That photograph that you’re looking at that was a poster was actually taken by Linda McCartney in 1966 for a press junket in New York City

I do love the Beatles, but I have to say that I really enjoy when you explore releases from other acts of the past from time to time. Keep up the excellent work!

Another great video, Andrew. Regarding RCA Studios, they NEVER produced a great sound from anyone. Chess Studios, on the other hand, gave them a great sound which was recorded and mixed in true stereo. The mono mixes of the tracks recorded there were mere folddowns but quality ones. Hope you make some more Stones-centric (as well as Who, Kinks, Moodies, Hollies and Floyd-related) videos soon. They, like the Hollies video, are a great companion to The Beatles-centric videos.

Excellent video, thanks. "We want the Stones, We want the Stones"!

There were really only a few basic label typefaces that record companies were using in the 60s. There's so much attention to detail to replicate the sleeves and the label backgrounds on these reissues that I can't believe that they couldn't create digital versions of those typefaces instead of just saying "meh" and picking something that looks vaguely similar.

@plan7a

2 жыл бұрын

I agree.

My box is on its way so. Thanks for your excellent take on it.

I enjoyed this video, and encourage you to dig deeper and share more about the Rolling Stones as you have with the Beatles.

I remember once seeing an interview with Keith Richards during which he affectionately referred to the Stones early singles as “those old rough records”

Luckily, I don't want any of this stuff, but it's enjoyable listening to you talk about it.

I've got the 1989 vinyl 4 album set entitled "singles collection, the London years." It contains 58 songs including US and UK b-sides. It also contains a 70 page full size booklet with lots of photos, song lyrics, recording session info, etc. It covers recordings from 1963 to 1970, although a few songs were released a little later. I have long since digitized the albums, but still have the originals in perfect condition.

Very weird to see American London 45s with the small hole. I bought the Morrissey singles box and they had the same kind of 180g-style thickness. Awesome review! (And there's that outro I love so much!)

Great review! I managed to get this box set for $50 due to a slightly damaged box corner; the discs are mint though. I did find it cheap from ABKCO for not including "Paint It, Black", "Mother's Little Helper" and "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow?" as they were all released in 1966, though they of course will appear on the upcoming box.

Really had to laugh out LOUD when I read about Stu Sutcliffe playing the organ with the Stones at Chess Studios (9:17). How in the world did they reanimate him? Poor forgotten Ian Stewart.

High Tide and Green Grass in the background! The U.S version is my favourite 'Stones compilation.

Just put my order through for this one, excellent video as usual! And as others have said, I’m also enjoying the content featuring other bands of the 60s! It makes a great companion to your Beatles content. Looking forward to more videos featuring The Stones (and perhaps The Beach Boys?) in the future!

If Apple did an all-analog Capitol singles set… I’d probably buy it! Finding originals in decent shape is quite a challenge!

In around 1984 I bought the first 2 stones EPs as reissues on 12" vinyl they always to me are the best sounding records of the stones from that era

I had a really great time to watch this wonderful review, Andrew. Thank you very much

Thank you for going into so much detail. It's very appreciated. Also love the dual Y-cable mono trick!

Well done! Looking forward to getting this and Beatles' box set (as long as their prices don't go much higher over here). The 7" format is the main reason I started collecting vinyl records.

Great video Andrew! Very informative and thank you for explaining the difference in relationship between the Beatles and Stones labels. As usual, I am already looking forward to what you have in store for next week.👍👍

As usual, another excellent review by Andrew. Great video and analysis. Looking forward to listening to my set that just arrived.

Thanks so much for the review didn't know this was released till this video the stones are my favourite band definitely will be picking this up soon Keep up the good work really enjoy the content you release

Thanks for doing this review, Andrew. I have to say I'm not blown away but the set and will likely wait for the price to come down before I consider buying it.

Your first vid I've seen, glad I did, as I am contemplating this box.

