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The Rolling Stones--The Bibliography From Hell
Prepared and maintained by: Stephen D. Carter
(S.D.Carter@Sussex.ac.uk) or
(stevedc@central.sussex.ac.uk)
The Rolling Stones, unlike the Beatles, seem to have had few
even half-decent authors or publishers produce books about
them. The majority of the books on this list are, frankly,
not too good. A few (Stone Alone, etc) are imperative!
Read this list, and the books, with low expectations!
Part one of the FAQ list has recommendations on the five best
books (in print and out).
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This list has been constructed with help from many people, to
whom many thanks.
Among them are : D.H., Tony Rzepela, Bruce Dumes, and
several others who, if they email me will be duly credited!
Whoops, lost my earlier list!
I am happy to receive email comments about errors in this
list, and information about books that are not on it.
Like the Stones, I'm a Brit, so are most of the ISBN's.
Citations list author, title, year, and finally, ISBN.
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ed Bill Buford
Granta
84 0140075658
Granta is a quarterly book/magazine of 'New English Writing'
Issue 12 consists largely of an extensive extract from
Stanley Booth's "True Adventures of the Rolling Stones"
ed Johnny Dean
The Rolling Stones Book
64
Date unclear, but precedes the Rolling Stones Monthly from
the same publishers. Nice photos - a real period piece.
Even has a bit about 'The Official Rolling Stones Fan Club'
93/97 Regent St. Now, whatever became of that!?
ed Johnny Dean
Record Collector
Monthly magazine from the original publishers of both the
Beatles and Rolling Stones Monthly Magazines. The issues
that have special features on the Stones are worth getting.
Issues : 37,45,49,61,74,79,87,93,101,104,111,113,117,124,
125,130,136,142.
43/45 St Mary's Road, Ealing, London, W5 5RQ. UK
ed Nicholas Drake
The Sixties : A Decade in Vogue
88 0187130726
Reproductions of some of the best of the always high quality
illustrations from Vogue in the 60's.
Inevitably the Stones and their circle appear.
Nice book - buy if remaindered.
ed Pete Goodman
Our Own Story by The Rolling Stones
64
Wonderful period piece that asserts it is 'as we told it to
Pete Goodman'.
Written for mass consumption at the start of the band's
career.
ed Nigel Grant
A Pixerama Foldbook of the Rolling Stones
64
A very early period piece - 12 small photo's of the band
in a concertina fold out style. The text is superbly dated,
and very wrong in places. "The lads got their name for the
group from a Chuck Berry song 'The Rolling Stones'".
Buy it if you ever see it.
ed Mick Jagger
The Rolling Stones Monthly Book
64
Short lived (30 issues) monthly 'Official Rolling Stones
Book edited by the Stones for their Fans' from the same
stable as the still running Beatles Monthly.
Despite the fact that it is mostly the product of the
imagination of a press/publicity crew it is worth getting
if you ever (unlikely) see it. Re-issue long overdue.
ed Joyce Robins
The Sixties : The Style : The Sounds : The Stars
84 0862731895
A 64 page rush through the music of the turbulent 60's.
Produced by Marks & Spencer, so quality is good. Nothing
profound, only a bit on the Stones.
ed Robert Love
The Best of Rolling Stone
93 0863697690
A compilation of a selection of the best articles from the
magazine.
Robert Greenfield gets an article about the Stones. Worth
getting for this, and all of the rest!
ed Rolling Stone
The Rolling Stones
76
A compilation of the main features on the Stones from
Rolling Stone covering the first interview in 1968 through
to 1975.
Excellent.
ed Jack Scott, Nick Logan
Greatest Hits : Very Best of NME
74 1850371473
A selection of the best interviews from NME. Good interview
with Mick - Roy Carr interviewer.
(Unknown)
The Rolling Stones : 24 Posters
83 0862830605
24 nicely printed pictures (not posters) from the 81 Tour.
No text. Marginal value.
(Unknown)
The Rolling Stones Complete
81 0860017611
Collection of words and music to all original Stones
compositions released from 1963 to 1980. Separate
complete lyrics section, and a UK discography to 1980.
Over 70 photo's, up to and including 1978
Felix Aeppli
Heart of Stone : The Definitive Rolling Stones Discography
85 0876501927
Well indexed and and as thoroughly researched as a book
without 'official' backing could be. Although it is
extensive and thorough, sources close to the band dismiss
this book as dreadfully inaccurate.
An obvious need exists for an authorized version.
Mandy Aftel
Death of a Rolling Stone : The Brian Jones Story
82 0283989459
Reasonably good biography of the life and death of Brian.
Good photo's, and research are spoiled by the author's
uncritical approach to Brian.
Christopher Andersen
Jagger Unauthorised
93 0671712098
Only go for this one if you are a terminal
completist. Not the best book in the booklist
Robert Armstrong
Rolling Stones
83 089813109X
This 31 page children's book provides an overview of the
Stones' history, their early chart success, the death of
Brian Jones, the big tours in the early 80's, Tattoo You,
and so on.
Mentions drugs, but not Mars bars
SP
Atalanta Press
The Rolling Stones : Poster Book
89 1870049225
Large format, well printed book of 20 pullout posters.
Pretty. For complete-ists only.
Stephen Barnard
The Rolling Stones : Street Fighting Years
93 1851708626
Excellent book. Despite being so big that it is hernia
inducing. Superb photo selection, reproduced with great
clarity. The text (not matching the photo's) should be
read as a series of essays (with flaws). Photo's arranged
(seemingly) randomly - but some great ones!
Grab this book!
Victor Bockris
Keith Richards : The Biography
92 0091743974
In a field where few serious biographies exist, any gallant
attempt should be welcomed. But..
This book suffers from poor editing, from the (bizarre IMHO)
view that much of the success of the Stones stems from the
homo-erotic relationship of Jagger/Richards/Jones. Later
parts read as slick cuttings jobs. I'm glad my copy was a
half price remainder!
Massimo Bonanno
The Rolling Stones Chronicle : The first thirty years
90 0859651355
Chronologically arranged list of hi-lights and low spots
from the first 30 years.
Nice photo's, but the number of entries ensures a generally
shallow approach. The early years (62/3) are better than
most books - but still flawed.
Stanley Booth
Dance With The Devil
84 0394534883
US version of 'True Adventures'
Stanley Booth
The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones
85 0434081000
In 1969 Stanley Booth was granted the rights to put together
a book about the Stones. 16 years later it came out. An
entertaining read, full of racy tales and the like - both
from the Stone and from the author.
How much is true? Who cares!
(Extract first published in Granta)
Marie Cahill
The Rolling Stones - A Pictoral History
90 1856270351
Extremely well written, not deep, but complete. Almost
entirely accurate, carefully and lovingly composed to
accommodate the format as best it can. First class
captions.
Honest effort to gain an interesting captivating mix of
stock images and the unfamiliar
Roy Carr
The Rolling Stones : An Illustrated Record
76 0517526417
Well researched and illustrated retrospective. Some good
stuff from the very early years (62/63).
Terry Carty
Tumbling Dice
1991 UK based attempt to get a fanzine off the ground. After
7 issues (as of Sept '93) it is too early to judge.
Enthusiastic and deserving of support.
Tumbling Dice, 9 Collingwood Close, Westgate on Sea,
Kent CT8 8JD UK
Barbara Charone
Keith Richards
79 0708816584
Quite a well researched biography about one half of the
Glimmer Twins. Too uncritical to be of real value. Access
to Keith assured some unusual photo's.
Updated 1982 version in US.
Ray Connolly
Stardust Memories
83 0907516300
A compilation of interviews previously published in the
Evening Standard. Very good scene setting for The Sixties.
Features Mick, Charlie.... and Bianca
Michael Cooper & Terry Southern
The Early Stones : Legendary photographs of a band in the making
93 0436201372
A book of Michael Cooper's photo's, with a foreword (and
comments by Keef) could hardly fail. This one nearly does.
Illegible text, poor printing of ace photo's, and even some
mistakes (P157=nonsense).
However, this is an essential book!
David Dalton
The Rolling Stones : The First Twenty Years
81 0500272611
Well researched, well produced and illustrated retrospective
on the Stones.
Time for an update - the First Thirty Years?
David Dalton & Mick Farren
Rolling Stones in their own Words
80 0860015416
One of an extensive series of similar volumes. Well
presented collection of quotes - sorted by topic. Nice
photo's. Being quotes it steers clear of the risk of
bad research!
(Reissued with some updates in 1985)
ed David Dalton
The Rolling Stones : The Greatest Rock'n'Roll Band in the World
75 0352300922
Quite an early and well written account of the band. It
does not attempt to be a 'boigraphy, but is collection of
essays/accounts on various aspects. As such it succeeds.
