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The Rolling Stones is the debut album by The Rolling Stones, released by Decca Records in the UK on 16 April 1964. The American edition of the LP, with a slightly different track list, came out on London Records on 30 May 1964, with the added title England's Newest Hit Makers.

The album was included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[2]

Recording and releases

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 album was originally released by Decca Records in the UK, while the US version appeared on the London Records label.

The majority of the tracks reflect the band's love for R&B. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (whose professional name until 1978 omitted the "s" in his surname) were fledgling songwriters during early 1964, contributing only one original composition to the album: "Tell Me (You're Coming Back)". Two songs are credited to "Nanker Phelge" – a pseudonym the band used for group compositions from 1963 to 1965. Phil Spector and Gene Pitney both contributed to the recording sessions, and are referred to as "Uncle Phil and Uncle Gene" in the subtitle of the Phelge instrumental "Now I've Got a Witness."

First pressings of the album, with matrix numbers ending 1A,2A,1B & 2B had a 2'52" version of "Tell me (You're Coming Back)" which was pressed from the wrong master tape. Subsequent pressings had the 4'06" version. Early labels and covers also had misprints with the 4th track on side 1 listed as "Mona" which was later changed to "I Need You Baby"", the word 'if' omitted from "You Can Make It If You Try" and 'Dozier' spelt 'Bozier'.

The album cover photo was taken by Nicholas Wright. The cover bears no title or identifying information other than the photo and the Decca logo – an "unheard of" design concept originated by manager Andrew Oldham.[3][4]

Upon its release, The Rolling Stones became one of 1964's biggest sellers in the UK, staying at No. 1 for twelve weeks.

The original British version is out-of-print on CD. In November 2010, it was made available as part of a limited edition vinyl box set titled The Rolling Stones 1964–1969, and by itself digitally at the same time. The album was only released in mono in both the UK and US; no true stereo mix was ever made.

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Route 66"Bobby Troup2:20
2."I Just Want to Make Love to You"Willie Dixon2:17
3."Honest I Do"Jimmy Reed2:09
4."Mona (I Need You Baby)"Ellas McDaniel3:33
5."Now I've Got a Witness"Nanker Phelge2:29
6."Little by Little"Nanker Phelge, Phil Spector2:39
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."I'm a King Bee"Slim Harpo2:35
8."Carol"Chuck Berry2:33
9."Tell Me (You're Coming Back)"Mick Jagger, Keith Richards4:05
10."Can I Get a Witness"Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland2:55
11."You Can Make It If You Try"Ted Jarrett2:01
12."Walking the Dog"Rufus Thomas3:10

American release

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The Rolling Stones, subtitled England's Newest Hit Makers, is the American debut album by the Rolling Stones, released by London Records on 30 May 1964.

The track "Not Fade Away" (the A-side of the band's third UK single) replaced "Mona (I Need You Baby)".[5] Upon its release, England's Newest Hitmakers reached No. 11 in the US, going gold in the process. To date, this is the only one of the Stones' American studio albums that failed to place in the top five on the Billboard album charts.[citation needed]

In August 2002, England's Newest Hitmakers was reissued as a new remastered CD and SACD digipak by ABKCO.[6]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Not Fade Away"Charles Hardin, Norman Petty1:48
2."Route 66"Bobby Troup2:20
3."I Just Want to Make Love to You"Willie Dixon2:17
4."Honest I Do"Jimmy Reed2:09
5."Now I've Got a Witness"Nanker Phelge2:29
6."Little by Little"Nanker Phelge, Phil Spector2:39
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."I'm a King Bee"Slim Harpo2:35
8."Carol"Chuck Berry2:33
9."Tell Me"Mick Jagger, Keith Richards4:05
10."Can I Get a Witness"Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland2:55
11."You Can Make It If You Try"Ted Jarrett2:01
12."Walking the Dog"Rufus Thomas3:10

Other songs

Title Length Notes
"Come On (Chuck Berry)" Single
"I Want to be Loved (Willie Dixon)" Come On B side
"I Wanna be your Man (Lennon/McCartney)" Single
"Stoned (Nanker Phelge)" I Wanna be your Man B side

Personnel

The Rolling Stones
  • Mick Jagger – lead and backing vocals, harmonica on "Little by Little" and "I'm a King Bee", percussion
  • Keith Richards – guitar, backing vocals
  • Brian Jones – guitar, harmonica, percussion, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Walking The Dog"
  • Bill Wyman – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Charlie Watts – drums, percussion
Additional musicians

Chart positions

Album
Year Chart Position
1964 UK Albums Chart[7] 1
1964 Billboard 200[8] 11
1964 French SNEP Albums Charts[9] 45
1965 Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart 1
Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1964 "Not Fade Away" UK Singles Chart[7] 3
1964 "Not Fade Away" Billboard Hot 100[10] 48
1964 "Tell Me" Billboard Hot 100[8] 24

Certifications

Country Provider Certification
(sales thresholds)
United States RIAA Gold

References

  1. ^ a b Richie Unterberger (30 May 1964). "The Rolling Stones (England's Newest Hit Makers) - The Rolling Stones | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  2. ^ ^ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
  3. ^ Wyman, Bill (2002). Rolling With the Stones. DK Publishing. p. 111. ISBN 0-7894-9998-3.
  4. ^ Oldham, Andrew Loog (2000). Stoned. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 327. ISBN 0-312-27094-1.
  5. ^ McPherson, Ian. "The Rolling Stones' Complete Discography Part I: 1963–1965". Retrieved 25 February 2008.
  6. ^ Walsh, Christopher (24 August 2002). "Super audio CDs: The Rolling Stones Remastered". Billboard. Billboard. p. 27.
  7. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 469. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  8. ^ a b Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "The Rolling Stones | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  9. ^ Tous les Albums classés par Artiste, Note : user must select The Rolling Stones in the list
  10. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5298/charts-awards/billboard-singles
Preceded by UK Albums Chart number-one album
2 May – 25 July 1964 		Succeeded by
A Hard Day's Night by The Beatles
Preceded by
A Hard Day's Night by The Beatles
 Australian Kent Music Report number-one album
16 January – 5 February 1965 		Succeeded by
Beatles for Sale by The Beatles
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