THE ROLLING STONES "Rolling Stones Now" 1965 US Mono LP

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The Rolling Stones / The Rolling Stones, Now! - London Records LL-3420 (Mono)(US)(1965) ...This auction is for an original early Issue Mono Record on U.S. vinyl.

 Now! is uniformly strong from start-to-finish, the emphasis on some of their blackest material. The covers of "Down Home Girl," Bo Diddley's vibrating "Mona," Otis Redding's "Pain in My Heart," and Barbara Lynn's "Oh Baby" are all among the group's best R&B interpretations. The best gem is "Little Red Rooster," a pure blues with wonderful slide guitar from Brian Jones.

Track listings and review below...

  The Record (Maroon Mono label) and Cover (in shrinkwrap) are in excellent (Very Good++ to Mint-) condition. The Cover is super clean with no notable wear. Record will include a high quality resealable plastic outer record sleeve. Satisfaction Guaranteed.  For payment please use Paypal (other payments are no longer accepted due to eBay’s new policy. If that is a problem, please let them know and contact us to work something out). Payment and Shipping information is listed below but S/H charges will include actual postage rate (plus $1-2 for shipping supplies). All items are shipped worldwide (except Russia*). Specialized shipping is extra ~ Not responsible for uninsured items ~ Insurance (US prices only) is $2.50 for $5.00 to $200.00 in coverage (Foreign Insurance can be expensive and complicated) ...Thank you (*previous USSR bidders are accepted except ????? ?????? who is no longer a trusted/wanted bidder)  (Click the (me) file next to the feedback score for our seller profile)

Detailed item info:

Track listing
(Side One)
1. Everybody Needs Somebody to Love
2. Down Home Girl
3. You Can't Catch Me
4. Heart of Stone
5. What a Shame
6. Mona (I Need You Baby)

(Side Two)
1. Down the Road a Piece
2. Off the Hook
3. Pain in My Heart
4. Oh Baby (We Got a Good Thing Goin')
5. Little Red Rooster
6. Surprise, Surprise

Details Contributing artists: Jack Nitzsche Producer: Andrew Loog Oldham
Distributor: London Records, Inc. (USA)
Recording type: Studio Recording mode: Monaural
Album notes The Rolling Stones: Mick Jagger (vocals, harmonica); Keith Richards (guitar, background vocals); Brian Jones (guitar, harmonica); Bill Wyman (bass); Charlie Watts (drums).
Additional personnel: Ian Stewart (piano, organ); Jack Nitzsche (piano).
Recorded at Chess Studios, Chicago, Illinois; RCA Studios, Hollywood, California; Regent Sound, London, England. Includes liner notes by Andrew Loog Oldham.

THE ROLLING STONES, NOW! is a masterpiece of early British R&B, Rolling Stones style. Things start off with a powerful rendition of Solomon Burke's signature tune "Everybody Needs Somebody To Love." Elsewhere, the Stones take a tour of American music, from Bo Diddley's "Mona," complete with choppy, reverbed guitar, to a slow, churning version of Willie Dixon's blues evergreen "Little Red Rooster," probably the first version of the song to feature fuzz bass.
Amid all this esteemed company, though, the standout tracks are the Jagger-Richards originals. With its heartbreaking lyrics and poignant accompaniment, "Heart of Stone" could have been a classic soul ballad appropriated from some great, obscure American singer. On "What a Shame," the Stones prove that they don't have to look to outside sources for their blues. Keith's penetrating slide here, as on "Little Red Rooster," foreshadows greater things to come.

Editorial reviews 6 (out of 10) - ...The Stones of '64 and '65 may not have been the world's most accomplished musicians, but they were lean and hungry. There's a lippy arrogance that's best illustrated on ROLLING STONES NOW!, in particular the pasty-faced soul of `Pain In My Heart' and the R&B plod of `Off The Hook'...
NME  

Ranked #181 in Rolling Stone's The 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time
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