Singles 1963-1965 [Box set] [Limited Edition]

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The first in a series of three box-set collections, 1963-1965 pulls together the US and UK singles and EPs from the onset of the legendary band's recording career. The 12 discs are individually packaged in sleeves that feature original artwork. However, that also means listeners are required to either do a little CD-player-programming or switch discs every few minutes; the longest of the discs here is the six-track, UK-only Got Live if You Want It! EP, and nine of the discs are two-song singles. Those who want to settle in with the early Stones would be better advised to check out The London Years box set or the early albums. There are certainly more efficient ways to explore the Rolling Stones as they were moving over to the wrong side of the tracks and moving away from their more wholesome Brit Invasion counterparts. Completist fans, however, will get a charge out of the packaging and the approximation of the original listening experience. --Steven Stolder

Tracks:

Come On
I Want to Be Loved

Tracks:

I Wanna Be Your Man
Stoned

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Bye Bye Johnny
Money
You Better Move On
Poison Ivy

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Not Fade Away
Little by Little

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It's All Over Now
Good Times, Bad Times

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If You Need Me
Empty Heart
2120 South Michigan Avenue
Confessin' the Blues
Around and Around

Tracks:

Tell Me
I Just Want to Make Love to You

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Time Is on My Side
Congratulations

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Little Red Rooster
Off the Hook

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Heart of Stone
What a Shame

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Last Time
Play With Fire

Tracks:

We Want the Stones [Live]
Everybody Needs Somebody to Love [Live]
Pain in My Heart [Live]
Route 66 [Live]
I'm Moving On [Live]
I'm Alright [Live]

Album Details

Digitally Remastered CD Single Box Set with 12 Lovingly Replicated Singles and EPs from the Stones' Early Heydays. Includes all the Original Artwork and Unique B-sides that Never Made their Way on to Any LPs and Compilations, Like their LENNON/MCCARTNEY Cover of "i Wanna Be Your Man" and the Shocking Instrumental "Theme" Song "Stoned". This is the First of Three Boxes to Come.

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For Collectors Only!.......2004-07-19

This is the UK singles box set. It includes the Stones' British singles and EPs (extended play) in the order of their release. For those of the CD era, EPs were popular in the UK in the 1960s and the Stones used them very effectively as what today you would think of as mini-albums. For example, their first EP was known simply as "The Rolling Stones EP" which was part of their innovative idea not to give a name to their albums....their first full album was also un-named. The first EP brought them to prominent attention with their powerful renditions of Bye Bye Johnny, Money, You Better Move On, and Poison Ivy. Except for You Better Move On, these tracks were not released in the U.S. until 20 years later when retrospectives began to be offered.

This CD is a limited edition box set that includes 12 CD designed to replicate the original vinyl releases. They include the original picture sleeves (most now very expensive collector's items) and the 3 EPs are released here in their original format for the first time on CD. The box also includes 3 photo cards and a 28 page booklet with exclusive linear notes.

This is one of the best box sets I've seen ever, but it is for collectors only!

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"The London Years" Compared To The 3 "Singles" Box Sets
Weakest of the three Singles Collection box sets (not counting the main one, of course)
Good news & bad news...
rock dinasour is wrong.
OVERKILL-For the diehard only

Singles 1963-1965
The Rolling Stones
Manufacturer: Abkco
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Singles 1965-1967
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Biggest Mistake
Got Live If You Want It
Singles Collection: The London Years

ASIN: B0001Z3U74
Release Date: 2004-05-04

Tracks:

Come On
I Want To Be Loved

Tracks:

I Wanna Be Your Man
Stoned

Tracks:

You Better Move On
Poison Ivy
Bye Bye Johnny
Money

Tracks:

Not Fade Away
Little By Little

Tracks:

It's All Over Now
Good Times, Bad Times

Tracks:

If You Need Me
Empty Heart
2120 South Michigan Avenue
Confessin' The Blues
Around & Around

Tracks:

Tell Me
I Just Want To Make Love To You

Tracks:

Time Is On My Side
Congratulations

Tracks:

Little Red Rooster
Off The Hook

Tracks:

Heart Of Stone
What A Shame

Tracks:

The Last Time
Play With Fire

Tracks:

