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Artist: The Rolling Stones
Title: Five By Five [EP]
Label: Decca
Recorded: June 11, 1964
Released: August 14, 1964


Here is the second EP by The Rolling Stones. Captured during a prolific spurt of recording activity at Chess Studios in Chicago that June, Five By Five was released that August in the UK shortly after their debut album, The Rolling Stones, had appeared. The title of Five by Five is a play on word being five tracks recorded by the five members of the band.

Because Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were still honing their songwriting skills, only Empty Heart and 2120 South Michigan Avenue were credited to Nanker Phelge, a pseudonym for band-written compositions. The rest of the EP is comprised of R&B covers from some of their favorite artists. Andrew Loog Oldham produced Five by Five and even contributed liner notes (a tradition begun here) where he lists the band's achievements thus far (and stretches the truth by claiming The Rolling Stones' debut album had spent 30 weeks at #1 when it, in fact, was at the top for 12).

The full recording of 2120 South Michigan Avenue is faded early here for lack of time available on a conventional EP in 1964.

Five by Five reached #1 in the UK EP chart, while its five tracks and namesake would form the basis for their second American album, 12 X 5, later in 1964.


TRACK LISTING:

01 If You Need Me
02 Empty Heart
03 2120 South Michigan Avenue
04 Confessin’ the Blues
05 Around and Around


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