(Reissued with updates in 1979)
David Dalton
The Rolling Stones - An Unauthorized Biography in Words, ...
72
This is Dalton's first book on The Stones, which he has
revised several times. It is loaded with outstanding
pictures and the text is good.
Difficult to find.
(Thanks to D H)
Mary Laverne Dimmick
The Rolling Stones - An Annotated Bibliography
79 0822933845
Just what it says, she adds her knowledgable comments about
the books (etc) listed. Much less complete than
"Yesterday's Papers" but more user friendly.
(Thanks to D H)
Univ of Pittsburgh Press
Tim Dowley
The Rolling Stones
83 0882547348
Dreadful.
Martin Elliott
The Rolling Stones Complete Recording Sessions
90 0713721189
Any book claiming to be 'complete' that is produced without
access to either the Stones' own sources, or even Alan
Klein's is doomed. A brave attempt, but flawed.
Simply demonstrates the need for an authorized version.
Richard Elman
Uptight With The Stones
73
Short book which documents a small part of their 1972 US
Tour. Elman is a good writer but doesn't know that much
about The Stones. Extremely difficult to find.
(Thanks to D H)
Nicholas Fitzgerald
Brian Jones : The Inside Story of the original Rolling Stone
85 0399130616
Personal memoire of Swingin' Sixties hanger on to Brian's
entourage. Vivid portraits of whirlwind escapades in
Paris, London etc. Fascinating stuff about life on the
"inside".
Despite failings, valuable
AR
Chet Flippo
It's Only Rock and Roll : My On The Road Adventures with the
85 0312038518
Long account of Chet's years on the road thru 75, 78 and 79
with the Stones. Worthwhile thoughts on the Stones - at
times thought-provoking, at times funny, as well as accurate
reportage of life in the big league.
Enjoyable and recommended. Strangely never available in the
UK.
Pete Frame
Rock Family Trees
79 0860014142
This book, an essential part of any book collection, charts
the evolution of various groups.
The Stones are shown linked to the Pretty Things (by Dick
Taylor) and tenuously to The Kinks.
Pete Frame
Rock Gazetteer of Great Britain
89 0950540263
Essential reading for any serious student of UK rock music,
which of course dominates the world. Lots of short (often
witty) paragraphs about rock's famous places the length and
breadth of the land.
Could do with an index though!
David Fricke & Robert Sandall
Rolling Stones : Images of the World Tour 1989-90
90 1852830816
This 'official' photographic record of the tour is very
disappointing. The unique access by chosen photographers
could have and should have produced a better (in every way)
book.
The photos should all have been dated and the location
noted.
Tony Gale & Andy Neil
The Rolling Stones : Olympic Recording Sessions June 1968
94 187388413X
A slim book of photo's of..um... the 1968 One Plus One
sessions.
Overpriced, but still nice as the photos seem to capture
an atmosphere.
Bill German
Beggars Banquet
A semi-official monthly newsletter about the Stones. Bill
German has good access to Ronnie. Worth subscribing.
Beggars Banquet, PO Box 6152, New York, NY 10128
Geoffrey Giuliano & Cris Eborn
Not Fade Away : The Rolling Stones Collection
92 1850282161
An abolutely SUPERB book full of SUPERB illustrations of
what is (I guess) the second Best Stones Collection - Chris
Eborn's
Wonderful printing, well composed, incredible value.
Let down rather by the text - apart from the captions.
John Glatt
Rage & Roll : Bill Graham & The Selling of Rock
93 1559722053
Bill Graham was allegedly caught pocketing a *lot* of
money from Stones' till in '81.
Based in part on interview with Wyman this book explores
the tale and its ramifications.
AP
Robert Greenfield
S T P : A Journey through America with the Rolling Stones
74 0841503230
Very famous book about the 1972 US Tour. Well written by
an 'insider'. How did those boys survive!?
Gary Herman
Rock'n'Roll Babylon
82 0859650413
Compulsive reading about the seamier side of the life (and
death) the Rock Greats.
Not surprisingly the Stones pop up regularly.
Tim Hewat
Rolling Stones File
67
Apparently this is in part the proceedings against
The Glimmer Twins from the West Sussex Quarter Sessions
June 27/28/29 1967.
(Thanks to JH)
Dezo Hoffman
The Rolling Stones
?? 009158311x
Dezo was a staff photographer with Record Mirror and his
first assignment to cover the Stones is re-printed here
- dated May 1963.
An excellent book of first class photos from 1963 to the
early 70's.
Dieter Hoffman
Rolling Stones - Das Weissbuch
91 3980248940
Totally amazing detailed catalogue of Stones (legal)
releases. UK, US, Germany, 7", LP, CD. You name it, it's
there! Includes song index. Expensive (99 DM) but well
worth it for the serious collectors. (See also Das
Schwartzbuch by ther same author)
Dieter Hoffman
Rolling Stones - Das Schwarzbuch
87 3926886005
The Black Book - bootleg discography with pictures, quality
ratings etc. About 600 are listed. Much, much better than
Hot Wacks.
(Thanks to D H)
A E Hotchner
Blown Away : The Rolling Stones and the Death of the Sixties
90 0671693166
Less than readable account that draws upon interviews with
everyone except the Stones. Interview extract pasted
together out of context results in a book with little value.
One nice photo.
William Hughes
Performance
70
Book of the film. Almost.
Marsha Hunt
Real Life
86 0701130261
Marsha describes life growing up in USA and then her move
to London, run ins with Mayall, Mick Taylor, Elton John,
being a cebrity, and then Jagger.
Many dropped names, not huge Stones content, but picture
of Jagger better than most on offer.
SP
Laura Jackson
Golden Stone : The Untold Life & Death of Brian Jones
94 185685067X
Hardly untold. Yet another telling of a familiar tale.
The promised revelation of the identity of Jones' (alleged)
killer comes 200 pages into the 228 pages of text.
Only for completeists.
Tony Jasper
The Rolling Stones
76 0706405498
Cuttings job. Nicely printed selection of photo's.
Phillip Kamin & Peter Goddard
The Rolling Stones : The Last Tour
82 0825301181
Longish text for little reward. Often pretentious.
Excellent photo's, although the captions are sometimes
incorrect.
James Karnbach & Philip Kamin
The Rolling Stones in Europe
082531052
Written by long time Stones authority James Karnbach,
exciting coverage of shows, many pages of photo's, and
finally an interview with Ronnie.
Plus a breakdown of the performance history of each song
in the '82 set list.
The Kicker Twins
The Stones Bible
92
Privately published (photocopied) in Germany, this lists
concerts by city and compares bootleg LP/CD to tapes for
completeness. Only 200 copies printed.
(Thanks to D H)
Volker Kluge
The Rolling Stones - At the Rarest
81
Bootleg discography, mostly obsolete due to the passage
of time, and Das Schwarzbuch.
(Thanks to D H)
June Knight
On the Scene : The Rolling Stones
64
Only 36 pages, but packed with good quality early photos.
Interestingly Brian follows Mick in the pecking order of
of the group.....
Annie Leibovitz & Terry Southern
The Rolling Stones on Tour
78 0906196078
Beautifully produced and presented book of great photo's
of the Tour of The Americas '75.
A talented photographer with privileged access to the tour
has captured some great images. See page 68.
Philip Luce
The Stones
70 0093051905
An early attempt at a half-serious account
of the rise and rise of the Stones. A historic curio.
Wonderful cover shot of Charlie
Sutherland Lyall
Rock Sets : The Astonishing Art of Rock Concert Design
92 0500276978
This book details the Stage Set designs of Fisher Park - the
architects who designed the 'Steel Wheels' and 'Urban Jungle
stage sets.
Very high quality photo's and reproduction. Excellent.
Jessica MacPhail
Yesterday's Papers : The Rolling Stones in Print 1963-84
86 0876502095
No original text, but a book of lists of books, newspaper
articles, magazines, and file reviews. Ambitious but flawed
by the fact that the earliest reference is May 1963 - almost
a year after the first one. Dreadful typeface makes this
book very hard to use.
An honorable attempt at an impossible task. A must for all
serious students.
Gered Mankowitz
Satisfaction : The Rolling Stones photos of Gered Mankowitz
84 0283991178
First class book of photo's taken by one of the inner circle
of favoured photographers from the early years.
J Marks
Mick Jagger : The Singer Not the Song
73 0349122881
A less than useful bio of Mick. Everone has a different
perspective on the Band, this is J Marks'.
Linda Martin
The Rolling Stones in Concert
82 0617376954
Text tells you nothing new, but the photos are good - often
with stunning clarity.
Suffers, like many books, from badly captioned photos.
