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137-659: Some Girls is the fourteenth studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones , released on 9 June 1978 by Rolling Stones Records . It was recorded in sessions held from October 1977 to February 1978 at Pathé Marconi Studios in Paris and produced by the band's chief songwriters – lead vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards (credited as the Glimmer Twins ) – with Chris Kimsey engineering
274-467: A DVD version released in October 2004. By the time Beggars Banquet was released, Brian Jones was only sporadically contributing to the band. Jagger said that Jones was "not psychologically suited to this way of life". His drug use had become a hindrance, and he was unable to obtain a US visa . Richards reported that in a June meeting with Jagger, Watts, and himself at Jones' house, Jones admitted that he
411-445: A Johnny Winter number. The concert, their first with new guitarist Mick Taylor, was performed in front of an estimated 250,000 fans. A Granada Television production team filmed the performance, which was broadcast on British television as The Stones in the Park . Blackhill Enterprises stage manager Sam Cutler introduced the Rolling Stones onto the stage by announcing: "Let's welcome
548-578: A 100-page book, five postcards, a poster, and a 7" 180-gram replica vinyl single of "Beast of Burden". Most of the backing tracks were recorded in Paris between October 1977 and March 1978 with mostly newly recorded vocals by Jagger, which were recorded sometime during 2010 and 2011. The album re-entered the charts at No. 58 in the UK and No. 46 in the US. " No Spare Parts " was released as a single on 13 November, which went to No. 2 on Billboard 's Hot Singles Sales. "So Young"
685-808: A Sunday afternoon residency at the Crawdaddy Club in Richmond, London , in February 1963. In May 1963, the Rolling Stones signed Andrew Loog Oldham as their manager. He had been directed to them by his previous clients, the Beatles. Oldham, then 19, had not reached the age of majority —he was also younger than anyone in the band— and so could not obtain an agent's licence or sign any contracts without his mother co-signing. By necessity he joined with booking agent Eric Easton to secure record financing and assistance booking venues. Gomelsky, who had no written agreement with
822-484: A certain lasciviousness that is the Stones' own ... It quickly and deservedly became the most famous logo in the history of popular music. The tongue and lips design was part of a package that in 2003 VH1 named the best album cover ever. The logo has remained on all the Stones' post-1970 albums and singles, in addition to their merchandise and stage sets. The album contains one of their best-known hits, " Brown Sugar ", and
959-611: A couple for twelve years. Despite these complications, the Rolling Stones toured Europe in March and April 1967. The tour included the band's first performances in Poland, Greece, and Italy. June 1967 saw the release of the US-only compilation album Flowers . On 10 May 1967, the day Jagger, Richards and Fraser were arraigned in connection with the Redlands charges, Jones' house was raided by police. He
1096-402: A deal with the Beatles, gave the Rolling Stones a recording contract with favourable terms. The band were to receive a royalty rate three times as high as that typically given to a new act, full artistic control of recordings, and ownership of the recording master tapes . The deal also let the band use non-Decca recording studios. Regent Sound Studios, a mono facility equipped with egg boxes on
1233-600: A fan, Meredith Hunter , was stabbed and beaten to death by the Angels after they realised he was armed. Part of the tour, and the Altamont concert, was documented in Albert and David Maysles ' film Gimme Shelter . In response to the growing popularity of bootleg recordings (in particular Live'r Than You'll Ever Be , recorded during the 1969 tour), the album Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! was released in 1970. Critic Lester Bangs declared it
1370-439: A four-piece core, with Darryl Jones becoming their regular bassist, and then as a three-piece core following Watts' death in 2021, with Steve Jordan becoming their regular drummer. Hackney Diamonds , the band's first new album of original material in 18 years, was released in October 2023, becoming their fourteenth UK number-one album . The Rolling Stones' estimated record sales of more than 250 million make them one of
1507-445: A joke, it's too fucking bad.'" On 6 October 1978, Ertegun met with Reverend Jesse Jackson , then leader of Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity) to discuss the lyric. The meeting ended with Jackson declaring the song to be a "racial insult" that "degrades blacks and women", threatening to boycott the record until a resolution was met. Ertegun concurred, saying, "It is not our wish to in any way demean, insult, or make less of
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#17328583954221644-433: A lot of distractions and you always need someone to focus you at that point, that was Andrew's job." Satanic Majesties became the first album the Rolling Stones produced on their own. Its psychedelic sound was complemented by the cover art, which featured a 3D photo by Michael Cooper , who had also photographed the cover of Sgt. Pepper . Bill Wyman wrote and sang a track on the album: " In Another Land ", also released as
1781-547: A meeting with Korner, Jagger and Richards started jamming with the group. Having left Blues Incorporated, Jones advertised for bandmates in Jazz Weekly in the week of 2 May 1962. Ian Stewart was among the first to respond to the ad. In June, Jagger, Taylor, and Richards left Blues Incorporated to join Jones and Stewart. The first rehearsal included guitarist Geoff Bradford and vocalist Brian Knight, both of whom decided not to join
1918-573: A nearly 12-minute song that included elements of jamming and improvisation. The Stones' success on the British and American singles charts peaked during the 1960s. " 19th Nervous Breakdown " was released in February 1966, and reached number 2 in the UK and US charts; "Paint It Black" reached number 1 in the UK and US in May 1966. " Mother's Little Helper ", released in June 1966, reached number 8 in
2055-451: A new single, " We Love You ", as a thank you for their fans' loyalty. It began with the sound of prison doors closing, and the accompanying music video included allusions to the trial of Oscar Wilde . On 31 July, the appeals court overturned Richards' conviction, and reduced Jagger's sentence to a conditional discharge . Jones' trial took place in November 1967. In December, after appealing
2192-530: A prominent black music station WBLS in New York City refused to play "Miss You" due to what the station deemed to be "the offensive racial attitudes of the album and the band." Additionally, the title track attracted controversy with the line "Black Girls just want to get fucked all night/I just don't have that much jam." Regarding the line, Ahmet Ertegun , the chairman of Atlantic Records (the US distributor of Rolling Stones Records), stated: "When I first heard
2329-566: A pub in Chelsea on 7 December 1962 and was hired as a successor to Dick Taylor. The band were impressed by his instrument and amplifiers (including the Vox AC30 ). The classic line-up of the Rolling Stones, with Charlie Watts on drums, played for the first time in public on Saturday, 12 January 1963 at the Ealing Jazz Club. However, it was not until a gig there on 2 February 1963 that Watts became
