THE ROLLING STONES – BIG HITS (HIGH TIDE AND GREEN GRASS) LP – Nr MINT

The Rolling Stones – Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass)
(Decca Records  TXS101  STEREO)

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The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. The original line-up consisted of Brian Jones (rhythm guitar, harmonica), Mick Jagger (lead vocals), Keith Richards (lead guitar, backing vocals), Bill Wyman (bass), Charlie Watts (drums), and Ian Stewart (piano). Stewart was removed from the official line-up in 1963 but continued as a touring member until his death in 1985. Jones left the band less than a month prior to his death in 1969, having already been replaced by Mick Taylor, who remained until 1974. After Taylor left the band, Ronnie Wood took his place in 1975 and has been on guitar in tandem with Richards ever since. Following Wyman’s departure in 1993, Darryl Jones joined as their touring bassist. Other touring keyboardists for the band have been Nicky Hopkins (1967–82), Billy Preston (through the mid-1970s) and Chuck Leavell (1982-present). The band was first led by Jones, but after teaming as the band’s songwriters, Jagger and Richards assumed leadership while Jones dealt with legal and personal troubles.

The Rolling Stones were at the forefront of the British Invasion of bands that became popular in the US in 1964, and identified with the youthful and rebellious counterculture of the 1960s. Rooted in blues and early rock and roll, the group began a short period of musical experimentation in the mid-1960s that peaked with the psychedelic album Their Satanic Majesties Request (1967). Subsequently, the group returned to its “bluesy” roots with Beggars Banquet (1968) which along with its follow-ups Let It Bleed (1969), Sticky Fingers (1971) and Exile on Main St. (1972) is generally considered to be the band’s best work and is seen as their “Golden Age”. During this period, they were first introduced on stage as “The World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band”. Musicologist Robert Palmer attributed the “remarkable endurance” of the Rolling Stones to being “rooted in traditional verities, in rhythm-and-blues and soul music”, while “more ephemeral pop fashions have come and gone”.

The band continued to release commercially successful records in the 1970s and sold many albums, including Some Girls (1978) and Tattoo You (1981), which were their most popular albums worldwide. From 1983 to 1987, tensions between Jagger and Richards almost caused the band to split. However, they managed to patch up their friendship in 1987. They separated temporarily to work on solo projects and experienced a comeback with Steel Wheels (1989), which was followed by a large stadium and arena tour. Since the 1990s, new recorded material from the group has been increasingly less well-received and less frequent. Despite this, the Rolling Stones have continued to be a huge attraction on the live circuit, with stadium tours in the 1990s and 2000s. By 2007, the band had four of the top five highest-grossing concert tours of all time: Voodoo Lounge Tour (1994–95), Bridges to Babylon Tour (1997–98), Licks Tour (2002–03) and A Bigger Bang Tour (2005–07).

The Rolling Stones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989 and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2004. Rolling Stone magazine ranked them fourth on the “100 Greatest Artists of All Time” list and their estimated album sales are above 250 million. They have released 30 studio albums, 18 live albums and numerous compilations. Let It Bleed (1969) was their first of five consecutive number one studio and live albums in the UK. Sticky Fingers (1971) was the first of eight consecutive number one studio albums in the US. In 2008, the band ranked 10th on the Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists chart. In 2012, the band celebrated its 50th anniversary.

Big Hits (High Tide and Green Grass) is the first official compilation album by The Rolling Stones, released on 28 March 1966, on London Records in the US and on 4 November 1966, by Decca Records in the UK. The two releases featured different cover art and track listing. The front cover for the American release was used for the rear photo on the UK edition.

The album cover photo (US edition) was shot at Franklin Canyon Park in Los Angeles.

track listing

All songs by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.

Side one

1. “Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?” – 2:34
2. “Paint It Black” – 3:45
3. “It’s All Over Now” (Bobby Womack/Shirley Jean Womack) – 3:27
4. “The Last Time” – 3:40
5. “Heart of Stone” – 2:46
6. “Not Fade Away” (Norman Petty/Charles Hardin) – 1:48
7. “Come On” (Chuck Berry) – 1:49

Side two

1. “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction” – 3:43
2. “Get Off of My Cloud” – 2:55
3. “As Tears Go By” (Jagger/Richard/Andrew Loog Oldham) – 2:45
4. “19th Nervous Breakdown” – 3:57
5. “Lady Jane” – 3:08
6. “Time Is on My Side” (Norman Meade) – 2:53
7. “Little Red Rooster” (Willie Dixon) – 3:05

Personnel

The Rolling Stones

• Mick Jagger – harmonica, lead vocals, percussion
• Brian Jones – guitar, slide guitar, harmonica, appalachian dulcimer, sitar, organ, backing vocals, keyboards
• Keith Richards – guitar, backing vocals
• Charlie Watts – drums
• Bill Wyman – bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals

Additional personnel

• Jack Nitzsche – percussion, keyboards
• Phil Spector – percussion
• Ian Stewart – keyboards