The Rolling Stones (album)

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The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones cover
Studio album by The Rolling Stones
Released Flag of the United Kingdom16 April 1964
Flag of the United States30 May 1964
Recorded 3 January – 25 February 1964 Regent Studios, London
Genre Rock
Length 33:24 (UK)
30:48 (US)
Label Decca(UK)
London (US)
Producer Andrew Loog Oldham
and Eric Easton
Professional reviews
The Rolling Stones chronology
The Rolling Stones
(1964)		 The Rolling Stones No. 2
(1965 UK)
12 X 5
(1964 US)
Alternate cover
England's Newest Hit Makers cover
England's Newest Hit Makers cover

The Rolling Stones is the debut album by The Rolling Stones, released in the UK in April 1964. The US edition of the LP, with a slightly different track list, came out the following month, under the title England's Newest Hit Makers.

Recorded at Regent Sound Studios in London over the course of five days in January and February 1964, The Rolling Stones was produced by then-managers Andrew Loog Oldham and Eric Easton. The Rolling Stones was originally released by Decca Records in the UK, while the US England's Newest Hitmakers appeared on the London Records label, with the track "Not Fade Away" (the a-side of the band's third UK single) replacing "Mona (I Need You Baby)".[1]

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (whose professional name until 1978 omitted the s in his surname) were very much fledging songwriters during early 1964, contributing only one original composition to the album. Two numbers are credited to "Nanker Phelge" - a pseudonym the band used for group compositions from 1963 to 1965. The majority of the tracks reflect the band's love for authentic R&B material.

The album cover photo was taken by David Bailey. The cover of the UK edition bears no title or identifying information other than the photo and the Decca logo - an "unheard of" design concept originated by manager Andrew Oldham.[2][3]

Upon its release, The Rolling Stones became one of 1964's biggest sellers in the UK, staying at #1 for 12 weeks, while England's Newest Hitmakers reached #11 in the US, going gold in the process.

In August 2002, England's Newest Hitmakers was reissued as a new remastered CD and SACD digipak by ABKCO, while its British counterpart has remained out of print since 1987.

Contents

[edit] UK Track listing

  1. "Route 66" (Bobby Troup) – 2:20
  2. "I Just Want to Make Love to You" (Willie Dixon) – 2:17
  3. "Honest I Do" (Jimmy Reed) – 2:09
  4. "Mona (I Need You Baby)" (Ellas McDaniel) – 3:33
    • Left off of the US edition of the album, England's Newest Hitmakers, in favour of "Not Fade Away" but available on the US album The Rolling Stones, Now!
  5. "Now I've Got a Witness (Like Uncle Phil and Uncle Gene)" (Nanker Phelge) – 2:29
  6. "Little by Little" (Nanker Phelge, Phil Spector) – 2:39
  7. "I'm a King Bee" (James Moore) – 2:35
  8. "Carol" (Chuck Berry) – 2:33
  9. "Tell Me (You're Coming Back)" (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards) – 4:05
    • The first released Rolling Stones song by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, the US edition of the album has an abbreviated version of "Tell Me (You're Coming Back)", although the CD re-issue now contains the longer UK version.
  10. "Can I Get a Witness" (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland) – 2:55
  11. "You Can Make It If You Try" (Ted Jarrett) – 2:01
  12. "Walking the Dog" (Rufus Thomas) – 3:10

[edit] US Track listing

  1. "Not Fade Away" (Norman Petty/Charles Hardin) – 1:48
    • Replaces "Mona (I Need You Baby)" from the UK edition
  2. "Route 66" (Bobby Troup) – 2:20
  3. "I Just Want to Make Love to You" (Willie Dixon) – 2:17
  4. "Honest I Do" (Jimmy Reed) – 2:09
  5. "Now I've Got a Witness (Like Uncle Phil and Uncle Gene)" (Nanker Phelge) – 2:29
  6. "Little by Little" (Nanker Phelge, Phil Spector) – 2:39
  7. "I'm a King Bee" (James Moore) – 2:35
  8. "Carol" (Chuck Berry) – 2:33
  9. "Tell Me (You're Coming Back)" (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards) – 4:05
  10. "Can I Get a Witness" (Brian Holland/Lamont Dozier/Eddie Holland) – 2:55
  11. "You Can Make It if You Try" (Ted Jarrett) – 2:01
  12. "Walking the Dog" (Rufus Thomas) – 3:10

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Charts

[edit] Album

Year Chart Position
1964 UK Top 20 Albums 1
1964 Billboard Pop Albums 11

[edit] Singles

Year Single Chart Position
1964 "Not Fade Away" UK Top 50 Singles 3
1964 "Not Fade Away" The Billboard Hot 100 48
1964 "Tell Me (You're Coming Back)" The Billboard Hot 100 24

[edit] References

  1. ^ McPherson, Ian. The Rolling Stones' Complete Discography Part I: 1963-1965. Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
  2. ^ Wyman, Bill (2002). Rolling With the Stones. DK Publishing, pg. 111. ISBN 0-7894-9998-3. 
  3. ^ Oldham, Andrew Loog (2000). Stoned. St. Martin's Griffin, pg. 327. ISBN 0-312-27094-1. 

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