An unreleased version of The Rolling Stones' "Dead Flowers," which Mashable is exclusively premiering on Tuesday, gives us a look into the dark song's early days before it was even released on the English rock band's classic Sticky Fingers album in 1971.
This rendition, recorded in 1970, de-emphasizes Ian Stewart's piano and the rhythm section that producers turned up for the final country-fied version. The early take features finger-picked electric guitar and altered vocals from Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.
The song will be released June 9 on the Sticky Fingers anniversary reissued formats, more than four decades after the band recorded the album in Muscle Shoals, Alabama; Jagger's Stargroves country home in England; and Olympic Studios in London.
The Sticky Fingers deluxe reissue will include an acoustic "Wild Horses," an alternate "Brown Sugar" featuring Eric Clapton, unreleased versions of "Bitch" and "Can't You Hear Me Knocking, as well as five live tracks recorded at London's Roundhouse.
This is the third reissue in five years for The Rolling Stones, who are currently on tour in North America, following the deluxe releases of Exile and Some Girls in 2010 and 2011.
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