Linda McCartney
Sixties: Portrait of an Era
92 1855100894
Linda got her Big Career Break by taking photo's of the
Stones in New York in 1966. Nice photo's, nicely printed
and presented. Overpriced book.
Mind you, it has some superb photo's, including The Best
Photo Ever of Jimi.
Miles
Rolling Stones : An Illustrated Discography
80 0860017621
An ESSENTIAL book for all Stones fans. An excellent listing
of the band's records up to 1980 (and thus in need of a new
edition).
Few books on this list are mandatory, this is one!
Miles
The Rolling Stones : A visual Documentary
94 0711934606
Even if it is a pretty obvious cash-in on the Voodoo Lounge
tour hype, it is an excellent book of well printed and
presented photo's and 'diary' entries.
What I'd expect from Miles.
Buy it.
Philip Norman
The Life and Good Times of the Rolling Stones
89 0712630384
A large format photo book, short on text. Given that Norman
has written first class books about both the Stones and the
Fabs, one has to wonder what the point is.
Only buy of remaindered and very cheap.
Philip Norman
The Stones
84 0552124877
Pete Townshend writes "It's a good thing that a writer of
Philip Norman's class has finally produced a book on The
Stones".
Agreed. Even if this is flawed, and I don't know if it
really is, too many of the Stones books are very lightweight
and it is a pleasant change to have one that is actually
serious and thorough.
Andrew Oldham
The Rolling Stones : the Singles Collection
89
The re-issued boxed set of Singles (CD et.al.) has an OK
book of notes. Useful notes, more useful for all of the
words of the songs and the notes about the singles.
Robert Palmer
The Rolling Stones
83 0722166567
A well researched and presented book from the publishers
of Rolling Stone. Light on text, heavy on pictures.
ed Dr Andreas Papadakis
Architectural Design : New Architecture
90 1854900293
A special edition of Architectural Design concentrated on
'New Architecuture' and included an article by Mark Fisher
on his designs for the 1989 Steel Wheels stage - plus some
stunning colour photos.
Jeremy Pascall
The Rolling Stones
77 0702600156
(No information - source Melvyl System)
Guy Peellaert, Nik Cohn
Rock Dreams : Under the Boardwalk
74 0330240080
A book of fantasy drawings of The Great Stars in likely and
unlikely situations. The Stones are (rather strangely)
illustrated.
It is said that Jagger was so impressed that this was the
reason why Peellaert was commissioned to do the cover for
It's Only Rock'n'Roll.
John Platt
London's Rock Routes
85 0947795707
Quite a nice round up of famous rock locations around the
capital. A good chapter on the Stones.
Greg Quill
The Rolling Stones : 25th Anniversary Tour
89 0921458029
Some neat pictures, but full of factual errors.
Mike Randolph
The Rolling Stones' Rock and Roll Circus
91 057116210X
A book of very good photo's from the Legendary show. Sadly
and avoidably flawed by presenting many of the photos as
double page spreads, and then needing to break the book to
see them.
It would be nice to see the video/film!
The Rolling Stones
Concert Programmes
Any history of any group can only be helped by a study of
their Concert Programmes. As the years have passed these
have progressed from small quick throw-away jobs, to lavish
well produced (and expensive) souvenirs.
Yet another way for the bands to make money.
ed Brian Roylance (& Bill Wyman)
Blinds & Shutters : Michael Cooper
90 0904351378
A distressingly beautiful book, full of upsettingly unique
photos at a heart-stopping price.
Cooper was the 'court' photographer to the Beatles (he did
the Sgt. Pepper cover photo) and the Stones (Satanic
Majesties) and others. As such these photos are unique.
Wonderful.
Ethan Russell
Dear Mr Fantasy
85
Many good photo's of the Stones and other bands,
personalities, etc. Especially good photo's from 1969
when he was the official tour photographer.
(Thanks to D H)
Tony Sanchez
Up and Down with the Rolling Stones : The Inside Story
79 0688085156
'Spanish' Tony's account of several years wheeling and
dealing with the Stones (mainly Keith). An interesting read
because even if 99% is grossly inflated it gives a flavour
of what life was like with the band during the late 60's to
early 70's.
Spanish Tony is immortalised on the (censored) Beggars
Banquet cover (below Parachute Woman).
Christopher Sandford
Mick Jagger : Primitive Cool
94 0575057491
(Review Under Construction)
Anthony Scaduto
Mick Jagger
74
Lengthy and detailed look at how Jagger was perceived
in 1974.
Carey Schofield
Jagger
83 0708826156
A disappointingly lightweight bio of Mick.
Davin Seay
Mick Jagger : The Story Behind The Rolling Stones
93 1559721928
(Original reviewer's notes abbreviated by Carter to...)
"There is some stunningly inept writing here, apart from
subject matter. Makes the head spin."
For completeists only
Wilfred Stember
The Rolling Stones : Collectors File 2
84
A stirling attempt by a German fan to list all shows,
albums, recordings etc.
Yet another book to compare with other similar and worry and
wonder about the differences.
Come on Bill, do the decent thing and publish YOUR database!
George Tremlett
Rock Gold : The Music Millionares
90 0044405480
Although in parts a bit like an economics text book, it
is a surprisingly readable account of where (and how) the
MONEY goes.
Could have done with a harder editor - but worthwhile
nevertheless
George Tremlett
The Rolling Stones Story
74 0860071286
Tory Ex-GLC Councillor does a mean job with a cuttings
file.
Andre Verdet and Bill Wyman
Chagall's World
84 0385193246
When a book of an interview with Chagall was to be published
who better than to do the photo's than (then) near neighbour
Bill Wyman.
Nice book.
Sue Weiner & Lisa Howard
The Rolling Stones : A-Z
83 0711905495
Encyclopedia format of a paragraph about people, songs and
the like to do with the band. Helpful in settling disputes.
3000 entries ensures brevity of each entry.
Timothy White
Rock Lives : Profiles & Interviews
90 0805013962
Interviews & profiles of everyone from Robert Johnson
to Prince, taking in Keith on the way.
"There's really only one song in the whole world and
probably Adam and Eve hummed it to each other...."
(Thanks to SP)
Ron Wood (with Bill German)
The Works
88 0006373542
Ronnie's short autobiography. Also has a paragraph or two
about his influences.
Lightweight, but the sketches are nice.
Bill Wyman
Stone Alone : The Story of a Rock'n'Roll Band
90 0670828947
Bill's own account of the band's story up to the 1969 Hyde
Park concert. A surprisingly absorbing read, despite the
great detail. Although Ray Coleman did edit the book, it
was written by The Man himself and was reportedly cut down
from 300,000 words.
Essential. How long will we have to wait for Volume 2 (in
preparation).
Last-modified: 1994/8/22
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The Rolling Stones--The Lazy Man's Discography
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COPYRIGHT 1994 (c) Anthony J. Rzepela (the "compiler")
This collection of four works is under the copyright of the compiler,
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This collection may not be broken up, or be made available
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This discography
1) lists the Rolling Stones' original long-play and EP releases issued
in the UK or United States, sorted by release date.
2) discusses the Rolling Stones on Compact Disc (search forward
for the text "CDs, CDs, CDs").
3) lists songs that were officially sanctioned and available at
some point, but never made it to any EP or LP in the States or UK
(search forward for "Flipsides and Oddities").
Concerning Part one:
Those DECCA LP releases of the 60s which were unique to the UK,
in either title or configuration, are underlined in Eastward-pointing
arrows: ">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>"
Those London LP releases which were unique to the US, in either
title or configuration, use Westward-pointing arrows: "<<<<<<<<<<<<<"
From "Their Satanic Majesties' Request" on, the British and American
releases of previously unreleased material on LPs were congruent, with
the exception of "Metamorphosis" (1975).
We have declined to catalogue out-of-print compilations that began
appearing in Europe in the seventies. While they filled important
gaps in European collections at the time they were released, the fact
is that with only a few exceptions, any track that was on those records
is now available somewhere on Compact Disc, small variations of
individual song versions notwithstanding.
(
Exceptions:
* 2 tracks (plus an intro) from the 1965 UK EP "Got LIVE if you want it!"
* 6 tracks released on "Rest of the Best", a 1984 German box set
)
We have also declined, at this point in time, to catalogue those small
variations on the same track between different LP releases. While some
variations are indeed significant, and some versions still have not
appeared on a legitimate Compact Disc in any country, we feel the following
document, correct if not comprehensive, is still a useful resource.
Compilations stay on the list as long as they either stay in print, or
offer something found on no other EP or LP.
This discography/FAQ-section is maintained by Anthony J. Rzepela
(rzepela@cvi.hahnemann.edu).
