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Full Title - December's Children (& Everybody's). Remastered reissue of 1965 album, suitable for standard & 'Super Audio' CD players. Digipak. Abkco. 2002.
The Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger (vocals, harmonica); Brian Jones (guitar, harmonica, keyboards); Keith Richards (guitar); Bill Wyman (bass); Charlie Watts (drums, percussion).
Additional personnel: Jack Nitzsche (keyboards, percussion); Ian Stewart (keyboards, marimba, percussion); J.W. Alexander (percussion).
Recorded in Hollywood, California, Chicago, Illinois and London, England.
The Rolling Stones: Keith Richards, Brian Jones (guitars); Mick Jagger (harmonica); Bill Wyman (bass guitar); Charlie Watts (drums).
Additional personnel: Jack Nitzsche (organ); Ian Stewart (marimba); James W. Alexander (percussion).
The last Stones album in which cover material accounted for 50 percent of the content was thrown together from a variety of singles, British LP tracks, outtakes, and a cut from an early 1964 U.K. EP. Haphazard assembly aside, much of it's great, including the huge hit "Get Off of My Cloud" and the controversial, string-laden acoustic ballad "As Tears Go By" (a Top Ten item in America). Raiding the R&B closet for the last time, they also offered a breathless run-through of Larry Williams' "She Said Yeah," a sultry Chuck Berry cover ("Talkin' About You"), and exciting live versions of "Route 66" and Hank Snow's "I'm Moving On." More importantly, Jagger-Richards' songwriting partnership had now developed to the extent that several non-A-side tracks were reasonably strong in their own right, such as "I'm Free" and "The Singer Not the Song." And the version of "You Better Move On" (which had been featured on a British EP at the beginning of 1964) was one of their best and most tender soul covers. ~ Richie Unterberger
DECEMBER'S CHILDREN marked a crucial point in the Stones' development. The band was beginning to move away from its blues/R&B roots toward something more uniquely its own. Certainly those roots were far from absent in the songs composed for this album, and the Stones still cover their share of the masters here (Chuck Berry, Arthur Alexander, Hank Snow), but something new was afoot.
The aching ballad "As Tears Go By," complete with baroque orchestration, heralded a new direction in the Stones' songwriting. Similarly, the folk-rockish strains of "The Singer Not The Song" hint at previously uncharted directions. Perhaps the most crucial track here is "Get Off My Cloud, which, while it incorporates the band's rootsy influences, is possessed of a decidedly modern power that the Stones were only beginning to learn to harness. This was the beginning of a style more specific than pop, blues, or rock & roll. DECEMBER'S CHILDREN may be seen as the beginning of what can only be defined as Rolling Stones music.
NME (Magazine) (7/8/95, p.46) - "...collects together the leftovers from the previous releases (best represented by Arthur Alexander's `You Better Move On') plus the glorious `Get Off Of My Cloud'"... December's Children (And Everybody's) Music Rolling Stones December's Children (And Everybody's) Songs December's Children (And Everybody's) Music December's Children (And Everybody's) Music Review Average Rating: (3.9 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Stones At The Crossroads
On this album, The Stones are at an interesting place in their career: the meeting of the Past, Present and Future. First, the Past, represented by covers of rock and blues songs. Some fare very well: "She Said Yeah" rocks; "Look What You've Done" is nice and sleazy; and "You Better Move On" is very smooth. Others ("Route 66" and "I'm Moving On") sound rather lame next to the better cuts that surround them. Then, the Present, the very fashionable (in 1965) Folk-Rock. A few songs are done in this style, the best being "The Singer Not The Song" and "Blue Turns To Gray". These two Jagger/Richards originals boast jangly guitars (enhanced by the remastered sound) and good lyrics and harmonies. And finally, we get a glimpse of the Future in "Get Off Of My Cloud", which prepares us for the power rockers to come, while "As Tears Go By", a beautiful piece of work with fantastic strings, points us towards the amazing future ballads ("Lady Jane", "Backstreet Girl", "You Can't Always Get What You Want", "Angie"). "Cloud" is defined by a very prominent bass line which, again, is enhanced by the remastered sound. So, this album isn't exactly consistent, but it has some dynamite cuts, and it sets the stage for the brilliant "Aftermath", a more mature and sophisticated album.
Submitted by stevenx9 (Mandeville, LA USA) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No Great Stuff
This album just kicks it from the first song. "She Said Yeah" just cooks with Keith and Brian chugging away on guitars while Mick tries to stay in the groove. Also has 2 Stones classics: As Tears Go By & Get Off of My Cloud.
Submitted by a reviewer (San Francisco, CA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No *great* memories!
Have I ever heard this album?--how could I not have?
I was young in the late 60s and early 70s--who *didn't* then?
I love most of these tracks.
It reminds me of many many things, but especially either feelings I had (Tears Go By, It's the Singer Not the Song, Blue to Gray, You Better Move On)
'You Better Move On' is also rather funny, but *very* coolearly 60s rock, (rock and soul (R&B my foot).
But also my best friends music and blues--which this always provided a backdrop to--especially the hilarious arrogance (and great stuff) of "I'm Free",Get of of My Cloud and "She Said Yeah!"
'She Said Yeah' -that's downright Stones,& in 'coming into their own mode' with that young macho but innocent arrogance!LOL
I absolutely love "Look What You've Done"--not originally by the Stones, but very well done bluesy, sexy, but sad --wonderful!
And not available anywhere else?(except on this same old, scratched LP of theirs in my basement?)
Well,then it *is* a must-buy, isn't it?BTW--It was Mono originally-- and while sometimes stereo remix is better on a CD--but not always--don't be fooled--it can sound lamer too.
Submitted by garrisonbrog (NYC, NY, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  Alright...its not as great as i thought..
When i first heard this album when i was nine, i was stunned. Never had i heard such versitility! Of course a naive and budding musician at the time, i didn't realize that it was a slapstick rush-release to keep the US happy. When i figured that out, i was horribly dissolusioned..however, i still can say it is one of my favorites...yay for Brian's harp playing on "Look what you've done"! and as for the person complaining about Mono, I think it's better that way.
Submitted by jwlvieira (Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA)
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 ONLY FOR COMPLETISTS
This one has some exclusive tracks not available elsewhere: "You Better Move On", "Look What You've Done", "Route 66 (Live)", "Blue Turns To Grey" & "I'm Moving On (Live)".
Submitted by Stonedeluxe (Caracas, venezuela)
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