The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in April 1962 by guitarist and harmonica player Brian Jones, pianist Ian Stewart, vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards. Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early lineup. American R&B and blues cover songs
dominated The Rolling Stones' early material, but from the start
they have included rock and roll in their repertoire. The Rolling
Stones are credited for raising the international regard for the
primitive blues typified by Chess Records' artists such as Willie
Dixon and Muddy Waters, the latter of whom wrote the song "Rollin'
Stone", after which the band is named.
Active for almost six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the rock era. Diverging from the pop rock of the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the gritty, heavier-driven sound that came to define hard rock. Their first stable line-up comprised of vocalist Mick Jagger, multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones, guitarist Keith Richards, bassist Bill Wyman, and drummer Charlie Watts. During their formative years Jones was the primary leader: he assembled the band, named it, and drove their sound and image. After Andrew Loog Oldham became the group's manager in 1963, he encouraged them to write their own songs. Jagger and Richards became the primary creative force behind the band, alienating Jones, who developed a drug addiction that interfered with his ability to contribute meaningfully.
[1964] - 12 x 5 [2002 Remaster ABKCO 94022]
[1964] - England's Newest Hit Makers [2002 Remaster ABKCO 8822872]
[1965] - December's Children (And Everybody's) [2002 Remaster ABKCO 8822922]
[1965] - Out Of Our Heads [2002 Remaster ABKCO 8822912]
[1965] - The Rolling Stones No. 2 [Polydor P25L 25033]
[1965] - The Rolling Stones, Now! [2002 Remaster ABKCO 94202]
[1966] - Aftermath [2002 Remaster ABKCO 94762]
[1967] - Between The Buttons [2002 Remaster ABKCO 8822972]
[1967] - Their Satanic Majesties Request [2002 Remaster ABKCO 90022]
[1968] - Beggars Banquet [2002 Remaster ABKCO 95392]
[1969] - Let It Bleed [2002 Remaster ABKCO 90042]
[1971] - Sticky Fingers [1994 Remaster Virgin CDV 2730]
[1972] - Exile On Main St. [1994 Remaster Virgin 7243-8-39524-2-7]
[1973] - Goats Head Soup [1986 Remaster CBS 450207 2]
[1974] - It's Only Rock 'N Roll [1986 Remaster CBS 450202 2]
[1976] - Black And Blue [1986 Remaster CBS 450203 2]
[1978] - Some Girls [1987 Remaster CBS 450197 2]
[1980] - Emotional Rescue [1994 Remaster Virgin CDV 2737]
[1981] - Tattoo You [1994 Remaster Virgin CDV 2732]
[1983] - Undercover [1994 Remaster Virgin CDV 2741]
[1986] - Dirty Work [1994 Remaster Virgin CDV 2743]
[1989] - Steel Wheels [1994 Remaster Virgin CDV 2742]
[1994] - Voodoo Lounge [1994 Remaster Virgin CDV 2750]
[1997] - Bridges To Babylon [Virgin CDV 2840]
[2005] - A Bigger Bang [Virgin CDV 3012]
[2016] - Blue & Lonesome [Polydor 571 494-2]