2466-482: A return to basics for the Rolling Stones and did not feature many guest musicians, unlike many of their prior albums. Notable contributions to the album, however, come from blues harmonica player Sugar Blue on " Miss You " and the title track . Despite controversy surrounding its cover artwork and lyrical content, Some Girls was a commercial success, peaking at number two on the UK Albums Chart and number one on
2603-447: A short trip to Morocco , accompanied by Marianne Faithfull , Jones' girlfriend Anita Pallenberg , and other friends. During this trip the stormy relations between Jones and Pallenberg deteriorated to the point that she left Morocco with Richards. Richards said later: "That was the final nail in the coffin with me and Brian. He'd never forgive me for that and I don't blame him, but hell, shit happens." Richards and Pallenberg would remain
2740-477: A single, the first on which Jagger did not sing lead. The band spent the first few months of 1968 working on material for their next album. Those sessions resulted in the song " Jumpin' Jack Flash ", released as a single in May. The subsequent album, Beggars Banquet , an eclectic mix of country and blues–inspired tunes, marked the band's return to their rhythm and blues roots. It was also the beginning of their collaboration with producer Jimmy Miller . It featured
2877-552: A single. In December 1964, the distributor released the band's first single with Jagger/Richards originals on both sides: " Heart of Stone ", with "What a Shame" as the B-side; the single went to number 19 in the US. The band's second UK LP, The Rolling Stones No. 2 , was released in January 1965 and reached number 1 on the charts. The US version, released in February as The Rolling Stones, Now! , reached number 5. The album
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#17328583954223014-399: A venue at which they would record frequently for the next several years. Three studios were made available to the band – two large studios featuring high ceilings and 24-track recording capabilities and a more modest studio with 16-track capabilities. The band opted to use the latter as a rehearsal space, and despite Jagger wanting to move to the larger studios, opted to remain in
3151-502: Is also their easiest since Let It Bleed or before. They haven't gone for a knockdown uptempo classic, a ' Brown Sugar ' or ' Jumpin' Jack Flash '—just straight rock and roll unencumbered by horn sections or Billy Preston . Even Jagger takes a relatively direct approach, and if he retains any credibility for you after six years of dicking around, there should be no agonizing over whether you like this record, no waiting for tunes to kick in. Lyrically, there are some bad moments—especially on
3288-531: Is often considered to be the most important of their early albums. In 1967, they had the double-sided hit " Ruby Tuesday "/" Let's Spend the Night Together " and experimented with psychedelic rock on Their Satanic Majesties Request . By the end of the 1960s, they had returned to their rhythm and blues -based rock sound, with hit singles " Jumpin' Jack Flash " (1968) and " Honky Tonk Women " (1969), and albums Beggars Banquet (1968), featuring " Sympathy for
3425-578: Is that the two albums deserve to be mentioned in the same breath. [...] Some Girls is like a marriage of convenience: when it works — which is often — it can be meaningful, memorable and quite moving, but it rarely sends the arrow straight through the heart." Fellow critic Dave Marsh was also negative towards the record, citing inconsistent song quality and band performances. Three months later, in September, Rolling Stone editor Jann Wenner published his own review, rebutting that of Nelson. He heaped praise on
3562-496: Is that, though it dabbles in newer trends...it still feels very much like a Rolling Stones record, a fresh angle on their long-time loves of blues and rock and roll traditions." Some Girls has frequently appeared on several "best-of" lists by multiple publications. In 2000, it was voted number 300 in writer Colin Larkin 's book All Time Top 1000 Albums . In 2003 Some Girls was ranked number 269 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of
3699-408: The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time , 270 in a 2012 revised list, and 468 in the 2020 revised list. In 2015, Ultimate Classic Rock included the album in their list of the top 100 rock albums of the '70s, while a year later, Classic Rock magazine placed the album at number seven on its list of the 100 greatest albums of the '70s. In 1986, the first compact disc version of the album was issued by
3836-461: The Ampeg SVT line of amps, yielded a bright, direct, and aggressive guitar sound. The album cover for Some Girls was a collaborative effort involving the design by Peter Corriston and illustrations by Hubert Kretzschmar . Kretzschmar recalled the album originally had the working title "Lies". The two would design the band's next three album covers. An elaborate die-cut design, with the colours on
3973-482: The Faces , stating, "I had never worked so intensely before on a project." In addition, Jagger, who had learned to play guitar over the previous decade, contributed a third guitar part to many songs. This gave songs such as " Respectable " a three-guitar lineup. For the first time since 1968's Beggars Banquet , the core band – now Jagger, Richards, Wood, Charlie Watts , and Bill Wyman – were
4110-685: The UK Singles Chart . Having a charting single gave the band entrée to play outside London, starting with a booking at the Outlook Club in Middlesbrough on 13 July, sharing the billing with the Hollies . Later in 1963, Oldham and Easton arranged the band's first big UK concert tour as a supporting act for American stars, including Bo Diddley, Little Richard, and the Everly Brothers . The tour gave
4247-679: The best-selling music artists of all time . They have won three Grammy Awards and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award . They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989 and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2004. Billboard and Rolling Stone have ranked them as one of the greatest artists of all time. Keith Richards and Mick Jagger became classmates and childhood friends in 1950 in Dartford , Kent . The Jagger family moved to Wilmington, Kent , five miles (8.0 km) away, in 1954. In
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4384-404: The country -influenced " Dead Flowers ". "Brown Sugar" and " Wild Horses " were recorded at Alabama 's Muscle Shoals Sound Studio after the 1969 American tour. The album continued the band's immersion into heavily blues-influenced compositions; is noted for its "loose, ramshackle ambience"; and marked Mick Taylor's first full album with the band. Sticky Fingers reached number 1 in both
4521-535: The punk rock movement was a rising force and made most artists connected with the 1960s era seem obsolete. The group had also failed to produce a critically acclaimed album since 1972's Exile on Main St. On 7 February 1977, the Stones were scheduled to play El Mocambo in Toronto, Ontario; however, Keith Richards and his partner Anita Pallenberg were arrested for possession of heroin and suspected of drug trafficking. With
4658-463: The "Some Girls" single, writing that the song "exemplifies the polish, power, and passion of the Stones", equalled ' Tumbling Dice ' and 'Brown Sugar', and "may even set new standards for the band." At the end of the year, Rolling Stone named both the band and Some Girls their top artist and album of the year, respectively. Writing for Circus magazine, Nick Tosches gave praise to the record, calling it their best in five years: "After five years,
