Artist: The Rolling Stones
Title: Between the Buttons [UK]
Label: Decca LK 4852
Released: January 20, 1967
Recorded in two spurts in Los Angeles in August 1966 and London that November, Between the Buttons caught The Rolling Stones at a period where they were moving more into arty territory and away from their R&B roots. With the release of The Beatles' Revolver, The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds and Bob Dylan's Blonde on Blonde as well as their own Aftermath and the accompanying singles during 1966, the parameters of rock music had been expanded considerably. Conscious that they had to progress beyond Aftermath, the Stones follow-up - betraying influences drawn from British pop contemporaries like The Kinks - was Between the Buttons.
Additionally, Between the Buttons would prove to be the last album produced by Andrew Loog Oldham, with whom The Rolling Stones would have a creative falling-out in mid-1967. Indeed, Oldham's influence is more evident here than on earlier albums, as he employs Phil Spector-like layering on Yesterday's Papers, My Obsession, and Complicated and uncredited background vocalists (including, possibly, Graham Nash) throughout. Brian Jones continues his experiments in exotic instruments on this album, playing harmonica, recorder, piano, organ and electric dulcimer. Keith Richards busies himself with distinctive guitar work on My Obsession, Connection, All Sold Out, Please Go Home and Miss Amanda Jones.
THE PLAYERS:
Mick Jagger - Vocals, Percussion, Harmonica
Keith Richards - Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Piano, Organ, Double Bass
Brian Jones - Organ, Vibraphone, Harmonica, Recorder, Percussion, Kazoo, Saxophone, Dulcimer, Guitar
Charlie Watts - Drums
Bill Wyman - Bass, Percussion, Double Bass
Nicky Hopkins - Piano
Ian Stewart - Piano, Organ
Jack Nitzsche - Piano, Harpsichord, Percussion, horn arrangements
TRACK LISTING:
01 Yesterday’s Papers
02 My Obsession
03 Back Street Girl
04 Connection
05 She Smiled Sweetly
06 Cool, Calm and Collected
07 All Sold Out
08 Please Go Home
09 Who’s Been Sleeping Here?
10 Complicated
11 Miss Amanda Jones
12 Something Happened To Me
BONUS TRACKS:
13 Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In the Shadow (Original 7” Mono Mix)
14 Get Yourself Together [aka I Can See It] (Unreleased)
15 If You Let Me (Outtake released on Metamorphosis)
16 Let’s Spend the Night Together (Original 7” Mono Mix)
17 Ruby Tuesday (Original 7” Mono Mix)
18 Who’s Driving Your Plane? (UK B-Side to Mother…)
19 Yesterday’s Papers (Backing Track Unreleased)
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Label: Decca LK 4852
Released: January 20, 1967
Recorded in two spurts in Los Angeles in August 1966 and London that November, Between the Buttons caught The Rolling Stones at a period where they were moving more into arty territory and away from their R&B roots. With the release of The Beatles' Revolver, The Beach Boys' Pet Sounds and Bob Dylan's Blonde on Blonde as well as their own Aftermath and the accompanying singles during 1966, the parameters of rock music had been expanded considerably. Conscious that they had to progress beyond Aftermath, the Stones follow-up - betraying influences drawn from British pop contemporaries like The Kinks - was Between the Buttons.
Additionally, Between the Buttons would prove to be the last album produced by Andrew Loog Oldham, with whom The Rolling Stones would have a creative falling-out in mid-1967. Indeed, Oldham's influence is more evident here than on earlier albums, as he employs Phil Spector-like layering on Yesterday's Papers, My Obsession, and Complicated and uncredited background vocalists (including, possibly, Graham Nash) throughout. Brian Jones continues his experiments in exotic instruments on this album, playing harmonica, recorder, piano, organ and electric dulcimer. Keith Richards busies himself with distinctive guitar work on My Obsession, Connection, All Sold Out, Please Go Home and Miss Amanda Jones.
THE PLAYERS:
Mick Jagger - Vocals, Percussion, Harmonica
Keith Richards - Guitar, Vocals, Bass, Piano, Organ, Double Bass
Brian Jones - Organ, Vibraphone, Harmonica, Recorder, Percussion, Kazoo, Saxophone, Dulcimer, Guitar
Charlie Watts - Drums
Bill Wyman - Bass, Percussion, Double Bass
Nicky Hopkins - Piano
Ian Stewart - Piano, Organ
Jack Nitzsche - Piano, Harpsichord, Percussion, horn arrangements
TRACK LISTING:
01 Yesterday’s Papers
02 My Obsession
03 Back Street Girl
04 Connection
05 She Smiled Sweetly
06 Cool, Calm and Collected
07 All Sold Out
08 Please Go Home
09 Who’s Been Sleeping Here?
10 Complicated
11 Miss Amanda Jones
12 Something Happened To Me
BONUS TRACKS:
13 Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In the Shadow (Original 7” Mono Mix)
14 Get Yourself Together [aka I Can See It] (Unreleased)
15 If You Let Me (Outtake released on Metamorphosis)
16 Let’s Spend the Night Together (Original 7” Mono Mix)
17 Ruby Tuesday (Original 7” Mono Mix)
18 Who’s Driving Your Plane? (UK B-Side to Mother…)
19 Yesterday’s Papers (Backing Track Unreleased)