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              The Rolling Stones--The Bibliography From Hell 


      Prepared and maintained by: Stephen D. Carter
                                  (S.D.Carter@Sussex.ac.uk)   or
                                  (stevedc@central.sussex.ac.uk)


         The Rolling Stones, unlike the Beatles, seem to have had few
         even half-decent authors or publishers produce books about
         them.  The majority of the books on this list are, frankly,
         not too good.  A few (Stone Alone, etc) are imperative!

         Read this list, and the books, with low expectations!

         Part one of the FAQ list has recommendations on the five best
         books (in print and out).

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         This list has been constructed with help from many people, to
         whom many thanks.

         Among them are : D.H., Tony Rzepela, Bruce Dumes, and
         several others who, if they email me will be duly credited!
         Whoops, lost my earlier list!

         I am happy to receive email comments about errors in this
         list, and information about books that are not on it.

         Like the Stones, I'm a Brit, so are most of the ISBN's.             

         Citations list author, title, year, and finally, ISBN.

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ed Bill Buford                          
 Granta                                                      
 84 0140075658                               

         Granta is a quarterly book/magazine of 'New English Writing'
         Issue 12 consists largely of an extensive extract from      
         Stanley Booth's "True Adventures of the Rolling Stones"     
                                                                     
                                                                     
ed Johnny Dean                          
 The Rolling Stones Book                                     
 64                                          
         Date unclear, but precedes the Rolling Stones Monthly from  
         the same publishers.  Nice photos - a real period piece.    
         Even has a bit about 'The Official Rolling Stones Fan Club' 
         93/97 Regent St.  Now, whatever became of that!?            
                                                                     

ed Johnny Dean                          
 Record Collector                                              
                                             
         Monthly magazine from the original publishers of both the   
         Beatles and Rolling Stones Monthly Magazines.  The issues   
         that have special features on the Stones are worth getting. 
                                                                     
         Issues : 37,45,49,61,74,79,87,93,101,104,111,113,117,124,   
         125,130,136,142.                                            
                                                                     
         43/45 St Mary's Road, Ealing, London, W5 5RQ.  UK           


ed Nicholas Drake                       
 The Sixties : A Decade in Vogue                             
 88 0187130726                               

         Reproductions of some of the best of the always high quality
         illustrations from Vogue in the 60's.                       
                                                                     
         Inevitably the Stones and their circle appear.              
                                                                     
         Nice book - buy if remaindered.                             
                                                                     
                                                                     
ed Pete Goodman                         
 Our Own Story by The Rolling Stones                         
 64                                          
         Wonderful period piece that asserts it is 'as we told it to 
         Pete Goodman'.                                              
                                                                     
         Written for mass consumption at the start of the band's     
         career.                                                     
                                                                     
                                                                     
ed Nigel Grant                          
 A Pixerama Foldbook of the Rolling Stones                   
 64                                          
         A very early period piece - 12 small photo's of the band    
         in a concertina fold out style.  The text is superbly dated,
         and very wrong in places.  "The lads got their name for the 
         group from a Chuck Berry song 'The Rolling Stones'".        
                                                                     
         Buy it if you ever see it.                                  
                                                                     

ed Mick Jagger                          
 The Rolling Stones Monthly Book                             
 64                                          
         Short lived (30 issues) monthly 'Official Rolling Stones    
         Book edited by the Stones for their Fans' from the same     
         stable as the still running Beatles Monthly.                
                                                                     
         Despite the fact that it is mostly the product of the       
         imagination of a press/publicity crew it is worth getting   
         if you ever (unlikely) see it.  Re-issue long overdue.      
                                                                     

ed Joyce Robins                         
 The Sixties : The Style : The Sounds : The Stars            
 84 0862731895                               

         A 64 page rush through the music of the turbulent 60's.     
         Produced by Marks & Spencer, so quality is good.  Nothing   
         profound, only a bit on the Stones.                         
                                                                     
                                                                     
ed Robert Love                          
 The Best of Rolling Stone                                    
 93 0863697690                               

         A compilation of a selection of the best articles from the  
         magazine.                                                   
                                                                     
         Robert Greenfield gets an article about the Stones.  Worth  
         getting for this, and all of the rest!                      
                                                                     

ed Rolling Stone                        
 The Rolling Stones                                          
 76                                          
         A compilation of the main features on the Stones from       
         Rolling Stone covering the first interview in 1968 through  
         to 1975.                                                    
                                                                     
         Excellent.                                                  
                                                                     
ed Jack Scott, Nick Logan               
 Greatest Hits : Very Best of NME                            
 74 1850371473                               
         A selection of the best interviews from NME.  Good interview
         with Mick - Roy Carr interviewer.                           
                                                                     
                                                                     
(Unknown)                               
 The Rolling Stones : 24 Posters                             
 83 0862830605                               
         24 nicely printed pictures (not posters) from the 81 Tour.  
         No text.  Marginal value.                                   
                                                                     
(Unknown)                               
 The Rolling Stones Complete                
 81 0860017611                              
 
         Collection of words and music to all original Stones        
         compositions released from 1963 to 1980.  Separate          
         complete lyrics section, and a UK discography to 1980.      
                                                                     
         Over 70 photo's, up to and including 1978                   
                                                                     
                                                                     
Felix Aeppli                            
 Heart of Stone : The Definitive Rolling Stones Discography  
 85 0876501927                               

         Well indexed and and as thoroughly researched as a book     
         without 'official' backing could be.  Although it is        
         extensive and thorough, sources close to the band dismiss   
         this book as dreadfully inaccurate.                         
                                                                     
         An obvious need exists for an authorized version.           
                                                                     
                                                                     
Mandy Aftel                             
 Death of a Rolling Stone : The Brian Jones Story            
 82 0283989459                               

         Reasonably good biography of the life and death of Brian.   
         Good photo's, and research are spoiled by the author's      
         uncritical approach to Brian.                               
                                                                     
                                                                     
Christopher Andersen                    
 Jagger Unauthorised                                         
 93 0671712098                               

         Only go for this one if you are a terminal                  
         completist.  Not the best book in the booklist              
                                                                     
                                                                     
Robert Armstrong                        
 Rolling Stones                                               
 83 089813109X                               
 
        This 31 page children's book provides an overview of the    
         Stones' history, their early chart success, the death of    
         Brian Jones, the big tours in the early 80's, Tattoo You,   
         and so on.                                                  
                                                                     
         Mentions drugs, but not Mars bars                           
                                                                     
         SP                                                          


Atalanta Press                          
 The Rolling Stones : Poster Book                            
 89 1870049225                               

         Large format, well printed book of 20 pullout posters.      
         Pretty.  For complete-ists only.                            
                                                                     
                                                                     
Stephen Barnard                         
 The Rolling Stones : Street Fighting Years                  
 93 1851708626                               

         Excellent book.  Despite being so big that it is hernia     
         inducing.  Superb photo selection, reproduced with great    
         clarity.  The text (not matching the photo's) should be     
         read as a series of essays (with flaws).  Photo's arranged  
         (seemingly) randomly - but some great ones!                 
                                                                     
         Grab this book!                                             
                                                                     

Victor Bockris                          
 Keith Richards : The Biography                              
 92 0091743974                               

         In a field where few serious biographies exist, any gallant 
         attempt should be welcomed. But..                           
                                                                     
         This book suffers from poor editing, from the (bizarre IMHO)
         view that much of the success of the Stones stems from the  
         homo-erotic relationship of Jagger/Richards/Jones.  Later   
         parts read as slick cuttings jobs.  I'm glad my copy was a  
         half price remainder!                                       

Massimo Bonanno                         
 The Rolling Stones Chronicle : The first thirty years       
 90 0859651355                               

         Chronologically arranged list of hi-lights and low spots    
         from the first 30 years.                                    
                                                                     
         Nice photo's, but the number of entries ensures a generally 
         shallow approach.  The early years (62/3) are better than   
         most books - but still flawed.                              
                                                                     
                                                                     
Stanley Booth                           
 Dance With The Devil                                        
 84 0394534883                               

         US version of 'True Adventures'                             

                                                                     
Stanley Booth                           
 The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones                   
 85 0434081000                               
         In 1969 Stanley Booth was granted the rights to put together
         a book about the Stones.  16 years later it came out.  An   
         entertaining read, full of racy tales and the like - both   
         from the Stone and from the author.                         
                                                                     
         How much is true?  Who cares!                               
                                                                     
         (Extract first published in Granta)                         

Marie Cahill                            
 The Rolling Stones - A Pictoral History                      
 90 1856270351                               
         Extremely well written, not deep, but complete.  Almost     
         entirely accurate, carefully and lovingly composed to       
         accommodate the format as best it can.  First class         
         captions.                                                   
                                                                     
         Honest effort to gain an interesting captivating mix of     
         stock images  and the unfamiliar                            
                                                                     
Roy Carr                                
 The Rolling Stones : An Illustrated Record                  
 76 0517526417 
                              
         Well researched and illustrated retrospective.  Some good   
         stuff from the very early years (62/63).                    
                                                                     
                                                                    
Terry Carty                             
 Tumbling Dice                                               
                                             
         1991 UK based attempt to get a fanzine off the ground. After
         7 issues (as of Sept '93) it is too early to judge.         
                                                                     
         Enthusiastic and deserving of support.                      
                                                                     
         Tumbling Dice, 9 Collingwood Close, Westgate on Sea,        
         Kent CT8 8JD  UK                                            
                                                                     

Barbara Charone                         
 Keith Richards                                              
 79 0708816584                               

         Quite a well researched biography about one half of the     
         Glimmer Twins.  Too uncritical to be of real value.  Access 
         to Keith assured some unusual photo's.                      
                                                                     
         Updated 1982 version in US.                                 
                                                                     
                                                                     
Ray Connolly                            
 Stardust Memories                                            
 83 0907516300                               
         A compilation of interviews previously published in the     
         Evening Standard.  Very good scene setting for The Sixties. 
                                                                     
         Features Mick, Charlie.... and Bianca                       
                                                                     
                                                                     
Michael Cooper & Terry Southern         
 The Early Stones : Legendary photographs of a band in the making
 93 0436201372                               

         A book of Michael Cooper's photo's, with a foreword (and    
         comments by Keef) could hardly fail.  This one nearly does. 
                                                                     
