Rolling Stones - 60's UK EP Collection (2011) [24-88].rar

As the title states, this 2011 compilation wrangles up some Rolling Stones EPs from the '60s—specifically, three EPs (and their outstanding b-sides) from 1964. During this embryonic stage the Stones belonged to the late, great Brian Jones, who was interested in grooming the band as the best blues and R&B outfit to soundtrack swinging London’s burgeoning mod scene. Here, the Stones open with a hard-grooving take on Chuck Berry’s “Bye Bye Johnny,” one of many “Johnny B. Goode” derivatives that would help define Keith Richards’ early guitar style. With Richards' and Jones’ tube amps cranked well past the breaking point, a raunchy cover of Barrett Strong’s “Money” sounds like the birth of garage rock. Mick Jagger’s vocals on a simmering rendition of Arthur Alexander’s “You Better Move On” display his early yearning to sing in a style beyond the band's rave-ups of the era. Conversely, when the Stones revisit another Chuck Berry tune—“Around and Around”—and do a live version of “Route 66,” both play as though young Jagger was born to sing the blues.

1 Bye Bye Johnny 2:09

2 Money 2:31

3 You Better Move On 2:39

4 Poison Ivy (Version 2) 2:06

5 If You Need Me 2:03

6 Empty Heart 2:36

7 2120 South Michigan Avenue 2:07

8 Confessin' The Blues 2:48

9 Around And Around 3:05

10 We Want The Stones 0:12

11 Everybody Needs Somebody To Love 0:35

12 Pain In My Heart 2:03

13 Route 66 2:36

14 I'm Moving On 2:12

15 I'm Alright 2:22

1. The Rolling Stones (E.P.) - Recorded at Decca Studios and Kingsway Studios in 1964, it was on the New Musical Express E.P. chart for the full year of 1964 in the U.K. and it was No. 1 for 14 weeks in that year. Features their covers of songs originally recorded by Chuck Berry, The Coasters, Arthur Alexander and Barrett Strong.

2. Five by Five (E.P.) - The mono mixes of songs recorded at the June 1964 session at the legendary Chess Studio in Chicago. Features the original compositions "Empty Heart" and "2120 South Michigan Avenue" (the address of Chess) as well as covers of songs originally recorded by Solomon Burke,

Chuck Berry and Jay McShann.

3. Got Live If You Want It! (E.P.) - Includes songs not found on the U.S. album of the same name. Recorded on the Rolling Stones' 5th British Tour at dates in London, Liverpool and Manchester in early March 1964. The title of the E.P. is based on bluesman Slim Harpo's "Got Love If You Want It," released on Excello Records in 1957. The E.P. features covers of songs recorded Otis Redding, Solomon Burke, Hank Snow and Nat King Cole. The Stones' own original "I'm Alright" was only ever recorded and released in live versions.