We Want The Stones
Everbody Needs Somebody To Love
Pain In My Heart
Route 66
I'm Moving On
I'm Alright

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The first in a series of three box-set collections, 1963-1965 pulls together the US and UK singles and EPs from the onset of the legendary band's recording career. The 12 discs are individually packaged in sleeves that feature original artwork. However, that also means listeners are required to either do a little CD-player-programming or switch discs every few minutes; the longest of the discs here is the six-track, UK-only Got Live if You Want It! EP, and nine of the discs are two-song singles. Those who want to settle in with the early Stones would be better advised to check out The London Years box set or the early albums. There are certainly more efficient ways to explore the Rolling Stones as they were moving over to the wrong side of the tracks and moving away from their more wholesome Brit Invasion counterparts. Completist fans, however, will get a charge out of the packaging and the approximation of the original listening experience. --Steven Stolder

Customer Reviews:

"The London Years" Compared To The 3 "Singles" Box Sets.......2006-06-13

The purpose of this review is to completely compare the contents of "Singles Collection: The London Years" to the 3 "Singles" box sets which as a group contain the same songs plus more. There are some good comparisons in the other reviews, but also several omissions and inaccuracies, so hopefully this 1-to-1 comparison will clear things up a bit as to what songs are included on each, and which "missing" songs can also be found on the other ABKCO CD's, particularly "More Hot Rocks: Big Hits & Fazed Cookies". Each of these collections is rather expensive, so hopefully this may help you decide which sets you really need or want.

To settle one thing first though, the songs on the "Got Live If You Want It" EP contained in the "Singles 1963-1965" box set are NOT included on the full length CD "Got Live If You Want It". They share the same title but that's all, and were actually two different releases. Buying the full length CD will NOT get you all the same songs on the EP as indicated in another review. With that out of the way.....

"Singles 1963-1965": "Singles Collection: The London Years" contains all of the songs included in this box set, with the exception of 3 original British EP's exclusive to the box set. The first EP contains You Better Move On (also available on "December's Children") and Poison Ivy, Bye Bye Johnny & Money (all 3 also available on "More Hot Rocks: Big Hits & Fazed Cookies"). The second EP (originally titled "5 X 5") contains If You Need Me, Empty Heart, 2120 South Michigan Avenue, Confessin' The Blues and Around & Around, all of which are also available on the "12 X 5" CD. The third EP (the afore mentioned "Got Live If You Want It") contains early live versions of We Want The Stones, Everybody Needs Somebody To Love, Pain In My Heart, Route 66, I'm Movin On & I'm Alright, none of which are available on any other CD (with the possible exception of I'm Alright which may or may not be the same version included on the full-length "Got Live..." CD).

Conclusion: Both "The London Years" and "Singles 63-65" contain the early single/B-sides Come On (also available on "More Hot Rocks") as well as I Want To Be Loved, I Wanna Be Your Man & Stoned which aren't available on any other ABKCO CD. So both sets contain 3 songs not included elsewhere, plus the box set includes the live EP. So the deciding factor between "The London Years" and "Singles 63-65" would appear to be the live EP.

"Singles 1965-1967": "Singles Collection: The London Years" contains all of the songs included in this 2nd box set, with no exceptions. Both contain the single/B-sides Long Long While & We Love You (also available on "More Hot Rocks") and Sad Day & Who's Driving Your Plane? which aren't available on any other ABKCO CD. So both sets contain 2 songs not included elsewhere. No further conclusions.

"Singles 1968-1971": "Singles Collection: The London Years" contains all of the songs included in this 3rd box set, with a few unique exceptions. The third box set additionally contains Everybody Needs Somebody to Love (also available on "The Rolling Stones Now!") and three non-ABKCO B-sides + 3 remixes exclusive to the box set. The B-sides are the Ry Cooder instrumental Natural Magic (from the film "Performance" soundtrack...Memo From Turner was the A-side) and Bitch & Sway which were the B-sides to Brown Sugar & Wild Horses. My guess is the licensing rights to these B-sides belong to Virgin Records, etc. and hadn't yet been negotiated when "The London Years" was originally released back in 1989. The remixes appear to be 3 different "rap" style remixes of Sympathy For The Devil. The box set also contains a bonus DVD (see the item description for more on that).