4795-610: The 2011 deluxe edition liner notes. Track numbers noted in parentheses below are based on the CD track numbering. The Rolling Stones Additional personnel Additional personnel on 2011 bonus disc Original release Reissue Sales figures based on certification alone. Shipments figures based on certification alone. The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for over six decades, they are one of
4932-473: The Devil " and " Street Fighting Man ", and Let It Bleed (1969), featuring " You Can't Always Get What You Want " and " Gimme Shelter ". Jones left the band shortly before his death in 1969, having been replaced by Mick Taylor . That year they were first introduced on stage as " the greatest rock and roll band in the world ". Sticky Fingers (1971), which yielded " Brown Sugar " and " Wild Horses " and included
5069-576: The Greatest Rock and Roll Band in the World ." Cutler repeated the introduction throughout their 1969 US tour . The show also included the concert debut of their fifth US number 1 single, " Honky Tonk Women ", which had been released the previous day. In September 1969 the band's second greatest hits album Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) was released, featuring a poem in dedication to Jones on
5206-666: The Night Together" to "let's spend some time together". In early 1967, Jagger, Richards, and Jones began to be hounded by authorities over their recreational drug use , after News of the World ran a three-part feature entitled "Pop Stars and Drugs: Facts That Will Shock You". The series described alleged LSD parties hosted by the Moody Blues and attended by top stars including the Who 's Pete Townshend and Cream 's Ginger Baker , and described alleged admissions of drug use by leading pop musicians. The first article targeted Donovan (who
5343-457: The Rolling Stones' first number 1 hit in the UK, their cover version of Bobby and Shirley Womack 's " It's All Over Now ". The Stones followed the Famous Flames , featuring James Brown , in the theatrical release of the 1964 film T.A.M.I. Show , which showcased American acts with British Invasion artists. According to Jagger, "We weren't actually following James Brown because there
5480-452: The Stones historians Philippe Margotin and Jean-Michel Guesdon, the band's notoriety "among the authorities and the establishment seems to have been inversely proportional to their popularity among young people". In an effort to capitalise on this, London released the live album Got Live If You Want It! in December. The band's first greatest hits album Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass)
5617-416: The Stones might be forced to disband and that Some Girls could be the last album. During Richards' trial, the courtroom was filled with Stones fans and it became clear to reporters present that he would not be "sent to jail." Overseeing the trial, Judge Lloyd Graburn stated that while "heroin addicts should go to prison if they commit theft to support their habit, or make no effort to kick the habit...Richards
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5754-442: The Stones were beginning to feel "safe" and "comfortable". He writes that Goats Head Soup led to two records that weren't as innovative as their prior works. Upon the emergence of punk rock, Jagger led the band to create what he calls "the band's most impassioned and fiery record of the '70s" (excluding Sticky Fingers and Exile ). Praising the band's performance, particularly Wood, Fiander writes: "What's so amazing about this album
5891-440: The Stones were threatening, uncouth and animalistic". Stewart left the official line-up, but remained road manager and touring keyboardist. Of Stewart's decision, Oldham later said, "Well, he just doesn't look the part, and six is too many for [fans] to remember the faces in the picture." Later, Oldham reduced the band members' ages in publicity material to make them appear as teenagers. Decca Records , which had declined to sign
6028-549: The Stones' new label distributor, Columbia Records , as Rolling Stones/Columbia CK-40449. In 1994, with the acquisition of the Rolling Stones Records catalogue by Virgin Records , Some Girls was remastered and re-issued. The first pressing was packaged in a replica of the die-cut vinyl packaging, representing the redesigned 1978 cover in a pale color scheme. In 2009, the album was remastered and reissued by Universal Music ;
6165-469: The Stones' permanent drummer. Shortly afterwards, the band began their first tour of the UK, performing Chicago blues , including songs by Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley . By 1963, they were finding their musical stride as well as popularity. In 1964, they beat the Beatles as the number one United Kingdom band in two surveys. The band's name was changed shortly after their first gig to the Rolling Stones. Their acting manager, Giorgio Gomelsky , secured
6302-428: The Stones. It gave us a level of confidence; a pathway of how to do it." Their first international number 1 hit was " (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction ", recorded in May 1965 during the band's third North American tour. Richards recorded the guitar riff that drives the song with a fuzzbox as a scratch track to guide a horn section. Nevertheless, the final cut did not include the planned horn overdubs . Issued in
6439-606: The UK and the US. In 1968, the Stones, acting on a suggestion by pianist Ian Stewart, put a control room in a van and created the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio so they would not be limited to the standard 9–5 operating hours of most recording studios. The band lent the mobile studio to other artists, including Led Zeppelin, who used it to record Led Zeppelin III (1970) and Led Zeppelin IV (1971). Deep Purple immortalised
6576-668: The UK government was owed a relative fortune. The Stones moved to the South of France, where Richards rented the Villa Nellcôte and sublet rooms to band members and their entourage. Using the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio, they held recording sessions in the basement. They completed the new tracks, along with material dating as far back as 1969, at Sunset Studios in Los Angeles. The resulting double album, Exile on Main St. ,
6713-690: The US Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart. It became the band's top-selling album in the United States, having been certified by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling six million copies by 2000 in the country. Several hit singles emerged from the album, which became rock radio staples for decades, including " Beast of Burden " (US number eight), " Shattered " (US number 31), " Respectable " (UK number 23), highlighted by " Miss You ", which reached number one in
6850-574: The US the EP was expanded into their second LP, 12 X 5 , which was released in October during the tour. The Rolling Stones' fifth UK single, a cover of Willie Dixon 's " Little Red Rooster "—with "Off the Hook", credited to Nanker Phelge, as the B-side —was released in November 1964 and became their second number 1 hit in the UK. The band's US distributors, London Records , declined to release "Little Red Rooster" as
6987-535: The US, spending 20 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 – longer than any prior Rolling Stones single – eventually peaking at number one, the band's final single to top the chart. Despite its commercial success, its disco sound alienated part of the fanbase. Regarding this, Jagger stated: There were a lot of people that were very narrow-minded about it. To me, I wasn't brought up on rock music so much as blues and soul music, and lot of that music