Helps, hints, corrections and suggestions were graciously provided by:
Jens Backlund (jbacklund@finabo.abo.fi)
Stephen D. Carter (stevedc@central.sussex.ac.uk)
Mark C. Walters (mark@pluto.logica.co.uk)
Bibliography:
-------------
Hoffman, Dieter "Das Weissbuch" ISBN: 3980248940
Wyman, Bill (w/ Ray Coleman) "Stone Alone" ISBN: 0670828947
============================================================================
The Rolling Stones (EP) (17-Jan-1964)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PROD: Impact Sound
Bye Bye Johnny / Money (That's What I Want) // You Better Move On /
Poison Ivy
NB: rereleased 1983; Track 3 appears on "December's Children",German
compilations "20 Super Hits" & "Heartbreakers",UK compilation
"Slow Rollers"; other 3 tracks appear on "More Hot Rocks"; all
tracks are on German comps "Around and Around"/"Rolling Stones
Story"
The Rolling Stones (17-Apr-1964)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PROD: Oldham/Eric Easton/Arr. Stones
Route 66 / I Just Wanna Make Love To You / Honest I Do / Mona (I Need
You Baby) / Now I've Got a Witness / Little By Little // I'm a King
Bee / Carol / Tell Me / Can I Get A Witness / You Can Make It If You
Try / Walking the Dog
NB: To duplicate this release, take US lp debut, remove "Not Fade
Away", add "Mona" (from "Now!"). German, Japanese CDs use this
track listing.
England's Newest Hit Makers (01-May-1964)
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< PROD: Oldham/Eric Easton/Arr. Stones
Not Fade Away / Route 66 / I Just Want to Make Love to You / Honest I
Do / Now I've Got a Witness / Little By Little // I'm a King Bee /
Carol / Tell Me / Can I get A Witness / You Can Make it if You Try /
Walking the Dog
NB: then-manager Eric Easton's co-producer credits removed from CD
reissue; to duplicate, take UK lp debut, add "Not Fade Away" (UK
"High Tide/Green Grass"), and remove "Mona". US CD uses this
track listing.
Five by Five (EP) (14-Aug-1964)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PROD: Oldham/Impact/Arr. Stones
If You Need Me / Empty Heart / 2120 South Michigan Avenue //
Confessin' the Blues / Around and Around
NB: Vinyl rereleased 1983; all tracks can be found on American LP/CD
"12 X 5"; a longer version of "2120 South Mich..." appears
nowhere except German compilation "Around and Around" or German
box set "The Rolling Stones Story" - both vinyl, both out of
print.
12 x 5 (24-Oct-1964)
<<<<<< PROD: Andrew Loog Oldham/Arr. Stones
Around and Around / Confessin' the Blues / Empty Heart / Time Is on My
Side / Good Times Bad Times / It's All Over Now // 2120 South Michigan
Avenue / Under The Boardwalk / Congratulations / Grown Up Wrong / If
You Need Me / Susie Q
NB: includes all of "5 X 5" UK EP, four tracks from second UK LP
"No.2", and 3 single/compilation tracks "It's All Over Now",
"Good Times bad Times", and "Congratulations"
No. 2 (16-Jan-1965)
>>>>> PROD: Andrew Loog Oldham/Arr. Stones
Everybody Needs Somebody To Love / Down Home Girl / You Can't Catch Me
/ Time Is On My Side / What A Shame / Grown Up Wrong // Down The Road
Apiece / Under the Boardwalk / I Can't Be Satisfied / Pain In My Heart
/ Off The Hook / Suzie Q
NB: to duplicate, start with US LP "Now!", and add "Time Is On My
Side", "Susie Q", "Under the Boardwalk", "Grown Up Wrong" (all
from US LP/CD "12x5"), and add "I Can't Be Satisfied" (More Hot
Rocks)
Now! (13-Feb-1965)
<<<< PROD: Andrew Loog Oldham/Arr. Stones
Everybody Needs Somebody To Love / Down Home Girl / You Can't Catch Me
/ Heart of Stone / What a Shame / Mona (I Need you Baby) // Down the
Road Apiece / Off the Hook / Pain in My Heart / Oh Baby (We Got a Good
Thing Goin') / Little Red Rooster / Surprise, Surprise
NB: to duplicate, take UK LP "No. 2", delete tracks 4,6,8,9,12, and
add "Mona" (first UK LP), "Heart of Stone", "Oh Baby" (UK version
of "Out of Our Heads"), "Little Red Rooster" (single, or UK "High
Tide and Green Grass"), and "Surprise, Surprise" (flipside)
Got LIVE if you want it! (EP) (11-Jun-1965)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PROD: Oldham/Impact/Arr. Stones
We Want the Stones / Everybody Needs Somebody To Love / Pain in My
Heart / Route 66 // I'm Moving On / I'm Alright
NB: Vinyl rereleased 1983; all tracks are on "Rest of the Best" and
"Collectors Only" (German compilations, vinyl only, both out of
print); Tracks 4,5 are found on "December's Children"; track 6 on
US "Out of Our Heads"; tracks 2,3,5,6 on German "Legends of Rock"
Out of Our Heads (30-Jul-1965)
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< PROD: Andrew Loog Oldham/Arr. Stones
Mercy Mercy / Hitch Hike / The Last Time / That's How Strong My Love
Is / Good Times / I'm Alright // Satisfaction / Cry To Me / The Under
Assistant West Coast Promotion Man / Play With Fire / The Spider and
the Fly / One More Try
NB: features "I'm Alright" from "Got Live" EP; to duplicate, add UK
"Out of Our Heads"; singles "Satisfaction", "The Last Time",
"Play With Fire"; "One More Try" (compilation "Stone Age"); and
"Spider and the Fly" (flipside to the UK "Satisfaction" single)
Out of Our Heads (24-Sep-1965)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PROD: Andrew Loog Oldham/Arr. Stones
She Said Yeah / Mercy Mercy / Hitch-Hike / That's How Strong My Love
Is / Good Times / Gotta Get Away // Talkin 'Bout You / Cry To Me / Oh
Baby (We Got a Good Thing Goin') / Heart of Stone / The Underassistant
West Coast Promotion Man / I'm Free
NB: To duplicate, Americans need "She Said Yeah", "Gotta Get Away",
"Talkin About You", "I'm Free" (all from "December's Children"),
"Heart of Stone" and "Oh Baby" (from "Now!"), and US "Out of Our
Heads"
December's Children (04-Dec-1965)
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< PROD: Andrew Loog Oldham/Arr. Stones
She Said Yeah / Talkin' About You / You Better Move On / Look What
You've Done / The Singer not the Song / Route 66 // Get Off of My
Cloud / I'm Free / As Tears Go By / Gotta Get Away / Blue Turns To
Grey / I'm Moving On
NB: tracks 6 & 12 are taken from the UK "Got LIVE" EP; To duplicate,
Britons can find tracks 1,2,8, and 10 from the UK version of "Out
of Our Heads". Compilations/singles are only vinyl source for
tracks 3,4,5,7,9,11; German CD based on mono version of old US
LP.
Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) (02-Apr-1966)
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<PROD: Andrew Loog Oldham/Arr. Stones
Satisfaction / The Last Time / As Tears Go By / Time Is on My Side /
It's All Over Now / Tell Me // 19th Nervous Breakdown / Heart of Stone
/ Get Off of My Cloud / Not Fade Away / Good Times, Bad Times / Play
With Fire
NB: compilation
Aftermath (15-Apr-1966)
>>>>>>>>> PROD: Andrew Loog Oldham/Arr. Stones
Mother's Little Helper / Stupid Girl / Lady Jane / Under My Thumb /
Doncha Bother Me / Goin' Home // Flight 505 / High and Dry / Out of
Time / It's Not Easy / I Am Waiting / Take it or Leave It / Think /
What To Do
NB: to duplicate, Americans need "Mother's Little Helper","Take It or
Leave It", "Out of Time" ("Flowers"), and "What To Do" ("More Hot
Rocks"); but correct, long version of "Out of Time" (5:36) is not
a US release at all. Both versions of this release are on CD.
Aftermath (02-Jul-1966)
<<<<<<<<< PROD: Andrew Loog Oldham/Arr. Stones
Paint It, Black / Stupid Girl / Lady Jane / Under My Thumb / Doncha
Bother Me / Think // Flight 505 / High and Dry / It's Not Easy / I am
Waiting / Going Home
NB: "Paint It, Black" is the only track not on the European
configuration. US version of this is easily duplicated with just
that track. Both versions of this release are on CD.
Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) (04-Nov-1966)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>PROD: Andrew Loog Oldham/Arr. Stones
Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow? / Paint It,
Black / It's All Over Now / The Last Time / Heart of Stone / Not Fade
Away / Come On // Satisfaction / Get Off of My Cloud / As Tears Go By
/ 19th Nervous Breakdown / Lady Jane / Time Is On My Side / Little Red
Rooster
NB: several tracks appear on UK LongPlayer for the first time ever:
US LPs had already included "Little Red Rooster","The Last Time",
"Not Fade Away","Satisfaction", "It's All Over Now","Paint It,
Black" & "Get Off of my Cloud"
Got LIVE if you Want it! (10-Dec-1966)
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< PROD: Andrew Loog Oldham
Under My Thumb / Get Off of My Cloud / Lady Jane / Not Fade Away /
I've Been Loving You Too Long / Fortune Teller // The Last Time / 19th
Nervous Breakdown / Time is On My Side / I'm Alright / Have You Seen
you Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow? / Satisfaction
NB: Poorly recorded; several tracks are just studio recordings with
canned audience on top. ABKCO "Digital Remaster" from mid-80s
uses a different version of "Under My Thumb"; UK customers got
tracks 1,3,5,6,9,12 in 1971, on the compilation "Gimme Shelter"
Between the Buttons (20-Jan-1967)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PROD: Andrew Loog Oldham/Arr. Stones
Yesterday's Papers / My Obsession / Back Street Girl / Connection /
She Smiled Sweetly / Cool, Calm and Collected // All Sold Out / Please
Go Home / Who's Been Sleeping Here? / Complicated / Miss Amanda Jones
/ Something Happened to Me Yesterday
NB: Last non-compilation album produced by Oldham; US release can be
duplicated by starting with this, and adding singles "Let's Spend
the Night Together" and "Ruby Tuesday", and dropping tracks 8 and
3 from it.
Between the Buttons (11-Feb-1967)
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< PROD: Andrew Loog Oldham/Arr. Stones
Let's Spend the Night Together / Yesterday's Papers / Ruby Tuesday /
Connection / She Smiled Sweetly / Cool, Calm, and Collected // All
Sold Out / My Obsession / Who's Been Sleeping Here? / Complicated /
Miss Amanda Jones / Something Happened to Me Yesterday
NB: last album produced by Oldham; to get UK release, drop tracks 1,
3, and add "Please Go Home" and "Back Street Girl" (both found
on"Flowers")
Flowers (15-Jul-1967)
<<<<<<< PROD: Andrew Loog Oldham/Arr. Stones
Ruby Tuesday / Have You Seen your Mother, Baby, Standing in the
Shadow? / Let's Spend the Night Together / Lady Jane / Out Of Time /
My Girl // Backstreet Girl / Please Go Home / Mother's Little Helper /
Take it Or Leave It / Ride On, Baby / Sittin' on a Fence
NB: collection: 4 single sides, 5 UK LP tracks (2 from "Between the
Buttons", and 3 from "Aftermath"); "My Girl" and "Ride On Baby"
remain unavailable elsewhere. "Sittin' on a Fence" is on the UK
version of "Through the Past Darkly", and also on "More Hot
Rocks"
Their Satanic Majesties' Request (09-Dec-1967)
================================ PROD: Rolling Stones
Sing This All Together / Citadel / In Another Land / 2000 Man / Sing
This All Together (see what happens) // She's a Rainbow / The Lantern
/ Gomper / 2000 Light Years from Home / On With the Show
NB: First album not produced by Oldham; First and only album to be
produced by 'The Rolling Stones'; first album with identical
track listings on either side of the Atlantic Ocean
Beggar's Banquet (07-Dec-1968)
================ PROD: Jimmy Miller
Sympathy For the Devil / No Expectations / Dear Doctor / Parachute
Woman / Jig-Saw Puzzle // Street Fightin' Man / Prodigal Son / Stray
Cat Blues / Factory Girl / Salt of the Earth
NB: First album produced by Jimmy Miller. DECCA banned use of the
original "toilet & graffiti" cover, which was later used on the
ABKCO release in 1986 on lp and CD. Note alternate mix of "Street
Fighting Man" on very few, early pressings of the American
7-inch.
Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits, Vol. (12-Sep-1969)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>PROD: Andrew Loog Oldham/Arr. Stones
Jumping Jack Flash / Mother's Little Helper / 2000 Light Years From
Home / Let's Spend the Night Together / You Better Move On / We Love
You // Street Fightin' Man / She's A Rainbow / Ruby Tuesday /
Dandelion / Sittin' On a Fence / Honky Tonk Women
NB: Compilation; dedicated to Brian Jones, dead two months earlier
Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits, Vol. (13-Sep-1969)
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<PROD: (various)
Paint It Black / Ruby Tuesday / She's a Rainbow / Jumpin' Jack Flash /
Mother's Little Helper / Let's Spend the Night Together // Honky Tonk
Women / Dandelion / 2000 Light Years from home / Have you Seen Your
Mother Baby, Standing in the Shadow? / Street Fighting Man
NB: Compilation; dedicated to Brian Jones, dead two months earlier
Let it Bleed (06-Dec-1969)
============ PROD: Jimmy Miller
Gimme Shelter / Love In Vain / Country Honk / Live With Me / Let It
Bleed // Midnight Rambler / You Got The Silver / Monkey man / You
Can't Always Get What You Want
NB: first LP to feature Mick Taylor, Brian Jones' replacement; last
ever Stones' record to be issued with a commercially available
alternate mono version; first ever album to NOT have an A-side
single issued
Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! (01-Sep-1970)
==================== PROD: Stones/Glyn Johns
Jumpin' Jack Flash / Carol / Stray Cat Blues / Love in Vain / Midnight
Rambler // Sympathy for the Devil / Live with Me / Little Queenie /
Honky Tonk Women / Street Fighting Man
NB: live (with generous overdubs/editing); recorded on the 1969 tour
in New York City and Baltimore, MD; last non-compilation LP
issued for DECCA/London/ABKCO; subsequent Stones releases would
be on Rolling Stones Records ("tongue" label)
Sticky Fingers (23-Apr-1971)
============== PROD: Jimmy Miller
Brown Sugar / Sway / Wild Horses / Can't You Hear Me Knockin' / You
Gotta Move // Bitch / I Got the Blues / Sister Morphine / Dead Flowers
/ Moonlight Mile
NB: Notorious 'zipper' cover, designed by Andy Warhol, was banned in
Spain, where a sick "severed finger" motif was used instead, as
was a substitution of "Let it Rock" for objectionable "Sister
Morphine". First LP release on the new "Rolling Stones Records"
label
Hot Rocks 1964 - 1971 (01-Jan-1972)
<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<< PROD: (various)
Time is on My Side / Heart of Stone / Play With Fire / Satisfaction /
As Tears Go By / Get Off My Cloud // Mother's Little Helper / 19th
Nervous Breakdown / Paint It, Black / Under My Thumb / Ruby Tuesday /
Let's Spend the Night Together // Jumping Jack Flash / Street Fighting
Man / Sympathy for the Devil / Honky Tonk Women / Gimme Shelter //
Midnight Rambler (Live) / You Can't Always Get What You Want / Brown
Sugar / Wild Horses
NB: Compilation; issued in UK in 1990; American CDs use inferior
mixes. German CD uses superior Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs' 1984
remastering, including *true* stereo versions of several popular
favorites, like "Satisfaction" and "Paint it, Black"
Exile On Main St. (01-May-1972)
================= PROD: Jimmy Miller
Rocks Off / Rip This Joint / Hip Shake / Casino Boogie / Tumbling Dice
// Sweet Virginia / Torn & Frayed / Sweet Black Angel / Loving Cup //
Happy / Turd on the Run / Ventilator Blues / Just Wanna See His Face /
Let It Loose // All Down the Line / Stop Breaking Down / Shine a Light
/ Soul Survivor
NB: the only double-LP of new studio work issued by the group until
1994's "Voodoo Lounge". 20-bit digital remaster CD issued by
Virgin records June, 1994.
More Hot Rocks (01-Dec-1972)
<<<<<<<<<<<<<< PROD: (various)
Tell Me / Not Fade Away / The Last Time / It's All Over Now / Good
Times Bad Times / I'm Free // Out of Time / Lady Jane / Sittin' On a
Fence / Have You Seen You Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow /
Dandelion / We Love You // She's a Rainbow / 2000 Light Years From
Home / Child of the Moon / No Expectations / Let It Bleed // What To
Do / Money / Come On / Fortune Teller / Poison Ivy / Bye Bye Johnnie /
I Can't Be Satisfied / Long Long While
NB: compilation; not in UK until 1990; "side four" is a good source
of previously unavailable UK album tracks and flipsides; first
three sides are a rocking compilation of near-hits; versions
"Digitally Remastered" have different versions of several tracks
Goat's Head Soup (31-Aug-1973)
================ PROD: Jimmy Miller
Dancing With Mr. D / 100 Years Ago / Coming Down Again / Doo Doo Doo
Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) / Angie / Silver Train / Hide Your Love /
Winter / Can You Hear the Music / Star Star
NB: "censored" version of "Star Star" available only on initial US
vinyl pressings, distributed by WEA. 20-bit digital remaster CD
issued by Virgin Records June 1994.
