The Rolling Stones - Beat Beat Beat (1964)

 1964 was a productive year for The Stones, releasing their first three US albums, and having hits with the likes of Heart Of Stone, Little Red Rooster, and Not Fade Away. They weren't the legendary band they'd grow to become, but they were a moderately successful R&B and Blues band.

This album was largely recorded in two locations: Regent studios in London, and Chess studios in Chicago, much like one of the albums released around the same time, 12X5. This album follows a similar format, picking up extra tracks left over from Come On!, from England's Newest Hitmakers!, and from the Chess Sessions. I've included Andrew's Blues as a bonus track, since, while I love it, it would have done whatever the 1960s equivalant of 'Cancelling' was to the band. (Also, it's sung by Gene Pitney, and not Mick Jagger, or any other stone.)

I took the cover and title from this from some kind of strange German comp

For sources, see my last Rolling Stones post.

 

Side One

1. Try A Little Harder
2. It Should Be You
   
3. Mr. Spector and Mr. Pitney Came Too
4. My Only Girl (That Girl Belongs To Yesterday)
5. I Can't Be Satisfied
6. Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind
   

Side Two

1. Meet Me In The Bottom (Down In The Bottom)
   
2. Hi-Heeled Sneakers
   
3. Reelin' and Rockin'
4. Stewed and Keefed
   
5. Tell Me, Baby 
6. Don't Lie To Me

Andrew's Blues (Song For Andrew)