The end of the video with your comment "we'll be back to the Beatles next time" reminded me of the intermission section in Help film 🤣 So it was an intermission video on a Beatles channel 😆 Wasn't so thrilled as in your other videos, but some extra knowledge never hurt anyone. Thanks Andrew!

side note: at 9:47, marty wilde (on the poster) is the father of kim wilde and ricky wilde (who produced her albums)

Typically thorough review🤩👍.. as usual. Very enjoyable. Only downside is ABKCO profits from it. Would be fun to have this set and the Beatles set and have a Beatles/Stones 45 RPM party🤪.

Looks like a great set to buy. I used to do that same trick with Radio Shack rca cords way back in the 80's. Luckily today I have a 70's Pioneer System. I love that mono switch. Looking forward to your next vid.

Great post, amazing music history lesson and review.

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, William.

It's good to know how this new RS singles box set sounds. Thanks, Andrew,

Very interesting and informative. Thanks again.

@Parlogram

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, Chris.

Wonderful! Another well done, examined and informative vid! Now, what i have are the (again forgive me) the 2004-3 cd singles box sets and the original 1989 black and white 12" US cd singles box set. To compare, was a night and day audio experience. I also i felt, that in most cases, in the 3 cd box UK series there seemed to be completely new remixes of tunes but audio was brilliant... where some sounds were omitted and other sounds boosted [as with the later LP catalogue versions released] by ABKCO. I really loved the clean up work they did (which you mentioned). I think you'll love the next two boxes because, to me, it just got better as recording techniques got better. BTW, the cd box sets are also "lift top" sets. Great show and thanks for sharing

Great Video! There are some 80s German Pressings that already were nice to have !

Good Show, Mate! Cheers & Peace

I received this yesterday, couldn’t listen everything yet but all looks amazing. Also ordered The Beatles box after watching your very convincing video, thank you! I can’t wait to receive. I could find them on domestic stores in relatively good prices. The boxes are both very reasonable to have, compared to the time and effort it requires to find all 45s separately and they are more appealing especially for the ones like me who are overwhelmed by the old dusty vinyls with worn covers. I also looked up which other artist have something like this and couldn't find much results except Status Quo and Amy Winehouse. I would have a hearth attack if Madonna had a box like this lol.

@Parlogram

Жыл бұрын

Great! Let us know what you think of the sound.

Great video Andrew! As Monty Pythons sad “and is for some completely different” 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Even though I am not a big Stones fan, I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Your tip on how to use cables to get better mono sound from stereo equipment was great. More information on the reasons for and advantages/disadvantages of modern cutting techniques that lead to longer run outs would be interesting.

@terrycarthy4433

Жыл бұрын

If you're "not a big Stones fan", then, I'm intrigued as to who exactly you do enjoy.

Fascinating as always Andrew! I am a fan of both vinyl and hi-res audio downloads. I’d be curious to see a comparison of the sound of these records, and the originals with the 24-bit versions of the same songs available in “the singles collection” on sites such as HD Tracks. A small point because I’m sure this name will pop up again: I saw Bob Ludwig on a panel discussion about a reissue at the SXSW Festival some years back. The first syllable of his name sounds like the first syllable of Luddite, not lewd. Ringo’s drums, made in my home town, are the same. I got a tour of the factory once!

Collector in me wants this badly, but from what I've seen I may have to pass this time (although my inner voice will regret at some stage!). Great review Andrew, it made my mind up for me this time around.

@jmad627

2 жыл бұрын

I know the feeling….going thru it now as a matter of fact, lol!!

Nice, I was looking at this set.

Thanks for producing this video Andrew! Unfortunately I missed out on the Stones Mono Album set but I do have the CDs. I may pick this up as I love the Stones 60s singles. I like your suggestion to Apple about an American Beatles singles collection. Have you heard of the Beatles Capitol 10th anniversary box set which came out in 1974? It was given as a gift to Capitol employees and is very rare. Not sure if it’s worthy of a video but would be interested to see your take on it. Thanks for sharing!

Another excellent review.

@Parlogram

2 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Again Brilliant!

Nice review

Nice to see you cover records from other artists than the Beatles (even though I obviously like the Beatles aswell)!

