hypersongs

Lady Jane

Rotary Connection's reading of the Rolling Stones song from Aftermath, track five on their debut.
Rotary Connection, from Rotary Connection (1968)

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards wrote "Lady Jane", and the Rolling Stones recorded it on March 6 to 9, 1966 at RCA Studios in Los Angeles for Aftermath, with Brian Jones on Appalachian dulcimer, Jack Nitzsche on harpsichord and Charlie Watts on xylophone; it was the US and German B-side of "Mother's Little Helper" in July 1966. Jagger wrote it in early 1966, and it was widely believed to be inspired by Jane Ormsby-Gore. Keith Richards called it very Elizabethan. David Garrick's cover reached 28 in the UK in 1966.

Rotary Connection's version is track five of their debut, 5:00, arranged by Charles Stepney and produced with Marshall Chess. The album article credits the lead vocals to Mitch Aliotta and Judy Hauff, while the song's own Wikipedia article says the cover features Minnie Riperton's vocals; we could not resolve this. Apple Music's notes say it opens with an orchestral fantasia punctuated by inventive, world-exploring percussion and credit the Chicago Symphony, which we treat with care since no primary credit shows it. We found no recording date, studio or track-specific personnel, no chart entry, video, covers or samples of this track, and no setlist.fm count for it.

The same album also covers the Stones' "Ruby Tuesday", and Songs (1969) closes with their "Salt of the Earth".

Sources

  1. Rotary Connection (album), Wikipedia
  2. Lady Jane (song), Wikipedia
  3. Rotary Connection, Wikipedia