THE ROLLING STONES - 1ST ALBUM-1ST PRESSING - DECCA LK4605-MONO - 1964 - VGC

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THE ROLLING STONES - 1ST ALBUM-1ST PRESSING - DECCA LK4605-MONO - 1964 - VGC
MATRIX  -  SIDE 1 -  XARL-6271-2A  -  RUNOUT MARKS  -  3 C   -  D                    SIDE 2 -  XARL-6272-4A  -  RUNOUT MARKS  -  CU   -  I
AS PART OF MY EARLY YEARS COLLECTION THIS ALBUM IS STILL A PLEASURE TO PLAY WITH VERY MINIMAL BACKGROUND SURFACE NOISE & NO JUMPS OR STICKS - STILL PLAYS WITH CLEAR DEFINITION  -  SURFACE OF DISC IS STILL BRIGHT WITH VERY FEW LIGHT BLEMISHES VISIBLE THE COVER IS IN GOOD CONDITION FOR THE AGE OF THE ALBUM WITH SLIGHT CREASING TO BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER & A FEW AGE MARKS TO REAR - THE SPINE IS STILL STIFF WITH THE WRITING STILL EASILY READABLE - THERE IS A SMALL HANDWRITTEN NAME ON SIDE 1 OF THE RECORD LABEL & ON THE BACK OF THE COVER A GREAT EXAMPLE OF THIS 1ST "STONES" ALBUM & A MUST FOR ANY REAL FAN OF THEIR EARLY GROUNDBREAKING WORK - THANK YOU FOR LOOKING !

The Rolling Stones is the debut album by the Rolling Stones, released by Decca Records in the UK on 16 April 1964. The American edition of the LP, with a slightly different track list, came out on London Records on 30 May 1964, subtitled England's Newest Hit Makers, which later became its official title.

The album is included in Robert Dimery's 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die

Recording and releases[edit]

Recorded at Regent Sound Studios in London over the course of five days in January and February 1964, The Rolling Stones was produced by then-managers Andrew Loog Oldham and Eric Easton. The album was originally released by Decca Records in the UK, while the US version appeared on the London Records label.

The majority of the tracks reflect the band's love for R&B. Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (whose professional name until 1978 omitted the "s" in his surname) were fledgling songwriters during early 1964, contributing only one original composition to the album: "Tell Me (You're Coming Back)". Two songs are credited to "Nanker Phelge" – a pseudonym the band used for group compositions from 1963 to 1965. Phil Spector and Gene Pitney both contributed to the recording sessions, and are referred to as "Uncle Phil and Uncle Gene" in the subtitle of the Phelge instrumental "Now I've Got a Witness."

First pressings of the album, with matrix numbers ending in 1A, 2A, 1B, and 2B, have a 2:52 version of "Tell Me (You're Coming Back)", which was pressed from the wrong master tape. Subsequent pressings include the 4:06 version. Early labels and covers also have misprints with the fourth track on side 1 listed as "Mona", which was later changed to "I Need You Baby"", the subtitle of "Now I've Got a Witness" written "Like Uncle Gene and Uncle Phil", the word 'If' omitted from "You Can Make It If You Try", and 'Dozier' spelt 'Bozier'. "Route 66" is listed as "(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66" on some versions of the album, and some later versions of the album have "I Need You Baby" listed as "Mona (I Need You Baby)" and the subtitles of "Now I've Got a Witness" and "Tell Me (You're Coming Back)" removed entirely.

The album cover photo was taken by Nicholas Wright. The cover bears no title or identifying information other than the photo and the Decca logo – an "unheard of" design concept originated by manager Andrew Oldham.[4][5]

Upon its release, The Rolling Stones became one of 1964's biggest sellers in the UK, staying at number one for twelve weeks.

The original British version of the album was released on compact disc in 1984, but became out-of-print on CD for many years afterwards. In November 2010, it was made available as part of a limited edition vinyl box set titled The Rolling Stones 1964–1969, and by itself digitally at the same time. The original title was also re-instated as part of the Rolling Stones in Mono CD box set, released on 30 September 2016. The album was only released in mono in both the UK and US; no true stereo mix was ever made.

Track listing[edit]