The song, recorded in 1974, will also be featured on the group's Goats Head Soup album.

The Rolling Stones 

"Scarlet" 

The Rolling Stones today release previously unheard and never before released “Scarlet”, a track recorded by the Stones in October 1974 featuring Jimmy Page and Rick Grech. The previously unreleased track follows the huge success and acclaim of the Stones' “Living In A Ghost Town” and will feature on the upcoming September 4 multi-format release of Goats Head Soup 2020. 

With its layered guitar textures, “Scarlet” is as infectious and raunchy as anything the band cut in this hallowed era, a holy grail for any Stones devotee. As well as Jimmy Page featuring alongside Mick and Keith, the long-lost track also guests Blind Faith’s Rick Grech on bass and will be released for the very first time. 

Mick Jagger commented: “I remember first jamming this with Jimmy and Keith in Ronnie’s basement studio. It was a great session.” 

Keith Richards added: "My recollection is we walked in at the end of a Zeppelin session. They were just leaving, and we were booked in next and I believe that Jimmy decided to stay. We weren’t actually cutting it as a track, it was basically for a demo, a demonstration, you know, just to get the feel of it, but it came out well, with a line up like that, you know, we better use it." 

Goats Head Soup will get a multi-form release on Sep. 4. "Scarlet" will be included in the box set and deluxe CD and vinyl editions, along with two other previously unreleased tracks, “All the Rage” and “Criss Cross."

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