Singles Collection: The London Years

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Singles Collection:
The London Years
Jimmy Miller, and Jack Nitzsche
CompilerAndrew Loog Oldham, with P. D. Rain and Jody Klein
The Rolling Stones chronology
Dirty Work
(1986)
Singles Collection:
The London Years

(1989)
Steel Wheels
(1989)

Singles Collection: The London Years is a compilation album by the Rolling Stones, released in 1989. It was released as a 3-CD and a 4-LP set.[1]

Background

Singles Collection: The London Years was released by former manager

London
material in 1970) after the band's departure from Decca and Klein.

The set is a

London Records
in the United States—hence the album's title.

The original collection was produced by Andrew Loog Oldham, and digitally compiled and prepared under his supervision by P. D. Rain and Jody Klein.

With a range from 1963 to 1971, the set begins with their very first UK single,

Wild Horses
" (which Allen Klein shares release rights with the Rolling Stones).

The only omissions are four B-sides from 1970 and 1971. "

Singles 1971–2006 and the Rarities 1971–2003
album.

The release also does not include the

Five by Five and Got Live If You Want It!, which are available on the box set Singles 1963–1965
.

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Encyclopedia of Popular Music
[4]
Rolling Stone[5]
Tom HullA[6]

Singles Collection: The London Years was released at a timely juncture, just a couple of weeks before the Rolling Stones' comeback album Steel Wheels was due for release after a significant break, and months following their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Going platinum, the album reached No. 91 in the US.

In 2006, Steven Van Zandt placed Singles Collection: The London Years on top of his list of the most essential albums of all time, calling it:

The greatest collection of music by the greatest rock & roll band there will ever be.[7]

In August 2002, Singles Collection: The London Years was issued in a new remastered Compact Disc and

digipak by ABKCO Records
.

Track listing

All songs by

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
, except where noted.

Disc one

  1. "Come On" (Chuck Berry) – 1:48
  2. "I Want to Be Loved" (Willie Dixon) – 1:52
  3. "I Wanna Be Your Man" (John Lennon/Paul McCartney) – 1:43
  4. "
    Nanker Phelge
    ) – 2:09
  5. "Not Fade Away" (Charles Hardin/Norman Petty) – 1:47
  6. "
    Nanker Phelge/Phil Spector
    ) – 2:39
  7. "It's All Over Now" (Bobby Womack/Shirley Jean Womack) – 3:27
  8. "Good Times, Bad Times" – 2:31
  9. "
    Tell Me
    " – 2:47
  10. "I Just Want to Make Love to You" (Willie Dixon) – 2:17
  11. "Time Is on My Side" (Norman Meade) – 2:59
  12. "Congratulations" – 2:28
  13. "Little Red Rooster" (Willie Dixon) – 3:05
  14. "Off the Hook" – 2:34
  15. "
    Heart of Stone
    " – 2:45
  16. "What a Shame" – 3:03
  17. "
    The Last Time
    " – 3:42
  18. "
    Nanker Phelge
    ) – 2:14
  19. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" – 3:43
  20. "The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man" (Nanker Phelge) – 3:20
  21. "The Spider and the Fly" – 3:38
  22. "Get Off of My Cloud" – 2:54
  23. "
    I'm Free
    " – 2:24
  24. "The Singer Not the Song" – 2:22
  25. "As Tears Go By" (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards/Andrew Loog Oldham) – 2:45

Disc two

  1. "Gotta Get Away" – 2:07
  2. "19th Nervous Breakdown" – 3:56
  3. "Sad Day" – 3:01
  4. "
    Paint It, Black
    " – 3:44
  5. "
    Stupid Girl
    " – 2:55
  6. "Long Long While" – 3:01
  7. "Mother's Little Helper" – 2:45
  8. "Lady Jane" – 3:10
  9. "Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?" – 2:34
  10. "Who's Driving Your Plane?" – 3:14
  11. "Let's Spend the Night Together" – 3:26
  12. "Ruby Tuesday" – 3:13
  13. "We Love You" – 4:36
  14. "Dandelion" – 3:48
  15. "She's a Rainbow" – 4:11
  16. "2000 Light Years from Home" – 4:44
  17. "In Another Land" (Bill Wyman) – 2:53
  18. "The Lantern" – 4:26
  19. "Jumpin' Jack Flash" – 3:38
  20. "Child of the Moon" – 3:12

Disc three

  1. "Street Fighting Man" – 3:09
  2. "No Expectations" – 3:55
  3. "Surprise, Surprise" – 2:30
  4. "Honky Tonk Women" – 3:00
  5. "You Can't Always Get What You Want"  – 4:49
  6. "Memo from Turner" – 4:06
  7. "Brown Sugar" – 3:49
  8. "
    Wild Horses
    " – 5:42
  9. "I Don't Know Why" (Stevie Wonder/Paul Riser/Don Hunter/Lula Hardaway) – 3:01
  10. "
    Try a Little Harder
    " – 2:17
  11. "
    Out of Time
    " – 3:22
  12. "
    Jiving Sister Fanny
    " – 3:20
  13. "Sympathy for the Devil" – 6:17

All tracks on disc one and most of disc two were produced by

Jimmy Miller. All tracks on disc three were produced by Jimmy Miller, except tracks 3, 10, and 11, which were produced by Andrew Loog Oldham. and track 6, which was produced by Jack Nitzsche
.

Chart positions

Year Chart Position
1989 Billboard 200[8] 91

Certification

Country Certification Sales
Australia[9] Gold 35,000
United States Platinum 1,000,000
United Kingdom Gold 100,000

References

  1. ^ "The Rolling Stones – Singles Collection (The London Years) (1989, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. AllMusic
  3. ^ "The Rolling Stones Singles Collection: The London Years [Remastered] by the Rolling Stones on MSN Music". Archived from the original on 27 April 2011. Retrieved 4 March 2011.
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  6. ^ Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Grade List: The Rolling Stones". Tomhull.com. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Little Steven's Big Props Five classic albums you shouldn't fuhgeddabout". Ew.com. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  8. ^ "The Rolling Stones | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Oct 2023 Album Accreds" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 November 2023.