Great video Andrew! Was thinking about getting this set, but I’m definitely going to hold off and save for the ‘67-71 box. Would love to see a video of the many compilations made by DECCA/ABKCO in the 70s to sabotage the new albums the Stones were making after they started their label and had them distributed by Atlantic. Seems like every day I find a new DECCAStones compilation from the 70s, which gives me wonders of how bad the condition of their master tapes are.

Great review Andrew!! Of course this set does not include the Australian only (non EP) 45s. "Poison Ivy", "Under The Boardwalk & "Fortune Teller".

You know Andrew what they say about MPO. That it is an acronym for "Massive Pile Of..."

I have the first EP. I bought it in London when I visited there in 88, at an HMV shop in Piccadilly…I think. Also have "5 x 5" but it is a larger disk, 10 inch I believe. Yeah I have ventured into collecting a little Stones thru the years. Not as much as the Fabs, but nonetheless I look into them, The Who as well. Anyways like always great video Andrew. Cheers! Oh….I saw the misprinted b-sided single "Stones" on sale on eBay for $50,000 a few years ago.

Yes! More Stones' Andrew!

The Orange London label that was reproduced in this set was the promotional label design used by all American London associated labels.

I have a US copy of The Last Time 45 and the color in the middle of the disc is more of a Blue. 😳 It has a sticker of the original owners name and address which no longer exists here in Imperial Beach, CA.

I have a couple of these Rolling Stones 45 in my collection. I hope 1967-70 boxed set will be coming up next year which will include “Jumpin’ Jack Flash”, “Ruby Tuesday”, “Let’s Spend the Night Together” (aka ‘Let’s Spend Some Time Together”), “Honky Tonk Woman” and “You Can’t Always Get What You Want”. The two labels were UK Decca and London in the US. Decca was a US label at the time with such names as Bing Crosby, Andrews Sisters, Guy Lombardo, Helen Forrest, Dick Haymes, Ink Spots, Mills Brothers and lots more, but to avoid confusion with the UK Decca, they formed London in the late 1940’s with many artists including Mantovani, known for his classical music and mood music, Lonnie Donegan, known for his only hit “Rock Island Line” in 1956, and the Tornados with their only instrumental hit “Telstar” in 1962 and it was the birth of the psychedelic craze.

@lif.5984

2 жыл бұрын

*Women

Great coverage of a great topic . With respect to mono singles pressed before the 70’s…Just a couple of comments I play the original 45´s with a 0.0011 inch stylus in an attempt to closer match the groove width. The sound improvement is astounding. Also, the U.S originals do sound incredible provided they are in near to mint condition. Most of these pressings are on styrene not vinyl. Styrene seems to be much less durable than vinyl and sound quality is not as well preserved.

I believe that picture used for the poster was taken by Linda McCartney.

3:44 Paul McCartney shows his delight at the Alan Klein deal.

I expect volume 2 next year.

The Rolling Stones!!!? Welcome to the dark side. This set bears similarities to the first volume CD Singles box set released a few years ago, but I am not at home right now to do a thorough comparison but I think it is a more deluxe package with the book, poster and picture cards. All I know is I would like to own the new set. BTW it would be great to have an audio review of the SACD tracks from.the Rolling Stones remastered CDs from a few years ago because so many of us own these CDs yet so few of us own SACD audio equipment to hear that layer on the CDs, Great video!

The RCA splitter cable is good and used to work for me, though now I get quite bad ground hum when they are connected, even with a dedicated ground wire between my turntable and amp!

Great video as always. However RCA splitter cables link is missing in the description. Could you please add which ones are you using? I would also need some extension cable since my turntable is not that close to my pre amp, hopefully it does not mess with the sound quality...

@Parlogram

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jay. The links are there now.

Interesting, I never realized you could do that with cables for mono. Luckily I have a mono setting on my ‘77 Sansui amp though, I listened to my og us pepper (vg) mono today.I’d love to have the reissue though.

G'day Andrew. Another wonderful review. Also nice to have a little sojourn away from Beatles. Shame they didn't replicate the sleeves and vinyl authentically. Also..shame it was digital. All the best, Steve

I wonder if this will inspire the record companies to make a new Elvis singles set as well.