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#17328583954227124-502: The US, where it reached number eight on the Billboard Hot 100. "Respectable", again backed by "When the Whip Comes Down", was released as the third single in the UK on 15 September, while "Shattered", backed by "Everything is Turning to Gold", appeared as the fourth and final single in the US on 29 November 1978. Both became Top 40 hits. Immediately following its release, Some Girls attracted controversy. According to Cyrus Patell ,
7261-473: The US. According to The Daily Telegraph , Aftermath is often regarded as the most important of the band's formative records. On this album, Jones' contributions expanded beyond guitar and harmonica. To the Middle Eastern -influenced " Paint It Black " he added sitar ; to the ballad " Lady Jane " he added dulcimer , and to " Under My Thumb " he added marimbas . Aftermath also contained " Goin' Home ",
7398-504: The US. Nonetheless, Some Girls became the third-best represented album in Stones' concert setlists after Let It Bleed and Exile on Main St . All its 10 songs have been played live – a distinction it shares only with Let It Bleed and Sticky Fingers – although the title song was never performed until 1999, and only "Lies" was never played after the last dates in support of the album. Upon release, Some Girls received extremely positive reviews from music critics, with many agreeing it
7535-468: The US; it was one of the first pop songs to discuss the issue of prescription drug abuse. " Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow? " was released in September 1966 and reached number 5 in the UK and number 9 in the US. It had a number of firsts for the group: it was the first Stones recording to feature brass horns, and the back-cover photo on the original US picture sleeve depicted
7672-567: The United States and number three in the UK. Rebounding from the relative critical disappointment of Black and Blue , Some Girls was a critical success, with many reviewers calling it a classic return to form for the band and their best album since Exile on Main St. (1972). It became the only Rolling Stones album to be nominated for a Grammy Award in the Album of the Year category. Retrospectively, it has continued to receive acclaim, with many commending
7809-403: The Whip Comes Down". In addition to punk, Jagger claims to have been influenced by dance music, most notably disco, during the recording of Some Girls , and cites New York City as a major inspiration for the album, an explanation for his lyrical preoccupation with the city throughout. At least as important for the band's reinvigoration was the addition of Ronnie Wood to the lineup, as Some Girls
7946-438: The album cover with the hand-drawn faces from the original Valmor ad was used on the 1986 CD reissue. The lead single , " Miss You ", was released on 19 May 1978 by the band's own Rolling Stones label, with the album track "Far Away Eyes" as the B-side; a longer, 12" edit appeared on 2 June. The single was a commercial success, spending seven weeks on the UK Singles Chart , eventually peaking at number three. It fared better in
8083-495: The album was released that December, with a different cover design. The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus , which originally began as an idea about "the new shape of the rock-and-roll concert tour", was filmed at the end of 1968. It featured John Lennon, Yoko Ono , the Dirty Mac , the Who, Jethro Tull , Marianne Faithfull, and Taj Mahal . The footage was shelved for 28 years but was finally released officially in 1996, with
8220-651: The album's credits after apparently being "horrified" by the content of some of its other material, but later withdrew this request), " Midnight Rambler ", as well as a cover of Robert Johnson 's " Love in Vain ". Jones and Taylor are both featured on the album. Just after the US tour ended, the band performed at the Altamont Free Concert at the Altamont Speedway , about fifty miles (80 km) east of San Francisco . A Hells Angels biker gang provided security, and
8357-405: The album, calling it "a tough, focused, and exciting record, full of more hooks and energy than any Stones record since Exile on Main St. " Commending the group's performance compared to their previous works, Erlewine felt the rock tracks sound "harder and nastier than they have in years." He concluded his review stating: " Some Girls may not have the back-street aggression of their '60s records, or
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#17328583954228494-454: The arrangements with the holding company, the band has reportedly paid a tax of just 1.6% on their total earnings of £242 million over the past 20 years. In November 1972, the band began recording sessions in Kingston, Jamaica , for the album Goats Head Soup ; it was released in 1973 and reached number 1 in both the UK and US. The album, which contained the worldwide hit " Angie ",
8631-736: The band into experimental territory and away from their basic sound. Jagger's guitar contributions caused the band's road manager, Ian Stewart , to be absent from many of the sessions, as he felt piano would be superfluous, making this a rare Rolling Stones album on which he did not appear. Rehearsals for Some Girls began in October 1977 and lasted a month before recording commenced in November, breaking before Christmas and starting up again after New Year's before finishing in March 1978. Under their new British recording contract with EMI (remaining with Warner Music Group in North America only), they were able to record at EMI's Pathé Marconi Studios in Paris,
8768-542: The band released a self-titled EP , which became their first number 1 record in the UK. The third single by the Stones, Buddy Holly 's " Not Fade Away ", reflecting Bo Diddley's style, was released in February 1964 and reached number 3. Oldham saw little future for an act that gave up the chance to get significant songwriting royalties by only playing the songs of what he described as "middle-aged blacks", thus limiting their appeal to teenage audiences. Jagger and Richards decided to write songs together. Oldham described
8905-491: The band the opportunity to hone their stagecraft. During the tour, the band recorded their second single, a Lennon–McCartney song, " I Wanna Be Your Man ". It reached number 13 on the UK charts. The Beatles' own recording of the song is included on the 1963 album With the Beatles . On 1 January 1964, the Stones' were the first band to play on BBC 's Top of the Pops , performing "I Wanna Be Your Man". In January 1964
9042-399: The band's ability to blend contemporary music trends with their older signature style. Some Girls is considered one of the band's finest records, and Rolling Stone has included it in their lists of the " 500 Greatest Albums of All Time ". By 1976, the Rolling Stones' popularity was in decline as the charts were dominated by disco and newer bands such as Aerosmith and Kiss . In the UK,
9179-554: The band's commercial success. It spent 25 weeks on the UK Albums Chart , peaking at number two the week of 24 June, being kept off the top spot by the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. It fared better in the US, peaking at number one on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart and spending 88 weeks on the chart. " Beast of Burden ", backed by "When the Whip Comes Down", was released as the second single on 28 August 1978 in
9316-413: The band's first album on their own label, featured an elaborate cover designed by Andy Warhol . It was an Andy Warhol photograph of a man from the waist down in tight jeans featuring a functioning zipper. When unzipped, it revealed the subject's underwear. In some markets an alternate cover was released because of the perceived offensive nature of the original at the time. Sticky Fingers ' cover
