The Rolling Stones

A brilliant snapshot of the earliest recordings by The Rolling Stones, gathered here in chronological order. Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Bill Wyman began these sessions at I.B.C. Studios, 35 Portland Place, close to Regent Street in London, where the LP cover photo was taken in early 1963.

The first six tracks were recorded between 28th January and 2nd February. Come On / I Want To Be Loved, their first 7", was recorded at Olympic in London on 10th May.

In the hot summer of 1963, between July and August, they headed to Decca Studios to record Poison Ivy, It Should Be and Fortune Teller.

On 14th and 15th September, they were in Kingsway, London for their first EP, recording You Better Move On, Bye, Bye and Johnny and Money.

They returned to I.B.C. Studios on 5th October to record Come On, Memphis Tennessee, Roll Over Beethoven and I Just Want To Make Love To You. Two days later, back in Kingsway, they recorded the final two songs featured on this compilation.