Rolling Stones: first 3 Decca vs. 5 London albums

I bought the MONO box last fall and immediately loved it. But in the past few weeks I’ve been coming to grips with the first three Decca >>> first five London albums. Minor quibbles aside (see other threads) it’s wonderful having consistently-mastered mono mixes of the Stones’ 1963-65 era. The group’s evolution makes so much more sense in more-or-less chronological order. I’m pretty anal about track listings and such, but until I focused on it, I didn’t realize that 12x5 only shared three songs with RS No. 2… the duped cover photo had confused me.

I finally did some playlists and CDRs honoring the three UK albums, supplemented with the singles, EP’s and US-only album tracks.

The Rolling Stones 1963-64 - Come On!

1. Come On [7 June 1963] -- 1:52 -- Stray Cats ● mono
   
2. I Want To Be Loved [7 June 1963] -- 1:55 -- Stray Cats ● mono
   
3. Poison Ivy (Ver 1) [cancelled 45 Sept 1963. LP 25 Jan 1964] -- 2:37 -- Stray Cats ● mono
   
4. Fortune Teller [cancelled 45 Sept 1963. LP 25 Jan 1964] -- 2:20 -- Stray Cats ● mono
   
5. I Wanna Be Your Man [1 Nov 1963] -- 1:46 -- Stray Cats ● mono
   
6. Stoned [1 Nov 1963] -- 2:12 -- Stray Cats ● mono
   
7. Bye Bye Johnny [10 Jan 1964] -- 2:12 -- Stray Cats ● mono
   
8. Money [10 Jan 1964] -- 2:33 -- Stray Cats ● mono
   
9. You Better Move On [10 Jan 1964] -- 2:41 -- December's Children (And Everybody's) ● mono
   
10. Poison Ivy (Ver 2) [10 Jan 1964] -- 2:08 -- Stray Cats ● mono
    
11. Not Fade Away [21 Feb 1964] -- 1:50 -- Stray Cats ● mono
    
12. Route 66 [16 April 1964 -- 2:23 -- The Rolling Stones ● mono
    
13. I Just Want To Make Love To You [16 April 1964] -- 2:19 -- The Rolling Stones ● mono
    
14. Honest I Do [16 April 1964 -- 2:11 -- The Rolling Stones ● mono
    
15. Mona (I Need You Baby) [16 April 1964] -- 3:37 -- The Rolling Stones ● mono
    
16. Now I've Got A Witness [16 April 1964] -- 2:32 -- The Rolling Stones ● mono
    
17. Little By Little [21 Feb 1964] -- 2:40 -- The Rolling Stones ● mono
    
18. I'm A King Bee [16 April 1964] -- 2:37 -- The Rolling Stones ● mono
    
19. Carol [16 April 1964] -- 2:35 -- The Rolling Stones ● mono
    
20. Tell Me [16 April 1964] -- 3:50 -- The Rolling Stones ● mono
    
21. Can I Get A Witness [16 April 1964] -- 2:57 -- The Rolling Stones ● mono
    
22. You Can Make It If You Try [16 April 1964] -- 2:02 -- The Rolling Stones ● mono
    
23. Walking The Dog [16 April 1964] -- 3:11 -- The Rolling Stones ● mono

The Rolling Stones 1964 – 24x5

1. It's All Over Now [24 July 1964] -- 3:28 -- 12 X 5 ● mono
   
2. Good Times, Bad Times [24 July 1964] -- 2:32 -- 12 X 5 ● mono
   
3. If You Need Me [14 Aug 1964] -- 2:05 -- 12 X 5 ● mono
   
4. Empty Heart [14 Aug 1964] -- 2:39 -- 12 X 5 ● mono
   
5. 2120 South Michigan Avenue [14 Aug 1964] -- 3:40 -- 12 X 5 ● mono
   
6. Confessin' The Blues [14 Aug 1964] -- 2:50 -- 12 X 5 ● mono
   
7. Around And Around [14 Aug 1964] -- 3:05- - 12 X 5 ● mono
   
8. Time Is On My Side [25 Sept 1964] -- 2:54 -- 12 X 5 ● mono
   
9. Congratulations [25 Sept 1964] -- 2:30 -- 12 X 5 ● mono
   
10. Little Red Rooster [13 Nov 1964] -- 3:06 -- The Rolling Stones, Now! ● mono
    
11. Heart Of Stone [19 Dec 1964] -- 2:50 -- The Rolling Stones, Now! ● mono
    
12. Surprise Surprise [22 Feb 1965] -- 2:32 -- The Rolling Stones, Now! ● mono
    
13. Everybody Needs Somebody To Love [15 Jan 1965] -- 5:05 -- The Rolling Stones No. 2 ● mono
    
14. Down Home Girl [15 Jan 1965] -- 4:13 -- The Rolling Stones No. 2 ● mono
    
15. You Can't Catch Me [15 Jan 1965] -- 3:40 -- The Rolling Stones No. 2 ● mono
    
