The Rolling Stones - Singles 1966-1971

Follow-up to the Singles 1964-1966 collection

Faithful reproductions of 18 vinyl singles and EPs plus rare B-sides and more!

All tracks remastered by Grammy-winning engineer Bob Ludwig

Pressed at Third Man Pressing in Detroit

Also includes 32-page book with extensive liner notes by Stones authority Nigel Williamson, rare photos and ephemera, plus a set of five photo cards and a poster, all housed in a hard-shell box

ABKCO Records is set to release The Rolling Stones Singles 1966-1971 on February 2, 2024. The limited-edition set includes reproductions of 18 7" vinyl singles and extended play records by "The World's Greatest Rock ‘n' Roll Band," as originally released by Decca, London Records and ABKCO Records. The collection serves as a second volume and companion to The Rolling Stones Singles 1963-1966, released through ABKCO in 2022.

All tracks were remastered by 13-time Grammy Award-winning engineer Bob Ludwig, and the discs are manufactured by Third Man Pressing in Detroit. The set, replete with period-correct picture sleeve art, will also come with a 32-page book containing extensive liner notes by Stones authority Nigel Williamson, as well as rare photos and ephemera, plus a set of five photo cards and a poster, all housed in a hard-shell box.

The Rolling Stones Singles 1966-1971 spans a crucial period in the band's evolution, when their move towards the experimental and psychedelic sounds of "We Love You" and "She's a Rainbow" gave way to the roots-y, blues-based rock of "Honky Tonk Women" and "Wild Horses." Also during this time, guitarist/founding member Brian Jones was replaced by Mick Taylor - the first lineup change since the group's founding. Amidst the stylistic shifts and tumult between '66 and '71, the Stones racked up seven Top 10 singles on both sides of the Atlantic, including four number ones.

"Paint It, Black" topped the charts internationally in 1966. Its eerie tone and sitar line played by Brian Jones sounded nothing like what the band had previously recorded. Singles 1966-1971 contains both the U.S. and U.K. versions of the 45; the latter's B-side "Long Long While" is a rare non-LP track. Other rare B-sides in the set include "Who's Driving Your Plane" from the U.S. Top 10 hit "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow?," and "Child Of The Moon" from U.K. No. 1 "Jumpin' Jack Flash." Stones collectors will also take satisfaction in the mono mixes of "We Love You" and its flipside "Dandelion" (1967), which both contain a reprise at the end with an ode to the other track. These are both exclusive to the single release.

While every track on The Rolling Stones 1966-1971 box set was recorded in the time frame suggested by its title, some of the records were originally released later. "I Don't Know Why," "Out Of Time" and the stereo mix of the 1969 No. 1 hit "Honky Tonk Women" were 45s that came out in 1975-76, around the time ABKCO issued the Stones rarities album Metamorphosis. "Sympathy For The Devil" was remixed separately by The Neptunes and Fat Boy Slim in 2003 and originally released as part of a Super Audio CD at the time — it exists here as a 7" vinyl record.

 

Disc 1

1. Paint It, Black

2. Stupid Girl

Disc 2

1. Paint It, Black

2. Long Long While

Disc 3

1. Mother’s Little Helper

2. Lady Jane

Disc 4

1. Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow?

2. Who’s Driving Your Plane

Disc 5

1. Let’s Spend The Night Together

2. Ruby Tuesday

Disc 6

1. We Love You

2. Dandelion

Disc 7

1. She’s A Rainbow

2. 2000 Light Years From Home

Disc 8

1. In Another Land

2. The Lantern

Disc 9

1. Jumpin’ Jack Flash

2. Child Of The Moon

Disc 10

1. Street Fighting Man

2. No Expectations

Disc 11

1. Honky Tonk Women (mono mix)

2. You Can’t Always Get What You Want

Disc 12

1. Memo From Turner (Mick Jagger)

2. Natural Magic (Ry Cooder) from the film Performance

Disc 13

1. Street Fighting Man

2. Surprise Surprise

3. Everybody Needs Somebody To Love

Disc 14

1. Brown Sugar

2. Wild Horses

Disc 15

1. I Don’t Know Why (aka Don’t Know Why I Love You)

2. Try A Little Harder

Disc 16

1. Out Of Time

2. Jiving Sister Fanny

Disc 17

1. Honky Tonk Women (stereo mix)

2. Sympathy For The Devil

Disc 18

1. Sympathy For The Devil (The Neptunes Remix)

2. Sympathy For The Devil (Fat Boy Slim Remix)

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