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (01-Oct-1974)
======================= PROD: Glimmer Twins
If You Can't Rock Me / Ain't Too Proud to Beg / It's Only Rock and
Roll / Till the Next Goodbye / Time Waits for No One // Luxury / Dance
Little Sister / If You Really Want to Be My Friend / Short and Curlies
/ Fingerprint File
NB: First album produced by the 'Glimmer Twins'; between-track timing
on the CD noticeably "off" from the vinyl on "side one"; single
flipside ("Through the Lonely Nights", from "It's Only..") still
"uncompiled". 20-bit digital remaster issued by Virgin/EMI, 6/94
Metamorphosis (01-Jun-1975)
<<<<<<<<<<<<< PROD: (various)
Out of Time / Don't Lie To Me / Each and Everyday of the Year / Heart
of Stone / I'd Much Rather be With the Boys / (Walkin' thru the)
Sleepy City / Try a Little Harder // I Don't Know Why / If you Let Me
/ Jiving Sister Fanny / Downtown Suzie / Family / Memo From Turner /
I'm Going Down
NB: poorly selected compilation of outtakes from the Klein years
(early sixties to 1970)
Metamorphosis (uk) (01-Jun-1975)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PROD: (various)
Out of Time / Don't Lie To Me / Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind /
Each and Every Day of the Year / Heart of Stone / I'd Much Rather Be
with the Boys / (Walkin' through the) Sleepy City / We're Wastin' Time
/ Try A Little Harder // I Don't Know Why / If You Let Me / Jiving
Sister Fanny / Downtown Suzie / Family / Memo From Turner / I'm Going
Down
Made In the Shade (06-Jun-1975)
================= PROD: (various)
Brown Sugar / Tumbling Dice / Happy / Dance Little Sister / Wild
Horses // Angie / Bitch / It's Only Rock 'n Roll / Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo
(Heartbreaker) / Rip This Joint
NB: compilation
Black and Blue (01-Apr-1976)
============== PROD: Glimmer Twins
Hot Stuff / Hand Of Fate / Cherry Oh Baby / Memory Motel // Hey,
Negrita / Melody / Fool To Cry / Crazy Mama
NB: first new album released with Ron Wood as a member. 20-bit
digital remaster CD, issued by Virgin/EMI 6/94, said to have one
or two tracks with longer fades.
Love You Live (23-Sep-1977)
============= PROD: Glimmer Twins
Intro/Honky Tonk Women / If You Can't Rock Me/Get Off My Cloud / Happy
/ Hot Stuff / Star Star // Tumbling Dice / Fingerprint File / You
Gotta Move / You Can't Always Get What You Want // Mannish Boy /
Crackin' Up / Little Red Rooster / Around and Around // It's Only Rock
and Roll / Brown Sugar / Jumping Jack Flash / Sympathy for the Devil
NB: live; recorded in Paris 1976, and Toronto 1977; another 'Warhol'
cover art; dedicated to Keith Harwood, recently deceased
Some Girls (09-Jun-1978)
========== PROD: Glimmer Twins
Miss You / When the Whip Comes Down / Just My Imagination / Some Girls
/ Lies // Far Away Eyes / Respectable / Before They Make Me Run /
Beast of Burden / Shattered
NB: Cover reworked due to objections of pictured celebrities, incl.
Lucille Ball. 1 flipside ("Everything's Turning to Gold") and 1
remix ("Miss You") were later "compiled". "promo mix" of "Before
they Make Me" is still uncompiled. 1st lp preceded by a 2-year
gap.
Emotional Rescue (23-Jun-1980)
================ PROD: Glimmer Twins/Kimsey (assoc.)
Dance (Pt. I) / Summer Romance / Send it To Me / Let Me Go / Indian
Girl // Where the Boys Go / Down in the Hole / Emotional Rescue /
She's So Cold / All About You
NB: Early copies had a very large, color 'thermo' poster, also found
in the special ltd. edition Virgin/EMI CD, 6/94. "Promo" edits of
"Emotional Rescue" and "She's So Cold" (latter has no line saying
"God Damn Cold") are still "uncompiled".
Sucking in the Seventies (12-Mar-1981)
======================== PROD: Glimmer Twins
Shattered / Everything Is Turning to Gold / Hot Stuff (version) / Time
Waits For No One (version) / Fool To Cry (version) // Mannish Boy
(version) / When the Whip Comes Down (live) / If I was a Dancer (Dance
Pt. 2) / Crazy Mama (version) / Beast of Burden (version)
NB: Compilation: six single edits, a B-side, and 2 new goodies;
"Promo" mix (instrumental) of "If I was a Dancer", which appeared
as a flipside on a separate 12" single, still "uncompiled". Only
"Shattered" is issued here as found on its original LP
incarnation.
Tattoo You (27-Aug-1981)
========== PROD: Glimmer Twins
Start Me Up / Hang Fire / Slave / Little T & A / Black Limousine /
Neighbours // Worried About You / Tops / Heaven / No Use in Crying /
Waiting On a Friend
NB: featured songs in the can from as far back as 1973. Last Stones'
studio LP to be preceded by less than a two-year gap. 20-bit
digital remaster CD issued by Virgin/EMI 6/94
Still Life (American Concert 1981) (01-Jun-1982)
================================== PROD: Glimmer Twins
Intro (Take the A-Train) / Under My Thumb / Let's Spend the Night
Together / Shattered / Twenty Flight Rock / Going to a Go-Go // Let Me
Go / Time Is On My Side / Just My Imagination / Start Me Up /
Satisfaction (outro: "Star Spangled Banner")
NB: live; first American CD ever (mistake) issued in 1984. "Beast of
Burden (live)" flipside later appeared on "Collectibles" CD
Undercover (01-Nov-1983)
========== PROD: Glimmer Twins/Chris Kimsey
Undercover of the Night / She Was Hot / Tie You Up (The Pain of Love)
/ Wanna Hold You / Feel On Baby // Too Much Blood / Pretty Beat Up /
Too Tough / All the Way Down / It Must Be Hell
NB: "short" version of "Wanna Hold You" available only on initial US
vinyl pressings distributed by WEA; This is the first ever Stones
CD - appeared in Europe 1983; one flipside ("Think I'm Going
Mad", back of "She Was Hot") still "uncompiled"
Rewind (lp) (01-Jun-1984)
>>>>>>>>>>> PROD: (various)
Brown Sugar / Undercover of the Night / Start Me Up / Tumbling Dice /
It's Only Rock 'n' Roll / She's So Cold // Miss You / Beast of Burden
/ Fool To Cry / Waiting on A Friend / Angie / Respectable
NB: compilation - UK issue is missing "Hang Fire" from its American
counterpart, but includes "Respectable" and "She's So Cold".
Rewind (lp) (01-Jul-1984)
<<<<<<<<<<< PROD: (various)
Miss You / Brown Sugar / Undercover of the Night / Start Me Up /
Tumbling Dice / Hang Fire // Emotional Rescue / Beast of Burden / Fool
To Cry / Waiting on a Friend / Angie
NB: compilation. Note different track listing from CD, and the
European version of the lp, which had "She's So Cold" and
"Respectable", but left out "Hang Fire".
Dirty Work (21-Mar-1986)
========== PROD: Steve Lillywhite/Glimmer Twins
One Hit (to the Body) / Fight / Harlem Shuffle / Hold Back / Too Rude
// Winning Ugly / Back To Zero / Dirty Work / Had It With You / Sleep
Tonight
NB: Dedicated to recently deceased Ian Stewart; check out "fadeout"
at end of album.
Rewind (CD) (01-Dec-1986)
=========== PROD: (various)
Miss You / Brown Sugar / Undercover of the Night / Start Me Up /
Tumbling Dice / Hang Fire / It's Only Rock'n'Roll / Emotional Rescue /
Beast of Burden / Fool To Cry / Waiting on a Friend / Angie / Doo Doo
Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)
NB: compilation ("Heartbreaker" and "Only Rock and Roll" added to
American LP configuration); A German CBS reissue on vinyl in 1990
(450199-1) uses this CD-based song lineup.