16. Time Is On My Side [15 Jan 1965] -- 3:00 -- The Rolling Stones No. 2 ● mono
    
17. What A Shame [19 Dec 1964] -- 3:04 -- The Rolling Stones No. 2 ● mono
    
18. Grown Up Wrong [17 Oct 1964] -- 2:06 -- The Rolling Stones No. 2 ● mono
    
19. Down The Road Apiece [15 Jan 1965] -- 2:58 -- The Rolling Stones No. 2 ● mono
    
20. Under The Boardwalk [17 Oct 1964] -- 2:47 -- The Rolling Stones No. 2 ● mono
    
21. I Can't Be Satisfied [15 Jan 1965] -- 3:29 -- The Rolling Stones No. 2 ● mono
    
22. Pain In My Heart [15 Jan 1965] -- 2:13 -- The Rolling Stones No. 2 ● mono
    
23. Off The Hook [13 Nov 1964] -- 2:36 -- The Rolling Stones No. 2 ● mono
    
24. Susie Q [17 Oct 1964] -- 1:53 -- The Rolling Stones No. 2 ● mono

The Rolling Stones 1965 - out of our heads

1. The Last Time [26 Feb 1965] -- 3:42 -- out of our heads US ● mono
   
2. Play with Fire [26 Feb 1965] -- 2:15 -- out of our heads US ● mono
   
3. (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction [May 1965] -- 3:44 -- out of our heads US ● mono
   
4. The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man (45 Version) [May 1965] -- 3:17 -- Stray Cats ● mono
   
5. I've Been Loving You Too Long [recorded 12 May 1965] -- 2:58 -- Stray Cats ● mono
   
6. The Spider And The Fly [30 July 1965] -- 3:40 -- out of our heads US ● mono
7. One More Try [30 July 1965] -- 2:00 -- out of our heads US ● mono
   
8. She Said Yeah [6 Sept 1965] -- 1:36 -- out of our heads UK ● mono
   
9. Mercy Mercy [6 Sept 1965] -- 2:47 -- out of our heads UK ● mono
   
10. Hitch Hike [6 Sept 1965] -- 2:26 -- out of our heads UK ● mono
    
11. That's How Strong My Love Is [6 Sept 1965] -- 2:26 -- out of our heads UK ● mono
    
12. Good Times [6 Sept 1965] -- 2:00 -- out of our heads UK ● mono
    
13. Gotta Get Away [6 Sept 1965] -- 2:08 -- out of our heads UK ● mono
    
14. Talkin' About You [6 Sept 1965] -- 2:32 -- out of our heads UK ● mono
    
15. Cry To Me [6 Sept 1965] -- 3:10 -- out of our heads UK ● mono
    
16. Oh Baby (We Got A Good Thing Goin') [6 Sept 1965] -- 2:09 -- out of our heads UK ● mono
    
17. Heart Of Stone [19 Dec 1964] -- 2:51 -- out of our heads UK ● mono
    
18. The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man [6 Sept 1965] -- 3:08 -- out of our heads UK ● mono
    
19. I'm Free [6 Sept 1965] -- 2:26 -- out of our heads UK ● mono
    
20. Get Off Of My Cloud [24 Sept 1965] -- 2:56 -- december's children (and everybody's) ● mono
    
21. The Singer Not The Song [22 Oct 1965] -- 2:24 -- december’s children (and everybody's) ● mono
    
22. As Tears Go By [4 Dec 1965] -- 2:46 -- december's children (and everybody's) ● mono
    
23. Blue Turns To Grey [4 Dec 1965] -- 2:29 -- december's children (and everybody's) ● mono
    
24. Look What You've Done [4 Dec 1965] -- 2:17 -- december's children (and everybody's) ● mono

 

I believe this was recorded in May of 1965:

 

Thanks. I should try inserting that... it never sounded right to my ears on Flowers.

There are recording date anomalies when the release dates are followed. Look What You've Done was recorded at Chess in Chicago in the summer of '64, but not released until the end of '65 on December's Children.

 

Great idea. I am very lucky and have the mono box and also purchased a hi res download of the box. I grew up in the UK and only became aware of the USA albums in the 1970s when I started to buy all the Stones 60s albums. I knew the UK singles and EPs and still regard the Stones Decca catalogue as the definitive one. The USA albums are very interesting and I got to know them when they tended to be favoured for cd reissue. Good to have them all (well nearly) in one box.

