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Track Listings
| 1. Not Fade Away |
| 2. (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 |
| 3. I Just Want To Make Love To You |
| 4. Honest I Do |
| 5. Now I've Got A Witness (Like Uncle Phil And Uncle Gene) |
| 6. Little By Little |
| 7. I'm A King Bee |
| 8. Carol |
| 9. Tell Me |
| 10. Can I Get A Witness |
| 11. You Can Make It If You Try |
| 12. Walking The Dog |
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This product is a hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) and has been encoded with two layers: one is a normal CD program and the other is an SACD of the same repertoire. The product is playable on both SACD-compatible machines as well as standard CD players.
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29 of 30 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
On the face of it this is a re-packaged version of the Stones first UK album which was released in 1964 and titled simply Rolling Stones.
But beware because it's not. The original UK vinyl release did not contain Not Fade Away which,in fact, came out as a UK single. However the original UK vinyl album did contain a track which is not on this CD, that being the bluesy I Need You Baby (Mona). This is a pity because Mona, as the song became known is very good and was in fact covered by Craig McLachlan in the late 80's.
This CD must presumably be based on the USA version of the album as it was common practice to release different album versions and singles etc.in those days. The Beatles suffered from similar problems until about 1967.
Whether the original UK version will ever see the light of day on CD remains to be seen, but it is now available with the correct tracks as an MP3 download from Amazon UK.
Having said that this is an excellent debut album by any standards and the CD mix is much better than the tinny, flat mono sound of the original Decca vinyl way back in 1964.
But beware because it's not. The original UK vinyl release did not contain Not Fade Away which,in fact, came out as a UK single. However the original UK vinyl album did contain a track which is not on this CD, that being the bluesy I Need You Baby (Mona). This is a pity because Mona, as the song became known is very good and was in fact covered by Craig McLachlan in the late 80's.
This CD must presumably be based on the USA version of the album as it was common practice to release different album versions and singles etc.in those days. The Beatles suffered from similar problems until about 1967.
Whether the original UK version will ever see the light of day on CD remains to be seen, but it is now available with the correct tracks as an MP3 download from Amazon UK.
Having said that this is an excellent debut album by any standards and the CD mix is much better than the tinny, flat mono sound of the original Decca vinyl way back in 1964.
51 of 57 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The CD arrived this morning and I played it on the way to work. I was immediately transported back to my teenage years with a Dansette record player and the BSR UA8 autochanger clanking the old vinyl LP onto the deck and the music pouring out at full volume, much to the annoyance of my parents. And the CD sounds identical to the LP, but without the scratches that came for free eventually.
The CD is fabulous! Nobody who claims to like the Stones should be without it as it is the orignal 5 members of the Stones at their best as far as I am concerned. Every track is great blues or foot-tapping music that you will grow to love if you have not heard it before. Buy it today and transport yourself back forty years, you won't be disappointed!
18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Oh how this album must seem unrecognisable to those fans only familiar to the gutsy rock of the late 60s-early 70s Stones. Truth is, this is how they started. England's Newest Hitmakers perfectly encapsulates everything the Rolling Stones were about in their formative years- rhythm and blues, rebellion and acting (at least for the tabloids) the complete opposite of The Beatles
The album is basically eleven blues and RnB numbers and one early Jagger-Richards attempt (the poppy and altogether unsatisfying `Tell Me (you're coming back)'. Amongst the highlights is the opening track `Not Fade Away' (their first UK top ten single) which is a rougher and more aggressive stab at the Buddy Holly original and Chuck Berry's `Carol'. The latter being a rip-roaring homage thanks to Mr Richards electrifying guitar fills. Keith was very much the master copyist before finding his own feet over the next couple of years. The slow `Honest I Do' and `Can I Get A Witness' (covered also by Marvin Gaye) are two favourites of mine also.
The albums primitive sound and lack of self-penned originals are indeed the major reasons why so many today will undoubtedly give it a wide berth, yet for those nostalgically looking back or those appreciative of what went before and are interested in the bands evolution, then this debut release will please.
The album is basically eleven blues and RnB numbers and one early Jagger-Richards attempt (the poppy and altogether unsatisfying `Tell Me (you're coming back)'. Amongst the highlights is the opening track `Not Fade Away' (their first UK top ten single) which is a rougher and more aggressive stab at the Buddy Holly original and Chuck Berry's `Carol'. The latter being a rip-roaring homage thanks to Mr Richards electrifying guitar fills. Keith was very much the master copyist before finding his own feet over the next couple of years. The slow `Honest I Do' and `Can I Get A Witness' (covered also by Marvin Gaye) are two favourites of mine also.
The albums primitive sound and lack of self-penned originals are indeed the major reasons why so many today will undoubtedly give it a wide berth, yet for those nostalgically looking back or those appreciative of what went before and are interested in the bands evolution, then this debut release will please.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
How it all began
A long time since I had heard some of these tracks and they just sound great like hearing them live. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Holly
MODern Classic!
I came to 60s music through the Mod scene. I love the Small Faces and numerous other bands, too many to mention; my ipod is full of music from the sixties. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Mr. M. A. Walton
The American version of the debut
The American version of the Stones' debut, originally released April 1964, including 'Not fade away' instead of 'Mona', and with the cheesy US album title and awful typography... Read more
Published 5 months ago by DE01
Great for US Fans
I want to state at the outset that I love this music and this band. The format of this album, however, was the Stones American record label London taking liberties with the bands... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Numinous Ugo
collectors item
Hi,the first time I saw the ROLLING STONES was in GLASGOW in the early 60s.They appeared on a bill which included BO DIDDLY and LITTLE RICHARD. Read more
Published 10 months ago by grant mcnicol
The blues came down the Medway Delta
The 60s were the classic years of the Stones the 70s less so and the 80s onward they began to lose the plot. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Richard
Englands newest The Rolling Stones
A must for any Stones fan whether old or new.I actually had this album years ago and replaced it in CD form for my collection.It is jammed with amazing numbers.IT IS AMAZING. Read more
Published 22 months ago by R. D. Mayles
raw stones
the stones at there very best with brian jones in the line up.great tracks inc,route66 little by little not fade away and of course the brillint walking the dog,this is the real... Read more
Published on 10 Mar 2010 by frank perriam
First stone cast
Just as The Beatles' American label tampered with their early releases as a means of milking US fans, so London squeezed the maximum mileage out of the Stones's early catalogue. Read more
Published on 11 Nov 2009 by D. J. H. Thorn
downloading
Bought the rolling stones early album " Englands newest hit makers " and it is brilliant. As usual easy to download and quality very good. Nice on Amazon.
Published on 19 July 2009 by W. Sweeting
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