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The first hits compilation of the Rolling Stones is still one of the most potent collections of singles that one can find. Listening to it in 1966 or today, one can understand how, almost prematurely for the 1960s -- as most of the material here dates from 1964 or 1965 -- the Stones set themselves up as the decade's most visible rock & roll rebels. The defiant, in-your-face fuzztone riff and sexually frustrated lyrics of "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" and the frenetic pounding punk anthem "Get Off of My Cloud" are highlights of a 12-song set that has no weak points, only peaks -- the louder-than-life rhythm guitars on "It's All Over Now" and "The Last Time," the wailing R&B of "Time Is on My Side," the balladry, folk, and soul style of "As Tears Go By" and "Tell Me," and all of the rest make for a body of work that's still amazing to hear decades after the fact. Appearing as it did in the late winter of 1966, this collection completely missed the group's drift into psychedelia, and it has since been supplanted by Hot Rocks and More Hot Rocks, but Big Hits is still the most concentrated dose of the early Stones at their most accessible that is to be had, short of simply playing their first five U.S. albums. The artwork and photography were pretty cool too, and the original LP had one of rock's early classic gatefold album designs.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Andrew Loog Oldham, Producer - Dave Hassinger, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KEITH RICHARDS, ComposerLyricist - MICK JAGGER, ComposerLyricist - The Rolling Stones, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Andrew Loog Oldham, Producer - Dave Hassinger, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KEITH RICHARDS, ComposerLyricist - MICK JAGGER, ComposerLyricist - The Rolling Stones, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1965 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Mike Leander, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Loog Oldham, Producer - KEITH RICHARDS, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - MICK JAGGER, ComposerLyricist - The Rolling Stones, MainArtist - GLYN JOHNS, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Oldham, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1966 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Norman Meade, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Loog Oldham, Producer - The Rolling Stones, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1964 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Shirley Womack, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Loog Oldham, Producer - BOBBY WOMACK, ComposerLyricist - The Rolling Stones, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1964 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Andrew Loog Oldham, Producer - KEITH RICHARDS, ComposerLyricist - MICK JAGGER, ComposerLyricist - The Rolling Stones, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1964 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Andrew Loog Oldham, Producer - Dave Hassinger, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KEITH RICHARDS, ComposerLyricist - MICK JAGGER, ComposerLyricist - The Rolling Stones, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Andrew Loog Oldham, Producer - KEITH RICHARDS, ComposerLyricist - MICK JAGGER, ComposerLyricist - The Rolling Stones, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Andrew Loog Oldham, Producer - Dave Hassinger, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - KEITH RICHARDS, ComposerLyricist - MICK JAGGER, ComposerLyricist - The Rolling Stones, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1966 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Andrew Loog Oldham, Producer - Petty, ComposerLyricist - The Rolling Stones, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Hardin, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1964 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Andrew Loog Oldham, Producer - KEITH RICHARDS, ComposerLyricist - MICK JAGGER, ComposerLyricist - The Rolling Stones, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1964 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Andrew Loog Oldham, Producer - Dave Hassinger, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Rolling Stones, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nanker Phelge, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1965 ABKCO Music & Records Inc.
Album review
The first hits compilation of the Rolling Stones is still one of the most potent collections of singles that one can find. Listening to it in 1966 or today, one can understand how, almost prematurely for the 1960s -- as most of the material here dates from 1964 or 1965 -- the Stones set themselves up as the decade's most visible rock & roll rebels. The defiant, in-your-face fuzztone riff and sexually frustrated lyrics of "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" and the frenetic pounding punk anthem "Get Off of My Cloud" are highlights of a 12-song set that has no weak points, only peaks -- the louder-than-life rhythm guitars on "It's All Over Now" and "The Last Time," the wailing R&B of "Time Is on My Side," the balladry, folk, and soul style of "As Tears Go By" and "Tell Me," and all of the rest make for a body of work that's still amazing to hear decades after the fact. Appearing as it did in the late winter of 1966, this collection completely missed the group's drift into psychedelia, and it has since been supplanted by Hot Rocks and More Hot Rocks, but Big Hits is still the most concentrated dose of the early Stones at their most accessible that is to be had, short of simply playing their first five U.S. albums. The artwork and photography were pretty cool too, and the original LP had one of rock's early classic gatefold album designs.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:48
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: The Rolling Stones
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: ABKCO Music & Records, Inc.
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2002 Abkco Music & Records, Inc. ℗ 2005 Abkco Music & Records, Inc.
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