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   Varese Vintage Records announces the release of John Phillips 

“Pussycat,” the never released album recorded with The Rolling Stones. 

This is the third release from our “Papa John Phillips Presents” series 

featuring John Phillips’ rare and unreleased solo and group work.

This project was the last major creative effort by John Phillips before his 

drug arrest in 1980.  Various original and duplicate multitrack and mix 

tapes were stored, lost and found again, and some trickled out over the 

next three decades in the form of bootlegs. As John put it, the tapes 

“had a life force of their own!” Just before John’s passing in 2001, he 

assembled and released an overdubbed, re-engineered and remixed 

version of some of the shelved material on an album called “Pay, Pack 

and Follow,” (nine tracks) at the time unaware of the location of the 

album masters of the original 1978 mixes.  Those original album 

masters were not found until 2003. 

The original 1978 album mix is released here for the first time, so here, 

at last, is the album as John originally intended it (15 tracks).

Complete Track List:

1  Wilderness Of Love

2  2001

3  Oh Virginia

4  Mr. Blue

5  She’s Just 14

6  Zulu Warrior

7  Pussycat

8  Sunset Boulevard

9  Very Dread

10  Susan, Susan

Bonus Tracks:

11  Time Machine (Cutting Ahead)

12 Feather Your Nest

13  Don’t Turn Back Now (World’s Greatest Dancer)

14  Liar Liar

From "The Man Who Fell To Earth" sessions

15  Hello Mary Lou

From "The Man Who Fell To Earth" sessions

Known Musical Personnel:

Guitars: Keith Richards, Mick Taylor, 

Chris Spedding, John Phillips 

Bass: Ron Wood (London), 

Keith Richards, David Wooford (NY)

Drums: Yogi Horton (NY)

Keyboards: Jean Rousell (London), John Phillips

String Arrangements: James Biondolillo

Percussion: Reebop Kwaku Baah, Ollie Brown

Vocals: John Phillips, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Michelle Phillips and 

Laura Mackenzie Phillips 

Cary Mansfield

Vice President of Catalog A&R

Varese Sarabande Records

For the latest news and a list of upcoming releases, please check out the 

Varese Vintage Blog at www.varesevintage.wordpress.com

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	Varese Vintage Records announces the release of John Phillips “Pussycat,” the never released album recorded with The Rolling Stones. This is the third release from our “Papa John Phillips Presents” series featuring John Phillips’ rare and unreleased solo and group work. This project was the last major creative effort by John Phillips before his drug arrest in 1980. Various original and duplicate multitrack and mix tapes were stored, lost and found again, and some trickled out over the next three decades in the form of bootlegs. As John put it, the tapes “had a life force of their own!” Just before John’s passing in 2001, he assembled and released an overdubbed, re-engineered and remixed version of some of the shelved material on an album called “Pay, Pack and Follow,” (nine tracks) at the time unaware of the location of the album masters of the original 1978 mixes. Those original album masters were not found until 2003. The original 1978 album mix is released here for the first time, so here, at last, is the album as John originally intended it (15 tracks). Complete Track List: 1 Wilderness Of Love 2 2001 3 Oh Virginia 4 Mr. Blue 5 She’s Just 14 6 Zulu Warrior 7 Pussycat 8 Sunset Boulevard 9 Very Dread 10 Susan, Susan Bonus Tracks: 11 Time Machine (Cutting Ahead) 12 Feather Your Nest 13 Don’t Turn Back Now (World’s Greatest Dancer) 14 Liar Liar From "The Man Who Fell To Earth" sessions 15 Hello Mary Lou From "The Man Who Fell To Earth" sessions Known Musical Personnel: Guitars: Keith Richards, Mick Taylor, Chris Spedding, John Phillips Bass: Ron Wood (London), Keith Richards, David Wooford (NY) Drums: Yogi Horton (NY) Keyboards: Jean Rousell (London), John Phillips String Arrangements: James Biondolillo Percussion: Reebop Kwaku Baah, Ollie Brown Vocals: John Phillips, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Michelle Phillips and Laura Mackenzie Phillips Cary Mansfield Vice President of Catalog A&R Varese Sarabande Records For the latest news and a list of upcoming releases, please check out the Varese Vintage Blog at www.varesevintage.wordpress.com
	Cary E. Mansfield