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Come On
Is the only difference between this and the UK-version a shorter version of 'Tell Me'?
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Big Al
No, no, no! The album we should be discussing is The Rolling Stones, their U.K. debut. England's Newest Hitmakers is just a bastardisation of their fine debut long-player.
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Big Al
No, no, no! The album we should be discussing is The Rolling Stones, their U.K. debut. England's Newest Hitmakers is just a bastardisation of their fine debut long-player.
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Aquamarine
Bought the UK version on the day it was released, King Bee and Mona were my favorites from the start--I still can't believe they dropped Mona for the US release. Insanity, I tell you.
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Aquamarine
Bought the UK version on the day it was released, King Bee and Mona were my favorites from the start--I still can't believe they dropped Mona for the US release. Insanity, I tell you.
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Aquamarine
Bought the UK version on the day it was released, King Bee and Mona were my favorites from the start--I still can't believe they dropped Mona for the US release. Insanity, I tell you.
Insanity yes but also a serious offense to the mind if you ask me. Mona, a real Diddley song, performed by five guys who doesn't sound like five guys but some ancient old act on a crusade. Mona is part of their DNA, a part of why the exist. One of the principles of their dogma.
Not fade away is just a Diddlish song by (genius) Holly. Mona is the real thing. A proof of deep real emotion, realness on a "boyband" debut. Not that the album is a boyband album but they were partly a boyband of course.
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Big Al
The 'England's Newest Hitmakers' plastered on the sleeve totally ruins that fine David Bailey portrait. The whole point being, no words necessary.
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Redhotcarpet
It is indeed a good piece of Diddlish pop but I stand by my strict rules. Mona is the number for that album. No soup for Mr Holly.
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Aquamarine
Bought the UK version on the day it was released, King Bee and Mona were my favorites from the start--I still can't believe they dropped Mona for the US release. Insanity, I tell you.
Probably thought that Mona + Not Fade Away = too much Bo Diddley on the same album. Given that the US system dictated that the hit single had to be included, what should they have dropped instead?
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stonehearted
It's a safe bet to assume that the title references the Beatles, or at least the series of acts that had already crossed the Atlantic and had some degree of suggest. It's equally safe to assume that Andrew Loog Oldham most likely conceived the competitive sounding title. The title is ironic because in terms of their longevity, it is the most short-sighted of their album titles (even more so then NOW!), signifying a passing moment in time--they could be the "newest" hitmakers only for so long. Ironic also for the fact that the album didn't exactly make any hits in the U.S. The album just missed the U.S. top 10, and Not Fade Away barely cracked the U.S. top 50.
Still, it's a great album, pure club-vibe "live" Stones, and I'll often play this back to back with 12X5 and then NOW!