A lost favorite. Can you help me identify the LP?


In 1985 I was in a restaurant in Kingston, Ontario, CA. The bar was playing a Rolling Stones set I had never heard before. By the end of the night I payed the barmaid $20 for the cassette and I nearly played it to death for the next few years.

In '89 I was shipped oversea's in the military and left my tapes at home. My brother took care of them (really, he did), except he lent my Stones tape to a friend who promptly "lost" it.

I've since collected nearly every Stones CD and LP, but cannot for the life of me find this particular one and I'd love it if you can help me find it. It's definitely an odd one. Here are some key points:

1) "As Tears Go By" was sung Jagger in Spanish.
2) The Ike and Tina song "A letter from Tina" was on it.
3) The cassette was black with blue paper adhesive labeling (opposed to the post 70's beige with inked on writing).
4) and this is a long shot as my memory isn't so clear after 30 years: I think it had a date stamp of 1967 or 1965 on it which would make it one of the first 3 Stones LP's and one of the early cassettes produced (introduced in '63) yet I can neither be definite on my date nor can I find anything about it on line.

A beer to anyone who can provide information which leads to my reunion with this cassette.
kphinney
Thanks Jax2. It's neither, but at least I'm not crazy and they did do a spanish Tears. I also remember that it had Fortune Teller on it. It may well be that Letter was indeed Memo.
I'm also thinking that Con le Mie Lagrime Cosi was the first song on side A or B, but not certain.

I have a friend that knows Keith Richards and she's volunteered to ask him about it. But let's face it: would he of all people have a clear memory about this?
The only other album I could find that has the Italian (not Spanish, BTW) version of tears is Greatest Rarities III but there's no mention of either of the other two cuts you mention. I can't even find a cover of "A Letter to Tina" by the Stones. It was written in '61 so that fits your memory of the date.
Can't help you w/ your cassette investigation, however "Memo (not Letter) from Turner" (by Jagger), can be found on the soundtrack recording of the movie "Performance" in which Jagger stars. I think "Turner" was one of the characters in the movie.
Praise to eBay and collectors:

The Rolling Stones -- Collector's Only

SIDE 1 RECORDED IN LONDON 1963/1969

SIDE 2 RECORDED LIVE LONDON / MANCHESTER / LIVERPOOL

EXCEPT TRACK EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEBODY TO LOVE STUDIO DEMO 1965

PRODUCER, ANDREW LOOG OLDHAM

COMPILATION , JAQUES LEBLANC

A1 I Want to Be Loved
A2 Fortune Teller
A3 Poison Ivy
A4 I'v Been Loving You Too Long
A5 Con le Mie Lacrime
A6 Memo From Turner
A7 You Can't Always Get What You Want

B1 We Want The Stones
B2 Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
B3 Pain in My Heart
B4 (Get Your Kicks on) Route 66
B5 I'm Moving On
B6 I'm Alright
B7 Get Off My Cloud
B8 Everybody Needs Somebody to Love