Hot Rocks: 1964-1971

by The Rolling Stones

Overview

This two-LP set is both a lot more and a bit less than what it seems. It is seven years' worth of mostly very high-charting -- and all influential and important -- songs, leaving out some singles in favor of well-known album tracks, and in the process, giving an overview not just of the Rolling Stones' hits but of their evolving image. One hears them change from loud R&B-inspired rockers covering others' songs ("Time Is on My Side") into originators in their own right ("Satisfaction"); then into tastemakers and style-setters with a particularly decadent air ("Get Off of My Cloud," "19th Nervous Breakdown"), and finally into self-actualized rebel-poets ("Jumpin' Jack Flash," "Midnight Rambler") and Shaman-like symbols of chaos. On its initial release, Hot Rocks sold well, not only as a unique compilation but also as a panorama of the '60s. The only flaw was that it didn't give a good look at the Stones' full musical history, ignoring their early blues and psychedelic eras. There are also some anomalies in Hot Rocks' history for the collector -- the very first pressings included an outtake of "Brown Sugar" featuring Eric Clapton that was promptly replaced. This is an exciting assembly of material. ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	08/27/2002
Label:	Abkco Records
UPC:	0018771966722
Rank:	17085

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Time Is on My Side
2. Heart of Stone
3. Play with Fire
4. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
5. As Tears Go By
6. Get Off of My Cloud
7. Mother's Little Helper
8. 19th Nervous Breakdown
9. Paint It Black
10. Under My Thumb
11. Ruby Tuesday
12. Let's Spend the Night Together

Disc 2

13. Jumpin' Jack Flash
14. Street Fighting Man
15. Sympathy for the Devil
16. Honky Tonk Women
17. Gimme Shelter
18. Midnight Rambler [Live]
19. You Can't Always Get What You Want
20. Brown Sugar
21. Wild Horses

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Rolling Stones   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Bob Ludwig   Remastering
Paschal Byrne   Remastering
The Rolling Stones   Audio Production
Andrew Loog Oldham   Audio Production,Composer
Teri Landi   Remastering
Steve Rosenthal   Remastering
Jimmy Miller   Audio Production
Jon Astley   Remastering
Gus Skinas   Audio Engineer
Glyn Johns   Audio Production
Jody H. Klein   Reissue Producer
Nanker Phelge   Composer
Jerry Ragavoy   Composer
Mick Jagger   Composer
Keith Richards   Composer
Andrew Oldham   Composer
Jerry Ragovoy   Composer
Brian Jones   Composer