 

I've never favored the Stones' UK LP's the way I did with the Beatles. The first three American albums are all solid. Out Of Our Heads and [especially] December's Children are cobbled-together; they were assembled as vehicles for the hit singles.

As great as Aftermath is, the UK pressings that I had all suffered from groove-cramming; it was a long album and sounded thin. That was the initial revelation on the MONO box... I finally enjoy Goin' Home.

 

It is along time since I played my old UK Aftermath vinyl but you are absolutely correct to say it is long. I have always wondered why the didn't edit Goin' Home but glad they did not.
I have a great Dutch or French Goin' Home single with a 1972 photo of the Stones in concert. A-side is part 1 and b- side part 2.

 

I like the idea of the chronology albums/playlists. I've had UK & US Stones albums since the early 70s and they still mess with my head trying keep straight which tracks are on which albums(I'm talking the early-to-mid Decca stuff.)

 

Hope this isn't much off-topic.
A while ago I created one extra album about their 1963 material, called Come On!... with Fortune Teller and 12 other songs.
Characteristically based on the debut album by another certain UK band.



Side 1

1. Road Runner
2. Diddly Daddy
3. Baby What's Wrong
4. Bright Light Big City
5. Fortune Teller
6. Poison Ivy
7. Come On!

Side 2

1. Bye Bye Johnny
2. Money
3. You Better Move On
4. I Wanna Be Your Man
5. Stoned
6. Go Home Girl
7. I Want To Be Loved

Contains some of their IBC demos, the Rolling Stones EP and their early singles.
In this record 'Poison Ivy' is the early version (not from the EP), originally planned as a Decca single b/w 'Fortune Teller' but scrapped bit later, instead 'I Wanna Be Your Man'/'Stoned' came out.
'I Want To be Loved' is the version taken from the 'Come On' single, there's also an IBC version of it but I wanted to put in their first singles completely here.

 

I know. I still can't keep the different/shared releases straight in my head when I look at the song titles on the albums.

I referenced these two sites in putting those playlists together:
The Rolling Stones Discography - UK - 45cat
Discography

 

FANTASTIC!

 

Thank you! I also made some extended versions of their other 1960s albums.

 

It never sounded right to my ears period.

 

It's interesting that there were tracks released in the UK and others in the US that did not make their way across the pond.

I don't consider either the early UK or US Stones albums to be definitive, but there are certainly more tracks with the US albums.

 

There's a similar LP boot
The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones

 

Okay must be coincidence. Never heard or saw anything of that LP before.

 

The boot sleeve is cool too, but the win goes to Andrewsky

 

Now THAT should have been their first LP. I love those earliest tracks.

 

Hehe, thanks man!

 

You're killin' it in those alternate album art threads. I encourage everyone in this thread to take a look. Our boy Andrewsky is very talented.

 

Here's a link to the Beatles art thread, and it contains a link to the thread with other artists.

The Beatles - Fan made alternative album covers

 

This sounds really good of-a-piece. You came up with a great sequence. It's really nice having a Stones "album" before the debut. I wasn't sure that I had all five "rare" tracks, but they're on the Black Box Rebels Arrive disc.

Thanks.

 

I did something similar and I enjoy doing these types of projects.

I also created a Deluxe version of Aftermath with all of the tracks from both the U.S. and U.K. versions along with the single b-sides and extra tracks.

 

I have this pirated version of the old German Around And Around lp on cd with bonus tracks.

Tracklist
1 Around And Around
2 Good Times, Bad Times
3 It's All Over Now
4 Empty Heart
5 Confessin' The Blues
6 Not Fade Away
7 Bye Bye Johnny
8 You Better Move On
9 I Wanna Be Your Man
10 2120 South Michigan Avenue
11 If You Need Me
12 Poison Ivy

Bonus tracks
13 Money
14 Come On
15 I Want To Be Loved
16 Stoned
17 Little By Little
18 Little Red Rooster
19 Everybody Needs Somebody To Love / Pain In My Heart
20 Route 66
21 I'm Moving On
22 I'm Alright
Notes
CD Digipak 2nd Pressing !!!

Includes the German Mono LP "Around And Around" plus Bonustracks for the first time on CD.

Tracks 13-18 are from various singles (a & b sides) and British EP's 1963/64.

Tracks 19-22 are from English only-EP "Got LIVE If You Want", July 1965.

 

Great list man!!! That's a lot of work, but the songs make much more sense being laid out the way you did it!
Beave

 

Woaaaa!
I have this or issue and it's absolutely first rate both sound quality and pressing quality.
Now out of print but we'll worth tracking down. Only problem is that the record label, Doxy, didn't really make it, so it shows up as YES #1 on most Amazon searches. Butbagain, shock should have put this out, it's THAT good!
Beave
If anybody can find a current sales link, please post it here.
I got mine from Amazon de.