Conclusion: Both "The London Years" and "Singles 68-71" contain the B-side Child Of The Moon (also available on "More Hot Rocks") and Brown Sugar & Wild Horses (also available on "Hot Rocks 1"). So the deciding factor between "The London Years" and "Singles 68-71" would appear to be the three non-ABKCO B-sides, the three remixes and the DVD contained in the box set.

Final Conclusion: For the completest collector who has to have absolutely everything on CD, you basically have 2 choices. Buy all 3 box sets, or buy "Singles Collection: The London Years" and the two box sets "Singles 63-65" & "Singles 68-71" (a lot of duplication, though "The London Years" runs a little cheaper than the box sets + you don't have to change CD's as often).

A slightly cheaper option if you're mainly interested in completing the ABKCO Rolling Stones "canon" not released on the regular studio full-length CD's is to buy "Singles Collection: The London Years" and "Singles 1963-1965". You'd only be missing the three non-ABKCO B-sides and the 3 Sympathy For The Devil remixes.

A cheaper option still, if you're only interested in the very early singles & live EP and can live without a few later ABKCO B-Sides, is to buy "More Hot Rocks: Big Hits & Fazed Cookies" and "Singles 1963-1965". With those 2 you'd only be missing Sad Day, Who's Driving Your Plane? and the three non-ABKCO B-sides and the 3 remixes.

In truth, the 2nd & 3rd discs of "Singles Collection: The London Years" make an interesting listen because each is primarily made up of A & B sides not included on the regular studio CD's. So they're almost like listening to independent CD's without repeating too many songs you'll hear when listening to the other albums. The 2nd disc from "More Hot Rocks" and also "Through The Past Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2)" do the same, only with different selections of songs, so comparing these two further is highly recommended as well.

Decisions, decisions. Hope this helps.

Weakest of the three Singles Collection box sets (not counting the main one, of course).......2006-05-10

You've heard it before, but I might as well say it: this is the worst gimmick ever concieved. If you remember the Stones from back in "the day" (I wasn't even alive in "the day", mind you), and miss the covers to your old Stones' 45's, I guess this is for you. The rest of us will be better suited with the what I call the main singles collection (that is, the 3-disc version spanning all of their singles from 1963-1971).
The quality of the music itself is middling at best. Back then (in 1963-1964, anyway), the boys hadn't quite found their voice, instead covering lots of older songs or else writing extremely derivative, forgettable originals. That being said, there are a few very good covers, like I Just Want to Make Love to You, Time Is On My Side and I Wanna Be Your Man, plus the unjustly forgotten instrumental Stoned.
The Stones didn't really take off, be it artistically or commercially, until 1965. Little Red Rooster topped the UK charts in that year, though it was all but forgotten in the US. And that's just too bad, because it's them at their bluesiest and best. Then, Keith Richards wrote the unforgettable Satisfaction riff in, as we all know, his sleep (now a part of Stones mythology) and the Stones became the Stones we know and love. After Satisfaction, they gave us Heart of Stone, Play With Fire, The Last Time and several others. The best songs by far come later, so I'd reccomend the 1963-1971 box over this, and the other two.

Good news & bad news..........2005-10-23

If you were living in London when "Come On" was released, if you went to your local record store and played it and its marvellous "B" side - "I Want To Be Loved" - on your mono, low-fi record player over and over again, if you went back to the store and bought each single and EP as they arrived and put every track through the same repeat play process, if you still have them in your attic in a lovingly scratched, wholly unplayable state or if you've lost them over the years then this is all you could ask for. Or is it?

Well, the good news is that they're all here... every "A" side, "B" side and EP track from the period when the Stones really were the most exciting thing around. And, unlike many groups of the time, their "B" sides and EP tracks were good - not just fillers but, as "I Want To Be Loved", "Stoned", "Little By Little", "Good Times, Bad Times", "Off The Hook", "Play With Fire", "Bye Bye Johnnie", "Money", "Empty Heart", "Around & Around" & "2120 South Michigan Avenue" amply evidence, essential parts of what all the fuss was about. Thirty three memories in one boxed set.

