Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) [US Version]

by The Rolling Stones

Overview

The first hits compilation of the Rolling Stones is still one of the most potent collections of singles that one can find. Listening to it in 1966 or today, one can understand how, almost prematurely for the 1960s -- as most of the material here dates from 1964 or 1965 -- the Stones set themselves up as the decade's most visible rock & roll rebels. The defiant, in-your-face fuzztone riff and sexually frustrated lyrics of "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" and the frenetic pounding punk anthem "Get Off of My Cloud" are highlights of a 12-song set that has no weak points, only peaks -- the louder-than-life rhythm guitars on "It's All Over Now" and "The Last Time," the wailing R&B of "Time Is on My Side," the balladry, folk, and soul style of "As Tears Go By" and "Tell Me," and all of the rest make for a body of work that's still amazing to hear decades after the fact. Appearing as it did in the late winter of 1966, this collection completely missed the group's drift into psychedelia, and it has since been supplanted by Hot Rocks and More Hot Rocks, but Big Hits is still the most concentrated dose of the early Stones at their most accessible that is to be had, short of simply playing their first five U.S. albums. The artwork and photography were pretty cool too, and the original LP had one of rock's early classic gatefold album designs. ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	06/16/2023
Label:	Abkco Records
UPC:	0018771213314
Rank:	4663

Tracks

1. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
2. The Last Time
3. As Tears Go By
4. Time Is on My Side
5. It's All Over Now
6. Tell Me
7. Play With Fire
8. 19th Nervous Breakdown
9. Heart of Stone
10. Get Off of My Cloud
11. Not Fade Away
12. Good Times, Bad Times

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Rolling Stones   Primary Artist
Ian Stewart   Keyboards
Bill Wyman   Bass,Vocals
Jack Nitzsche   Keyboards,Percussion
Phil Spector   Percussion
Keith Richards   Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards
Charlie Watts   Drums
Mick Jagger   Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica,Keyboards

Technical Credits

Shirley Jean Womack   Composer
Andrew Loog Oldham   Composer,Producer,Cover Design
Bobby Womack   Composer
Bob Ludwig   Mastering
Chester Burnett   Composer
Chuck Berry   Composer
Teri Landi   Archive Research,Digital Transfers
Jody H. Klein   Restoration Supervision
Jerry Ragovoy   Composer
Norman Meade   Composer
Norman Petty   Composer
Gered Mankowitz   Photography
Mick McKenna   Tape Research,Archive Research
Gus Skinas   Engineer
Buddy Holly   Composer
Paschal Byrne   Analog Transfer,Digital Transfers
Brian Jones   Composer,Group Member
Steve Rosenthal   Restoration,Archives Coordinator
Keith Richards   Composer
Jon Astley   Analog Transfer,Digital Transfers
Mick Jagger   Composer
The Rolling Stones   Arranger
Willie Dixon   Composer
Guy Webster   Photography
Maria Papazahariou   Production Assistant
Jack Byrne   Archive Research
Iris Keitel   Art Direction,Repackaging Art Direction
Lenne Allik   Concept
Alisa Ritz   Repackaging Art Direction
Nicole Monea   Design Production Assistant
Laura Walton   Production Assistant
Nanker Phelge   Composer
Shirley Womack   Composer
Andrew Oldham   Composer
Charles Harding   Composer