9453-594: The band's primary songwriting and creative force. Rooted in blues and early rock and roll , the Rolling Stones started out playing covers and were at the forefront of the British Invasion in 1964, becoming identified with the youthful counterculture of the 1960s . They then found greater success with their own material, as " (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction ", " Get Off of My Cloud " (both 1965), and " Paint It Black " (1966) became international number-one hits . Aftermath (1966), their first entirely original album,
9590-424: The band, was not consulted. Oldham initially tried applying the strategy used by Brian Epstein , the manager of the Beatles, and have the Rolling Stones wear suits. He later changed his mind and imagined a band that contrasted with the Beatles, featuring unmatched clothing, long hair, and an unclean appearance. He wanted to make the Stones "a raunchy, gamy, unpredictable bunch of undesirables" and to "establish that
9727-458: The band. They objected to playing the Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley songs preferred by Jagger and Richards. That same month, the addition of the drummer Tony Chapman completed the line-up of Jagger, Richards, Jones, Stewart, and Taylor. According to Richards, Jones named the band during a phone call to Jazz News . When asked by a journalist for the band's name, Jones saw a Muddy Waters LP lying on
9864-428: The bands did little dance steps, wore identical uniforms and had snappy patter." A cover version of Chuck Berry 's " Come On " was the Rolling Stones' first single , released on 7 June 1963. The band refused to play it at live gigs, and Decca bought only one ad to promote the record. At Oldham's direction, fan-club members bought copies at record shops polled by the charts, helping "Come On" rise to number 21 on
10001-486: The best-ever live album. It reached number 1 in the UK and number 6 in the US. At the end of the decade, the band appeared on BBC 's review of the 1960s music scene, Pop Go the Sixties , performing "Gimme Shelter", which was broadcast live on 31 December 1969. The following year, the band wanted out of contracts with both Klein and Decca, but still owed them one more Jagger/Richards–credited single. To get back at
10138-478: The blind and other tickets were made available for sighted fans at regular price. Later in February 1977, the Stones renewed their contract with Atlantic Records for US distribution, and out of patriotic feelings originating from this being the year of Queen Elizabeth II's Silver Jubilee , signed with EMI for distribution to the rest of the world. The inspiration for [ Some Girls ] was really based in New York and
10275-445: The ceiling for sound treatment, became their preferred location. Oldham, who had no recording experience but made himself the band's producer, said Regent had a sound that "leaked, instrument-to-instrument, the right way" creating a "wall of noise" that worked well for the band. Because of Regent's low booking rates, the band could record for extended periods rather than the usual three-hour blocks common at other studios. All tracks on
10412-455: The end of the year, Rolling Stone ranked Some Girls the best album of 1978. Other publications, including Sounds and NME , placed the album at numbers 4 and 18 in their respective lists of the year's best albums. Some Girls has continued to receive critical acclaim, with many reviewers commending the band's ability to blend punk and disco influences with their older signature style. Writing for AllMusic , Stephen Thomas Erlewine praised
10549-409: The estate of Marilyn Monroe threatened to sue for the use of their likenesses without permission. Similarly, Valmor did take legal action and were given a monetary award for the use of their design. The album was quickly reissued with a redesigned cover that removed all the celebrities, whether they had complained or not. The celebrity images were replaced with black and punk-style garish colours with
10686-494: The first Rolling Stones album, The Rolling Stones , were recorded there. Oldham contrasted the Rolling Stones' independence with the Beatles' obligation to record in EMI 's studios, saying it made the Beatles appear as "mere mortals ... sweating in the studio for the man". He promoted the Rolling Stones as the nasty counterpoint to the Beatles, by having the band pose unsmiling on the cover of their first album. He also encouraged
10823-449: The first batch as "soppy and imitative". Because the band's songwriting developed slowly, songs on their first album The Rolling Stones (1964; issued in the US as England's Newest Hit Makers ), were primarily covers, with only one Jagger/Richards original—" Tell Me (You're Coming Back) "—and two numbers credited to Nanker Phelge , the pen name used for songs written by the entire group. The Rolling Stones' first US tour in June 1964
10960-510: The first usage of their tongue and lips logo , was their first of eight consecutive number-one studio albums in the US. It was followed by Exile on Main St. (1972), featuring " Tumbling Dice " and " Happy ", and Goats Head Soup (1973), featuring " Angie ". Taylor left the band at the end of 1974 and was replaced by Ronnie Wood . The band released Some Girls in 1978, featuring " Miss You " and " Beast of Burden ", and Tattoo You in 1981, featuring " Start Me Up ". Steel Wheels (1989)
11097-523: The floor; one of the tracks was " Rollin' Stone ". Jones was the band's "uncontested leader" during its early years and a key to the band's early success. The band played their first show billed as "the Rollin' Stones" on 12 July 1962, at the Marquee Club in London. At the time, the band consisted of Jones, Jagger, Richards, Stewart, and Taylor. Bill Wyman auditioned for the role of bass guitarist at
11234-404: The group satirically dressed in drag . The song was accompanied by one of the first official music videos, directed by Peter Whitehead . During their North American tour in June and July 1966 , the Stones' high-energy concerts proved highly successful with young people, while alienating local police who had the physically exhausting task of controlling the often rebellious crowds. According to
11371-692: The group's staid sonic aesthetic with disco rhythms and a dash of jagged punk aggression." Giles concluded that the album proved that "when they put their minds to it, the Stones were still capable of earning the title of the World's Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Band." Yahoo! Music 's Lÿndsey Parker described Some Girls as one of the band's "toughest, rawest, hookiest, cockiest, Stonesiest, most attitudinal albums ever." She further commented that it stands as one of few Stones albums to have "held up as sonically, and still sound as gritty and urban and sexy and just downright cool, as their 1978 disco/punk/country/blues masterwork". In The A.V. Club , Steven Hyden commented that
11508-469: The help of Jimmy Carter , who obtained visas, the pair was permitted to leave Canada so that Richards could undergo detoxification in the United States. During this time, Richards obtained a conditional visa for France and met the rest of the Stones in Paris to begin work on what became Some Girls . Facing the possibility of Richards receiving a seven-year sentence in Canada, Jagger and Richards both believed that
11645-564: The inside cover. The Stones' last album of the 1960s was Let It Bleed , which reached number 1 in the UK and number 3 in the US. It featured " Gimme Shelter " with guest lead female vocals by Merry Clayton (sister of Sam Clayton , of the American rock band Little Feat ). Other tracks include " You Can't Always Get What You Want " (with accompaniment by the London Bach Choir , who initially asked that their name be removed from
