Stones Singles Get Boxed
A trio of box sets will compile the Rolling Stones‘ ABKCO hits and B sides starting with The Rolling Stones Singles 1963-1965, due May 4th.
The twelve-disc set will replicate the original artwork of the Stones’ original 45s along with a new essay about the band by Nigel Williamson. Among the cuts on 1963-1965 are the band’s Chuck Berry cover “Come On” from 1963 with its Muddy Waters B side “I Want to Be Loved.” Other highlights of the set include a cover of the Beatles’ “I Wanna Be Your Man,” the instrumental “Stoned” that was nixed from a U.S. release, and three Eps — The Rolling Stones EP, Five by Five and the Got Live If You Want It EP — that have never been released on CD before. The band’s early original hits also surface with “Time Is on My Side” and “Heart of Stone.”
The second and third sets, The Rolling Stones Singles 1965-1967 and The Rolling Stones Singles 1968-1971 cover the band’s most productive hitmaking years, when the Stones placed fifteen singles in the Top Forty including six Number Ones. 1965-1967 will be released later in the summer, with 1968-1971 due in the fall.