I had the CD version of this, and the other 1966-72 (was it?). Great boxes. And a nice thing to own considering I used to have all the UK original7" and EPs. (I sold them during the vinyl slump, and during my own financial slump). They're nice sets, but given the Stones relationship with ABKCO I would never expect many extras or anything..... (Love seeing the opened gatefold of Big Hits behind you - such amazing photography).

Wow, definitely over to the dark side now....more Stones please!!! Ok, though I have original Stones (and Beatles) in my collection of 45's. I play them on a BSR autochanger turntable, stacking 6 at a time on the long spindle. I seemed to notice that the records in the new box set don't have the ridges after the run out groove around the labels that the originals have, therefore you can't play them on a stacking record deck. I won't be buying the new box set simply because of that. I like to put 6 1960's singles on the turntable and dance around the living room to them reliving my youth! As you can see, I'm a big Stones fan (Sticky Fingers tee shirt an' all). First love was the Beatles, but more Stones, or Yardbirds, or Kinks, or Who please. Great videos.

Hi Andrew, nice, though never mind a Beatles Capitol box - let’s get a companion Beatles EP box, that would be great. Cheers Matt

En 1989 apareció una caja de tres CD editada por Abkco llamada "The Singles Collection - The London Years". Allí estaban, en forma cronológica, todos los simples de los Stones en la Decca. En el año 2004 aparecieron tres cajas de simples en CD (1963-1965, 1965-1967 y 1968-1971). Las mismas reproducían a las ediciones originales y son las que ahora aparecen nuevamente en vinilo. Las compilaciones de 1989 y 2004 no son iguales ya que existen algunas diferencias en los temas que contienen.

This has been on cd for nearly 20 yrs ive got it but i never play them strange😊

7:07 Ready Steady Go! 7:26 Top of the Pops 1967 (despite it saying 1965!)

"Off The Hook" changes from Nanker, Plelge to Jagger-Richards. No surprise.

As always a great video. Just a question. In the Beatles in mono video you said to go from your turntable to the preamp to get mono. In this video you say to go from your pre-amp to your amp (deck) Which way is correct? Many thanks

@David_Hirsh

2 жыл бұрын

Turntable to preamp.

@kev5621

2 жыл бұрын

@@David_Hirsh thanks. That’s the way I do it

@David_Hirsh

2 жыл бұрын

@@kev5621 it actually would work either way. If you put the Y-cable set after the preamp, the intended result of summing the signals to mono would still occur. It's just better to perform the signal reduction to mono at the earliest stage, which is turntable to preamp.

technically you should also listen to a mono mix through one speaker only. it avoids phase cancellation and the such, unless you have a perfect room and speaker setup

I think Apple record should release the of the 45 singles box that I would definitely buy it.

How many I wonder would’ve preferred everything to have been done in analogue, I wonder?

As with your Beatles videos, I really enjoyed your description of this Rolling Stones box set. I recently bought the book 'The Rolling Stones Complete Recording Sessions' by Martin Elliott which I have almost finished reading so was aware that the Stones recorded their classic mid sixties singles in different studios in the USA. As usual, Andrew, your forensic examination of the sound of the tracks and detailed comparison of the original singles to this 2022 release made for a great video! Incidentally, what is the name of the catchy music which is played over the credits at the end of the video?!

@Parlogram

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nick. The end music is from a commercial stock music site.

@nicknikipediacaulkin5943

2 жыл бұрын

@@Parlogram Thanks, Andrew!

Wrong London record sleeve @17:30 on original 1964 Heart of Stone. That sleeve first appeared in 1972.

Very nice box,but for my taste all those '45's are included in the mono- stereo combination on " Rolled Gold," so no need for me to spend money on it. And as always, all my,except one or two records,are from Germany. Cheers Young Master Andrew.P.S.only '45,that i own is " Angie," for a reason,it' s " long," song and good to pick up nice girls and dance looong with them.😎

I would have loved to have seen the larger spindle hole on the US releases (same with the Tollie single in the Beatles collection). As someone who grew up with these singles in the US it just seems a little off. They even could have included a special adapter in the box. Just my opinion. It looks great though!

