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The first full-length Rolling Stones album is a raw document of their early sound, which at this point was still Early British Tinny, even on this pristine re-issue. However, the band's growing confidence throughout the course of THE ROLLING STONES is almost palpable.
Their take on Willie Dixon's "I Just Want to Make Love to You" is steeped in Chicago blues filtered through a West London sensibility, while the insistent harp on their hit cover of Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away" is an early example of the band's technique of using blues riffs as pop hooks. "Tell Me" is a fairly embryonic attempt at Tin Pan Alley songwriting (they're far more at home with the raw R&B of "Little By Little") and it's obvious that at this early stage the band was most comfortable performing R&B covers, such as Rufus Thomas's classic "Walking the Dog," and particularly Chuck Berry's "Carol," which remained a staple of the band's live shows for some years.
The group's debut album was the most uncompromisingly blues/R&B-oriented full-length recording they would ever release. Mostly occupied with covers, this was as hardcore as British R&B ever got; it's raw and ready. But the Stones succeeded in establishing themselves as creative interpreters, putting '50s and early-'60s blues, rock, and soul classics (some quite obscure to white audiences) through a younger, more guitar-oriented filter. The record's highlighted by blistering versions of "Route 66," "Carol," the hypertempoed "I Just Want to Make Love to You," "I'm a King Bee," and "Walking the Dog." Their Bo Diddley-ized version of Buddy Holly's "Not Fade Away" gave them their first British Top Ten hit (and their first small American one). The acoustic ballad "Tell Me" was Jagger-Richards' first good original tune, but the other group-penned originals were little more than rehashed jams of blues clichés, keeping this album from reaching truly classic status. ~ Richie Unterberger
Remastered reissue of 1964 album, suitable for standard & 'Super Audio' CD players. Digipak. Abkco Records. 2002.
The Rolling Stones: Brian Jones (guitar); Bill Wyman (bass guitar); Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Charlie Watts .
Personnel: Mick Jagger (vocals, harmonica); Bill Wyman (vocals); Keith Richards (guitar); Ian Stewart (piano, organ); Gene Pitney (piano); Charlie Watts (drums); Phil Spector (maracas).
Audio Remasterers: Teri Landi; Steve Rosenthal.
Liner Note Author: Andrew Loog Oldham.
Recording information: Regent Sound, London, England.
Photographer: David P. Bailey.
Arranger: The Rolling Stones.
The Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger (vocals, harmonica); Brian Jones (guitar, harmonica, background vocals); Keith Richards (guitar, background vocals); Bill Wyman (bass); Charlie Watts (drums).
Additional personnel: Gene Pitney, Ian Stewart, Phil Spector.
Additional personnel: Gene Pitney (piano); Ian Stewart (keyboards); Phil Spector (maracas).
NME (Magazine) (7/8/95, p.46) - 6 (out of 10) - "...a string of scratchily recorded blues standards and rock'n'roll covers, of which only `Route 66', `Carol' and `Walking The Dog' have really stood the test of time..." The Rolling Stones Music | List Price | $13.97 (You save $3.58) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Oldies CDs, British Invasion, Rock | | Label | Abkco | | Orig Year | 1964 | | All Time Sales Rank |  3002  | | CD Universe Part number | 4940922 | | Catalog number | 719375 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Aug 27, 2002 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Andrew Loog Oldham; Jody H. Klein (Reissue) | | Engineer | Gus Skinas; Gus Skinas | | Recording Time | 31 minutes | | Personnel | Mick Jagger - vocals, harmonica
Keith Richards - guitar, background vocals
Charlie Watts - drums
Bill Wyman - bass
Brian Jones - guitar, harmonica, background vocals
Brian Jones - guitar, harmonica, background vocals
Also: Phil Spector, Gene Pitney, Ca, London, Ian Stewart, Steve Rosenthal, issued six weeks later |
The Rolling Stones Music Review Average Rating: (3.8 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews If you love "old" Stones.....
you'll love this one.
Submitted by diana (ocean isle beach, nc) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 1 found this helpful.  STONES GREAT FROM THE BEGINNING
This is more than the Rolling Stones debut album, this is a superb British R&B album, maybe the best along with the first releases of Animals and Them. The album suffered for the lack of experience by Andrew Loog Oldham as producer (well, I would really say inability) but the boys compensated it with their charisma and their exciting, raw playing. The guitar weaving between Brian & Keith is AWESOME (those two lads knew how to play together very well). A must for every Stones fan.
Submitted by Stonedeluxe (Caracas, Venezuela)
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Love the early material.
This is great blues-influenced early Stones. I wish, though, that the all the albums from the British catalog were available. I guess you can't always get what you want.
Submitted by Gerald (California USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  Essential
Ok, it ain't Sticky Fingers or Exile, but it's essential early Stones. If you're a fan, you'll have it.
Submitted by a reviewer (Colorado)
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Great raw early Stones
Despite being recorded under primitive conditions (which is evident in the sound quality), the roughness of the recording suits these tracks well. The album captures the sheer energy of the young Rolling Stones as they put their very distinct stamp on American blues standards. Songs like "I Just Want To Make Love To You" and "Not Fade Away" bear little resemblance to the originals, as the Stones mould the songs into their own distinct sound (as well as ratchet up the tempo several notches). The vocals and instruments display a youthfulness and lack of self-consciousness fitting for such a young band. A definite must have for those interested in the early 60s British blues scene, as well as any Stones fan interested in the band's roots.
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