         Illegible text, poor printing of ace photo's, and even some 
         mistakes (P157=nonsense).                                   
                                                                     
         However, this is an essential book!                         
                                                                     

David Dalton                            
 The Rolling Stones : The First Twenty Years                 
 81 0500272611                               

         Well researched, well produced and illustrated retrospective
         on the Stones.                                              
                                                                     
         Time for an update - the First Thirty Years?                
                                                                     
                                                                     
David Dalton & Mick Farren              
 Rolling Stones in their own Words                           
 80 0860015416                               

         One of an extensive series of similar volumes.  Well        
         presented collection of quotes - sorted by topic.  Nice     
         photo's.  Being quotes it steers clear of the risk of       
         bad research!                                               
                                                                     
         (Reissued with some updates in 1985)                        

                                                                     
ed David Dalton                         
 The Rolling Stones : The Greatest Rock'n'Roll Band in the World
 75 0352300922                               

         Quite an early and well written account of the band.  It    
         does not attempt to be a 'boigraphy, but is collection of   
         essays/accounts on various aspects.  As such it succeeds.   
                                                                     
         (Reissued with updates in 1979)                             
                                                                     

David Dalton                            
 The Rolling Stones - An Unauthorized Biography in Words, ... 
 72                                          
         This is Dalton's first book on The Stones, which he has     
         revised several times.  It is loaded with outstanding       
         pictures and the text is good.                              
                                                                     
         Difficult to find.                                          
                                                                     
         (Thanks to D H)                                             
                                                                     

Mary Laverne Dimmick                    
 The Rolling Stones - An Annotated Bibliography               
 79 0822933845                               
         Just what it says, she adds her knowledgable comments about 
         the books (etc) listed.  Much less complete than            
         "Yesterday's Papers" but more user friendly.                
                                                                     
         (Thanks to D H)                                             
                                                                     
         Univ of Pittsburgh Press                                    

                                                                     
Tim Dowley                              
 The Rolling Stones                                          
 83 0882547348                               

         Dreadful.                                                   

                                                                     
Martin Elliott                          
 The Rolling Stones Complete Recording Sessions              
 90 0713721189                               

         Any book claiming to be 'complete' that is produced without 
         access to either the Stones' own sources,  or even Alan     
         Klein's is doomed.  A brave attempt, but flawed.            
                                                                     
         Simply demonstrates the need for an authorized version.     
                                                                     
                                                                     
Richard Elman                           
 Uptight With The Stones                                    
 73                                          
         Short book which documents a small part of their 1972 US    
         Tour.  Elman is a good writer but doesn't know that much    
         about The Stones.  Extremely difficult to find.             
                                                                     
         (Thanks to D H)                                             
                                                                     
                                                                     
Nicholas Fitzgerald                     
 Brian Jones : The Inside Story of the original Rolling Stone 
 85 0399130616                               

         Personal memoire of Swingin' Sixties hanger on to Brian's   
         entourage. Vivid portraits of whirlwind escapades in        
         Paris, London etc.  Fascinating stuff about life on the     
         "inside".                                                   
                                                                     
         Despite failings, valuable                                  
                                                                     
         AR        
                                                  
Chet Flippo                             
 It's Only Rock and Roll : My On The Road Adventures with the  
 85 0312038518                               

         Long account of Chet's years on the road thru 75, 78 and 79 
         with the Stones.  Worthwhile thoughts on the Stones - at    
         times thought-provoking, at times funny, as well as accurate
         reportage of life in the big league.                        
                                                                     
         Enjoyable and recommended.  Strangely never available in the
         UK.                                                         

                                                                     
Pete Frame                              
 Rock Family Trees                                           
 79 0860014142                               

         This book, an essential part of any book collection, charts 
         the evolution of various groups.                            
                                                                     
         The Stones are shown linked to the Pretty Things (by Dick   
         Taylor) and tenuously to The Kinks.                         
                                                                     
                                                                     
Pete Frame                              
 Rock Gazetteer of Great Britain                             
 89 0950540263                               

         Essential reading for any serious student of UK rock music, 
         which of course dominates the world.  Lots of short (often  
         witty) paragraphs about rock's famous places the length and 
         breadth of the land.                                        
                                                                     
         Could do with an index though!                              
                                                                     
                                                                     
David Fricke & Robert Sandall           
 Rolling Stones : Images of the World Tour 1989-90           
 90 1852830816                               

         This 'official' photographic record of the tour is very     
         disappointing.  The unique access by chosen photographers   
         could have and should have produced a better (in every way) 
         book.                                                       
                                                                     
         The photos should all have been dated and the location      
         noted.                                                      
                                                                     

Tony Gale & Andy Neil                   
 The Rolling Stones : Olympic Recording Sessions June 1968    
 94 187388413X                               

         A slim book of photo's of..um... the 1968 One Plus One      
         sessions.                                                   
                                                                     
         Overpriced, but still nice as the photos seem to capture    
         an atmosphere.                                              
                                                                     
                                                                     
Bill German                             
 Beggars Banquet                                             
                                             
         A semi-official monthly newsletter about the Stones.  Bill  
         German has good access to Ronnie.  Worth subscribing.       
                                                                     
         Beggars Banquet, PO Box 6152, New York, NY 10128            
                                                                     
                                                                     
Geoffrey Giuliano & Cris Eborn          
 Not Fade Away : The Rolling Stones Collection               
 92 1850282161                               

         An abolutely SUPERB book full of SUPERB illustrations of    
         what is (I guess) the second Best Stones Collection - Chris 
         Eborn's                                                     

         Wonderful printing, well composed, incredible value.        
         Let down rather by the text - apart from the captions.      
                                                                     
                                                                     
John Glatt                              
 Rage & Roll : Bill Graham & The Selling of Rock              
 93 1559722053                               

         Bill Graham was allegedly caught pocketing a *lot* of       
         money from Stones' till in '81.                             
                                                                     
         Based in part on interview with Wyman this book explores    
         the tale and its ramifications.                             
                                                                     
         AP                                                          


Robert Greenfield                       
 S T P : A Journey through America with the Rolling Stones   
 74 0841503230                               

         Very famous book about the 1972 US Tour.  Well written by   
         an 'insider'.  How did those boys survive!?                 
                                                                     
                                                                     
Gary Herman                             
 Rock'n'Roll Babylon                                         
 82 0859650413                               
         Compulsive reading about the seamier side of the life (and  
         death) the Rock Greats.                                     
                                                                     
         Not surprisingly the Stones pop up regularly.               
                                                                     
                                                                     
Tim Hewat                               
 Rolling Stones File                                          
 67                                          
         Apparently this is in part the proceedings against          
         The Glimmer Twins from the West Sussex Quarter Sessions     
         June 27/28/29 1967.                                         
                                                                     
         (Thanks to JH)                                              
                                                                     

Dezo Hoffman                            
 The Rolling Stones                                          
 ?? 009158311x                               

         Dezo was a staff photographer with Record Mirror and his    
         first assignment to cover the Stones is re-printed  here    
         - dated May 1963.                                           
                                                                     
         An excellent book of first class photos from 1963 to the    
         early 70's.                                                 
                                                                     
                                                                     
Dieter Hoffman                          
 Rolling Stones - Das Weissbuch                              
 91 3980248940                               

         Totally amazing detailed catalogue of Stones (legal)        
         releases.  UK, US, Germany, 7", LP, CD.  You name it, it's  
         there!  Includes song index.  Expensive (99 DM) but well    
         worth it for the serious collectors.  (See also Das         
         Schwartzbuch by ther same author)                           
                                                                     
                                                                     
Dieter Hoffman                          
 Rolling Stones - Das Schwarzbuch                            
 87 3926886005                               

         The Black Book - bootleg discography with pictures, quality 
         ratings etc.  About 600 are listed.  Much, much better than 
         Hot Wacks.                                                  
                                                                     
         (Thanks to D H)                                             
                                                                     

A E Hotchner                            
 Blown Away : The Rolling Stones and the Death of the Sixties
 90 0671693166                               

         Less than readable account that draws upon interviews with  
         everyone except the Stones.  Interview extract pasted       
         together out of context results in a book with little value.
                                                                     
         One nice photo.                                             

                                                                     
William Hughes                          
 Performance                                                 
 70                                          
         Book of the film.  Almost.                                  
                                                                     
                                                                     
Marsha Hunt                             
 Real Life                                                    
 86 0701130261                               

         Marsha describes life growing up in USA and then her move   
         to London, run ins with Mayall, Mick Taylor, Elton John,    
         being a cebrity, and then Jagger.                           
                                                                     
         Many dropped names, not huge Stones content, but picture    
         of Jagger better than most on offer.                        
                                                                     
         SP                                                          


Laura Jackson                           
 Golden Stone : The Untold Life & Death of Brian Jones        
 94 185685067X                               

         Hardly untold. Yet another telling of a familiar tale.     
                                                                     
         The promised revelation of the identity of Jones' (alleged) 
         killer comes 200 pages into the 228 pages of text.          
                                                                     
         Only for completeists.                                      
                                                                     
                                                                     
Tony Jasper                             
 The Rolling Stones                                          
 76 0706405498                               
         Cuttings job.  Nicely printed selection of photo's.         
                                                                     
                                                                     
Phillip Kamin & Peter Goddard           
 The Rolling Stones : The Last Tour                            
 82 0825301181                               

         Longish text for little reward. Often pretentious.          
         Excellent photo's, although the captions are sometimes      
         incorrect.                                                  
                                                                     
                                                                     
James Karnbach & Philip Kamin           
 The Rolling Stones in Europe                                  
    082531052                                

         Written by long time Stones authority James Karnbach,       
         exciting coverage of shows, many pages of photo's, and      
         finally an interview with Ronnie.                           
                                                                     
         Plus a breakdown of the performance history of each song    
         in the '82 set list.                                        
                                                                     
                                                                     
The Kicker Twins                        
 The Stones Bible                                             
 92                                          
         Privately published (photocopied) in Germany, this lists    
         concerts by city and compares bootleg LP/CD to tapes for    
         completeness.  Only 200 copies printed.                     
                                                                     
         (Thanks to D H)                                             
                                                                     
                                                                     
Volker Kluge                            
 The Rolling Stones - At the Rarest          
 81                                          
         Bootleg discography, mostly obsolete due to the passage     
         of time, and Das Schwarzbuch.                               
                                                                     
         (Thanks to D H)                                             
                                                                     
                                                                     
June Knight                             
 On the Scene : The Rolling Stones                           
 64                                          
         Only 36 pages, but packed with good quality early photos.   
         Interestingly  Brian follows Mick in the pecking order of   
         of the group.....                                           
                                                                     
                                                                     
Annie Leibovitz & Terry Southern        
 The Rolling Stones on Tour                                  
 78 0906196078                               

         Beautifully produced and presented book of great photo's    
         of the Tour of The Americas '75.                            
                                                                     
         A talented photographer with privileged access to the tour  
         has captured some great images.  See page 68.               

