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jbwelda
That was my opinion at the time too: I have all this already so don't really need it. I always did look for the early version of it with the alt takes of oh I don't recall, Wild Horses and You Got The Silver or something. Had the matrix number on a piece of paper in my pocket.
Had and loved High Tides and Green Grass, even though duplicated what I had.
Take that back, I once bought the MFSL version of Hot Rocks Vol 1 but that was some years later.
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jbwelda
That was my opinion at the time too: I have all this already so don't really need it. I always did look for the early version of it with the alt takes of oh I don't recall, Wild Horses and You Got The Silver or something. Had the matrix number on a piece of paper in my pocket.
Had and loved High Tides and Green Grass, even though duplicated what I had.
Take that back, I once bought the MFSL version of Hot Rocks Vol 1 but that was some years later.
jb
Yes I have a couple of copies of that Hot Rocks, the "Shelley" version with the November date scratched into the dead space. It has the Clapton version of Brown Sugar, that's what makes it memorable/collectible.
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jbwelda
That was my opinion at the time too: I have all this already so don't really need it. I always did look for the early version of it with the alt takes of oh I don't recall, Wild Horses and You Got The Silver or something. Had the matrix number on a piece of paper in my pocket.
Had and loved High Tides and Green Grass, even though duplicated what I had.
Take that back, I once bought the MFSL version of Hot Rocks Vol 1 but that was some years later.
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jbwelda
That was my opinion at the time too: I have all this already so don't really need it. I always did look for the early version of it with the alt takes of oh I don't recall, Wild Horses and You Got The Silver or something. Had the matrix number on a piece of paper in my pocket.
Had and loved High Tides and Green Grass, even though duplicated what I had.
Take that back, I once bought the MFSL version of Hot Rocks Vol 1 but that was some years later.
jb
Yes I have a couple of copies of that Hot Rocks, the "Shelley" version with the November date scratched into the dead space. It has the Clapton version of Brown Sugar, that's what makes it memorable/collectible.
My first CD of Hot Rocks was the London West German 2 separate CD set mastered by MFSL which I bought as imports at A&A records on Seymour just down the street from A&B Sound. This was early 1986 before ABKCO released all their 60s albums on CD in North America. I actually bought whatever imports they had there at the time including the first album, 12x5, Out of our Heads,Aftermath, Buttons, Beggars Banquet and Let It Bleed.
This version of Hot Rocks as many know contains stereo versions of Play With Fire, Satisfaction, Mothers Little Helper and GOO My Cloud.
Even after buying all the 2002 SACD hybrids, I still find certain songs from those original imports better sounding, especially Lady Jane.
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jbwelda
That was my opinion at the time too: I have all this already so don't really need it. I always did look for the early version of it with the alt takes of oh I don't recall, Wild Horses and You Got The Silver or something. Had the matrix number on a piece of paper in my pocket.
Had and loved High Tides and Green Grass, even though duplicated what I had.
Take that back, I once bought the MFSL version of Hot Rocks Vol 1 but that was some years later.
jb
So you have no live albums? Coz you still have those tracks too? Out just the one? Which one?
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There's just one song glaringly missing from Hot Rocks in my opinion and that would be The Last Time
Agreed, though She's A Rainbow should also be in there. If only vinyl had more room!
I could maybe do without As Tears Go By
I'm sure ABKCO withheld some songs since they probably had More Hot Rocks ready to release too.
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jbwelda
That was my opinion at the time too: I have all this already so don't really need it. I always did look for the early version of it with the alt takes of oh I don't recall, Wild Horses and You Got The Silver or something. Had the matrix number on a piece of paper in my pocket.
Had and loved High Tides and Green Grass, even though duplicated what I had.
Take that back, I once bought the MFSL version of Hot Rocks Vol 1 but that was some years later.
jb
Yes I have a couple of copies of that Hot Rocks, the "Shelley" version with the November date scratched into the dead space. It has the Clapton version of Brown Sugar, that's what makes it memorable/collectible.
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There's just one song glaringly missing from Hot Rocks in my opinion and that would be The Last Time
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There's just one song glaringly missing from Hot Rocks in my opinion and that would be The Last Time
Agreed, though She's A Rainbow should also be in there. If only vinyl had more room!
I could maybe do without As Tears Go By
Bite your tongue.