The London Years (Disc 1) (01-Aug-1989)
========================= PROD: (various)
Come On/ I Want To Be Loved/ I Wanna Be Your Man/ Stoned/ Not Fade
Away/ Little By Little/ It's All Over Now/ Good Times, Bad Times/ Tell
Me/ I Just Want To Make Love To You/ Time Is On My Side/
Congratulations/ Little Red Rooster/ Off The Hook/ Heart Of Stone/
What A Shame/ The Last Time/ Play With Fire/ Satisfaction/ The Under
Assistant West Coast Promotion Man/ The Spider and the Fly/ Get Off Of
My Cloud/ I'm Free/ The Singer Not the Song/ As Tears Go By
The London Years (Disc 2) (01-Aug-1989)
========================= PROD: (various)
Gotta Get Away / 19th Nervous Breakdown / Sad Day / Paint It, Black /
Stupid Girl / Long Long While / Mother's Little Helper / Lady Jane /
Have You Seen You Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow? / Who's
Driving Your Plane / Let's Spend the Night Together / Ruby Tuesday /
We Love You / Dandelion / She's A Rainbow / 2000 Light Years From Home
/ In Another Land / The Lantern / Jumpin' Jack Flash / Child of the
Moon
NB: Compilation featuring most of the singles and flipsides released
under DECCA/Allen Klein. Heavy overlap with compilations "Hot
Rocks" (all HR's titles but three, and a different "You Can't
Always Get") and "More Hot Rocks" (17 of "MHR"'s 25 tracks.)
The London Years (Disc 3) (01-Aug-1989)
========================= PROD: (various)
Street Fighting Man / No Expectations / Surprise Surprise / Honky Tonk
Women / You Can't Always Get What You Want / Memo From Turner / Brown
Sugar / Wild Horses / I Don't Know Why / Try A Little Harder / Out Of
Time / Jiving Sister Fanny / Sympathy For the Devil
NB: Finally on CD are: four "Metamorphosis" tracks; "I Wanna Be Your
Man", "I Want to Be Loved", and "Stoned"; 'promo' version of 'You
Can't Always Get What You Want'. "Memo from Turner" was
previously not a 'Stones' titile in the States.
Steel Wheels (28-Aug-1989)
============ PROD: Chris Kimsey / Glimmer Twins
Sad Sad Sad / Mixed Emotions / Terrifying / Hold on to Your Hat /
Hearts For Sale / Blinded By Love // Rock and a Hard Place / Can't Be
Seen / Almost Hear You Sigh / Continental Drift / Break the Spell /
Slipping Away
NB: three flipsides from this album: seek out "Cook Cook Blues"
("Rock and a Hard Place"), "Fancyman Blues" ("Mixed Emotions"),
and "Wish I'd Never Met You" ("Terrifying"), or get all three on
CD compilation "Collectibles". First LP to be preceded by a
3-year gap.
Collector's Edition/Collectibles (01-Jun-1990)
================================ PROD: (various)
Rock and a Hard Place (version) / Miss You (12" single) / Cook Cook
Blues / Everything Is Turning to Gold / Winning Ugly (remix) / Beast
of Burden (live) / Fancyman Blues / Harlem Shuffle (London Mix) / Wish
I'd Never Met You / Mixed Emotions (remix)
NB: included with either the "Collection 1971-1990" box set, or the
"Flashpoint" special edition issued in the States (where it uses
the name "Collectibles"
Flashpoint (CD) (02-Apr-1991)
================ PROD: Chris Kimsey / Glimmer Twins
Continental Drift / Start Me Up / Sad Sad Sad / Miss You / Rock and a
Hard Place / Ruby Tuesday / You Can't Always Get What You Want /
Factory Girl / Can't Be Seen / Little Red Rooster / Paint it Black /
Sympathy For the Devil / Brown Sugar / Jumpin' Jack Flash /
Satisfaction / Highwire / Sex Drive
Flashpoint (lp) (02-Apr-1991)
================ PROD: Chris Kimsey / Glimmer Twins
Continental Drift / Start Me Up / Sad Sad Sad / Miss You / Ruby Tueday
/ You Can't Always Get What You Want / Factory Girl / Little Red
Rooster // Paint It Black / Sympathy For the Devil / Brown Sugar /
Jumpin' Jack Flash / Satisfaction / Highwire / Sex Drive
NB: 14 (12 on vinyl) live + 2 new studio tracks; first time a
simultaneous release had different tracks on different media;
seven live songs were released as flipsides to singles from this
album. (see list at bottom).
Jump Back - The Best of the Rolling Ston (22-Nov-1993)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>PROD: (various)
Start Me Up / Brown Sugar / Harlem Shuffle / It's Only Rock 'n' Roll /
Mixed Emotions / Angie / Tumbling Dice / Fool To Cry / Rock and a Hard
Place / Miss You / Hot Stuff / Emotional Rescue / Respectable / Beast
of Burden / Waiting On a Friend / Wild horses / Bitch / Undercover of
the Night
NB: (compilation) 20-bit digital remastering, this is the first
Stones' release on their new label, Virgin records (Keith's solo
label since 1988)
Voodoo Lounge (CD) (12-Jul-1994)
================== PROD: Don Was/Glimmer Twins
Love Is Strong / You Got Me Rocking / Sparks Will Fly / The Worst /
New Faces / Moon Is Up / Out of Tears / I Go Wild / Brand New Car /
Sweethearts Together / Suck on the Jugular / Blinded by Rainbows /
Baby Break it Down / Thru and Thru / Mean Disposition
NB: A month shy of being first Stones' album with a 5-year delay.
Flipsides include "The Storm" and "So Young". Track 15 is not on
non-CD media. First new studio album to have different track
listings on different media.
Voodoo Lounge (lp) (12-Jul-1994)
================== PROD: Don Was/Glimmer Twins
Love Is Strong / You Got Me Rocking / Sparks Will Fly // The Worst /
New Faces / Moon Is Up / Out of Tears // I Go Wild / Brand New Car /
Sweethearts Together / Suck on the Jugular // Blinded by Rainbows /
Baby Break it Down / Thru and Thru
NB: A month shy of being first Stones' album with a 5-year delay.
Flipsides include "The Storm" and "So Young". CD version also
includes a 15th track, "Mean Disposition". First new studio album
to feature different track lineups on different media.
======================== CDs, CDs, CDs =========================
Who issues them?
At any one time, legitimate CDs from the Rolling Stones (i.e., CDs
the Rolling Stones WANT to release, and not the "Official
Unauthorized" variety of CDs widely issued in Europe over the last
several years, often including live concerts and out takes) are
issued by only two companies:
ABKCO (owned by Allen Klein, who has rights to all Rolling Stones
recordings originally issued up to and including 1970, and
the rights to all Rolling Stones compositions up to and
including 1971's "Sticky Fingers") and its subcontractors
(typically, "London" records, which is the label on which
American versions of Stones recordings were issued in the
1960s).
or
"The Rolling Stones" (which owns all of the band's post-1970
recordings) and its subcontractors. (As of this writing,
this would be Virgin Records, which was sold to EMI after
the Rolling Stones signed with Virgin in 1992.)
Since "The Rolling Stones" own all of their post-1970 "recordings",
what they can do is license them for release on their current label,
whatever it may be, and take the recordings with them when the
record company contract expires. This would explain the variety of
companies you may see issuing post-1970 CDs by the Rolling Stones in
your local used CD store (although American Stones CDs from this era
were, up until 1993, and with only one WEA exception, issued only by
Sony/CBS, who signed the Rolling Stones worldwide in 1984. One may
also see European or Japanese CDs from this era issued by EMI, the
Rolling Stones' label in much of the world from 1977 to 1984.)
*Whew!*
When did they come out?
The first Rolling Stones CD ever issued was 'Undercover', in Europe
by EMI in 1983. In the States, it is "Still Life", mistakenly
released in 1984 by WEA, the Stones' American label at the time.
American CDs did not officially appear until 1986, when Sony/CBS
started issuing them, and ABKCO began unleashing its cache in the
States as it had been doing since 1984 in Europe.
What are they like?
The release of CDs did not freeze in stone (heh heh) any particular
version of a song, or album, or Stones recording career overview.
Indeed, it exacerbated a long-standing problem where different
issues of a Stones album have literally different tracks on them, as
was the case in the early 60s, or where discernibly different
versions of a single song may be on different issues of an album, a
situation which went on for close to 20 years, happening as late as
1983 with the release of 'Undercover', and its two distinct versions
of "Wanna Hold You". Even when a CD has two different versions (as
in the interesting case of "More Hot Rocks"), it may still mean that
a particular version of a song can only be found on old vinyl.
(some examples include:
* a version of "Poison Ivy" found only on the
vinyl release of "More Hot Rocks",
* a version of "Tell Me" found only on the earliest pressings of
the first Rolling Stones album,
* a version of "2120 South Michigan Avenue" found only on the
compilation _Around and Around_,
* the "original" live recording of "Under My Thumb" which did not
make it to the CD remaster of the "Got LIVE if you Want it!" album,
and on and on......)
