The Rolling Stones have put out “Who You Callin’ Crazy”, with Courtney Pine on saxophone, ahead of Foreign Tongues, Loose Lips. An official lyric video is available now. The expanded album follows on November 27 through Polydor, bringing five recordings from the period around Foreign Tongues into one collection.

Official Foreign Tongues, Loose Lips 2CD presentation
The official 2CD presentation for Foreign Tongues, Loose Lips.

Pine is one of two guests named in the description of the extra material. Steve Winwood plays organ on “Where There’s A Will”. Alongside those tracks are “Human Tide”, “Bad Luck Hideaway” and “She Still Comes Around”. The five songs have their own section in both of the physical configurations listed by the official store.

For the 2CD edition, the arrangement is straightforward. The 14-track Foreign Tongues album goes on the first disc, with Loose Lips on the second. That makes 19 tracks across the package. The original album starts with “Rough and Twisted” and finishes with “Beautiful Delilah”; its sequence is kept together, rather than interrupted by the additions.

The vinyl package needs a closer look

The other edition is billed as a 12-inch EP plus CD. On that one, the five Loose Lips tracks are pressed on heavyweight red vinyl. The original Foreign Tongues album comes on CD in a card wallet. This is a mixed-format set: choosing the vinyl option does not put all 19 recordings on vinyl.

That difference matters more than the colour of the record if someone is buying for a particular player. A listener with only a turntable would have the five additions on a playable disc, but would need a CD player to hear the accompanying copy of the main album. Someone choosing the 2CD set instead receives both parts on CD.

The EP places “Where There’s A Will” and “Who You Callin’ Crazy” on side A. “Human Tide”, “Bad Luck Hideaway” and “She Still Comes Around” make up side B. There is a two-song side and a three-song side, rather than a vinyl pressing of the complete studio album.

For anyone who already has Foreign Tongues, those details provide a useful check before ordering another edition. Start with the five extra titles, then decide which format is wanted for them. The two packages described here both include another copy of the original album.

The single’s arrival and the physical release also have different dates. “Who You Callin’ Crazy” can be heard today; the November packages remain preorders. It is a chance to follow Pine’s contribution in one song before deciding what to add to the shelf. A preorder’s release date should still be kept separate from the day a parcel reaches its buyer.