Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Abkco
• ASIN: B000003BDV
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #177,484 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Not Fade Away

2. Route 66

3. I Just Want to Make Love to You

4. Honest I Do

5. Now I've Got a Witness

6. Little by Little

7. I'm a King Bee

8. Carol

9. Tell Me

10. Can I Get a Witness

11. You Can Make It If You Try

12. Walking the Dog

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Maximum R&B Impacted Energy. Simply A Killer., January 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Rolling Stones (Audio CD)

I remember this being the first full Lp that I ever purchased in 64, up to that point it was only 45's. The record was then and still is in my opinion one of the best put together, powerful and solid R&B/Blues/Rock debuts of all time. These guys gave 120% then and are still doing it 35 years later. It is obvious of their American influences at that point. Artist's such as Chuck Berry, Rufus Thomas, Bobby Womack, Buddy Holly, Marvin Gaye etc. I strongly recommend this record as one of the top 10 of the past 35 years. I myself own the complete Stones catalog of recordings and would advise picking up as many as possible. I would start with these five and work from that point: This one (Englands's Newest Hitmakers), (The London Years Singles Box Set), (Out Of Their Heads), (Bridges To Babylon) and (Got Live If You Want It). This will give a solid overview of the Stones history and you can go from there. You can't miss with these guys.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Let's buzz awhile ..., June 4, 2001

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brad lonard (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rolling Stones (Audio CD)

This is basically the UK album The Rolling Stones with Not Fade Away replacing a cover of Bo Diddley's Mona, and a silly subtitle added. Recorded at a time when none of the band had been to America and the closest they'd got to Chuck Berry or Howlin' Wolf was playing a record, this sets the template for the next few years: a mix of high-energy rock (check Keith's brilliant solo on Carol), soul covers and minor originals. But this debut is also the most blues-oriented album they'd produce until Beggar's Banquet, with nods to Jimmy Reed, Slim Harpo and Muddy Waters. By their next album they would have ditched the blues for a more contemporary R&B sound. An enormously influential LP, it still sounds great today, even though Mick wouldn't hit his stride for a few years yet.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Stones' Debut, January 15, 2001

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Thomas Magnum (NJ, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rolling Stones (Audio CD)

The self-titled debut album by The Rolling Stones laid the blueprint for the next several releases of their career. They had a couple of original songs and a liberal dose of the hardcore rhythm & blues that made them the evil twins of the Beatles. The first three songs "Not Fade Away", "Route 66" & "I Just Want To Make Love To You" (later made famous by Foghat) all show the raw energy of the band. "Tell Me" is a fine original composition. "I'm A King Bee" sets up the Mick Jagger persona of the sexual lothario and "Carol" starts the trend of having a Chuck Berry cover on their first few albums. The album shows off the band's potential and although it doesn't always hit, "Can I Get A Witness" and "Walking The Dog" to name two, it is a solid debut.