Nice video. Thanks. Did you do a similar video on the Rolling Stones in Mono LP box set? I would be interested in getting your thoughts on a LP to LP comparison. I know Michael Fremer posted a review that included a recording A/B comparison from one of his classic original pressings and the new LP made from his super high-end turntables and amplifiers. To my ears, the old original LP sounded infinitely better. I would be interested in getting your take.

This vinyl set is similar to the CD box set which was released in 2004. That one only had the English singles though.

Andrew i bought my box today and little red rooster vinyl came with a lable missing , the Off the hook side , so weird !!! Is there a website to claim ? Or to download the label ?

@user-yv5wx6rj2d

5 ай бұрын

would love to trade! I can supply the correct copy

nice

What’s with the super fine grooves? That Beatles singles collection looked similar. Do they sound quiet in comparison to the originals? You would think that if they’re mimicking the mastering of the original, they’d also want to mimic the cut. Nice mono trick with the cable. Stereo crackle on a mono disc is nasty!

Andrew, An intersting video as always. just by way of bit of insight on the Kinks and ABKCO. this agreement was for the bands US catalogue. The Kinks resigned with Pye in '66 in the UK. The reason why Kinks touring came intermittant from '67 > '69 was nothing to do with ABKCO, it was more to do with thier terrible repuation with promoters of being unreliable and very hard to deal with and thier work ethic was way below that of thier peers. For instance if the band did not fancy a gig they had rolling programme who got the sick note. Eventually promoters got fed up with them and would not book them. The sitaution became so severe in '68 that were foroced to take a number of caberet gigs in in the North East. Its way more complicated than that, but thats it in a nutshell.

@Russell__Smith

2 жыл бұрын

Oh! I forgot to add the Kinks were banned from touring the US from '65 > '69 and thier signing to ABKCO in '66 had no bearing on thier lack of touring activities there. .

@Parlogram

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the interesting information, Russell.

@Russell__Smith

2 жыл бұрын

@@Parlogram The Kinks became legendary for no shows or tipping very late for Saturday gigs, because they had been watching football at Highbury in the afternoon. Also thier royalties were tied in escrow until the late '60s which prompted Ray to write the Kinks Part 1: Lola v Powerman and the Moneygoround. Which in the song The Moneygoround Ray named names. Klein to be fair did largely sort that out for them. But that has left the legacy that the US '66 >'71 catalogue has been effectively been frozen in time, like the Stones. The same does not apply the UK and European markets where Ray and BMG/Sony can release what and when they want with fear of ABKCO stepping in.

It's a nice box, but I wish they'd paid more attention to detail in replicating the originals rather than this half arsed effort. I don't know if MPO do it, I don't think they do, but it is still possible to replicate the four prong push out centres and have glossy flipback sleeves on the EPs. A couple of Motown EPs boxes did it very well a few years ago. They look close to mint UK originals. They could have at least got the orange colour right and also not have included stuff like the Abkco website address in the label text. That's a terrible touch! I'm sure it's nice box, but it is expensive and aimed at collectors who would appreciate this kind of effort over the half vintage, half modern kind of look they have here. Great video as always Andrew. 👍

Without John and Paul the Rolling Stones no exist how band at today,because The Beatles writing a song for him playing and sing.I Wanna Be Your Man this song make The Stones for fame my guess.Uchino of Japan.I see you Andrew.

Love the thumbs down photo of McCartney, who clearly didn’t want Klein to manage the Beatles.

We want the Beatles!

@8:20 - those fold marks are a result of modern digital printing issues.. it floats on the surface of the paper - does not interact like older printing methods.. so you get creases immediatly as it's 'superficial' image and the inks used don't sublimate so it becomes brittle - one of the many problems of modern printing method..which isn't really printing in the traditional idea.

@JustinEdwords

2 жыл бұрын

it's digital printing - toner, not ink.. toner sits on top of the paper

@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777

2 жыл бұрын

@@JustinEdwords that's what I said in very limited form . it's like a wafer that floats on top of the paper I even said that"it floats on the surface" .. no absorbing into it. I could get into all the details but you can do your own research.

