The Rolling Stones (England's Newest Hit Makers)

by The Rolling Stones

Overview

The British version of the Stones' first album has a nearly identical cover to its American equivalent, issued six weeks later, but a slightly different song lineup. Among these 12 songs, absent is "Not Fade Away," which was a hit single in England (where singles and LPs were usually kept separate), and in its place is the Stones' cover of Bo Diddley's "Mona (I Need You Baby)" (credited here as "I Need You Baby"), which had to wait until Rolling Stones Now!, a year later, for its U.S. release. It's not a big switch, a Bo Diddley-style cover of a Buddy Holly song bumping an actual Bo Diddley cover on the U.S. version. Otherwise, the main difference lies in the version of "Tell Me" included here, which sounds about two generations hotter than any edition of the song ever released in the U.S. -- it's the long version, with the break that was cut from the single, but the British LP and the original late-'80s Decca U.K. compact disc (820 047-2) both contain a version without any fade, running the better part of a minute longer than the U.S. release of the song, until the band literally stops playing. ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	10/26/2009
Label:	Decca / Universal
UPC:	0042288231615
Rank:	6314

Tracks

1. Not Fade Away
2. Route 66
3. I Just Want to Make Love to You
4. Honest I Do
5. Now I've Got a Witness
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

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Rolling Stones   Primary Artist
Bill Wyman   Guitar (Bass),Bass,Vocals
Phil Spector   Guest Artist,Maracas,Percussion
Gene Pitney   Guest Artist,Piano,Vocals
Keith Richards   Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards
Charlie Watts   Drums
Ian Stewart   Organ,Piano,Keyboards
Jack Nitzsche   Keyboards,Percussion
Mick Jagger   Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica,Keyboards
Brian Jones   Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica

Technical Credits

+   Remastering,Restoration,Archives Coordinator
Gus Skinas   Audio Engineer
Jody H. Klein   Reissue Producer,Restoration Supervision
Teri Landi   Remastering,Analog Transfer,Archive Research,Digital Transfers
Keith Richards   Composer
James Moore   Composer
Jack Byrne   Archive Research
Iris Keitel   Repackaging Art Direction
Lenne Allik   Concept
Nicholas Wright   Cover Photo,Photography
Alisa Ritz   Repackaging Art Direction
Nicole Monea   Design Production Assistant
Laura Walton   Production Assistant
Nanker Phelge   Composer
David P. Bailey   Photography
Robert William Troup Jr.   Composer
Bo Diddley   Composer
Bob Ludwig   Mastering
Jimmy Reed   Composer
Lamont Dozier   Composer
Chuck Berry   Composer
Ewart Abner   Composer
Eddie Holland   Composer
Ellas McDaniel   Composer
Bobby Troup   Composer
Jon Astley   Analog Transfer,Digital Transfers
Mick Jagger   Composer
The Rolling Stones   Arranger
Willie Dixon   Composer
Jarrett   Composer
Maria Papazahariou   Production Assistant
Slim Harpo   Composer
Andrew Loog Oldham   Producer,Liner Notes
Rufus Thomas   Composer
Norman Petty   Composer
Mick McKenna   Tape Archivist,Archive Research
Brian Holland   Composer
Buddy Holly   Composer
Paschal Byrne   Analog Transfer,Digital Transfers
Phil Spector   Composer
Ted Jarrett   Composer