rolling Stone" (Bob Dylan) – 5:39
  3. "Not Fade Away" (Norman Petty/Charles Hardin) – 3:06
  4. "Shine a Light" – 4:38
  5. "The Spider and the Fly" – 3:29
  6. "I'm Free" – 3:13
  7. "Wild Horses" – 5:09
  8. "Let It Bleed" – 4:15
  9. "Dead Flowers" – 4:13
  10. "Slipping Away" – 4:55
  11. "Angie" – 3:29
  12. "Love in Vain" (Robert Johnson) – 5:31
  13. "Sweet Virginia" – 4:16
  14. "Little Baby" (Willie Dixon) – 4:00

Outtakes

Officially released outtakesSome outtakes from this album have also been officially released, including:

  1. "Honest I Do" (Jimmy Reed) (Hope Floats Movie Soundtrack)
  2. "All Down The Line" ("Like a Rolling Stone" single)
  3. "Black Limousine" (Jagger/Richards/Ronnie Wood) ("Like a Rolling Stone" single)
  4. "Gimme Shelter" ("Wild Horses" single)
  5. "Tumbling Dice" ("Wild Horses" single)
  6. "Live With Me" ("Wild Horses" single)
  7. "It's All Over Now" (Womack/Womack) (e-download only)

Other circulating outtakes include the following studio recordings:

2016 Totally Stripped five-disc limited edition[4] [5]

CD Track listing

  1. "Not Fade Away" (Norman Petty/Charles Hardin) –
  2. "Honky Tonk Women"  –
  3. "Dead Flowers"  –
  4. "Far Away Eyes"  –
  5. "Shine a Light" –
  6. "I Go Wild"  –
  7. "Miss You"  –
  8. "Like a Rolling Stone" (Bob Dylan)  –
  9. "Brown Sugar"  –
  10. "Midnight Rambler"  –
  11. "Jumping Jack Flash"  –
  12. "Gimme Shelter"  –
  13. "Rip This Joint"  –
  14. "Street Fighting Man"  –

DVD/Blu-ray #1: Totally Stripped documentary (new version)

This new version includes 30 minutes of never-before-released rehearsals and interviews.

DVD/Blu-ray #4: Brixton Academy, London, 19 July 1995

Personnel

The Rolling Stones

Additional musicians

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1995-1996)Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[7] 4
Italian Albums (Musica e Dischi)[8] 7
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[9] 12

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 78
US Billboard 200[12] 97

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Search for setlists: tour:(Voodoo Lounge) (page 2). Setlist.fm. 19 May 2021.
  2. Web site: Rolling Stones Announce Expanded 'Totally Stripped' Package (article by Jeff Giles) . 6 April 2016 . . 25 May 2016.
  3. Web site: The Rolling Stones – Stripped (1995, CD). 19 May 2021. Discogs.com.
  4. Web site: Totally Stripped Deluxe . April 2019 . amazon.com . 5 April 2019.
  5. Web site: Totally Stripped Deluxe 4 . April 2019 . amazon.com . 5 April 2019.
  6. Web site: Music Legends. Chuck Leavell Interview. 6 May 2013. 8 April 2010. Saulnier. Jason.
  7. Web site: Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste – R . Infodisc.fr . fr . 9 June 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141022124902/http://infodisc.fr/Album_R.php . 22 October 2014 . Select Elton Rolling Stones from the menu, then press OK.
  8. Web site: Classifiche. Musica e Dischi. it. 30 May 2023. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Rolling Stones".
  9. Book: Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Oricon Entertainment. Roppongi, Tokyo. 2006. 4-87131-077-9. ja.
  10. Web site: Les Albums (CD) de 1995 par InfoDisc. fr. PHP. infodisc.fr. 23 December 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120209200151/http://www.infodisc.fr/B-CD_1995.php. 9 February 2012. dmy-all.
  11. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. de . GfK Entertainment. September 8, 2016.
  12. Web site: Billboard.BIZ - Year-end Charts - Billboard 200 - 1996. billboard.biz . 18 September 2011.