The Rolling Stones - Hot Rocks 1 & 2 (1972) [London 820 141-2 / 820 142-2, 1985]

Album Review:

Hot Rocks 1964–1971 is the first compilation album of Rolling Stones music released by former manager Allen Klein's ABKCO Records (who gained control of the band's Decca/London material in 1970) after the band's departure from Decca and Klein. Released in late 1971, it proved to be The Rolling Stones' biggest-selling release of their career and an enduring and popular retrospective.

After reportedly having been duped by Klein to unknowingly sign over the recording copyrights to all of their material from 1963 to 1970, The Rolling Stones left Decca and formed their own label, Rolling Stones Records, with a new distributor. They recorded Sticky Fingers throughout 1970, releasing it the following spring. Although Klein—and now ABKCO—no longer had The Rolling Stones as clients, their fruitful catalogue was ripe for the picking and, thus, Hot Rocks 1964-1971 was quickly compiled as a double album greatest hits package.

While the album carries most of the band's biggest hits during their first decade, it does drop a few of them in order to include standout tracks such as "Play With Fire", "Under My Thumb" and "Gimme Shelter" giving listeners a more well-rounded impression of The Rolling Stones' music in this era. Although "Brown Sugar" and "Wild Horses" are a part of Sticky Fingers, those two songs are co-owned by the band and Allen Klein because The Rolling Stones recorded the songs while they were still under contract to Decca.

Hot Rocks 1964–1971 was authorized by The Rolling Stones (as was More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies)). It has ended up as their highest-selling album, reaching #4 in the U.S. upon its release and, after selling in excess of six million copies,it is now being certified twelve times platinum there, as per RIAA rules regarding double album releases. The UK release was delayed for many years, coming out on 21 May 1990, to coincide with the Urban Jungle Tour, reaching #3.

In August 2002, Hot Rocks 1964–1971 was reissued in a new remastered CD and SACD digipak by ABKCO Records.


Album Details:

Artist: The Rolling Stones
Album: Hot Rocks 1 & 2
Label: London Records
Catalogue #: 820 141-2 / 820 142-2
Format: CD
Type: Compilation, Analogue to Digital Mastering by Mobile Fidelity Sound (MFS)
Country: Germany (Printed & Made in West Germany)
CD Release Date: 1985
Original Release Date: 1972
Number of Discs: 2
Language: English
Time: 38:35 + 47:37
Rating: 4.5 stars (allmusic.com)
Genre: Pop/Rock
Styles: British Invasion, Rock & Roll, British Psychedelia, Psychedelic





Track listing:

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

01. Time Is on My Side (Version 2) (Norman Meade) – 3:03
02. Heart of Stone – 2:50
03. Play With Fire (Nanker Phelge) – 2:14
04. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction – 3:46
05. As Tears Go By (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards/Andrew Loog Oldham) – 2:47
06. Get off of My Cloud – 3:00
07. Mother's Little Helper – 2:49
08. 19th Nervous Breakdown – 4:01
09. Paint It, Black – 3:24
10. Under My Thumb – 3:44
11. Ruby Tuesday – 3:20
12. Let's Spend the Night Together – 3:37

All tracks produced by Andrew Loog Oldham.









Track listing:

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

01. Jumpin' Jack Flash – 3:44
02. Street Fighting Man – 3:20
03. Sympathy for the Devil – 6:28
04. Honky Tonk Women – 3:07
05. Gimme Shelter – 4:35
06. Midnight Rambler (Live) – 9:15 (contains "static sound" at 4:19 & 4:36)
07. You Can't Always Get What You Want (Version 2) – 7:34
08. Brown Sugar – 3:52
09. Wild Horses – 5:41

All tracks produced by Jimmy Miller, except "Midnight Rambler", which was produced by The Rolling Stones and Glyn Johns.







Lineage:

SilverCDs -> EAC -> WV -> AvaxHome


Extra info:

- Cuesheet files included (WV & WAV).
- EAC extraction LOG file included.
- Codec used for lossless compression: WavPack (v. 4.60.1)
- Samplerate: 44100 Hz Stereo / Bitrate: 16 bits.
- Full artwork, 300 dpi, jpg format in highest quality.
- All tracks accurately ripped.
- To decode WV to WAV, execute "Restore WAV File.bat".


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