11782-546: The label and fulfil their final contractual obligation, the band came up with the track "Cocksucker Blues"—deliberately making it as crude as they could in hopes of making it un-releasable. Decca instead released " Street Fighting Man " from Beggar's Banquet as a UK single in July 1971, the track's 1968 single release having been only in the US. Amid contractual disputes with Klein, they formed their own record company, Rolling Stones Records . Sticky Fingers , released in March 1971,
11919-466: The lead single " Street Fighting Man " (which addressed the political upheavals of May 1968) and " Sympathy for the Devil ". Controversy over the design of the album cover, which featured a public toilet with graffiti covering the wall behind it, delayed the album's release for six months. While the band had "absolute artistic control over their albums", Decca was not enthused about the cover's depiction of graffiti reading "John Loves Yoko" being included;
12056-438: The lyrics as improvements over their prior works. NME ' s Charles Shaar Murray gave the album a more mixed assessment. Although he agreed it was their finest work since Exile on Main St. , he felt it was more a Jagger solo record than a proper Rolling Stones record, praising his singing and Watts's drumming. Nevertheless, he considered the production a step up from Black and Blue and gave high praise to "Shattered". At
12193-517: The main musicians on a Rolling Stones album, with few extra contributors. Ian McLagan , Wood's bandmate from the Faces, played keyboards, and harmonica player Sugar Blue contributed to several songs, in addition to saxophonist Mel Collins and Simon Kirke , who played percussion. The band decided not to use studio musicians, including Billy Preston and Nicky Hopkins , as Richards felt that while these musicians were "technically superior" they ultimately led
12330-433: The majestic, drugged-out murk of their early-'70s work, but its brand of glitzy, decadent hard rock still makes it a definitive Stones album." After a period of decline due to emerging music trends, Jeff Giles of Ultimate Classic Rock credits Some Girls as successfully reinvigorating the band's sound and keeping its own identity, writing: "While the record incorporated elements familiar to longtime Stones fans...it infused
12467-593: The mid-1950s Jagger formed a garage band with his friend Dick Taylor . The group mainly played material by Muddy Waters , Chuck Berry , Little Richard , Howlin' Wolf , and Bo Diddley . Jagger again met Richards on 17 October 1961 on platform two at Dartford railway station . Jagger was carrying records by Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters; these revealed to Richards a shared interest. A musical partnership began shortly afterwards. Richards and Taylor often met Jagger at his house. The meetings moved to Taylor's house in late 1961, where Alan Etherington and Bob Beckwith joined
12604-614: The mobile studio itself in the song " Smoke on the Water " with the line "the Rolling truck Stones thing just outside, making our music there". Following the release of Sticky Fingers , the Rolling Stones left England after receiving advice from their financial manager Prince Rupert Loewenstein . He recommended they go into tax exile before the start of the next financial year. The band had learned that they had not paid taxes for seven years, despite being assured that their taxes were taken care of; and
12741-542: The most popular and enduring bands of the rock era . In the early 1960s, the band pioneered the gritty, rhythmically driven sound that came to define hard rock . Their first stable line-up consisted of vocalist Mick Jagger , guitarist Keith Richards , multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones , bassist Bill Wyman , and drummer Charlie Watts . During their early years, Jones was the primary leader. Andrew Loog Oldham became their manager in 1963 and encouraged them to write their own songs. The Jagger–Richards partnership soon became
12878-411: The next day, pending appeal. The Times ran an editorial, " Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel? ", in which conservative editor William Rees-Mogg surprised his readers by his unusually critical discourse on the sentencing, pointing out that Jagger had been treated far more harshly for a minor first offence than "any purely anonymous young man". While awaiting the appeal hearings, the band recorded
13015-436: The original prison sentence, Jones received a £1,000 fine and was put on three years' probation , with an order to seek professional help. In December 1967, the band released Their Satanic Majesties Request , which reached number 3 in the UK and number 2 in the US. It drew unfavourable reviews and was widely regarded as a poor imitation of the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band . Satanic Majesties
13152-399: The people without whom there would be no Atlantic Records." After discussing the matter with Atlantic officials, who considered censoring the line, Earl McGrath, president of Rolling Stones Records, released a statement on 12 October on behalf of the band: It never occurred to us that our parody of certain stereotypical attitudes would be taken seriously by anyone who heard the entire lyric of
13289-400: The phrase "Pardon our appearance – cover under reconstruction". Jagger later apologised to Minnelli when he encountered her during a party at the famous discothèque Studio 54 . The only celebrity whose face was not removed was former Beatle George Harrison . As with the original design, the colour schemes on the redesigned sleeves varied in different markets. A third version of
13426-465: The press to use provocative headlines such as: "Would you let your daughter marry a Rolling Stone?" In contrast, Wyman says: "Our reputation and image as the Bad Boys came later, completely there, accidentally. ... [Oldham] never did engineer it. He simply exploited it exhaustively." In a 1971 interview, Wyman stated, "We were the first pop group to break away from the whole Cliff Richard thing where
13563-450: The record was not a case of selling out , but rather showcased that the band "could pull off the old magic using some flashy new tricks." Hyden further praised Richards' guitar performance, particularly on "Beast of Burden" and "Before They Make Me Run", writing that he is "healthier and more prominent on Some Girls than on any Stones record since Exile On Main St. " Matthew Fiander of PopMatters commented that after Exile on Main St. ,
13700-475: The record, highlighting "Miss You" as the standout. He concluded: "Because they recorded so quickly (by their standards) they've achieved an immediacy on this which has been sorely lacking on their last few studio albums. It's far from great but it's certainly better than we had any right to expect after all these years." Kris Needs , in a review for ZigZag magazine, complimented the album's consistency when compared to its three predecessors. Needs further praised
13837-413: The recording sessions were highly productive, resulting in numerous outtakes that appeared on subsequent albums. It was the first album to feature guitarist Ronnie Wood as a full-time member; Wood had contributed to some tracks on the band's prior two albums, It's Only Rock 'n Roll (1974) and Black and Blue (1976). With a stable lineup in place for the first time in several years, the album marked
13974-413: The recording. By 1976, the Rolling Stones' popularity was in decline as the music industry was dominated by disco and newer rock bands. In addition, the punk rock movement was an emerging cultural force in the UK. Due to legal troubles surrounding Richards, Jagger is generally regarded as the principal creative force behind Some Girls . With him drawing influence from dance music , most notably disco,