                                                                     
Philip Luce                             
 The Stones                                                  
 70 0093051905                               

         An early attempt at a half-serious account                  
         of the rise and rise of the Stones.  A historic curio.      
                                                                     
         Wonderful cover shot of Charlie                             
                                                                     
                                                                     
Sutherland Lyall                        
 Rock Sets : The Astonishing Art of Rock Concert Design      
 92 0500276978                               

         This book details the Stage Set designs of Fisher Park - the
         architects who designed the 'Steel Wheels' and 'Urban Jungle
         stage sets.                                                 

         Very high quality photo's and reproduction.  Excellent.     
                                                                     
                                                                    
Jessica MacPhail                        
 Yesterday's Papers : The Rolling Stones in Print 1963-84    
 86 0876502095                               

         No original text, but a book of lists  of books, newspaper  
         articles, magazines, and file reviews. Ambitious but flawed 
         by the fact that the earliest reference is May 1963 - almost
         a year after the first one.  Dreadful typeface makes this   
         book very hard to use.                                      
                                                                     
         An honorable attempt at an impossible task.  A must for all 
         serious students.                                           

Gered Mankowitz                         
 Satisfaction : The Rolling Stones photos of Gered Mankowitz 
 84 0283991178                               

         First class book of photo's taken by one of the inner circle
         of favoured photographers from the early years.             
                                                                     
J Marks                                 
 Mick Jagger : The Singer Not the Song                       
 73 0349122881                               

         A less than useful bio of Mick.  Everone has a different    
         perspective on the Band, this is J Marks'.                  
                                                                     
                                                                     
Linda Martin                            
 The Rolling Stones in Concert                               
 82 0617376954                               

         Text tells you nothing new, but the photos are good - often 
         with stunning clarity.                                      
                                                                     
         Suffers, like many books, from badly captioned photos.      

                                                                     
Linda McCartney                         
 Sixties:  Portrait of an Era                                
 92 1855100894                               

         Linda got her Big Career Break by taking photo's of the     
         Stones in New York in 1966.  Nice photo's, nicely printed   
         and presented.  Overpriced book.                            
                                                                     
         Mind you, it has some superb photo's, including The Best    
         Photo Ever of Jimi.                                         

                                                                     
Miles                                   
 Rolling Stones : An Illustrated Discography                 
 80 0860017621                               

         An ESSENTIAL book for all Stones fans.  An excellent listing
         of the band's records up to 1980 (and thus in need of a new 
         edition).                                                   
                                                                     
         Few books on this list are mandatory, this is one!          
                                                                     
                                                                     
Miles                                   
 The Rolling Stones : A visual Documentary                    
 94 0711934606                               

         Even if it is a pretty obvious cash-in on the Voodoo Lounge 
         tour hype, it is an excellent book of well printed and      
         presented photo's and 'diary' entries.                      
                                                                     
         What I'd expect from Miles.                                 
                                                                     
         Buy it.                                                     
                                                                     

Philip Norman                           
 The Life and Good Times of the Rolling Stones               
 89 0712630384                               

         A large format photo book, short on text.  Given that Norman
         has written first class books about both the Stones and the 
         Fabs, one has to wonder what the point is.                  
                                                                     
         Only buy of remaindered and very cheap.                     
                                                                     
                                                                     
Philip Norman                           
 The Stones                                                  
 84 0552124877                               

         Pete Townshend writes "It's a good thing that a writer of   
         Philip Norman's class has finally produced a book on The    
         Stones".                                                    
                                                                     
         Agreed.  Even if this is flawed, and I don't know if it     
         really is, too many of the Stones books are very lightweight
         and it is a pleasant change to have one that is actually    
         serious and thorough.                                       


Andrew Oldham                           
 The Rolling Stones : the Singles Collection                 
 89                                          
         The re-issued boxed set of Singles (CD et.al.) has an OK    
         book of notes.  Useful notes, more useful for all of the    
         words of the songs and the notes about the singles.         
                                                                     
                                                                     
Robert Palmer                           
 The Rolling Stones                                          
 83 0722166567                               

         A well researched and presented book from the publishers    
         of Rolling Stone.  Light on text, heavy on pictures.        
                                                                     
                                                                     
ed Dr Andreas Papadakis                 
 Architectural Design : New Architecture                     
 90 1854900293                               

         A special edition of Architectural Design concentrated on   
         'New Architecuture' and included an article by Mark Fisher  
         on his designs for the 1989 Steel Wheels stage - plus some  
         stunning colour photos.                                     
                                                                     
                                                                     
Jeremy Pascall
 The Rolling Stones
 77 0702600156                               

         (No information - source Melvyl System)                     
                                                                     
                                                                     
                                                                     
Guy Peellaert, Nik Cohn                 
 Rock Dreams : Under the Boardwalk                           
 74 0330240080                               

         A book of fantasy drawings of The Great Stars in likely and 
         unlikely situations.  The Stones are (rather strangely)     
         illustrated.                                                
                                                                     
         It is said that Jagger was so impressed that this was the   
         reason why Peellaert was commissioned to do the cover for   
         It's Only Rock'n'Roll.                                      
                                                                     

John Platt                              
 London's Rock Routes                                        
 85 0947795707                               

         Quite a nice round up of famous rock locations around the   
         capital.  A good chapter on the Stones.                     
                                                                     
                                                                     
Greg Quill                              
 The Rolling Stones : 25th Anniversary Tour                    
 89 0921458029                               

         Some neat pictures, but full of factual errors.             
                                                                     
                                                                     
Mike Randolph                           
 The Rolling Stones' Rock and Roll Circus                    
 91 057116210X                               

         A book of very good photo's from the Legendary show.  Sadly 
         and avoidably flawed by presenting many of the photos as    
         double page spreads, and then needing to break the book to  
         see them.                                                   
                                                                     
         It would be nice to see the video/film!                     
                                                                     
                                                                     
The Rolling Stones                      
 Concert Programmes                                            
                                             
         Any history of any group can only be helped by a study of   
         their Concert Programmes.  As the years have passed these   
         have progressed from small quick throw-away jobs, to lavish 
         well produced (and expensive) souvenirs.                    
                                                                     
         Yet another way for the bands to make money.                
                                                                     
                                                                     
ed Brian Roylance (& Bill Wyman)        
 Blinds & Shutters : Michael Cooper                          
 90 0904351378                               

         A distressingly beautiful book, full of upsettingly unique  
         photos at a heart-stopping price.                           
                                                                     
         Cooper was the 'court' photographer to the Beatles (he did  
         the Sgt. Pepper cover photo) and the Stones (Satanic        
         Majesties) and others.  As such these photos are unique.    
                                                                     
         Wonderful.                                                  


Ethan Russell                           
 Dear Mr Fantasy                                              
 85                                          
         Many good photo's of the Stones and other bands,            
         personalities, etc.  Especially good photo's from 1969      
         when he was the official tour photographer.                 
                                                                     
         (Thanks to D H)                                             
                                                                     

Tony Sanchez                            
 Up and Down with the Rolling Stones : The Inside Story      
 79 0688085156                               

         'Spanish' Tony's account of several years wheeling and      
         dealing with the Stones (mainly Keith).  An interesting read
         because even if 99% is grossly inflated it gives a flavour  
         of what life was like with the band during the late 60's to 
         early 70's.                                                 
                                                                     
         Spanish Tony is immortalised on the (censored) Beggars      
         Banquet cover (below Parachute Woman).                      


Christopher Sandford                    
 Mick Jagger : Primitive Cool                                
 94 0575057491                               
                                                                     
         (Review Under Construction)                                 
                                                                     
                                                                     
Anthony Scaduto                         
 Mick Jagger                                                 
 74                                          
         Lengthy and detailed look at how Jagger was perceived       
         in 1974.                                                    
                                                                     
                                                                     
Carey Schofield                         
 Jagger                                                      
 83 0708826156                               

         A disappointingly lightweight bio of Mick.                  
                                                                     
                                                                     
Davin Seay                              
 Mick Jagger : The Story Behind The Rolling Stones            
 93 1559721928                               
         (Original reviewer's notes abbreviated by Carter to...)     
                                                                     
         "There is some stunningly inept writing here, apart from    
         subject matter.  Makes the head spin."                      
                                                                     
         For completeists only                                       
                                                                     
                                                                     
Wilfred Stember                         
 The Rolling Stones : Collectors File 2                      
 84                                          
 
        A stirling attempt by a German fan to list all shows,       
         albums, recordings etc.                                     
                                                                     
         Yet another book to compare with other similar and worry and
         wonder about the differences.                               
                                                                     
         Come on Bill, do the decent thing and publish YOUR database!
                                                                     

George Tremlett                         
 Rock Gold : The Music Millionares                            
 90 0044405480                               

         Although in parts a bit like an economics text book, it     
         is a surprisingly readable account of where (and how) the   
         MONEY goes.                                                 
                                                                     
         Could have done with a harder editor - but worthwhile       
         nevertheless                                                

                                                                     
George Tremlett                         
 The Rolling Stones Story                                    
 74 0860071286                               

         Tory Ex-GLC Councillor does a mean job with a cuttings      
         file.                                                       
                                                                     
                                                                     
Andre Verdet and Bill Wyman             
 Chagall's World                                             
 84 0385193246                               

         When a book of an interview with Chagall was to be published
         who better than to do the photo's than (then) near neighbour
         Bill Wyman.                                                 
                                                                     
         Nice book.                                                  
                                                                     
                                                                     
Sue Weiner & Lisa Howard                
 The Rolling Stones : A-Z                                    
 83 0711905495                               