Other, more esoteric issues also exist: true (i.e., channel-separated)
stereo vs. electronically processed stereo versions of songs; and
multiple (as many as four) distinct versions of a single song existing
officially with absolute changes, such as a missing guitar solo, organ,
percussion track, or verse. Many of the American ABKCO CDs
are considered inferior to their European counterparts due to a lack of
careful mastering. Many of the tracks which people find preferable on
European ABKCO CDs were remastered by Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs for a
1984 box set. This box reissued the Stones' London Records catalogue on
vinyl in the States in 1984, the same year the ABKCO CDs began
appearing in Europe.
What do I need minimally for a "complete" Rolling Stones collection
on CD?
As it stands now, there is no way to have a complete Rolling
Stones' collection without having at least some old vinyl records.
As this applies to ABKCO, there are 22 song _titles_ never
issued on CD at all, and several previously released and available
_versions_ of other titles yet to see the light of laser.
As it applies to Rolling Stones Records, there are three or
four (depending on your attitude towards flexi-discs) _titles_
still not released on CD. In addition, there are more than a
dozen promo/mono edits and dance remixes which are not on CD.
The ABKCO years:
When wondering "which version" of an ABKCO CD to buy, consider
recommendations on sound quality from friends, and remember,
if you are trying to get a "complete" (i.e. as complete as it
can be on CD) collection of CD _versions_, no collection which
does not mix CDs of "UK" and "US" versions will do it for you,
as a five-minute-plus version of "Out of Time" is only on the
UK-format "Aftermath", and true stereo versions of several
early tracks never came out in the States on disc.
Buying "all American" on ABKCO CDs will give you a complete
collection of CD-available _titles_, but you have to buy
them _all_ (including the 3-disc "London Years" box), and can only
leave out "Hot Rocks (1964-1971)" and the two single-disc
"Big Hits" compilations.
After all this, you still will not have the six vinyl-only tracks
which were released in Germany ("I've been Loving You Too Long
(studio)", "Con le Mie Lacrime", "Tell Me Baby, How Many More
Times", "Memphis Tennessee", "Da Doo Ron Ron" or "Cocksucker
Blues"), the first three tracks from the 1965 EP "Got Live if
You Want it!" (although one of them is just a chant called
"We Want the Stones.") or the 12 tracks from the UK version
of the 1975 compilation _Metamorphosis_ which never made it
to the _London Years_ box, the only CD source of ANY tracks from
_Metamorphosis_.
A CD collector trying to get a complete set of CD-available _titles_
_must_ include some discs whose track listings are based on American
LP track listings, as several US titles (esp. "December's Children")
have tracks which never appeared in a DECCA/UK-format LP except on
long-out-of-print vinyl compilations.
The post-ABKCO years:
Certain later (post-1970) albums were notoriously mistreated in their
switch to digital, and with the advent of 20-bit mastering
technology, Virgin Records reissued 20-bit remasters of the
Rolling Stones' studio output from "Sticky Fingers" (1971) to
"Steel Wheels" (1989), with eight of these titles available in
limited edition commemmorative packaging, in June 1994.
Some people report (trivially) longer fades on some of the tracks
on these Virgin remasters, raising the spectre of "different versions"
all over again, and forcing one to track down CBS-issue CDs in
order to have a complete set of CD _versions_.
At this point, the future on CD of compilations and live albums
originally issued by "Rolling Stones Records" from 1975 to 1991 (all
of which were reissued on CD after 1984) is up in the air. This is
six titles in all, four of which have material which can't be culled
from other currently available CD sources.
About two dozen post-ABKCO tracks have never been issued on CD,
although only four of them ("Let it Rock", "Exile on Main Street
Blues", "Through the Lonely Nights", and "Think I'm Going Mad")
are actual separate performances. For the most part, these
non-Digitized tracks are 12" "dance" remixes, or mono/promo edits,
and are of varying value.
========================Flipsides and oddities=========================
The following selections appeared on the 1980 German Compilation
LP called "For Collector's Only" [sic], and the 1984 4 LP German boxed
set "The Rest of the Best", but nowhere on the albums listed above for
the USA or UK. Since the deletion of these two compilations,
these tracks remain unavailable officially. Items marked "F" are
available on "For Collector's Only", and "B", the German box.
B "Tell Me Baby, How Many Times" recorded Chicago, June 1964
BF "I've Been Loving You too Long" recorded Los Angeles, May 1965
B "Da Doo Ron Ron" Andrew Loog Oldham Orchestra, 1964
B "Memphis Tennessee" "" ""
BF "Con le Mie Lacrime" Italian "As Tears Go By", Spring '66
B "Cocksucker Blues" Olympic Studios, 1970
(limited edition 7" bonus single
found only w/ original issue.)
The following selections have been officially released by the
Rolling Stones for public consumption, but have yet to appear on any
LP or compilation released in the States or the UK.
1971 "Let It Rock" - third track on UK "Brown Sugar" single
- Spanish version of "Sticky Fingers" LP, replacing
"Sister Morphine"
1972 "Exile on Main Street Blues"
promotional flexi - included w/ UK magazine purchase
1974 "Through the Lonely Nights"
flipside to "It's Only Rock'n'Roll" 45
1984 "Think I'm Going Mad"
flipside to "She Was Hot" 45
1990 The "Flashpoint" sides. A number of live performances
recorded on the 1989-1990 tours were used as flipsides
to singles pulled off "Flashpoint". These include:
"2000 Light Years from Home" (Highwire US7", UK CD single "A")
"Undercover of the Night" (Sexdrive US7",
Ruby Tueday UK CD single "A")
"Play With Fire" (Ruby Tuesday 7", UK CD single "A")
"I Just Wanna Make Love To You" (Highwire UK12", UK CD single "A")
"Tumbling Dice" (Jumpin' JF 7", Benelux CD single)
"Street Fightin' Man" (Benelux CD single [same as above] )
"Harlem Shuffle" (Ruby Tuesday UK CD single "B")
This list does not pretend to exhaust your methods of getting
the tracks, it just offers suggestions for finding them.
1993 "Gimme Shelter (live)" - (cassette only, UK only) -
issued as part of a benefit project for the homeless in
1993, in which various artists cover the song, the Stones'
contribution was a live, "Urban Wheels" version. This
version does appear on a CD, but it is the Promo.
1994 "The Storm" (Flipside of "Love Is Strong" - found on US
cassette and CD single, and European CD VSCDT1503)
1994 "So Young" (Found on European CD listed immediately above.)
1980-1994 The "remixes". While the Collectibles CD includes
one remix each of several popular songs, some persist that
have never been released on any collection:
"Undercover (Extended)" (Undercover 12")
"Feel On Baby (Instrumental)" ("" " ")
"Too Much Blood" (several exist) (Too Much Blood 12")
"Harlem Shuffle (New York mix)" (Harlem Shuffle 12")
"One Hit (London Mix)" (One Hit 12")
"Rock and a Hard Place" (R & a HP US 12")
(Oh oh hard dub mix, Bonus Beats Mix, Dance Mix,
Michael Brauer Mix)
"Terrifying (remix)" (Terrifying 12")
"Sexdrive" (Club Mix,Dirty Hands Mix)
(Sexdrive Euro- CD5)
"Love Is Strong" (Bob Clearmountain Mix)
(4th track on European
CD single VSCDT1503)
"Love Is Strong" (Joe the Butcher club mix, plus
5 Teddy Riley mixes - radio, extended,
extended rock, dub, & instrumental)
(UK CD VSCDX1503)
1971-1990 The "promos". Released to radio stations and DJ pools,
promotional singles will often include a version of a record that
is more amenable to commercial airplay or dance club use, by virtue
of cleaned-up language, a different running time, or a hotter mix
more friendly to the intended arena (radio play or dance clubs).
Many promos exist for the Rolling Stones where one side is "Mono"
and the other is "Stereo", but here we catalogue records that
were more substantially altered:
"Wild Horses" (shorter version) (Promo 7")
"It's Only Rock 'n' Roll" (shorter) (Promo 7")
"Before They make Me Run" (Promo 7")
"Shattered" (clocks in under 3 minutes!!) (Promo 7")
"Emotional Rescue" (Promo 7")
"She's So Cold" ('clean' - no 'God damn cold') (Promo 7")
"If I was a Dancer (Instrumental)" (Promo 12")
"Waiting On a Friend" (more than a minute off) (Promo 7")
"Undercover" (Promo 7")
"Sexdrive" (edited Club version) (US Promo 12")