I have incredible projects in my mind, including "THE B-52's & NILE RODGERS - All Tracks" (Double CD) and "ROD STEWART & BERNARD EDWARDS - All Tracks" (Double CD, I will include these 8 unreleased tracks). These 8 unreleased tracks are part of the wonderful Box Set "The Rod Stewart Sessions 1971-1998" released recently. This Box Set has been produced by ANDY ZAX and CHERYL PAWELSKI and they did an excellent job finding and joining in this Box Set 63 unreleased tracks by ROD STEWART. If ANDY ZAX and CHERYL PAWELSKI are responsible for the projects "Chic Box Set", "I Love My Lady" by JOHNNY MATHIS and "Frostbite" by FONZI THORNTON, I affirm that we are really in good hands.

Producers ANDY ZAX and CHERYL PAWELSKI prowled through a warehouse of STEWART's tapes to unearth all the dusty gems four discs could hold. Spanning more than 25 years, the collection's 63 songs, outtakes, and ephemera provide extraordinary insight into the studio work of one of rock's legendary figures and paint a picture of what might have been. Many of these performances are more stripped-down and intimate than their released counterparts, so the set becomes an illustration and a showcase of ROD's creative process. Few major artists have allowed such a revealing look behind the scenes.

Although never intended to be shared with the world, the directness and immediacy of the music on "The Rod Stewart Sessions 1971-1998" documents an exceptional artist at work over a long period of time, says ZAX, the set's co-producer. "Admirers of particular eras of ROD's career may be surprised to discover, upon listening to this box, that there is far less difference between the ROD of 1971 and the ROD of 1998 - and all the years between them - than they had previously believed."

ROD STEWART - "The Rod Stewart Sessions 1971-1998"
4-CD Set: A secret history featuring 63 unreleased recordings spanning more than 25 years! Astonishing and intimate deep-vault studio recordings from 1971-1998
Format: Box Set, 4xCD, Compilation
Country: Europe
Released: 02 Oct 2009
Compilation Produced by ANDY ZAX and CHERYL PAWELSKI

8 Unreleased Tracks by ROD STEWART & BERNARD EDWARDS:

01) ROD STEWART - Love Is A Four Letter Word (3:43)
CD3 - Track 11
Unreleased track from "Out Of Order" Sessions
Produced by BERNARD EDWARDS, ROD STEWART and ANDY TAYLOR
Written by ROD STEWART
Engineered by DAVID TICKLE, JEFF HENDRICKSON, PAUL WERTHEIMER and STEVE MACMILLAN
Recorded at The Record Plant & Oceanway Studios, Los Angeles (1987/1988)

02) ROD STEWART - Forever Young (Piano Version) (4:29)
CD3 - Track 12
Unreleased version from "Out Of Order" Sessions
Produced by BERNARD EDWARDS, ROD STEWART and ANDY TAYLOR
Written by ROD STEWART, JIM CREGAN and KEVIN SAVIGAR
Engineered by DAVID TICKLE, JEFF HENDRICKSON, PAUL WERTHEIMER and STEVE MACMILLAN
Recorded at The Record Plant & Oceanway Studios, Los Angeles (1987/1988)

03) ROD STEWART - My Heart Can't Tell You No (Alternate Version) (5:50)
CD3 - Track 13
Unreleased version from "Out Of Order" Sessions
Produced by BERNARD EDWARDS, ROD STEWART and ANDY TAYLOR
Written by DENNIS MORGAN and SIMON CLIMIE
Engineered by DAVID TICKLE, JEFF HENDRICKSON, PAUL WERTHEIMER and STEVE MACMILLAN
Recorded at The Record Plant & Oceanway Studios, Los Angeles (1987/1988)

04) ROD STEWART - I Go To Jail For You (3:53)
CD3 - Track 14
Unreleased track from "Out Of Order" Sessions
Produced by BERNARD EDWARDS, ROD STEWART and ANDY TAYLOR
Written by ROD STEWART and ANDY TAYLOR
Engineered by DAVID TICKLE, JEFF HENDRICKSON, PAUL WERTHEIMER and STEVE MACMILLAN
Recorded at The Record Plant & Oceanway Studios, Los Angeles (1987/1988)

Musicians in the "Out Of Order" Sessions (credits not specific, probably BERNARD EDWARDS, TONY THOMPSON, ANDY TAYLOR and MICHAEL LANDAU are participating in most of the songs):
Lead Vocals by ROD STEWART
Background Vocals by ROBERT SHEEN, LYN COLLINS and RITA JOHNSON
Bass by BERNARD EDWARDS and BOB GLAUB
Drums by TONY THOMPSON and TONY BROCK
Guitars by ANDY TAYLOR, MICHAEL LANDAU and EDDIE MARTINEZ
Mandolin by DAVID LINDLEY
Keyboards by DUANE HITCHINGS and KEVIN SAVIGAR
Piano by BILLY PAYNE
Organ by WILLIAM SMITH
Horns by EARL GARDNER
Saxophone by LENNY PICKETT, DAVID WOODFORD and JIMMY ROBERTS

05) ROD STEWART - A Good Lover Is Hard To Find (5:41)
CD3 - Track 15
Unreleased track from "Vagabond Heart" Sessions
Produced by BERNARD EDWARDS and ROD STEWART
Written by ROD STEWART
Engineered by STEVE MACMILLAN
Recorded at The Cherokee & Conway Studios, Los Angeles & Sarm Studio, London (1990)

