I've been meaning to add to my meagre Stones collection for a while now.

I have Let It Bleed, Sticky Fingers and Exile...

But what are the essential Stones albums?

I think you've got them Kev!

The only one I might add is "Beggar's Banquet".

hi kev, i say try beggars banquet ,aftermath next,the early albums are really good if a bit raw. most albums have there merits but the ones after exile on main street some are a bit iffy.

Thanks guys.

I was looking at Beggars next. But what about Goats Head Soup and Black and Blue?

Beggars yes but not a great lover of Goats Head.

Black and Blue is an ok album but one you may want to look at is Get Yer Ya's Ya's Out.

Although I'm not the greatest fan of the Stones, I've got this collection and it seems pretty good to me (the packaging is rubbish though, mine fell to bits) - otherwise Beggars Banquet is the best album I've heard by them.

1. Come On
2. I Want To Be Loved
3. I Wanna Be Your Man
4. Stoned
5. Not Fade Away
6. Little By Little
7. It's All Over Now
8. Good Times, Bad Times
9. Tell Me
10. I Just Want To Make Love To You
11. Time Is On My Side
12. Congratulations
13. Little Red Rooster
14. Off The Hook
15. Heart Of Stone
16. What A Shame
17. The Last Time
18. Play With Fire
19. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction
20. The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man
21. The Spider And The Fly
22. Get Off Of My Cloud
23. I'm Free
24. The Singer Not The Song
25. As Tears Go By
Disc: 2
1. Gotta Get Away
2. 19th Nervous Breakdown
3. Sad Day
4. Paint It Black
5. Stupid Girl
6. Long Long While
7. Mother's Little Helper
8. Lady Jane
9. Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow?
10. Who's Driving Your Plane?
11. Let's Spend The Night Together
12. Ruby Tuesday
13. We Love You
14. Dandelion
15. She's A Rainbow
16. 2000 Light Years From Home
17. In Another Land - Bill Wyman
18. The Lantern
19. Jumping Jack Flash
20. Child Of The Moon (rmk)
Disc: 3
1. Street Fighting Man
2. No Expectations
3. Surprise, Surprise
4. Honky Tonk Women
5. You Can't Always Get What You Want
6. Memo From Turner - Mick Jagger
7. Brown Sugar
8. Wild Horses
9. I Don't Know Why Aka Don't Know Why I Love You
10. Try A Little Harder
11. Out Of Time
12. Jiving Sister Fanny
13. Sympathy For The Devil

It has to be Beggars and YaYas. For a pretty good overview without buying the whole back catalogue Rolled Gold is great for the Decca years and Forty Licks covers their whole career.

And as usual ROTF's suggestion is spot on.

Besides those mentioned I think any good Stones collection should include:

Aftermath UK (1966) Probably the first great stones album ie not much filler. This marks the start of their instrumental experimentation period.

Flowers (1967) An odds and sods collection which actually works as an album. This pulls together some of their singles and b-sides and clearly shows their growth from a blues cover band.

Hot Rocks (1972) To a large extent supplanted by the London Singles Collection Stuart detailed, this is a compliation of the time and has the advantage of being only two discs and just concentrates on the hits and better known album tracks.

Some Girls (1978)The last truly great stones album (Tatto You has its moments, but also a lot of filler). They still sound angry here, which is how the Stones should play - pissed off and loud!

Whilst I'd also suggest December's Children, Between the Buttons and Out of Our Heads these albums have the problem of being released in different play lists for the US and UK markets. In some cases, nearly half the album is different.

regards,

Giles

The only Rolling Stones albums I kept are Beggar's Banquet, Let it Bleed, Sticky Fingers and Exile on Mainstreet. They date from 68 (BB) to 72 (Exile). My wife still has original copies of Aftermath and Between the Buttons and indeed the singles box that ROTF mentioned. If push comes to shove I prefer Exile and Beggar's Banquet.

Regards, Willem

From the 60's : Everything they recorded for Decca (Even 'Satanic Majesties' is worth it, Don't get 'Love You Live')


70's : Sticky Fingers, Exile, Black and Blue, Some Girls

80's : Tatto You, Dirty Work.

90's : Stripped

00's: A Bigger Bang


Of course, if you're not a big Stones fan, get Banquet through Exile. However, if you don't like the Stones, you might check and see if you have a pulse !


Noye's

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Even 'Satanic Majesties' is worth it,

Not one of my favourite psych albums - it has got a couple of gems. Avoid the SACD hybrid though as the CD bit doesn't do the record any favours. There are tracks from it on the Singles collection that show it is the person who mastered the SACD who is at fault, not the Stones. She's A Rainbow is a great track.

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Originally posted by ROTF:


Not one of my favourite psych albums - it has got a couple of gems.

As psychedelic music, no doubt about it, the album is a failure. However, I have grown to love every hedonistic moment...

favorite segue,... after a few random coughs in the background, Mick's barely audible voice intoning "...where's that joint ?.."

article here


Noye's

I have always loved it.
Great album IMO.
Munch

'Athermath' and 'Some Girls' has always been my favourites, but lately I rediscovered my early CD of 'Between the Buttons'. It is interesting to note how different the two 1960's album's sound!

JohanR