I have decided to grade the ROLLING STONES RECORD ALBUM COVERS
Giut...@adelphia.net
I have decided to grade the ROLLING STONES RECORD ALBUM COVERS (not the
music, just the covers)
Why? i have no idea. it seemed like a good idea at the time....and i
have too much time on my hands.
ALBUMS:
1964 Englands Newest Hit Makers ABKO
The unruly schoolboy look. B+
1964 12 X 5 ABKCO
OK. B
1965 The Rolling Stones, Now! ABKCO
Shots of the boys in the studio. Nothing special. B-
1965 Out of Our Heads ABKCO
The first great cover. Love the look. A-
1965 December's Children (And Everybody's) ABKCO
One of the best. Great B&W pic, Pefectly framed. A+
1966 Aftermath ABKCO
The great mid-60's out of focus look. (ie Blonde on Blonde) B+
1966 Got Live If You Want It! ABKCO
Never liked it much C+
1967 Between the Buttons [US] ABKCO
Again with the out of focus, this one is fantastic. Looking bleary and
cold in the rain. I hung this on my wall for a year. A+
1967 Flowers ABKCO
Very poppy 1960's B+
1967 Their Satanic Majesties Request ABKCO
The boys look silly in their magician outfits but i like this due to
the fact it originally came out in 3-D, that version gets an A, the
non-3-D gets a B
1968 Beggars Banquet ABKCO
The toilet cover gets an A, the white version B
1969 Let It Bleed ABKCO
Their best album but the cover is only a B
1970 Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! [live] ABKCO
Love it! Giving Charlie the cover is genius and I especially like the
homage to Bob Dylan A+
1996 The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus [live] ABKCO
Nice, B+
1972 Jamming with Edward Rolling Stones
Ehhhh C+
1971 Sticky Fingers Virgin
How can you not love it A+
1972 Exile on Main St. Virgin
Cool and a little disturbing A-
1973 Goats Head Soup Virgin
Kind of freaks me out, why is Mick so happy? B+
1974 It's Only Rock 'N Roll Virgin
Never liked the painting too much B-
1976 Black and Blue Virgin
They look like the aging punks they were B++
1977 Love You Live Virgin
Warhol again, Another one that freaked me out when I was a kid...why is
Mick biting a hand? B++
1978 Some Girls Virgin
The original version (with Marilyn, et al) gets A-/other version B
1980 Emotional Rescue Virgin
Always hated the X-ray thing. D
1981 Tattoo You Virgin
Never cared for this... D++
1982 Still Life [live] Virgin
Average B-
1983 Undercover Virgin
I like this one, it suits the music and is creepy to good effect B++
1986 Dirty Work Virgin
Too day-glo for my tastes C
1989 Steel Wheels Virgin
Boring C-
1991 Flashpoint [live] Virgin
The worst...put SOME effort into this F
1994 Voodoo Lounge Virgin
Hate it F
1995 Stripped [live] Virgin
Nice B
1997 Bridges to Babylon Virgin
Don't like it C
1998 No Security [live] Virgin
B
2004 Live Licks
OK, I love the cheesecake factor and would give it an A but why is the
US version "sanitized" with a bikini top and the UK version (and im
assuming the rest of the world)
gets the actual nude girl, what are we...Mormons? It's a album cover!
UK version gets an A/US version a F as a protest
COMPILATIONS:
1966 Big Hits (High Tide And Green Grass) ABKCO
They look totally out of place and i like it. A
1969 Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits, Vol. 2) ABKCO
Groovy. A-
1972 Hot Rocks, 1964-1971 ABKCO
B++
1972 More Hot Rocks (Big Hits and Fazed Cookies) ABKCO
B
1975 Made in the Shade Rolling Stones
B+
1975 Metamorphosis ABKCO
Not as bad as the album, but still D+++
1981 Sucking in the 70's Rolling Stones
C
2002 Forty Licks Virgin
D (OK, we get it, it's their logo, move on)
Next up.... Chicago. Classs dismissed.
Ninth Commandment
I would give it a B-
>
> 1967 Their Satanic Majesties Request ABKCO
>
>The boys look silly in their magician outfits but i like this due to
>the fact it originally came out in 3-D, that version gets an A, the
>non-3-D gets a B
>
> 1968 Beggars Banquet ABKCO
>
>The toilet cover gets an A, the white version B
I would have to give the white one an A and the inside cover an A
>
> 1969 Let It Bleed ABKCO
>
>Their best album but the cover is only a B
B+
>
> 1970 Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! [live] ABKCO
>
>Love it! Giving Charlie the cover is genius and I especially like the
>homage to Bob Dylan A+
B+ but the crowd shot gets an A is everybody ready?
>
> 1996 The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus [live] ABKCO
>
>Nice, B+
>
> 1972 Jamming with Edward Rolling Stones
>
>Ehhhh C+
C-
>
> 1971 Sticky Fingers Virgin
>
>How can you not love it A+
Hangs on my wall.
>
> 1972 Exile on Main St. Virgin
>
>Cool and a little disturbing A-
Another A have the postcards on the wall too. Same sort of pictures
used to be at the Seattle Food Fair at the Space Needle sight and I
was very disturbed when I saw them as a child. Glad I'm getting
disturbed by things like that again since I sobered up a couple of
years ago and became a Christian, became to jaded.
>
> 1973 Goats Head Soup Virgin
>
>Kind of freaks me out, why is Mick so happy? B+
Only a B
>
> 1974 It's Only Rock 'N Roll Virgin
>
>Never liked the painting too much B-
>
> 1976 Black and Blue Virgin
>
>They look like the aging punks they were B++
>
> 1977 Love You Live Virgin
>
>Warhol again, Another one that freaked me out when I was a kid...why is
>Mick biting a hand? B++
>
> 1978 Some Girls Virgin
>
>The original version (with Marilyn, et al) gets A-/other version B
>
> 1980 Emotional Rescue Virgin
>
>Always hated the X-ray thing. D
For some reason I hung the poster on my wall for a couple of years but
eventually removed it.