And the bad news? Cleverly but annoyingly the whole lot is spread over 12 beautifully packaged individual CD's with each one containing the A & B side of a single or the contents of an EP. Great to look at and, for those around at the time, a real walk down memory lane, but an expensive production and one that's difficult to play without hopping out of your chair every five minutes or so to load yet another disc. At this price it would have been much more sensible and user-friendly to have included a couple of full length 16 track CD's in addition to the individual releases but, as it stands, you'll need to burn them down to your own CDs or playlist them through your iPod for the whole process to become manageable.

The alternative? Well, that depends on what you want and how much you're prepared to pay... all the "A" & "B" sides from this period are included on the first disc in the "The Singles Collection - The London Years" boxed set which also includes both sides of their single releases through to 1970. All the tracks from their first EP are included on the "More Hot Rocks" compilation, all the tracks from the second EP are on their "12x5" album and all the tracks from the third EP are on their "Got Live If You Want It" album. An even more expensive option, with a lot of duplication, but then you do get a great deal more for your money.

So... an indispensable but oddly delivered memory bank for those of us who were there and want to be there again, and an intriguingly expensive "coffee table" purchase for those who weren't.

rock dinasour is wrong........2004-12-27

This box set is amazing. It just rocks and the packaging is cool as hell. the tracks sound great. good re-mastering job. I have a CD changer and just load them all in, and open up a beer. good times.

OVERKILL-For the diehard only.......2004-11-23

I've got to listen to 12 cds to get through thirty-three stones songs? Most of them clock in under three minutes! Yeah, great jacket covers and all, but I'm really concerned with the music. I'm surprised they don't include latex gloves so I'll never have to soil the cd jackets with the oils from my fingers! Careful! Okay, I've had my fun, but really, this one is truly for collectors only. I'm a huge fan, not a collector. If you want all the early singles the Stones ever released in one set, get the SINGLES COLLECTION: THE LONDON YEARS instead. It contains all the singles from 1963-1971, plus a few rare gems. The one interesting thing about SINGLES '63-'65 is the inclusion of the three brit EPs. While the actual EPs were never released here, all the songs from the two studio EPs, THE ROLLING STONES and FIVE BY FIVE are available on various U.S. releases (12x5, MORE HOT ROCKS and DECEMBER'S CHILDREN). The third EP, GOT LIVE IF YOU WANT IT (a shameful effort to "catch the boys live"), is no better than the full-length american counterpart. Both are painful to listen to. If you have the early Stones U.S. releases, you'll already have these songs in studio format.
SINGLES 1963-1965 is a neat gimmick with all the original covers, but I'm gonna pass on it.

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The Singles A&B: 1963-1965, Vol. 1
The Rattles
Manufacturer: Bear Family
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Tracks:

Mashed Potatoes
Hello
Stomp
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
Sticks and Stone
Bye, Bye Johnny
Go to Him
Cryin', Waitin', Hopin'
Baby That Is Rock 'N' Roll
Everybody Loves a Lover
Tell Me Want Can I Do
Sunbeam at the Sky
What Do You Want With My Baby
My Gal Is Red Hot
Bye Bye Johnny
Sweet Little Sixteen
Memphis
Twist and Shout
Geh' Zu Ihm
Bye, Bye, Johnny
So Wah Diddy Diddy
Betty Jean
Shame, Shame, Shame
Someonw Who Is Just Like You
Spanish Harlem
Bo Diddley
La La La
There Goes My Heart Agai
Lab' Die Leute Doch Reden (and Johnny Hallyday)
It's Monkeytime

Product Description

1. Mashed Potatoes
2. Hello
3. The Stomp
4. Zip a die doo dah
5. Sticks And Stones
6. Bye, Bye Johnny
7. Go To Him
8. Cryin', Waitin', Hopin'
9. Baby That Is Rock'n' Roll
10. Everybody Loves A Lover
11. Tell Me What Can I Do
12. Sunbeam At The Sky
13. What Do You Want With My Baby
14. My Gal Is Red Hot
15. Bye Bye Johnny
16. Sweet Little Sixteen
17. Memphis Tennessee
18. Twist And Shout
19. Geh' zu ihm
20. Bye, Bye Baby
21. Do Wah Diddy Diddy
22. Betty Jean
23. Shame, Shame, Shame
24. Someone Who Is Just Like You
25. Spanish Harlem
26. Bo Diddley
27. La La La
28. There Goes My Heart Again
29. Lass' die Leute doch reden
30. It's Monkeytime

Format: CD

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