         Encyclopedia format of a paragraph about people, songs and  
         the like to do with the band.  Helpful in settling disputes.
                                                                     
         3000 entries ensures brevity of each entry.                 
                                                                     
                                                                     
Timothy White                           
 Rock Lives : Profiles & Interviews                           
 90 0805013962                               

         Interviews  & profiles of everyone from Robert Johnson      
         to Prince, taking in Keith on the way.                      
                                                                     
         "There's really only one song in the whole world and        
         probably Adam and Eve hummed it to each other...."          
                                                                     
         (Thanks to SP)                                              
 
                                                                    
Ron Wood (with Bill German)             
 The Works                                                   
 88 0006373542                               

         Ronnie's short autobiography.  Also has a paragraph or two  
         about his influences.                                       
                                                                     
         Lightweight, but the sketches are nice.                     
                                                                     
                                                                     
Bill Wyman                              
 Stone Alone : The Story of a Rock'n'Roll Band               
 90 0670828947                               

         Bill's own account of the band's story up to the 1969 Hyde  
         Park concert.  A surprisingly absorbing read, despite the   
         great detail.  Although Ray Coleman did edit the book, it   
         was written by The Man himself and was reportedly cut down  
         from 300,000 words.                                         
                                                                     
         Essential.  How long will we have to wait for Volume 2 (in  
         preparation).                                               



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                                Part Four

              The Rolling Stones--The Lazy Man's Discography

              Version 1.08
              August 1994


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This discography 


1) lists the Rolling Stones' original long-play and EP releases issued 
   in the UK or United States, sorted by release date.   

2) discusses the Rolling Stones on Compact Disc (search forward
   for the text "CDs, CDs, CDs").

3) lists songs that were officially sanctioned and available at 
   some point, but never made it to any EP or LP in the States or UK 
   (search forward for "Flipsides and Oddities"). 


Concerning Part one: 

  Those DECCA LP releases of the 60s which were unique to the UK, 
  in either title or configuration, are underlined in Eastward-pointing 
  arrows: ">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>"

  Those London LP releases which were unique to the US, in either 
  title or configuration, use Westward-pointing arrows: "<<<<<<<<<<<<<"

  From "Their Satanic Majesties' Request" on, the British and American 
  releases of previously unreleased material on LPs were congruent, with 
  the exception of "Metamorphosis" (1975). 

  We have declined to catalogue out-of-print compilations that began 
  appearing in Europe in the seventies.  While they filled important 
  gaps in European collections at the time they were released, the fact 
  is that with only a few exceptions, any track that was on those records 
  is now available somewhere on Compact Disc, small variations of 
  individual song versions notwithstanding. 

  (
  Exceptions: 
  * 2 tracks (plus an intro) from the 1965 UK EP "Got LIVE if you want it!"   
  * 6 tracks released on "Rest of the Best", a 1984 German box set
  )

  We have also declined, at this point in time, to catalogue those small 
  variations on the same track between different LP releases. While some 
  variations are indeed significant, and some versions still have not 
  appeared on a legitimate Compact Disc in any country, we feel the following 
  document, correct if not comprehensive, is still a useful resource. 
                                             
  Compilations stay on the list as long as they either stay in print, or 
  offer something found on no other EP or LP. 


This discography/FAQ-section is maintained by Anthony J. Rzepela 
                                              (rzepela@cvi.hahnemann.edu).

Helps, hints, corrections and suggestions were graciously provided by:

     Jens Backlund            (jbacklund@finabo.abo.fi)
     Stephen D. Carter        (stevedc@central.sussex.ac.uk)
     Mark C. Walters          (mark@pluto.logica.co.uk)

  

Bibliography:
-------------

Hoffman, Dieter               "Das Weissbuch"  ISBN: 3980248940
Wyman, Bill (w/ Ray Coleman)  "Stone Alone"    ISBN: 0670828947

============================================================================
                    


 The Rolling Stones (EP)                  (17-Jan-1964)
 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>            PROD: Impact Sound

     Bye Bye Johnny / Money (That's What I Want) // You Better  Move  On  /
     Poison Ivy

     NB: rereleased 1983; Track 3 appears on "December's Children",German
         compilations "20 Super Hits"  &  "Heartbreakers",UK  compilation
         "Slow Rollers"; other 3 tracks appear on "More  Hot  Rocks";  all
         tracks are on German comps "Around  and  Around"/"Rolling  Stones
         Story"

 The Rolling Stones                       (17-Apr-1964)
 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                 PROD: Oldham/Eric Easton/Arr. Stones

     Route 66 / I Just Wanna Make Love To You / Honest I Do / Mona (I  Need
     You Baby) / Now I've Got a Witness / Little By Little //  I'm  a  King
     Bee / Carol / Tell Me / Can I Get A Witness / You Can Make It  If  You
     Try / Walking the Dog

     NB: To duplicate this release, take US lp  debut,  remove  "Not  Fade
         Away", add "Mona" (from "Now!"). German, Japanese CDs  use  this
         track listing.

 England's Newest Hit Makers              (01-May-1964)
 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<        PROD: Oldham/Eric Easton/Arr. Stones

     Not Fade Away / Route 66 / I Just Want to Make Love to You / Honest  I
     Do / Now I've Got a Witness / Little By Little // I'm  a  King  Bee  /
     Carol / Tell Me / Can I get A Witness / You Can Make it if You  Try  /
     Walking the Dog

     NB: then-manager Eric Easton's co-producer credits  removed  from  CD
         reissue; to duplicate, take UK lp debut, add "Not Fade Away"  (UK
         "High Tide/Green Grass"), and remove "Mona".   US  CD  uses  this
         track listing.

 Five by Five (EP)                        (14-Aug-1964)
 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                  PROD: Oldham/Impact/Arr. Stones

     If You Need  Me  /  Empty  Heart  /  2120  South  Michigan  Avenue  //
     Confessin' the Blues / Around and Around

     NB: Vinyl rereleased 1983; all tracks can be found on American  LP/CD
         "12 X 5"; a  longer  version  of  "2120  South  Mich..."  appears
         nowhere except German compilation "Around and Around"  or  German
         box set "The Rolling Stones Story" -  both  vinyl,  both  out  of
         print.

 12 x 5                                   (24-Oct-1964)
 <<<<<<                             PROD: Andrew Loog Oldham/Arr. Stones

     Around and Around / Confessin' the Blues / Empty Heart / Time Is on My
     Side / Good Times Bad Times / It's All Over Now // 2120 South Michigan
     Avenue / Under The Boardwalk / Congratulations / Grown Up Wrong  /  If
     You Need Me / Susie Q

     NB: includes all of "5 X 5" UK EP, four  tracks  from  second  UK  LP
         "No.2", and 3 single/compilation  tracks  "It's  All  Over  Now",
         "Good Times bad Times", and "Congratulations"

 No. 2                                    (16-Jan-1965)
 >>>>>                              PROD: Andrew Loog Oldham/Arr. Stones

     Everybody Needs Somebody To Love / Down Home Girl / You Can't Catch Me
     / Time Is On My Side / What A Shame / Grown Up Wrong // Down The  Road
     Apiece / Under the Boardwalk / I Can't Be Satisfied / Pain In My Heart
     / Off The Hook / Suzie Q

     NB: to duplicate, start with US LP "Now!", and add  "Time  Is  On  My
         Side", "Susie Q", "Under the Boardwalk", "Grown  Up  Wrong"  (all
         from US LP/CD "12x5"), and add "I Can't Be Satisfied"  (More  Hot
         Rocks)

 Now!                                     (13-Feb-1965)
 <<<<                               PROD: Andrew Loog Oldham/Arr. Stones

     Everybody Needs Somebody To Love / Down Home Girl / You Can't Catch Me
     / Heart of Stone / What a Shame / Mona (I Need you Baby) //  Down  the
     Road Apiece / Off the Hook / Pain in My Heart / Oh Baby (We Got a Good
     Thing Goin') / Little Red Rooster / Surprise, Surprise

     NB: to duplicate, take UK LP "No. 2", delete tracks 4,6,8,9,12, and
         add "Mona" (first UK LP), "Heart of Stone", "Oh Baby" (UK version
         of "Out of Our Heads"), "Little Red Rooster" (single, or UK "High
         Tide and Green Grass"), and "Surprise, Surprise" (flipside)

 Got LIVE if you want it! (EP)            (11-Jun-1965)
 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>      PROD: Oldham/Impact/Arr. Stones

     We Want the Stones / Everybody Needs Somebody To Love  /  Pain  in  My
     Heart / Route 66 // I'm Moving On / I'm Alright

     NB: Vinyl rereleased 1983; all tracks are on "Rest of the  Best"  and
         "Collectors Only" (German compilations, vinyl only, both  out  of
         print); Tracks 4,5 are found on "December's Children"; track 6 on
         US "Out of Our Heads"; tracks 2,3,5,6 on German "Legends of Rock"

 Out of Our Heads                         (30-Jul-1965)
 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<                   PROD: Andrew Loog Oldham/Arr. Stones

     Mercy Mercy / Hitch Hike / The Last Time / That's How Strong  My  Love
     Is / Good Times / I'm Alright // Satisfaction / Cry To Me / The  Under
     Assistant West Coast Promotion Man / Play With Fire / The  Spider  and
     the Fly / One More Try

     NB: features "I'm Alright" from "Got Live" EP; to duplicate,  add  UK
         "Out of Our Heads";  singles  "Satisfaction",  "The  Last  Time",
         "Play With Fire"; "One More Try" (compilation "Stone Age");  and
         "Spider and the Fly" (flipside to the UK "Satisfaction" single)

 Out of Our Heads                         (24-Sep-1965)
 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                   PROD: Andrew Loog Oldham/Arr. Stones

     She Said Yeah / Mercy Mercy / Hitch-Hike / That's How Strong  My  Love
     Is / Good Times / Gotta Get Away // Talkin 'Bout You / Cry To Me /  Oh
     Baby (We Got a Good Thing Goin') / Heart of Stone / The Underassistant
     West Coast Promotion Man / I'm Free

     NB: To duplicate, Americans need "She Said Yeah", "Gotta  Get  Away",
         "Talkin About You", "I'm Free" (all from "December's  Children"),
         "Heart of Stone" and "Oh Baby" (from "Now!"), and US "Out of  Our
         Heads"

 December's Children                      (04-Dec-1965)
 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<                PROD: Andrew Loog Oldham/Arr. Stones

     She Said Yeah / Talkin' About You / You Better Move  On  /  Look  What
     You've Done / The Singer not the Song / Route 66  //  Get  Off  of  My
     Cloud / I'm Free / As Tears Go By / Gotta Get Away  /  Blue  Turns  To
     Grey / I'm Moving On

     NB: tracks 6 & 12 are taken from the UK "Got LIVE" EP; To  duplicate,
         Britons can find tracks 1,2,8, and 10 from the UK version of "Out
         of Our Heads". Compilations/singles are  only  vinyl  source  for
         tracks 3,4,5,7,9,11; German CD based on mono version of old US
         LP.

 Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass)     (02-Apr-1966)
 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<PROD: Andrew Loog Oldham/Arr. Stones

     Satisfaction / The Last Time / As Tears Go By / Time Is on My  Side  /
     It's All Over Now / Tell Me // 19th Nervous Breakdown / Heart of Stone
     / Get Off of My Cloud / Not Fade Away / Good Times, Bad Times  /  Play
     With Fire

     NB: compilation

 Aftermath                                (15-Apr-1966)
 >>>>>>>>>                          PROD: Andrew Loog Oldham/Arr. Stones

     Mother's Little Helper / Stupid Girl / Lady Jane / Under  My  Thumb  /
     Doncha Bother Me / Goin' Home // Flight 505 / High and Dry  /  Out  of
     Time / It's Not Easy / I Am Waiting / Take it or Leave It  /  Think  /
     What To Do

     NB: to duplicate, Americans need "Mother's Little Helper","Take It or
         Leave It", "Out of Time" ("Flowers"), and "What To Do" ("More Hot
         Rocks"); but correct, long version of "Out of Time" (5:36) is not
         a US release at all. Both versions of this release are on CD.

 Aftermath                                (02-Jul-1966)
 <<<<<<<<<                          PROD: Andrew Loog Oldham/Arr. Stones

     Paint It, Black / Stupid Girl / Lady Jane / Under My  Thumb  /  Doncha
     Bother Me / Think // Flight 505 / High and Dry / It's Not Easy / I  am
     Waiting / Going Home

     NB: "Paint  It,  Black"  is  the  only  track  not  on  the  European
         configuration. US version of this is easily duplicated with  just
         that track.  Both versions of this release are on CD.

 Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass)     (04-Nov-1966)
 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>PROD: Andrew Loog Oldham/Arr. Stones

     Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow? /  Paint  It,
     Black / It's All Over Now / The Last Time / Heart of Stone / Not  Fade
     Away / Come On // Satisfaction / Get Off of My Cloud / As Tears Go  By
     / 19th Nervous Breakdown / Lady Jane / Time Is On My Side / Little Red
     Rooster

     NB: several tracks appear on UK LongPlayer for the first  time  ever:
         US LPs had already included "Little Red Rooster","The Last Time",
         "Not Fade Away","Satisfaction", "It's All Over Now","Paint  It,
         Black" & "Get Off of my Cloud"

 Got LIVE if you Want it!                 (10-Dec-1966)
 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<           PROD: Andrew Loog Oldham

     Under My Thumb / Get Off of My Cloud / Lady Jane /  Not  Fade  Away  /
     I've Been Loving You Too Long / Fortune Teller // The Last Time / 19th
     Nervous Breakdown / Time is On My Side / I'm Alright / Have  You  Seen
     you Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow? / Satisfaction

     NB: Poorly recorded; several tracks are just studio  recordings  with
         canned audience on top. ABKCO  "Digital  Remaster"  from  mid-80s
         uses a different version of "Under My Thumb";  UK  customers  got
         tracks 1,3,5,6,9,12 in 1971, on the compilation "Gimme Shelter"

 Between the Buttons                      (20-Jan-1967)
 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                PROD: Andrew Loog Oldham/Arr. Stones

     Yesterday's Papers / My Obsession / Back Street Girl  /  Connection  /
     She Smiled Sweetly / Cool, Calm and Collected // All Sold Out / Please
     Go Home / Who's Been Sleeping Here? / Complicated / Miss Amanda  Jones
     / Something Happened to Me Yesterday

     NB: Last non-compilation album produced by Oldham; US release can  be
         duplicated by starting with this, and adding singles "Let's Spend
         the Night Together" and "Ruby Tuesday", and dropping tracks 8 and
         3 from it.

 Between the Buttons                      (11-Feb-1967)
 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<                PROD: Andrew Loog Oldham/Arr. Stones

     Let's Spend the Night Together / Yesterday's Papers / Ruby  Tuesday  /
     Connection / She Smiled Sweetly / Cool, Calm,  and  Collected  //  All
     Sold Out / My Obsession / Who's Been Sleeping Here?  /  Complicated  /
     Miss Amanda Jones / Something Happened to Me Yesterday

     NB: last album produced by Oldham; to get UK release, drop tracks  1,
         3, and add "Please Go Home" and "Back Street  Girl"  (both  found
         on"Flowers")

 Flowers                                  (15-Jul-1967)
 <<<<<<<                            PROD: Andrew Loog Oldham/Arr. Stones

     Ruby Tuesday / Have You  Seen  your  Mother,  Baby,  Standing  in  the
     Shadow? / Let's Spend the Night Together / Lady Jane / Out Of  Time  /
     My Girl // Backstreet Girl / Please Go Home / Mother's Little Helper /
     Take it Or Leave It / Ride On, Baby / Sittin' on a Fence

     NB: collection: 4 single sides, 5 UK LP tracks (2 from  "Between  the
         Buttons", and 3 from "Aftermath"); "My Girl" and "Ride On  Baby"
         remain unavailable elsewhere. "Sittin' on a Fence" is on  the  UK
         version of "Through the Past  Darkly",  and  also  on  "More  Hot
         Rocks"

 Their Satanic Majesties' Request         (09-Dec-1967)
 ================================   PROD: Rolling Stones

     Sing This All Together / Citadel / In Another Land / 2000 Man  /  Sing
     This All Together (see what happens) // She's a Rainbow / The  Lantern
     / Gomper / 2000 Light Years from Home / On With the Show

     NB: First album not produced by Oldham; First and only  album  to  be
         produced by 'The Rolling  Stones';  first  album  with  identical
         track listings on either side of the Atlantic Ocean

 Beggar's Banquet                         (07-Dec-1968)
 ================                   PROD: Jimmy Miller

     Sympathy For the Devil / No Expectations /  Dear  Doctor  /  Parachute
     Woman / Jig-Saw Puzzle // Street Fightin' Man / Prodigal Son  /  Stray
     Cat Blues / Factory Girl / Salt of the Earth

     NB: First album produced by Jimmy Miller.  DECCA banned  use  of  the
         original "toilet & graffiti" cover, which was later used  on  the
         ABKCO release in 1986 on lp and CD. Note alternate mix of "Street
         Fighting Man" on  very  few,  early  pressings  of  the  American
         7-inch.

 Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits, Vol. (12-Sep-1969)
 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>PROD: Andrew Loog Oldham/Arr. Stones

     Jumping Jack Flash / Mother's Little Helper / 2000  Light  Years  From
     Home / Let's Spend the Night Together / You Better Move On /  We  Love
     You // Street Fightin'  Man  /  She's  A  Rainbow  /  Ruby  Tuesday  /
     Dandelion / Sittin' On a Fence / Honky Tonk Women

     NB: Compilation; dedicated to Brian Jones, dead two months earlier

 Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits, Vol. (13-Sep-1969)
 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<PROD: (various)

     Paint It Black / Ruby Tuesday / She's a Rainbow / Jumpin' Jack Flash /
     Mother's Little Helper / Let's Spend the Night Together // Honky  Tonk
     Women  / Dandelion / 2000 Light Years from home / Have you  Seen  Your
     Mother Baby, Standing in the Shadow? / Street Fighting Man

     NB: Compilation; dedicated to Brian Jones, dead two months earlier

 Let it Bleed                             (06-Dec-1969)
 ============                       PROD: Jimmy Miller

     Gimme Shelter / Love In Vain / Country Honk / Live With Me  /  Let  It
     Bleed // Midnight Rambler / You Got The Silver  /  Monkey  man  /  You
     Can't Always Get What You Want

     NB: first LP to feature Mick Taylor, Brian Jones'  replacement;  last
         ever Stones' record to be issued with  a  commercially  available
         alternate mono version; first ever album to NOT  have  an  A-side
         single issued

 Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!                     (01-Sep-1970)
 ====================               PROD: Stones/Glyn Johns

     Jumpin' Jack Flash / Carol / Stray Cat Blues / Love in Vain / Midnight
     Rambler // Sympathy for the Devil / Live with Me /  Little  Queenie  /
     Honky Tonk Women / Street Fighting Man

     NB: live (with generous overdubs/editing); recorded on the 1969 tour
         in New York City  and  Baltimore,  MD;  last  non-compilation  LP
         issued for DECCA/London/ABKCO; subsequent Stones  releases  would
         be on Rolling Stones Records ("tongue" label)

 Sticky Fingers                           (23-Apr-1971)
 ==============                     PROD: Jimmy Miller

     Brown Sugar / Sway / Wild Horses / Can't You Hear Me  Knockin'  /  You
     Gotta Move // Bitch / I Got the Blues / Sister Morphine / Dead Flowers
     / Moonlight Mile

     NB: Notorious 'zipper' cover, designed by Andy Warhol, was banned  in
         Spain, where a sick "severed finger" motif was used  instead,  as
         was a substitution of "Let it  Rock"  for  objectionable  "Sister
         Morphine". First LP release on the new "Rolling  Stones  Records"
         label

 Hot Rocks 1964 - 1971                    (01-Jan-1972)
 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<              PROD: (various)

     Time is on My Side / Heart of Stone / Play With Fire / Satisfaction  /
     As Tears Go By / Get Off My Cloud // Mother's  Little  Helper  /  19th
     Nervous Breakdown / Paint It, Black / Under My Thumb / Ruby Tuesday  /
     Let's Spend the Night Together // Jumping Jack Flash / Street Fighting
     Man / Sympathy for the Devil / Honky Tonk Women  /  Gimme  Shelter  //
     Midnight Rambler (Live) / You Can't Always Get What You Want  /  Brown
     Sugar / Wild Horses

     NB: Compilation; issued in UK in  1990;  American  CDs  use  inferior
         mixes.  German CD uses superior Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs'  1984
         remastering, including *true* stereo versions of several  popular
         favorites, like "Satisfaction" and "Paint it, Black"

 Exile On Main St.                        (01-May-1972)
 =================                  PROD: Jimmy Miller

     Rocks Off / Rip This Joint / Hip Shake / Casino Boogie / Tumbling Dice
     // Sweet Virginia / Torn & Frayed / Sweet Black Angel / Loving Cup  //
     Happy / Turd on the Run / Ventilator Blues / Just Wanna See His Face /
     Let It Loose // All Down the Line / Stop Breaking Down / Shine a Light
     / Soul Survivor

     NB: the only double-LP of new studio work issued by the  group  until
         1994's "Voodoo Lounge". 20-bit  digital  remaster  CD  issued  by
         Virgin records June, 1994.

