This song kind of falls between the cracks. Original demos were recorded during '67 in the midst of the chaotic and frequently-interrupted (due to drug busts, legal hearings, etc.- the right wing of the British Establishment was doing its best to destroy The Rolling Stones via constant harassment of Jagger, Richards, and Jones during '67; they did not succeed, although they damaged Brian Jones seriously, psychologically and emotionally and even physically) "Satanic Majesties" sessions. From its sound, it certainly has a psychedelic vibe and is not in step with the band's return to blues and acoustic folk blues in '68. Some commentators have also said that the song is a love note from Jagger to Marianne Faithfull. Don't know, but of course it first saw light of day in public as the B side of the release of "Jumpin' Jack Flash," a full-scale return to blues-based hard rock, which Jagger and Richards have both called an anthem about surviving, especially after the weirdness of acid-tinged '67 and the legal hassles. On the demos, Nicky Hopkins plays very Nicky Hopkins-style piano. On this release, he plays organ- the exact reverse of "Sympathy for the
Devil," on which Hopkins plays organ during the early phases of the song's recording, then switches to piano for the studio version that became familiar to the public as the lead-off track for "Beggars Banquet." Personnel for this release of "Child of the Moon": Mick Jagger, vocal; Keith Richards, guitars; Brian Jones, Mellotron; Bill Wyman, bass; Charlie Watts, drums; Nicky Hopkins, organ. After its release as a the B-side of a single, this track did not see the light of day again until the release of "More Hot Rocks (Big Hits and Fazed Cookies)" near the end of 1972. One of the great lesser known Stones tracks in any case.
This song kind of falls between the cracks. Original demos were recorded during '67 in the midst of the chaotic and frequently-interrupted (due to drug busts, legal hearings, etc.- the right wing of the British Establishment was doing its best to destroy The Rolling Stones via constant harassment of Jagger, Richards, and Jones during '67; they did not succeed, although they damaged Brian Jones seriously, psychologically and emotionally and even physically) "Satanic Majesties" sessions. From its sound, it certainly has a psychedelic vibe and is not in step with the band's return to blues and acoustic folk blues in '68. Some commentators have also said that the song is a love note from Jagger to Marianne Faithfull. Don't know, but of course it first saw light of day in public as the B side of the release of "Jumpin' Jack Flash," a full-scale return to blues-based hard rock, which Jagger and Richards have both called an anthem about surviving, especially after the weirdness of acid-tinged '67 and the legal hassles. On the demos, Nicky Hopkins plays very Nicky Hopkins-style piano. On this release, he plays organ- the exact reverse of "Sympathy for the Devil," on which Hopkins plays organ during the early phases of the song's recording, then switches to piano for the studio version that became familiar to the public as the lead-off track for "Beggars Banquet." Personnel for this release of "Child of the Moon": Mick Jagger, vocal; Keith Richards, guitars; Brian Jones, Mellotron; Bill Wyman, bass; Charlie Watts, drums; Nicky Hopkins, organ. After its release as a the B-side of a single, this track did not see the light of day again until the release of "More Hot Rocks (Big Hits and Fazed Cookies)" near the end of 1972. One of the great lesser known Stones tracks in any case.