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Now that they've finally been remastered, which are the ones to get? And are the UK or US versions superior?

― andy, Tuesday, 3 December 2002 13:52 (twenty-three years ago)

I have not yet bought any of the re-issues but I heard a couple (Out Of Our Heads and Aftermath) and the sound is absolutely amazing. On the system I heard them on you could practically hear the dust sizzling on Keef's amp valves. Mind you, the quality of the previous CD re-issues was pretty bad.

I'm delighted that the UK version of the best Stones album, Between The Buttons, is now available on CD and I'll probably get that soonish along with the UK version of Aftermath. You can't really go wrong with any of them though.

― Dr. C (Dr. C), Tuesday, 3 December 2002 14:00 (twenty-three years ago)

No one ever mentions December's Children. Is this because it's the worst one?

― andy, Tuesday, 3 December 2002 14:04 (twenty-three years ago)

Beggars Banquet and Let It Bleed are absolutely essential, Their Satanic Majesties Request is good and Flowers has 'Lady Jane' on it making it a necessity. Actually Dr. C is right - you can't really go wrong man; buy them all.

― Roger Fascist (Roger Fascist), Tuesday, 3 December 2002 14:15 (twenty-three years ago)

I like the first album (UK). It's got a real enthusiasm about it.

― James Ball (James Ball), Tuesday, 3 December 2002 14:22 (twenty-three years ago)

Andy, December's Children is bad because it was slapped together from various UK releases and singles for the US only - for Christmas no doubt.

― Curt (cgould), Tuesday, 3 December 2002 16:03 (twenty-three years ago)

I've seen Between the Buttons and earlier albums remastered, but still in their US configurations. Anybody know, are they now out in the states in UK fashion, or would that still be an import?

― Curt (cgould), Tuesday, 3 December 2002 16:09 (twenty-three years ago)

Both configs are available on amazon.com (and .co.uk)

― andy, Tuesday, 3 December 2002 16:21 (twenty-three years ago)

Start with Beggars Banquet and Let It Bleed. Then get Aftermath. Then see if you feel like continuing. None of the others are really essential.

― Ben Williams, Tuesday, 3 December 2002 16:23 (twenty-three years ago)

James is right - the energy of their debut is irresistable. I'm only familiar with the US version. Their 3rd US album, Now! had a great swamp/roadhouse-R&B feel in covers like "Down Home Girl" and "Down the Road Apiece". 12X5 had that, too, but Now! flowed better and had better originals and fewer (or no) dud tracks.

― Curt (cgould), Tuesday, 3 December 2002 16:39 (twenty-three years ago)

December's Children contains "She Said Yeah" and is one of the Best Punk Albums in the World Ever.

― s woods, Tuesday, 3 December 2002 16:51 (twenty-three years ago)

I'm usually skeptical about buying things just because they've been remastered, etc. but ohmigod the sound is sooooooo much better.

― James Blount (James Blount), Tuesday, 3 December 2002 20:20 (twenty-three years ago)

Search: The first album (spotty but worth it just for "Carol"), Rolling Stones Now! ("You Can't Catch Me," "Mona," "Little Red Rooster" -- maybe their best album), Out of Our Heads (go with the UK version -- you lose "The Last Time" but pick up "She Said Yeah" and "I'm Free"), Aftermath (the US version has "Paint It Black," the UK has "Out of Time," a toss-up), Let It Bleed (NOT their best album, but awfully good).

Destroy: Got Live If You Want It, Satanic Majesties, Get Your Ya-Yas Out. (An overrated live band, their one recorded moment of concert nirvana was The TAMI Show.)

― Burr, Tuesday, 3 December 2002 22:31 (twenty-three years ago)

fifteen years pass...

let's give this a try!

― I like queer. You like queer, senator? (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 1 December 2018 04:19 (seven years ago)

I never bothered with the pre-Beggars Banquet records because I had Hot Rocks. The one exception that I ended up with somehow: Flowers, which I cherish mainly for the shockingly cold "Back Street Girl."

― Timothée Charalambides (cryptosicko), Saturday, 1 December 2018 04:44 (seven years ago)

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