 More Hot Rocks                           (01-Dec-1972)
 <<<<<<<<<<<<<<                     PROD: (various)

     Tell Me / Not Fade Away / The Last Time / It's All  Over  Now  /  Good
     Times Bad Times / I'm Free // Out of Time / Lady Jane / Sittin'  On  a
     Fence / Have You Seen You Mother,  Baby,  Standing  in  the  Shadow  /
     Dandelion / We Love You // She's a Rainbow /  2000  Light  Years  From
     Home / Child of the Moon / No Expectations / Let It Bleed //  What  To
     Do / Money / Come On / Fortune Teller / Poison Ivy / Bye Bye Johnnie /
     I Can't Be Satisfied / Long Long While

     NB: compilation; not in UK until 1990; "side four" is a  good  source
         of previously unavailable UK album tracks and  flipsides;   first
         three sides are a  rocking  compilation  of  near-hits;  versions
         "Digitally Remastered" have different versions of several tracks

 Goat's Head Soup                         (31-Aug-1973)
 ================                   PROD: Jimmy Miller

     Dancing With Mr. D / 100 Years Ago / Coming Down Again / Doo  Doo  Doo
     Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) / Angie / Silver  Train  /  Hide  Your  Love  /
     Winter / Can You Hear the Music / Star Star

     NB: "censored" version of "Star Star" available only  on  initial  US
         vinyl pressings, distributed by WEA. 20-bit digital  remaster  CD
         issued by Virgin Records June 1994.

 It's Only Rock 'n' Roll                  (01-Oct-1974)
 =======================            PROD: Glimmer Twins

     If You Can't Rock Me / Ain't Too Proud to Beg /  It's  Only  Rock  and
     Roll / Till the Next Goodbye / Time Waits for No One // Luxury / Dance
     Little Sister / If You Really Want to Be My Friend / Short and Curlies
     / Fingerprint File

     NB: First album produced by the 'Glimmer Twins'; between-track timing
         on the CD noticeably "off" from the vinyl on "side  one";  single
         flipside ("Through the Lonely Nights", from "It's Only..")  still
         "uncompiled". 20-bit digital remaster issued by Virgin/EMI, 6/94

 Metamorphosis                            (01-Jun-1975)
 <<<<<<<<<<<<<                      PROD: (various)

     Out of Time / Don't Lie To Me / Each and Everyday of the Year /  Heart
     of Stone / I'd Much Rather be With  the  Boys  /  (Walkin'  thru  the)
     Sleepy City / Try a Little Harder // I Don't Know Why / If you Let  Me
     / Jiving Sister Fanny / Downtown Suzie / Family / Memo From  Turner  /
     I'm Going Down

     NB: poorly selected compilation of  outtakes  from  the  Klein  years
         (early sixties to 1970)

 Metamorphosis (uk)                       (01-Jun-1975)
 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                 PROD: (various)

     Out of Time / Don't Lie To Me / Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind  /
     Each and Every Day of the Year / Heart of Stone / I'd Much  Rather  Be
     with the Boys / (Walkin' through the) Sleepy City / We're Wastin' Time
     / Try A Little Harder // I Don't Know Why / If You  Let  Me  /  Jiving
     Sister Fanny / Downtown Suzie / Family / Memo From Turner / I'm  Going
     Down


 Made In the Shade                        (06-Jun-1975)
 =================                  PROD: (various)

     Brown Sugar / Tumbling Dice / Happy  /  Dance  Little  Sister  /  Wild
     Horses // Angie / Bitch / It's Only Rock 'n Roll / Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo
     (Heartbreaker) / Rip This Joint

     NB: compilation

 Black and Blue                           (01-Apr-1976)
 ==============                     PROD: Glimmer Twins

     Hot Stuff / Hand Of Fate / Cherry Oh  Baby  /  Memory  Motel  //  Hey,
     Negrita / Melody / Fool To Cry / Crazy Mama

     NB: first new album released  with  Ron  Wood  as  a  member.  20-bit
         digital remaster CD, issued by Virgin/EMI 6/94, said to have  one
         or two tracks with longer fades.

 Love You Live                            (23-Sep-1977)
 =============                      PROD: Glimmer Twins

     Intro/Honky Tonk Women / If You Can't Rock Me/Get Off My Cloud / Happy
     / Hot Stuff / Star Star // Tumbling Dice  /  Fingerprint  File  /  You
     Gotta Move / You Can't Always Get What  You  Want  //  Mannish  Boy  /
     Crackin' Up / Little Red Rooster / Around and Around // It's Only Rock
     and Roll / Brown Sugar / Jumping Jack Flash / Sympathy for the Devil

     NB: live; recorded in Paris 1976, and Toronto 1977; another  'Warhol'
         cover art; dedicated to Keith Harwood, recently deceased

 Some Girls                               (09-Jun-1978)
 ==========                         PROD: Glimmer Twins

     Miss You / When the Whip Comes Down / Just My Imagination / Some Girls
     / Lies // Far Away Eyes / Respectable / Before  They  Make  Me  Run  /
     Beast of Burden / Shattered

     NB: Cover reworked due to objections of pictured  celebrities,  incl.
         Lucille Ball. 1 flipside ("Everything's Turning to Gold")  and  1
         remix ("Miss You") were later "compiled". "promo mix" of  "Before
         they Make Me" is still uncompiled. 1st lp preceded  by  a  2-year
         gap.

 Emotional Rescue                         (23-Jun-1980)
 ================                   PROD: Glimmer Twins/Kimsey (assoc.)

     Dance (Pt. I) / Summer Romance / Send it To Me / Let Me  Go  /  Indian
     Girl //  Where the Boys Go / Down in the Hole  /  Emotional  Rescue  /
     She's So Cold / All About You

     NB: Early copies had a very large, color 'thermo' poster, also  found
         in the special ltd. edition Virgin/EMI CD, 6/94. "Promo" edits of
         "Emotional Rescue" and "She's So Cold" (latter has no line saying
         "God Damn Cold") are still "uncompiled".

 Sucking in the Seventies                 (12-Mar-1981)
 ========================           PROD: Glimmer Twins

     Shattered / Everything Is Turning to Gold / Hot Stuff (version) / Time
     Waits For No One (version) / Fool To  Cry  (version)  //  Mannish  Boy
     (version) / When the Whip Comes Down (live) / If I was a Dancer (Dance
     Pt. 2) / Crazy Mama (version) / Beast of Burden (version)

     NB: Compilation: six single edits,  a  B-side,  and  2  new  goodies;
         "Promo" mix (instrumental) of "If I was a Dancer", which appeared
         as a flipside on a separate 12" single, still "uncompiled".  Only
         "Shattered"  is  issued  here  as  found  on  its   original   LP
         incarnation.

 Tattoo You                               (27-Aug-1981)
 ==========                         PROD: Glimmer Twins

     Start Me Up / Hang Fire / Slave / Little T & A  /  Black  Limousine  /
     Neighbours // Worried About You / Tops / Heaven / No Use in  Crying  /
     Waiting On a Friend

     NB: featured songs in the can from as far back as 1973.  Last Stones'
         studio LP to be preceded by less  than  a  two-year  gap.  20-bit
         digital remaster CD issued by Virgin/EMI 6/94

 Still Life (American Concert 1981)       (01-Jun-1982)
 ================================== PROD: Glimmer Twins

     Intro (Take the A-Train) / Under My Thumb  /  Let's  Spend  the  Night
     Together / Shattered / Twenty Flight Rock / Going to a Go-Go // Let Me
     Go / Time Is On My Side  /  Just  My  Imagination  /  Start  Me  Up  /
     Satisfaction (outro: "Star Spangled Banner")

     NB: live; first American CD ever (mistake) issued in 1984. "Beast  of
         Burden (live)" flipside later appeared on "Collectibles" CD

 Undercover                               (01-Nov-1983)
 ==========                         PROD: Glimmer Twins/Chris Kimsey

     Undercover of the Night / She Was Hot / Tie You Up (The Pain of  Love)
     / Wanna Hold You / Feel On Baby // Too Much Blood / Pretty Beat  Up  /
     Too Tough / All the Way Down / It Must Be Hell

     NB: "short" version of "Wanna Hold You" available only on initial  US
         vinyl pressings distributed by WEA; This is the first ever Stones
         CD - appeared in Europe 1983;  one  flipside  ("Think  I'm  Going
         Mad", back of "She Was Hot") still "uncompiled"

 Rewind (lp)                              (01-Jun-1984)
 >>>>>>>>>>>                        PROD: (various)

     Brown Sugar / Undercover of the Night / Start Me Up / Tumbling Dice  /
     It's Only Rock 'n' Roll / She's So Cold // Miss You / Beast of  Burden
     / Fool To Cry / Waiting on A Friend / Angie / Respectable

     NB: compilation - UK issue is missing "Hang Fire" from  its  American
         counterpart, but includes "Respectable" and "She's So Cold".

 Rewind (lp)                              (01-Jul-1984)
 <<<<<<<<<<<                        PROD: (various)

     Miss You / Brown Sugar / Undercover of the  Night  /  Start  Me  Up  /
     Tumbling Dice / Hang Fire // Emotional Rescue / Beast of Burden / Fool
     To Cry / Waiting on a Friend / Angie

     NB: compilation. Note  different  track  listing  from  CD,  and  the
         European version of  the  lp,  which  had  "She's  So  Cold"  and
         "Respectable", but left out "Hang Fire".

