Here's a story that was in this past Sunday's LA Times...
"Sunday, January 27, 2002
POP EYE
Rolling Stones Obsessives May Finally Get Satisfaction
By STEVE HOCHMAN
Satisfaction has long eluded Rolling Stones fans when it's come to definitive, career-spanning hits collections and access to the wealth of unreleased material in the group's vaults.
Releases of vintage work from the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the Who and others have enhanced the public legacies of legendary acts. But not the Stones.
Who wouldn't be intrigued by a collection of the band's '60s appearances on BBC radio shows? Or unheard sessions from a 1964 visit to Chicago's famed Chess studios? Or such notorious curiosities as "Claudine Longet," the 1979 snipe at the singer who shot her lover, skier Spider Sabich?
All these items have been only rumors, except to the most diligent bootleg collectors.
But at least some of that seems set to change in conjunction with the Stones' 40th anniversary celebrations this year, to be marked by a fall concert tour.
For years, any such discussions have been hamstrung by the fact that the Stones' catalog is controlled by two entities. Everything from the group's 1962 London beginnings through 1970's "Beggars Banquet" and live "Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out" is owned by ABKCO, the company headed by the band's late-'60s manager, Allen Klein. Everything from 1971's "Sticky Fingers" on, though, is controlled by the Stones themselves in conjunction with Virgin Records. In the past, the two camps were unable or unwilling to coordinate their efforts.
Although representatives of the Stones, Virgin and Klein would not talk on the record about plans, it appears steps have been taken to overcome the hurdles, and plans are being made for several potential projects.
Foremost is a definitive collection of the band's best-known songs, along the lines of the Beatles' "1," a phenomenal success after its 2000 release. The biggest questions with this, sources involved with the project say, is whether it would be one disc or two, and what balance to have among selections from the band's various eras. The bulk of the biggest Stones singles came in the '60s and early '70s.
"If they're going to follow the Beatles' formula for success, then one CD should be it to keep the price attractive," says Pete Howard, publisher and editor of the CD collectors monthly ICE. "However, Pink Floyd has done well with a double-CD package now. And the Beatles had just six or seven years of material to include, while the Stones have four decades--though they haven't had many hits in the last couple of decades."
More tantalizing to the most serious fans, though, is the wealth of unreleased material.
A set of notes has been made by Virgin researchers highlighting material available for either package in the mode of the Beatles' three-volume "Anthology" series or as bonus tracks for reissues of original albums. The notes also cover material from a never-released live album of the band's 1972 tour to complete recordings of shows at the El Mocambo club in Toronto (four songs of which appear on the "Love You Live" album).
The '60s vaults, as cataloged on various obsessive fan Web sites, are even richer. In addition to the BBC tapes, there are such intriguing recordings as "Pay Your Dues," a 1968 track featuring music for what would become "Street Fighting Man" but with lyrics about a Native American chief, and a 1966 tribute to actress Brigitte Bardot. "
And here's a GOLDMINE MAGAZINE story that, allegedly, has a working list for the releases...
http://www.collect.com/interest/article.asp?id=958&cookie%5Ftest=1