The Rolling Stones

THE ROLLING STONES Released Drugs-Fueled Rock Classic ‘STICKY FINGERS’ Today 55 Years Ago

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23 April 2026

Rock giants THE ROLLING STONES released their 9th album,
titled STICKY FINGERS on 23 April 1971, today 55 years ago.

It topped the charts in the UK, US, Canada
and several European countries.


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AllMusic/Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote in retrospect: “Pieced together
from outtakes and much-labored-over songs, Sticky Fingers manages to have a
loose, ramshackle ambience that belies both its origins and the dark
undercurrents of the songs.

It’s a weary, drug-laden album, well over half the songs explicitly mention
drug use, while the others merely allude to it. With its offhand mixture of
decadence, roots music, and outright malevolence, Sticky Fingers set the
tone for the rest of the decade for the Stones.”

Singles.

– BROWN SUGAR –

– WILD HORSES –

ALL FINGERS


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UNCUT Magazine – New Ultimate Record Collection Edition

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18 April 2026

Like the 60s the 70s were also a pivotal decade for great music. Halfway punk
made a monumental impact amidst a series of classic rock albums. In this new
Ultimate Record Collectione Editio UNCUT ranks and reviews no less than 500 LPs.

I’m sure these 10 masterpieces will be in there.

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You can purchase a copy and have it sent to your home. Info HERE.

THE ROLLING STONES Released Two Ace Singles This Day 55 And 50 Years Ago

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16 April 1971 – 55 Years Ago

Sultry stunner BROWN SUGAR was the opener of their masterstroke
LP Sticky Fingers. The single hit the top spot in the US, and peaked
at #2 in the UK.

16 April 1976 – 50 Years Ago

Heartfelt ballad FOOL TO CRY was the lead single of their reggae-flavored
LP Black And Blue. Guitarist Mick Taylor had just left the band and was
replaced by Ronnie Wood.

The song reached No. 6 in the UK and No. 10 in the US.

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THE ROLLING STONES Released Their Breakthrough Album ‘AFTERMATH’ Today 60 Years Ago

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15 April 2021

THE ROLLING STONES released their breakthrough LP
AFTERMATH on 15 April 1966, today 60 years ago.

The record came out just months before two other classics were
released, Bob Dylan’s Blonde on Blonde and The Beatles’ Revolver.

It was their 4th British and 6th American studio LP,
It topped the UK charts and peaked at #2 in the USA

Aftermath was The Stones first LP with only original
Jagger/Richards songs and several hits on it.

The album’s release was briefly delayed by controversy over the original packaging
idea and title – Could You Walk on the Water? – due to their label’s fear of offending Christians in the US with its allusion to Jesus walking on water.

Record Mirror Magazine wrote at the time: “Whether they realize it
or not – and I think Andrew Oldham does – the Rolling Stones have on
their hands the smash LP of the year with Aftermath.”

Singles/clips: Paint It Black / Lady Jane / Under My Thumb

– PAINT IT BLACK –

– LADY JANE –

– UNDER MY THUMB –

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THE ROLLING STONES Released Hit Single ‘AS TEARS GO BY’ Today 60 Years Ago

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18 December 2025

THE ROLLING STONES released their hit single AS TEARS GO BY
in the US, today 60 years ago, on 18 December 1965. A year later
it came out in the UK.

The ballad was written by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and their manager
Andrew Oldham. It was one of their first self-written songs. It was given
to MARIANNE FAITHFULL in 1964, and went to #7 in the UK.

Faithfull: “I was never that crazy about ‘As Tears Go By’. God knows
how Mick and Keith wrote it or where it came from. In any case, it is
an absolutely astonishing thing for a boy of 20 to have written a song
about a woman looking back nostalgically on her life.”

A year later, The Stones put their version on their longplayer
December’s Children (And Everybody’s) that came out early
December. It was their North American record label that decided
to release it as a single on 18 December 1965.

THE ROLLING STONES

MARIANNE FAITHFULL

THE ROLLING STONES Topped The US Singles Chart With ‘GET OFF MY CLOUD’ This Day 60 Years Ago

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6 November 2025

THE ROLLING STONES topped the US Singles Chart today 60 years ago,
on 6 Nov 1965, with GET OFF MY CLOUD. It knocked The Beatles’ ‘Yesterday’
from the No.1 spot.

It also went to the top seat of the charts in the UK, Canada, and
Germany and reached the top-5 in several other countries.

Keith Richards in 1971: “I never dug it as a record. The chorus was a nice idea, but
we rushed it as the follow-up. We were in L.A. where, (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction was
recorded, and it was time for another single.

But how do you follow-up “Satisfaction”? Actually, what I wanted was to do it slow, like
a Lee Dorsey thing. We rocked it up. I thought it was one of Andrew Loog Oldham’s worst productions.”

‘I said, “Hey (hey), you (you), get off of my cloud”
Hey (hey), you (you), get off of my cloud
Hey (hey), you (you), get off of my cloud
Don’t hang around boy, two’s a crowd
On my cloud
Oh, yes‘

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THE ROLLING STONES Released Their Memorable Live Album ‘GET YER YA-YA’S OUT!’ Today 55 Years Ago

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4 September 2025

THE ROLLING STONES one of the greatest rock bands in music history
released their first live album, GET YOUR YA-YA’S OUT! on 4 Sept 1970,
today 55 years ago.

It was recorded at New York’s Madison Square
Garden on 27th & 28th November 1969.

The record starts with an ecstatic announcement:
“Everybody ready? The greatest band in the world…
The Rolling Stones!”

The late great, confrontational journalist Lester Bangs wrote back then in
Rolling Stone Magazine: “The Rolling Stones are most assuredly not in trouble,
and are looking like an even greater force in the years ahead than they have been.
It’s still too soon to tell, but I’m beginning to think Ya-Ya’s just might be the best
album they ever made.

I have no doubt that it’s the best rock concert ever put on record. The Stones, alone
among their generation of groups, are not about to fall by the wayside. And as long
as they continue to thrive this way, the era of true rock and roll music will remain
alive and kicking with them.”

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THE ROLLING STONES – 50 Years Ago They Released Their 3rd LP ‘”OUT OF OUR HEADS’ With Two Different Front Covers

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30 July 2025

OUT OF OUR HEADS, the 3rd LP by THE ROLLING STONES
was released in two editions with different covers and track
listings.

In the US, London Records released it on 30 July 1965, today 50 years ago,
as the band’s 4th American album, while Decca Records released its UK
edition on 24 September 1965 as the 3rd British album. Weird, but those
were the marketing ways back then.

US Cover

UK Cover

The American version featured their first No. 1 single
over the ocean with (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction.

In the UK the classic firecracker was initially played only on pirate radio stations,
because its lyrics were considered too sexually suggestive. Later, in August, it was
finally officially released as a single and became the Stones‘ 4th number one in
their home country.

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US version


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