Having recently completed his duties on the Rolling Stones ' " STP tour " of North America , Hopkins began work on his second official solo album in London during September 1972 . Sessions took place at the Beatles ' old Apple Studio , in short bursts between Hopkins ' session work for what would be two major releases of 1973 : George Harrison 's '' Living in the Material World '' and the Stones ' '' Goats Head Soup '' ( the latter 's held at Dynamic Sound in Kingston , Jamaica ) . All the material was written by either Hopkins or in collaboration with singer Jerry Lynn Williams . One of the solo compositions , " Edward " , was a short , simplified take on the much-admired " Edward , the Mad Shirt Grinder " , from Hopkins ' days in Quicksilver Messenger Service ( and released on their 1969 album '' Shady Grove '' )
STP tour
The Rolling Stones American Tour 1972
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