06) ROD STEWART - May You Never (3:49)
CD4 - Track 17
Unreleased track from "Vagabond Heart" Sessions
Produced by BERNARD EDWARDS and ROD STEWART
Written by JOHN MARTYN
Engineered by STEVE MACMILLAN
Recorded at The Cherokee & Conway Studios, Los Angeles & Sarm Studio, London (1990)

Musicians in the "Vagabond Heart" Sessions (credits not specific, probably BERNARD EDWARDS is playing bass in these 2 songs):
Lead Vocals by ROD STEWART
Background Vocals by ARNOLD STIEFEL, THE TEMPTATIONS, TWINKLE SCHASCLE and THE WATERS
Bass by BERNARD EDWARDS, CARMINE ROJAS, JIMMY JOHNSON and NEIL STUBENHAUS
Drums by DAVID PALMER, JOHN ROBINSON and TONY BROCK
Guitars by DAN HUFF, JEFF GOLUB, JIM CREGAN, ROBIN LE MESURIER and STEVE LUKATHER
Keyboards by CHUCK KENTIS, KEVIN SAVIGAR and PATRICK LEONARD
Horns by NICK LANE and RICK BRAUN
Saxophone by JIMMY ROBERTS

07) ROD STEWART - Looking For Love (4:21)
CD4 - Track 8
Unreleased track from "A Spanner In The Works" Sessions
Produced by BERNARD EDWARDS
Written by JAMES W. ALEXANDER and ZELDA SAMUELS
Engineered by CHARLIE BOUIS, STEVE MACMILLAN and TIM WEIDNER
Recorded at Woodstock House, Ireland; A&M Studios, Los Angeles; Herschel House, Hollywood (1995)

08) ROD STEWART - Kiss Her For Me (3:54)
CD4 - Track 9
Unreleased track from "A Spanner In The Works" Sessions
Produced by BERNARD EDWARDS
Written by FRANCIS MILLER and SCOTT ENGLISH
Engineered by CHARLIE BOUIS, STEVE MACMILLAN and TIM WEIDNER
Recorded at Woodstock House, Ireland; A&M Studios, Los Angeles; Herschel House, Hollywood (1995)

Musicians in the "A Spanner In The Works" Sessions (credits not specific, probably BERNARD EDWARDS and ANDY TAYLOR are participating in these 2 songs):
Lead Vocals by ROD STEWART
Background Vocals by ALEISHA IRVING, FRED WHITE, JOE TURANO, JOEY DIGGS, JOSEPH POWELL, LAMONT VAN
HOOK, OREN WATERS, TERRY YOUNG and TREVOR HORN
Choir by GLASGOW GAELIC MUSIC ASSOCIATION
Bass by BERNARD EDWARDS, CARMINE ROJAS, GUY PRATT, KEVIN SAVIGAR, LEE SKLAR, MIKE HIGHAM and STEVE LIPSON
Drums by DAVID PALMER, KENNY ARONOFF and PAUL ROBINSON
Percussion by JAMIE MUHOBERAC and PAULINHO DA COSTA
Guitars by ANDY TAYLOR, DAVEY JOHNSTONE, JEFF GOLUB, JIM CREGAN, LOL CREME, MICHAEL LANDAU, ROBIN LE MESURIER, STEVE LIPSON and TIM PIERCE
Mandolin by DAVEY JOHNSTONE and DON FESHNER
Keyboards by JAMIE MUHOBERAC and KEVIN SAVIGAR
Piano by ANNE DUDLEY and JAMIE MUHOBERAC
Organ by BILLY PRESTON
Horns by DAVID WOODFORD, THE KICK HORNS, NICK LANE and RICK BRAUN
Accordion by MARTIN O'CONNER
Bouzouki by DONAL LUNNY
American Fiddle by DON FESHNER
Irish Fiddle by NI CHATHASAIGH
Harmonica by LESLIE BUTLER
Squeezebox performed by KEVIN SAVIGAR
Pipe by JOHN McSHERRY

CD3:
01- Thunderbird
02- Dancing Alone (Alternate Version)
03- I Wish You Would
04- Sweet Surrender (Alternate Version)
05- Show Me
06- Ghetto Blaster (Early Version)
07- Satisfied (Alternate Version)
08- Hard Lesson To Learn (Alternate Version)
09- Heaven
10- In My Life (Piano Version)
11- Love Is A Four Letter Word
12- Forever Young (Piano Version)
13- My Heart Can't Tell You No (Alternate Version)
14- I Go To Jail For You
15- A Good Lover Is Hard To Find
16- 'e Or A'
Link (159.9 MB):
http://hotfile.com/dl/13815781/beccafa/RStewart.Sessions.CD3.zip.html

CD4:
01- Let The Day Begin (Alternate Version)
02- The Grooms Still Waiting At The Altar (Alternate Version)
03- Windy Town (Piano Version)
04- In A Broken Dream (1992)
05- This Wheel's On Fire
06- I Wanna Stay Home
07- I'm A King Bee
08- Looking For Love
09- Kiss Her For Me
10- The Long Journey Home
11- Now That You're On Your Own
12- Dylan's Day Off
13- On And On
14- Rockin' Chair
15- Sugar Lips
16- The Changgingman
17- May You Never
18- Studio Chatter
19- Rod Plays Guitar
Link (163.2 MB):
http://hotfile.com/dl/13815956/b7579ff/RStewart.Sessions.CD4.zip.html