 Dirty Work                               (21-Mar-1986)
 ==========                         PROD: Steve Lillywhite/Glimmer Twins

     One Hit (to the Body) / Fight / Harlem Shuffle / Hold Back / Too  Rude
     // Winning Ugly / Back To Zero / Dirty Work / Had It With You /  Sleep
     Tonight

     NB: Dedicated to recently deceased Ian Stewart; check  out  "fadeout"
         at end of album.

 Rewind (CD)                              (01-Dec-1986)
 ===========                        PROD: (various)

     Miss You / Brown Sugar / Undercover of the  Night  /  Start  Me  Up  /
     Tumbling Dice / Hang Fire / It's Only Rock'n'Roll / Emotional Rescue /
     Beast of Burden / Fool To Cry / Waiting on a Friend / Angie / Doo  Doo
     Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)

     NB: compilation ("Heartbreaker" and "Only Rock  and  Roll"  added  to
         American LP configuration); A German CBS reissue on vinyl in 1990
         (450199-1) uses this CD-based song lineup.

 The London Years (Disc 1)                (01-Aug-1989)
 =========================          PROD: (various)

     Come On/ I Want To Be Loved/ I Wanna Be Your  Man/  Stoned/  Not  Fade
     Away/ Little By Little/ It's All Over Now/ Good Times, Bad Times/ Tell
     Me/  I  Just  Want  To  Make  Love  To  You/  Time  Is  On  My   Side/
     Congratulations/ Little Red Rooster/ Off The  Hook/  Heart  Of  Stone/
     What A Shame/ The Last Time/ Play With Fire/ Satisfaction/  The  Under
     Assistant West Coast Promotion Man/ The Spider and the Fly/ Get Off Of
     My Cloud/ I'm Free/ The Singer Not the Song/ As Tears Go By


 The London Years (Disc 2)                (01-Aug-1989)
 =========================          PROD: (various)

     Gotta Get Away / 19th Nervous Breakdown / Sad Day / Paint It, Black  /
     Stupid Girl / Long Long While / Mother's Little Helper / Lady  Jane  /
     Have You Seen You Mother,  Baby,  Standing  in  the  Shadow?  /  Who's
     Driving Your Plane / Let's Spend the Night Together / Ruby  Tuesday  /
     We Love You / Dandelion / She's A Rainbow / 2000 Light Years From Home
     / In Another Land / The Lantern / Jumpin' Jack Flash /  Child  of  the
     Moon

     NB: Compilation featuring most of the singles and flipsides  released
         under DECCA/Allen Klein.  Heavy overlap  with  compilations  "Hot
         Rocks" (all HR's titles but three, and  a  different  "You  Can't
         Always Get") and "More Hot Rocks" (17 of "MHR"'s 25 tracks.)

 The London Years (Disc 3)                (01-Aug-1989)
 =========================          PROD: (various)

     Street Fighting Man / No Expectations / Surprise Surprise / Honky Tonk
     Women / You Can't Always Get What You Want / Memo From Turner /  Brown
     Sugar / Wild Horses / I Don't Know Why / Try A Little Harder / Out  Of
     Time / Jiving Sister Fanny / Sympathy For the Devil

     NB: Finally on CD are: four "Metamorphosis" tracks; "I Wanna Be  Your
         Man", "I Want to Be Loved", and "Stoned"; 'promo' version of 'You
         Can't  Always  Get  What  You  Want'.  "Memo  from  Turner"   was
         previously not a 'Stones' titile in the States.

 Steel Wheels                             (28-Aug-1989)
 ============                       PROD: Chris Kimsey / Glimmer Twins

     Sad Sad Sad / Mixed Emotions / Terrifying / Hold  on  to  Your  Hat  /
     Hearts For Sale / Blinded By Love // Rock and a Hard Place / Can't  Be
     Seen / Almost Hear You Sigh / Continental Drift / Break  the  Spell  /
     Slipping Away

     NB: three flipsides from this  album:  seek  out  "Cook  Cook  Blues"
         ("Rock and a Hard Place"), "Fancyman Blues"  ("Mixed  Emotions"),
         and "Wish I'd Never Met You" ("Terrifying"), or get all three  on
         CD compilation "Collectibles". First  LP  to  be  preceded  by  a
         3-year gap.

 Collector's Edition/Collectibles         (01-Jun-1990)
 ================================   PROD: (various)

     Rock and a Hard Place (version) / Miss You (12" single)  /  Cook  Cook
     Blues / Everything Is Turning to Gold / Winning Ugly (remix)  /  Beast
     of Burden (live) / Fancyman Blues / Harlem Shuffle (London Mix) / Wish
     I'd Never Met You / Mixed Emotions (remix)

     NB: included with either the "Collection 1971-1990" box set,  or  the
         "Flashpoint" special edition issued in the States (where it  uses
         the name "Collectibles"

 Flashpoint  (CD)                         (02-Apr-1991)
 ================                   PROD: Chris Kimsey / Glimmer Twins

     Continental Drift / Start Me Up / Sad Sad Sad / Miss You / Rock and  a
     Hard Place / Ruby Tuesday / You Can't  Always  Get  What  You  Want  /
     Factory Girl / Can't Be Seen / Little Red Rooster / Paint it  Black  /
     Sympathy  For  the  Devil  /  Brown  Sugar  /  Jumpin'  Jack  Flash  /
     Satisfaction / Highwire / Sex Drive


 Flashpoint  (lp)                         (02-Apr-1991)
 ================                   PROD: Chris Kimsey / Glimmer Twins

     Continental Drift / Start Me Up / Sad Sad Sad / Miss You / Ruby Tueday
     / You Can't Always Get What You Want  /  Factory  Girl  /  Little  Red
     Rooster // Paint It Black / Sympathy For the Devil  /  Brown  Sugar  /
     Jumpin' Jack Flash / Satisfaction / Highwire / Sex Drive

     NB: 14 (12 on vinyl) live  +  2  new  studio  tracks;  first  time  a
         simultaneous release had different  tracks  on  different  media;
         seven live songs were released as flipsides to singles from  this
         album. (see list at bottom).

 Jump Back - The Best of the Rolling Ston (22-Nov-1993)
 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>PROD: (various)

     Start Me Up / Brown Sugar / Harlem Shuffle / It's Only Rock 'n' Roll /
     Mixed Emotions / Angie / Tumbling Dice / Fool To Cry / Rock and a Hard
     Place / Miss You / Hot Stuff / Emotional Rescue / Respectable /  Beast
     of Burden / Waiting On a Friend / Wild horses / Bitch / Undercover  of
     the Night

     NB: (compilation) 20-bit  digital  remastering,  this  is  the  first
         Stones' release on their new label, Virgin records (Keith's  solo
         label since 1988)

 Voodoo Lounge (CD)                       (12-Jul-1994)
 ==================                 PROD: Don Was/Glimmer Twins

     Love Is Strong / You Got Me Rocking / Sparks Will Fly /  The  Worst  /
     New Faces / Moon Is Up / Out of Tears / I Go Wild / Brand  New  Car  /
     Sweethearts Together / Suck on the Jugular /  Blinded  by  Rainbows  /
     Baby Break it Down / Thru and Thru / Mean Disposition

     NB: A month shy of being first Stones' album  with  a  5-year  delay.
         Flipsides include "The Storm" and "So Young". Track 15 is not  on
         non-CD media. First new studio  album  to  have  different  track
         listings on different media.

 Voodoo Lounge (lp)                       (12-Jul-1994)
 ==================                 PROD: Don Was/Glimmer Twins

     Love Is Strong / You Got Me Rocking / Sparks Will Fly // The  Worst  /
     New Faces / Moon Is Up / Out of Tears // I Go Wild / Brand New  Car  /
     Sweethearts Together / Suck on the Jugular // Blinded  by  Rainbows  /
     Baby Break it Down / Thru and Thru

     NB: A month shy of being first Stones' album  with  a  5-year  delay.
         Flipsides include "The Storm" and "So  Young".  CD  version  also
         includes a 15th track, "Mean Disposition". First new studio album
         to feature different track lineups on different media.














































      ========================     CDs, CDs, CDs    =========================

    Who issues them? 

      At any one time, legitimate CDs from the Rolling Stones (i.e., CDs
      the Rolling Stones WANT to release, and not the "Official
      Unauthorized" variety of CDs widely issued in Europe over the last
      several years, often including live concerts and out takes) are
      issued by only two companies:  

          ABKCO (owned by Allen Klein, who has rights to all Rolling Stones  
                 recordings originally issued up to and including 1970, and 
                 the rights to all Rolling Stones compositions up to and 
                 including 1971's "Sticky Fingers") and its subcontractors 
                 (typically, "London" records, which is the label on which 
                 American versions of Stones recordings were issued in the 
                 1960s).
        or
          "The Rolling Stones" (which owns all of the band's post-1970  
                 recordings) and its subcontractors. (As of this writing, 
                 this would be Virgin Records, which was sold to EMI after 
                 the Rolling Stones signed with Virgin in 1992.) 

      Since "The Rolling Stones" own all of their post-1970 "recordings",
      what they can do is license them for release on their current label,
      whatever it may be, and take the recordings with them when the
      record company contract expires.  This would explain the variety of
      companies you may see issuing post-1970 CDs by the Rolling Stones in
      your local used CD store (although American Stones CDs from this era
      were, up until 1993, and with only one WEA exception, issued only by
      Sony/CBS, who signed the Rolling Stones worldwide in 1984. One may
      also see European or Japanese CDs from this era issued by EMI, the
      Rolling Stones' label in much of the  world from 1977 to 1984.)

      *Whew!*


    When did they come out? 

      The first Rolling Stones CD ever issued was 'Undercover', in Europe 
      by EMI in 1983.  In the States, it is "Still Life", mistakenly
      released in 1984 by WEA, the Stones' American label at the time. 
      American CDs did not officially appear until 1986, when Sony/CBS
      started issuing them, and ABKCO began unleashing its cache in the 
      States as it had been doing since 1984 in Europe.
                                                        
    What are they like? 
             