@JustinEdwords

2 жыл бұрын

OF-THE-WORLD yeah i was further clarifying. I do digital printing for a living. Which are overgrown laser printers for the most part, except for the hp indigo which is a bit different You would be shocked how many arguments ive been in trying to explain the difference, or maybe you wouldn’t. Digital has come a long way but it is what it is and people always expect it to be something physically impossible

@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777

2 жыл бұрын

@@JustinEdwords nice - yeah JOrdan there are some exceptions - I hate modern printing. sure it's semi-convenient but the upkeep doesn't balance that equation. Have a good one.

@JustinEdwords

2 жыл бұрын

OF-THE-WORLD its mainly good for things like variable data… otherwise it can be iffy

I'm on the fence as to whether or not to get the set, since most of the songs are either on the US albums, or the 'More Hot Rocks' comp

And there was me thinking The Beatles' cupboard had been stripped bare. I was wondering about the video game for consoles that came out in 2009. Tracks were uploaded on KZread and I thought some sounded better than the remasters. The Dreamscape ones were uploaded and If I Needed Someone (Mono) was the first time I could appreciate the mono mix. Years later had a look and they had gone or had the sound doctored. Hey Bulldog was the only one remaining with decent sound, but that has now gone. There has been recent uploads, but the sound quality isn't there. Sorry for the hijacking. Rodger Daltry not a fan (Stones), by the way. "Mediocre pub band." !!! P.S. Nearly forgot to say another high quality, entertaining & informative video. You do spoil us y'know, Andrew.

Keith Richards wasn’t happy with the final ‘Have You Seen Your Mother Baby’. It’s a pity no alternative mixes will ever officially see the light of day.

You should really review The Beach Boys and The Stone Roses.

I only stopped in to answer your question. My answer is no. Because it's The Rolling Stones. In that genre I'm more of a Yardbirds fan. By!

My copy also had blood

Sshhh. Don't be debunking the "audiophile" lie that these 45 box sets aren't as good as the originals. I was able to score a leftover Beatles set at a steep discount. Newbies in the US aren't aware of how crappy 45s sounded back in the day on the cheap plastic they were pressed on. Thanks for the info on the availability of inner sleeves

A few niggles: The sleeves are also not as authentic as they could be I notice, not only are the colours wrong but they made one some big omissions (just as they did with the Decca labels). No 'Made in' at the bottom or white box at the top. And, apart from the fact they are cardboard the big mistake is... the opening! It's at the side as opposed to the top! To keep with the authenticity these mistakes - as Brent Hooton so rightly says about the typeface - should have been addressed surely. The other thing that I notice is the middles - the American records (for one) should be the big hole variety... The UK ones should have been the 'pronged' sort, as can be seen on the originals. Even if it isn't possible to keep these as original as possible it is possible to recreate the look of the 'prongs' as it is done with CD printing when recreating the look of a vinyl record. The poster being so creased is a bit of a shame and the book - while it looks nice I feel it's a shame that a few of the pages had middle spreads, with a bit of repositioning these could have been avoided and would make the book a bit better. I'm sure this would have been better than some cut-off images which you'd have to bend the booklet a bit to see them properly. Keeping a clear middle and putting the images either side would have been easy and better, I feel. But this is just my feelings on the matter. Regarding the sound quality I did notice the remaster copyright dates are 2016 which would mean that any further improvements could have been addressed in the six years which have passed since then. This might only apply to some of the tracks, however. Just some thoughts on this set. I cannot fault your video, however, so thank you - as always - for making it and reviewing the set.

If they are using American singles releases, wouldn’t the record label be London Records, not Decca?

@stevesstuff1450

2 жыл бұрын

They are... London Records replicas.... he showed them very clearly in the video; did you not watch it?

@jameswilson7084

2 жыл бұрын

It's a combination of the US and UK singles. If they both have the same B-Side, they choose one. If they're different, they give you both.

My mine is CD format instead of 7" vinyl