>
> 1981 Tattoo You Virgin
>
>Never cared for this... D++
B
>
> 1982 Still Life [live] Virgin
>
>Average B-
>
> 1983 Undercover Virgin
>
>I like this one, it suits the music and is creepy to good effect B++
I damaged mine by peeling the stickers :(
>
> 1986 Dirty Work Virgin
>
>Too day-glo for my tastes C
C+
>
> 1989 Steel Wheels Virgin
>
>Boring C-
C+
>
> 1991 Flashpoint [live] Virgin
>
>The worst...put SOME effort into this F
C
>
> 1994 Voodoo Lounge Virgin
>
>Hate it F
Worst Stones cover ever.
>
> 1995 Stripped [live] Virgin
>
>Nice B
>
> 1997 Bridges to Babylon Virgin
>
>Don't like it C
>
> 1998 No Security [live] Virgin
>
>B
>
>2004 Live Licks
>
>OK, I love the cheesecake factor and would give it an A but why is the
>US version "sanitized" with a bikini top and the UK version (and im
>assuming the rest of the world)
>gets the actual nude girl, what are we...Mormons? It's a album cover!
>UK version gets an A/US version a F as a protest
>
>COMPILATIONS:
>
>1966 Big Hits (High Tide And Green Grass) ABKCO
>
>They look totally out of place and i like it. A
>
> 1969 Through the Past, Darkly (Big Hits, Vol. 2) ABKCO
>
>Groovy. A-
>
> 1972 Hot Rocks, 1964-1971 ABKCO
>
>B++
A
>
> 1972 More Hot Rocks (Big Hits and Fazed Cookies) ABKCO
>
>B
>
> 1975 Made in the Shade Rolling Stones
>
>B+
>
> 1975 Metamorphosis ABKCO
>
>Not as bad as the album, but still D+++
>
> 1981 Sucking in the 70's Rolling Stones
>
>C
>
> 2002 Forty Licks Virgin
>
>D (OK, we get it, it's their logo, move on)
>
>
>Next up.... Chicago. Classs dismissed.
Thanks. May the Stones play a nice song for you in your dreams.
denni...@yahoo.com
Between the Buttons. I do want to add, tho, that the original vinyl
double LP package of More Hot Rocks 2 was pretty well designed.
Joe Blow
In this day and age, the Stones could probably get away with an
update of the "Sticky Fingers" packaging in which a rubber dildo
flops out upon opening.
Actually, I'll take that back. Maybe they could've gotten away with
it in 1999.
I agree that the Hot Rocks photos were pretty cool. Almost everything
the Stones did in that period was super cool. I wonder if such a
period of great rock n' roll will ever be repeated by any band. It
may be fundamentally impossible, until a day when everyone who was alive
when the Stones were is dead. Then there'll be some sort of
anachronistic rock revival or something.
JB
Spleen Merchant
The More Hot Rocks cover was a variatun of the original "Necrophilia"
album, before the project was shelved.
Tony
Spleen Merchant
wrote:
The Stones had absolutely nothing to do with the Hot Rocks cover.
Tony
Joe Blow
> The Stones had absolutely nothing to do with the Hot Rocks cover.
The earliest example of human cloning then?
JB
niko
Nico
ALBUMS:
1964 Englands Newest Hit Makers ABKO 7
1964 12 X 5 ABKCO 7 (Around and
Around 8)
1965 The Rolling Stones, Now! ABKCO 6
1965 Out of Our Heads ABKCO 7+
1965 December's Children (And Everybody's) ABKCO 7+
1966 Aftermath ABKCO 8
1966 Got Live If You Want It! ABKCO 6
1967 Between the Buttons [US] ABKCO 7
1967 Flowers ABKCO 5
1967 Their Satanic Majesties Request ABKCO 8+
1968 Beggars Banquet ABKCO white cover 9
1969 Trough The Past Darkly 8+
1969 Let It Bleed ABKCO 9
1970 Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! [live] ABKCO 10
1996 The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus [live] ABKCO 8
1971 Sticky Fingers Virgin 10
1972 Exile on Main St. Virgin 9+
1973 Goats Head Soup Virgin 7
1974 It's Only Rock 'N Roll Virgin 6+
1976 Black and Blue Virgin 7-
1977 Love You Live Virgin 6
1978 Some Girls Virgin 7+
1980 Emotional Rescue Virgin 6-
1981 Tattoo You Virgin 5
1982 Still Life [live] Virgin 5-
1983 Undercover Virgin 8+
1986 Dirty Work Virgin 5-
1989 Steel Wheels Virgin 6-
1991 Flashpoint [live] Virgin 5
1994 Voodoo Lounge Virgin 6-
1995 Stripped [live] Virgin 8
1997 Bridges to Babylon Virgin 7
1998 No Security [live] Virgin 7-
<Giut...@adelphia.net> wrote in message
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zombielvis
first off, are you a chick that looks like (well nico) or a Greek dude?
anyway, who cares, it don't matter really more important matters in
hand.....
anyway, my "old timey" favs have always been...
1967 Between the Buttons
1967 Flowers
1969 Through The Past Darkly
then....
1971 Sticky Fingers
1974 It's Only Rock 'N Roll
and then...
.
1976 Black and Blue
1978 Some Girls
the reasons have as much to do with memories and stuff, I guess, as
artistic merit but so what.....
"niko" <ni...@wanadoo.nl> wrote in message
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niko
There were it all started
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