Actually, was also thinking that Little Red Rooster and Not Fade Away are glaringly not on. Maybe that's because it was a US release and those songs weren't that big in the US? Tell Me is another one.
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It was Hot Rocks that opened up my eyes and made me realize how many hits that the Stones had. And it was because of Hot Rocks that I started working backwards to collect all their earlier albums.
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It was Hot Rocks that opened up my eyes and made me realize how many hits that the Stones had. And it was because of Hot Rocks that I started working backwards to collect all their earlier albums.
ditto!
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Big Al
A cassette of Hot Rock was to be my first-ever Rolling Stones purchase. For all the nostalgia I have for it, it's continued success is baffling. For me, it only works alongside More Hot Rocks as it's companion piece. Like you I also think the revamped Rolled Gold is the best stand-alone collection of their Decca/London era.
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I was always curious about those European albums too Kristian, like the one you mention - Around & Around. I guess they simply had a different combination of the same tracks we got in Britain. No actual new music as such.
I have often wondered why albums were not standardised much sooner than they were? Both The Beatles and The Stones released very different versions of their albums in Britain and America. I think it might be because both bands were actually on completely different record labels in each country. The Stones on Decca and London, The Beatles on Parlophone and Capitol. In Britain there was - at least for a while - an honourable attempt to avoid duplication by not releasing singles on albums. Not so in the US where album releases frequently contained little more than six or seven new tracks because both the A and B sides of already-released singles were also included on albums. And that was in addition to having fewer tracks on US albums also.
It must have been tempting for US record labels to cash in by being able to nail together almost twice as many album releases from the same amount of music as we got in Britain. My understanding is that the bands themselves were not very happy about it. US albums were a strange hotch-potch of recordings often made 2-3 years apart during which time each band had evolved their style considerably, moving on from their early cover-version approach to original material that was considerably more interesting.
I'm not dismissing the US albums disrespectfully. I know that many of my American friends love the versions of early Beatles and Stones albums they grew up with. I can understand that. I still retain a fondness for some of the early (late 60s era) UK compilation albums released by The Stones even though they have long since been surpassed by more recently compiled material, with far more tracks, and much improved sound reproduction.
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Thanks for sharing ....
always entertaining to find out how
people get ta stumble upon The Stones camp ......
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Big Al
A cassette of Hot Rock was to be my first-ever Rolling Stones purchase. For all the nostalgia I have for it, it's continued success is baffling. For me, it only works alongside More Hot Rocks as it's companion piece. I do think the revamped Rolled Gold is the best stand-alone collection of their Decca/London era.
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A cassette of Hot Rock was to be my first-ever Rolling Stones purchase. For all the nostalgia I have for it, it's continued success is baffling. For me, it only works alongside More Hot Rocks as it's companion piece. I do think the revamped Rolled Gold is the best stand-alone collection of their Decca/London era.
When did they release the Rolled Gold +, 2009 or so?
I bought the hefty vinyl version (either 3 or 4 albums) and also they had a USB stick version of the album which I purchased at the time. Very expansive collection of their DECCA years. Only thing that could rival it would be the box set (3 CD's/4 vinyl) of singles, or the series of 3 box sets of CD singles.
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Big Al
A cassette of Hot Rock was to be my first-ever Rolling Stones purchase. For all the nostalgia I have for it, it's continued success is baffling. For me, it only works alongside More Hot Rocks as it's companion piece. I do think the revamped Rolled Gold is the best stand-alone collection of their Decca/London era.
When did they release the Rolled Gold +, 2009 or so?
I bought the hefty vinyl version (either 3 or 4 albums) and also they had a USB stick version of the album which I purchased at the time. Very expansive collection of their DECCA years. Only thing that could rival it would be the box set (3 CD's/4 vinyl) of singles, or the series of 3 box sets of CD singles.
The original Rolled Gold album, comprising 28 tracks was released - without the band's permission - in 1975. The expanded version of that album, now comprising 40 tracks, and renamed Rolled Gold +, was released in November 2007. Taking advantage of the remastering carried out for the reissue of the entire Decca/London Rolling Stones back catalogue in 2006, it not only gave a comprehensive overview of their single releases on Decca/London, it also contained a slew of choice album cuts too. And all with top quality audio reproduction to add a very plump cherry on top.