14111-426: The reissue restored one of the brighter color schemes of the redesigned 1978 cover. Some Girls was re-issued on 21 November 2011 as a 2-CD deluxe edition, including twelve songs originally recorded during the two sessions for the album (with the exception of " Tallahassee Lassie " from August–September 1978 and "We Had It All" from 1979). A Super-Deluxe edition also included a DVD with live footage & promo videos,
14248-429: The rhythm is back, and satisfaction and shelter are once again just out of reach." He further wrote that Some Girls more than makes up for the group's prior works. After Black and Blue , Richard Riegel of Creem called Some Girls a return to "refreshingly kinetic rock 'n' roll". He further gave praise to Jagger's vocal performances and Wood's contributions on guitar. In Sounds , Peter Silverton spoke positively of
14385-486: The sleeves varying in different markets, it featured the Rolling Stones' faces alongside those of select female celebrities inserted into a copy of an old Valmor Products Corporation advertisement. The first printing of the album was censored as The Rolling Stone lawyers could not get permission to use those actors' images. The cover design was challenged legally when Lucille Ball , Farrah Fawcett , Liza Minnelli (representing her mother Judy Garland ), Raquel Welch , and
14522-442: The smaller one and use it for recording. According to Richards, songs were written on a day-by-day basis. The band ended up recording about 50 new songs, several of which turned up in altered forms on Emotional Rescue (1980) and Tattoo You (1981). Chris Kimsey was the engineer for the sessions. Kimsey's direct method of recording, together with the entrance of the then state-of-the-art Mesa/Boogie Mark I amplifiers instead of
14659-400: The song in question. No insult was intended, and if any was taken, we sincerely apologise. The Stones embarked on their summer US Tour 1978 in support of the album, which for the first time had them mount several small-venue shows, sometimes under a pseudonym. This was shorter and less ambitious than previous Stones tours, with only 26 shows performed over one and a half months, all of them in
14796-530: The song, I told Mick it was not going to go down well. Mick assured me that it was a parody of the type of people who hold these attitudes. Mick has great respect for blacks. He owes his whole being, his whole musical career, to black people." Incidentally, black-oriented radio stations began to boycott "Some Girls", leading Jagger to tell Rolling Stone : "Atlantic tried to get us to drop it, but I refused. I've always been opposed to censorship of any kind, especially by conglomerates. I've always said, 'If you can't take
14933-433: The stuff that came afterward. – Mick Jagger, 1995 Mick Jagger is generally regarded as the principal creative force behind Some Girls . Keith Richards was in legal trouble for much of 1977, which resulted in the band being inactive on the touring circuit during that year, except for two shows in Canada during the spring for the live album Love You Live . Jagger solely wrote "Miss You", as well as "Lies" and "When
15070-542: The summer of 1965, it was their fourth UK number 1 and their first in the US, where it spent four weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 . It was a worldwide commercial success for the band. The US version of the LP Out of Our Heads , released in July 1965, also went to number 1; it included seven original songs, three Jagger/Richards numbers and four credited to Nanker Phelge. The UK version of Out of Our Heads
15207-429: The title cut, which is too fucking indirect to suit me—but in general the abrasiveness seems personal, earned, unposed, and the vulnerability more genuine than ever. Also, the band is a real good one. Real good. In his review of the album for Rolling Stone in June 1978, Paul Nelson wrote that while Some Girls may have been the band's finest LP since its "certified masterpiece", Exile on Main St. , "what I won't buy
15344-649: The trio; the quintet called themselves the Blues Boys. In March 1962, the Blues Boys read about the Ealing Jazz Club in the newspaper Jazz News , which mentioned Alexis Korner 's rhythm and blues band, Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated . The Blues Boys sent a tape of their best recordings to Korner, who was impressed. On 7 April, they visited the Ealing Jazz Club, where they met the members of Blues Incorporated, who included slide guitarist Brian Jones , keyboardist Ian Stewart , and drummer Charlie Watts . After
15481-415: The ways of the town. I think that gave it an extra spur and hardness. And then, of course, there was the punk thing that had started in 1976. Punk and disco were going on at the same time, so it was quite an interesting period. New York and London, too. Paris—there was punk there. Lots of dance music. Paris and New York had all this Latin dance music, which was really quite wonderful. Much more interesting than
15618-515: Was "a disaster", according to Wyman. "When we arrived, we didn't have a hit record [there] or anything going for us." When the band appeared on the variety show The Hollywood Palace , that week's guest host, Dean Martin , mocked both their hair and their performance. During the tour they recorded for two days at Chess Studios in Chicago, meeting many of their most important influences, including Muddy Waters. These sessions included what would become
15755-567: Was Mick Jagger, but it turned out to be a case of mistaken identity; the reporter had in fact been eavesdropping on Brian Jones. Two days after the article was published, Jagger filed a writ for libel against the News of the World . A week later, on 12 February, Sussex police, tipped off by the paper, raided a party at Keith Richards' home , Redlands. No arrests were made at the time, but Jagger, Richards, and their friend art dealer Robert Fraser were subsequently charged with drug offences. Andrew Oldham
15892-406: Was a new deal with Decca to be made ... and he said he could do it." The US version included the double A-side single " Let's Spend the Night Together " and " Ruby Tuesday ", which went to number 1 in the US and number 3 in the UK. When the band went to New York to perform the numbers on The Ed Sullivan Show in January, they were ordered to change the lyrics of the refrain of "Let's Spend
16029-428: Was afraid of being arrested and fled to America. Richards said in 2003, "When we got busted at Redlands, it suddenly made us realize that this was a whole different ball game and that was when the fun stopped. Up until then it had been as though London existed in a beautiful space where you could do anything you wanted." In March 1967, while awaiting the consequences of the police raid, Jagger, Richards, and Jones took
16166-446: Was arrested and charged with possession of cannabis . Three of the five Stones now faced drug charges. Jagger and Richards were tried at the end of June. Jagger received a three-month prison sentence for the possession of four amphetamine tablets; Richards was found guilty of allowing cannabis to be smoked on his property and sentenced to a year in prison. Both Jagger and Richards were imprisoned at that point but were released on bail
16303-458: Was considerable time between the filming of each section. Nevertheless, he was still very annoyed about it ..." On 25 October the band appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show . Because of the pandemonium surrounding the Stones, Sullivan initially declined to rebook them. However, he booked them for appearances in 1966 and 1967. A second EP, Five by Five , was issued in the UK in August 1964. In