      The release of CDs did not freeze in stone (heh heh) any particular
      version of a song, or album, or Stones recording career overview. 

      Indeed, it exacerbated a long-standing problem where different
      issues of a Stones album have literally different tracks on them, as
      was the case in the early 60s, or where discernibly different
      versions of a single song may be on different issues of an album, a
      situation which went on for close to 20 years, happening as late as
      1983 with the release of 'Undercover', and its two distinct versions
      of "Wanna Hold You".  Even when a CD has two different versions (as
      in the interesting case of "More Hot Rocks"), it may still mean that
      a particular version of a song can only be found on old vinyl. 

      (some examples include: 

      * a version of "Poison Ivy" found only on the
        vinyl release of "More Hot Rocks", 
      * a version of "Tell Me" found only on the earliest pressings of 
        the first Rolling Stones album, 
      * a version of "2120 South Michigan Avenue" found only on the 
        compilation _Around and Around_, 
      * the "original" live recording of "Under My Thumb" which did not 
        make it to the CD remaster of the "Got LIVE if you Want it!" album, 
      
      and on and on......)


      Other, more esoteric issues also exist: true (i.e., channel-separated)  
      stereo vs. electronically processed stereo versions of songs; and  
      multiple (as many as four) distinct versions of a single song existing  
      officially with absolute changes, such as a missing guitar solo, organ,
      percussion track, or verse. Many of the American ABKCO CDs 
      are considered inferior to their European counterparts due to a lack of  
      careful mastering. Many of the tracks which people find preferable on  
      European ABKCO CDs were remastered by Mobile Fidelity Sound Labs for a
      1984 box set. This box reissued the Stones' London Records catalogue on 
      vinyl in the States in 1984, the same year the ABKCO CDs began 
      appearing in Europe.

   What do I need minimally for a "complete" Rolling Stones collection 
   on CD?

      As it stands now, there is no way to have a complete Rolling
      Stones' collection without having at least some old vinyl records.
      
      As this applies to ABKCO, there are 22 song _titles_ never 
      issued on CD at all, and several previously released and available 
      _versions_ of other titles yet to see the light of laser.

      As it applies to Rolling Stones Records, there are three or
      four (depending on your attitude towards flexi-discs) _titles_
      still not released on CD.  In addition, there are more than a 
      dozen promo/mono edits and dance remixes which are not on CD.

      The ABKCO years:

      When wondering "which version" of an ABKCO CD to buy, consider 
      recommendations on sound quality from friends, and remember, 
      if you are trying to get a "complete" (i.e. as complete as it 
      can be on CD) collection of CD _versions_, no collection which 
      does not mix CDs of "UK" and "US" versions will do it for you, 
      as a five-minute-plus version of "Out of Time" is only on the 
      UK-format "Aftermath", and true stereo versions of several
      early tracks never came out in the States on disc. 

      Buying "all American" on ABKCO CDs will give you a complete 
      collection of CD-available _titles_, but you have to buy 
      them _all_ (including the 3-disc "London Years" box), and can only 
      leave out "Hot Rocks (1964-1971)" and the two single-disc 
      "Big Hits" compilations. 

      After all this, you still will not have the six vinyl-only tracks 
      which were released in Germany ("I've been Loving You Too Long 
      (studio)", "Con le Mie Lacrime", "Tell Me Baby, How Many More 
      Times", "Memphis Tennessee", "Da Doo Ron Ron" or "Cocksucker
      Blues"), the first three tracks from the 1965 EP "Got Live if 
      You Want it!" (although one of them is just a chant called 
      "We Want the Stones.") or the 12 tracks from the UK version 
      of the 1975 compilation _Metamorphosis_ which never made it 
      to the _London Years_ box, the only CD source of ANY tracks from 
      _Metamorphosis_.


      A CD collector trying to get a complete set of CD-available _titles_ 
      _must_ include some discs whose track listings are based on American 
      LP track listings, as several US titles (esp. "December's Children") 
      have tracks which never appeared in a DECCA/UK-format LP except on 
      long-out-of-print vinyl compilations.

      The post-ABKCO years: 

      Certain later (post-1970) albums were notoriously mistreated in their 
      switch to digital, and with the advent of 20-bit mastering
      technology, Virgin Records reissued 20-bit remasters of the
      Rolling Stones' studio output from "Sticky Fingers" (1971) to
      "Steel Wheels" (1989), with eight of these titles available in 
      limited edition commemmorative packaging, in June 1994.

      Some people report (trivially) longer fades on some of the tracks 
      on these Virgin remasters, raising the spectre of "different versions" 
      all over again, and forcing one to track down CBS-issue CDs in 
      order to have a complete set of CD _versions_. 

      At this point, the future on CD of compilations and live albums 
      originally issued by "Rolling Stones Records" from 1975 to 1991 (all
      of which were reissued on CD after 1984) is up in the air.  This is 
      six titles in all, four of which have material which can't be culled 
      from other currently available CD sources. 
   
      About two dozen post-ABKCO tracks have never been issued on CD, 
      although only four of them ("Let it Rock", "Exile on Main Street
      Blues", "Through the Lonely Nights", and "Think I'm Going Mad") 
      are actual separate performances. For the most part, these 
      non-Digitized tracks are 12" "dance" remixes, or mono/promo edits, 
      and are of varying value.

    ========================Flipsides and oddities=========================

    The following selections appeared on the 1980 German Compilation
    LP called "For Collector's Only" [sic], and the 1984 4 LP German boxed 
    set "The Rest of the Best",  but nowhere on the albums listed above for  
    the USA or UK.  Since the deletion of these two compilations, 
    these tracks remain unavailable officially.  Items marked "F" are 
    available on "For Collector's Only", and "B", the German box.
    

  B  "Tell Me Baby, How Many Times"     recorded Chicago, June 1964
  BF "I've Been Loving You too Long"    recorded Los Angeles, May 1965
  B  "Da Doo Ron Ron"                   Andrew Loog Oldham Orchestra,  1964
  B  "Memphis Tennessee"                      ""               ""
  BF "Con le Mie Lacrime"               Italian "As Tears Go By", Spring '66
  B  "Cocksucker Blues"                 Olympic Studios, 1970 
                                          (limited edition 7" bonus single
                                           found only w/ original issue.)

   
    The following selections have been officially released by the
    Rolling Stones for public consumption, but have yet to appear on any
    LP or compilation released in the States or the UK.

1971   "Let It Rock"    - third track on UK "Brown Sugar" single
                        - Spanish version of "Sticky Fingers" LP, replacing 
                             "Sister Morphine"
1972   "Exile on Main Street Blues"
                        promotional flexi - included w/ UK magazine purchase
1974   "Through the Lonely Nights"
                        flipside to "It's Only Rock'n'Roll" 45
1984   "Think I'm Going Mad" 
                        flipside to "She Was Hot" 45

1990  The "Flashpoint" sides. A number of live performances
      recorded on the 1989-1990 tours were used as flipsides
      to singles pulled off "Flashpoint". These include:

      "2000 Light Years from Home"      (Highwire   US7", UK CD single "A")
      "Undercover of the Night"         (Sexdrive   US7", 
                                              Ruby Tueday UK CD single "A")
      "Play With Fire"                  (Ruby Tuesday 7", UK CD single "A")
      "I Just Wanna Make Love To You"   (Highwire  UK12", UK CD single "A")
      "Tumbling Dice"                   (Jumpin' JF   7", Benelux CD single)
      "Street Fightin' Man"             (Benelux CD single [same as above] )
      "Harlem Shuffle"                  (Ruby Tuesday     UK CD single "B")

      This list does not pretend to exhaust your methods of getting
      the tracks, it just offers suggestions for finding them.
     
1993  "Gimme Shelter (live)" - (cassette only, UK only) - 
             issued as part of a benefit project for the homeless in 
             1993, in which various artists cover the song, the Stones' 
             contribution was a live, "Urban Wheels" version. This
             version does appear on a CD, but it is the Promo. 

1994  "The Storm" (Flipside of "Love Is Strong" - found on US 
             cassette and CD single, and European CD VSCDT1503)

1994  "So Young" (Found on European CD listed immediately above.)

1980-1994  The "remixes".  While the Collectibles CD includes
      one remix each of several popular songs, some persist that
      have never been released on any collection:

      "Undercover (Extended)"            (Undercover     12")
      "Feel On Baby (Instrumental)"      (""             " ")
      "Too Much Blood" (several exist)   (Too Much Blood 12")
      "Harlem Shuffle (New York mix)"    (Harlem Shuffle 12")
      "One Hit (London Mix)"             (One Hit        12")
      "Rock and a Hard Place"            (R & a HP    US 12")
          (Oh oh hard dub mix, Bonus Beats Mix, Dance Mix, 
           Michael Brauer Mix)
      "Terrifying (remix)"               (Terrifying     12")
      "Sexdrive" (Club Mix,Dirty Hands Mix) 
                                         (Sexdrive Euro- CD5)
      "Love Is Strong" (Bob Clearmountain Mix)
                                         (4th track on European
                                           CD single VSCDT1503)
      "Love Is Strong" (Joe the Butcher club mix, plus 
                        5 Teddy Riley mixes - radio, extended,
                        extended rock, dub, & instrumental)
                                         (UK CD VSCDX1503)


1971-1990  The "promos".  Released to radio stations and DJ pools, 
      promotional singles will often include a version of a record that
      is more amenable to commercial airplay or dance club use, by virtue 
      of cleaned-up language, a different running time, or a hotter mix 
      more friendly to the intended arena (radio play or dance clubs).

      Many promos exist for the Rolling Stones where one side is "Mono"
      and the other is "Stereo", but here we catalogue records that 
      were more substantially altered:  

      "Wild Horses"  (shorter version)               (Promo           7")
      "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll"  (shorter)           (Promo           7")
      "Before They make Me Run"                      (Promo           7")
      "Shattered" (clocks in under 3 minutes!!)      (Promo           7")
      "Emotional Rescue"                             (Promo           7")
      "She's So Cold" ('clean' - no 'God damn cold') (Promo           7")
      "If I was a Dancer (Instrumental)"             (Promo          12")
      "Waiting On a Friend" (more than a minute off) (Promo           7")
      "Undercover"                                   (Promo           7")
      "Sexdrive" (edited Club version)               (US Promo       12")

