WHAT A DRAG
IT IS GETTING UP...
Here is a Mix
of
The US
and
The UK
Versions of
AFTERMATH
Aftermath
is the fourth
studio album
by the
English
Rock band
The group recorded
the album at
RCA Studios
in California
in
December 1965
and
March 1966,
during breaks
between their
international tours.
It was released in
the United Kingdom
on
April 15th 1966
by Decca Records
and in
the United States
in late
June or
early July 1966
by London Records
. It is the band's
fourth British
and
sixth American
studio album,
and closely follows
a series of
international
hit singles
that helped bring
the Stones
newfound wealth
and fame
rivalling that of their
contemporaries
The Beatles.
Aftermath
is considered by
music scholars
to be an
artistic breakthrough
for
the Rolling Stones.
It is their first album
to consist entirely
of original compositions,
all of which were
credited to
Mick Jagger
and
Keith Richards.
The band's original
leader
Brian Jones
reemerged as a
key contributor
and
experimented with
instruments
not usually associated
with popular music,
including the sitar,
Appalachian dulcimer,
Japanese koto
and marimbas,
as well as playing
guitar and harmonica.
Along with Jones'
instrumental textures,
the Stones
incorporated a
wider range of
chords and
stylistic elements
beyond their
Chicago blues
and
R&B influences,
such as pop,
folk,
country,
psychedelia,
Baroque and
Middle Eastern music.
Influenced by
intense love affairs,
tensions
within the group
and a demanding
touring itinerary,
Jagger and Richards
wrote the album
around
psychodramatic themes
of love,
sex,
desire,
power and dominance,
hate,
obsession,
modern society
and rock stardom.
Women feature as
prominent characters
in their often dark,
sarcastic,
casually offensive lyrics.
The album's release
was briefly delayed
by controversy
over the
original packaging idea
and title
due to the
London label's fear
of offending
Christians
in the US
with its allusion to
Jesus walking on water.
In response to the
lack of creative control,
and without
another idea
for the title,
the Stones bitterly
settled on
Aftermath,
and two
different photos
of the band
were used
for the cover
to each edition
of the album.
The UK release
featured a
run-time of
more than
52 minutes,
the longest for a
popular music LP
up to that point.
The American Edition
was issued with
a shorter track listing,
substituting the single
"Paint It Black"
in place of four
of the
British songs,
in keeping with the
industry preference
for shorter LPs
in the
US market
at the time.
Aftermath
was an immediate
commercial success
in both the UK
and the US,
topping the
British albums chart
for eight
consecutive weeks
and eventually
achieving
platinum certification
from the
Recording Industry Association
of America.
An inaugural release
of the album era
and a rival to
the contemporaneous
impact of
the Beatles'
Rubber Soul
(1965),
TRACK LIST
Paint It Black
Stupid Girl
Lady Jane
Under My Thumb
Doncha Bother Me
Think
Flight 505
High And Dry
It's Not Easy
I Am Waiting
Mother's Little Helper
Out Of Time
Take It Or Leave It
What To Do
Paint It Black
(Backing Track)
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