Now!

This is the first time these have been available on vinyl in a very long time. 12 X 5 - The progression from blues to rock was evident on the Rolling Stones' second American LP. They turned soul into guitar rock for the hits It's All Over Now (their first UK number one) and Time Is on My Side (which was their first American Top Ten single). Also features the stunning instrumental blues-rock jam 2120 South Michigan Avenue and Around and Around – one of their finest Chuck Berry covers. Includes the UK EP ‘Five By Five', four tracks from the second UK LP and both sides of ‘It's All Over Now' The Rolling Stones Now! - The third US album, sharing half the tracks from the UK 2nd. Includes their 2nd UK number one hit, the classic blues re-write – ‘Little Red Rooster', with superb slide guitar from Brian Jones. Also features one of the first Jagger / Richards originals – the yearning, soulful Heart of Stone. Now! is almost uniformly strong 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. Got Live If you Want It - Partially recorded at a 1966 Royal Albert Hall performance where the audience rioted at the opening of the concert and several of the songs are taken at a let's-get-this-over-with-and-off-the-stage-before-we-get-torn-apart pace!