Singles Collection: The London Years

by The Rolling Stones

Singles Collection: The London Years cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 15 August 1989
  • Label: ABKCO
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 3:04:55
  • Community rating: 4.35/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Mick Taylor, Rocki Dzidzornu, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Steve Marriott, Andrew Loog Oldham, Paul McCartney, Reg Guest, Andy White, Madeline Bell, Eric Easton, Nanette Newman, Doris Troy, Nicky Hopkins, Phil Spector, Al Kooper, Bill Wyman, Charlie Watts, Ry Cooder, Jimmy Miller, Eric Ford, Ian Stewart, Joe Moretti, Mick Jagger

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Assembled by former manager Allen Klein's ABKCO label, this exhaustive three-disc box set gathers every single and B-side The Rolling Stones released in both the US and UK prior to 1971. The compilation presents an incredibly detailed, chronological map of the band's evolution from a scrappy London R&B cover act into wildly successful, swaggering rock avatars. It is widely considered an absolutely essential reference work covering the most vital era of their discography.

Genres

Descriptors: hedonism, compilation, british, classic, bluesy

Tracklist

  1. Come On (1:48)
  2. I Want To Be Loved (1:51)
  3. I Wanna Be Your Man (1:43)
  4. Stoned (2:07)
  5. Not Fade Away (1:48)
  6. Little By Little (2:38)
  7. It's All Over Now (3:26)
  8. Good Times, Bad Times (2:31)
  9. Tell Me (2:59)
  10. I Just Want To Make Love To You (2:16)
  11. Time Is On My Side (2:58)
  12. Congratulations (2:26)
  13. Little Red Rooster (3:03)
  14. Off The Hook (2:34)
  15. Heart Of Stone (2:42)
  16. What A Shame (3:04)
  17. The Last Time (3:38)
  18. Play With Fire (2:10)
  19. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (3:45)
  20. The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man (3:19)
  21. The Spider And The Fly (3:37)
  22. Get Off My Cloud (2:54)
  23. I'm Free (2:23)
  24. The Singer Not The Song (2:25)
  25. As Tears Go By (2:41)
  26. Gotta Get Away (2:08)
  27. 19th Nervous Breakdown (3:56)
  28. Sad Day (2:59)
  29. Paint It, Black (3:45)
  30. Stupid Girl (2:53)
  31. Long, Long While (3:00)
  32. Mother's Little Helper (2:46)
  33. Lady Jane (3:07)
  34. Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow? (2:34)
  35. Who's Driving Your Plane? (3:12)
  36. Let's Spend The Night Together (3:25)
  37. Ruby Tuesday (3:11)
  38. We Love You (4:30)
  39. Dandelion (3:50)
  40. She's A Rainbow (4:09)
  41. 2000 Light Years From Home (4:41)
  42. In Another Land (2:54)
  43. The Lantern (4:23)
  44. Jumpin' Jack Flash (3:39)
  45. Child Of The Moon (Rmk) (3:06)
  46. Street Fighting Man (3:16)
  47. No Expectations (4:00)
  48. Surprise, Surprise (2:28)
  49. Honky Tonk Women (3:03)
  50. You Can't Always Get What You Want (5:11)
  51. Memo From Turner (4:08)
  52. Brown Sugar (3:49)
  53. Wild Horses (5:41)
  54. I Don't Know Why (Aka Don't Know Why I Love You) (2:59)
  55. Try Little Harder (2:18)
  56. Out Of Time (3:19)
  57. Jiving Sister Fanny (3:24)
  58. Sympathy For The Devil (6:25)

Credits

  • Iris W. Keitel - artwork [package]
  • Bill Wyman - bass, vocals, lead vocals, written-by
  • Jody H. Klein - compiled by [digitally]
  • P.D. Rain - compiled by [digitally]
  • Lenne Allik - concept by
  • Charlie Watts - drums, percussion
  • Keith Richards - guitar, acoustic guitar, keyboards, vocals, lead guitar, backing vocals, rhythm guitar, arranged by, written-by
  • Mick Taylor - lead guitar, slide guitar

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