16440-418: Was dance music. It was specifically made to dance to... You don't really play the grooves of yesteryear when you make records, you play the grooves of now. And that sort of beat was the thing that was going around at the time. For some people it was a very big hit, but not everyone liked it. Some Girls was released on 9 June 1978, with the catalogue number CUN 39108 (UK) and COC 39108 (US). The record continued
16577-632: Was different. He made so much money as a rock star, he didn't need to steal, and his effort to remove himself from the drug culture was an example to others." Graburn issued Richards a one-year probation and ordered that he play a benefit concert for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind within six months; Graburn chose this sentencing option after speaking with a blind fan whom Richards had befriended years earlier and ensured her safe passage to and from concerts. Tickets were provided for free to
16714-407: Was raided and charged soon after); the second instalment (published on 5 February) targeted the Rolling Stones. A reporter who contributed to the story spent an evening at the exclusive London club Blaise's, where a member of the Rolling Stones allegedly took several Benzedrine tablets, displayed a piece of hashish , and invited his companions back to his flat for a "smoke". The article claimed this
16851-506: Was recommended to Jagger by John Mayall . The Rolling Stones were scheduled to play at a free concert for Blackhill Enterprises in London's Hyde Park , two days after Jones' death; they decided to go ahead with the show as a tribute to him. Jagger began by reading an excerpt from Percy Bysshe Shelley 's poem Adonais , an elegy written on the death of his friend John Keats . They released thousands of butterflies in memory of Jones before opening their set with "I'm Yours and I'm Hers",
16988-504: Was recorded at Chess Studios in Chicago and RCA Studios in Los Angeles. In January and February of that year, the band played 34 shows for around 100,000 people in Australia and New Zealand. The single " The Last Time ", released in February, was the first Jagger/Richards composition to reach number 1 on the UK charts; it reached number 9 in the US. It was later identified by Richards as "the bridge into thinking about writing for
17125-415: Was recorded while Jagger, Richards, and Jones were awaiting their court cases. The band parted ways with Oldham during the sessions. The split was publicly amicable, but in 2003 Jagger said: "The reason Andrew left was because he thought that we weren't concentrating and that we were being childish. It was not a great moment really—and I would have thought it wasn't a great moment for Andrew either. There were
17262-456: Was released in 1971; it reached number 3 in the UK and number 4 in the US. It is certified Diamond in the US, having sold over 6 million copies, being certified 12× Platinum for being a double album, and spent over 347 weeks on the Billboard album chart. A follow-up double compilation album More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies) was released in 1972. In 1974, Bill Wyman
17399-516: Was released in May 1972, and reached number one in both the UK and the US. Given an A+ grade by critic Robert Christgau and disparaged by Lester Bangs—who reversed his opinion within months— Exile is now accepted as one of the Stones' best albums. The films Cocksucker Blues (never officially released) and Ladies and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones (released in 1974) document the subsequent highly publicised 1972 North American Tour . The band's double compilation album, Hot Rocks 1964–1971 ,
17536-405: Was released in September 1965. Their second international number 1 single " Get Off of My Cloud " was released in the autumn of 1965, followed by another US-only LP, December's Children (And Everybody's) . The album Aftermath , released in the late spring of 1966, was the first LP to be composed entirely of Jagger/Richards songs; it reached number 1 in the UK and number 2 in
17673-449: Was released in the UK in November 1966, a different version of which had been released in the US in March that year. In January 1967, Between the Buttons was released, and reached number 3 in the UK and number 2 in the US. It was Andrew Oldham's last venture as the Rolling Stones' producer. Allen Klein took over his role as the band's manager in 1965. Richards recalled, "There
17810-503: Was the Stones' best work since Exile on Main St. Music critic Pete Bishop wrote for The Pittsburgh Press that Some Girls was "the best album the Rolling Stones have done for years". Robert Hilburn ranked Some Girls one of the band's best works in the Los Angeles Times , calling it a "splendid return to form". Reviewing for The Village Voice in 1978, Robert Christgau said, The Stones' best album since Exile on Main St.
17947-442: Was the first album recorded with him as a full member. Unlike the guitar style of Mick Taylor , Wood's guitar playing style meshed with that of Richards, and slide guitar playing became one of the band's hallmarks. His unconventional uses of the instrument featured prominently on Some Girls and he contributed to the writing process. Wood later recalled that working with the Stones was a different experience from with his former band
18084-579: Was the first band member to release solo material, his album Monkey Grip . In 1972, members of the band set up a complex financial structure to reduce the amount of their taxes. Their holding company, Promogroup, has offices in both the Netherlands and the Caribbean. The Netherlands was chosen because it does not directly tax royalty payments . The band have been tax exiles ever since, meaning they can no longer use Britain as their main residence. Due to
18221-569: Was the first in a string of commercially successful, but critically tepidly received, studio albums. The sessions for Goats Head Soup also produced unused material, most notably an early version of the popular ballad " Waiting on a Friend ", which was not released until the Tattoo You LP nine years later. CNIB Foundation Too Many Requests If you report this error to the Wikimedia System Administrators, please include
18358-473: Was the first to feature the logo of Rolling Stones Records , which effectively became the band's logo. It consisted of a pair of lips with a lapping tongue. Designer John Pasche created the logo, following a suggestion by Jagger to copy the stuck-out tongue of the Hindu goddess Kali . Critic Sean Egan has said of the logo, Without using the Stones' name, it instantly conjures them, or at least Jagger, as well as
18495-471: Was the second single from the Some Girls reissue, released briefly for free on iTunes the same day "No Spare Parts" was released. A video for "No Spare Parts" was produced and later released on 19 December 2011. In 2012 it was released by Universal Music Enterprises in a Japanese-only SHM-SACD version. All tracks are written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards , except where noted Note Album credits per
18632-465: Was unable to "go on the road again", and left the band saying, "I've left, and if I want to I can come back." On 3 July 1969, less than a month later, Jones drowned under mysterious circumstances in the swimming pool at his home, Cotchford Farm , in Hartfield , East Sussex . The band auditioned several guitarists, including Paul Kossoff , as a replacement for Jones, before settling on Mick Taylor , who
18769-414: Was widely considered a comeback album and was followed by Voodoo Lounge (1994). Both releases were promoted by large stadium and arena tours, as the Stones continued to be a huge concert attraction; by 2007, they had broken the record for the all-time highest-grossing concert tour three times, and they were the highest-earning live act of 2021. Following Wyman's departure in 1993, the band continued as
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