Last-modified: 1994/06/23 Version: 1.08 Rolling Stones' Mailing list FAQ list ==================================================== Part Three /***********************************************************************/ COPYRIGHT 1994 (c) Anthony J. Rzepela (the "compiler") This collection of four works is under the copyright of the compiler, who may, at his discretion, relinquish said copyright to the authors named herein. This collection may not be broken up, or be made available by any publisher. It may not be redistributed in any form if any changes are made to it except by the holder of the copyright. The compiler of this FAQ retains all rights for use of it. No author or proofreader or assistant credited herein grants the use of his or her name to any publisher. Be warned that attempts to publish this shared work-in-progress may interfere with legal commitments individual authors may privately hold with publishers. /***********************************************************************/ 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). -------/////00000\\\\\------ 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. ===========//////\\\\\\========== 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 Version: 1.08 Rolling Stones' Mailing list FAQ list ==================================================== Part Four The Rolling Stones--The Lazy Man's Discography Version 1.08 August 1994 /***********************************************************************/ COPYRIGHT 1994 (c) Anthony J. Rzepela (the "compiler") This collection of four works is under the copyright of the compiler, who may, at his discretion, relinquish said copyright to the authors named herein. This collection may not be broken up, or be made available by any publisher. It may not be redistributed in any form if any changes are made to it except by the holder of the copyright. The compiler of this FAQ retains all rights for use of it. No author or proofreader or assistant credited herein grants the use of his or her name to any publisher. Be warned that attempts to publish this shared work-in-progress may interfere with legal commitments individual authors may privately hold with publishers. /***********************************************************************/ 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 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) 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")