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In the 1960s, The Rolling Stones were exclusively one-track minded.
By Jim Irvin.
Mono-types: The Rolling Stones, Kings Of The Thames Delta Blues, performing on Thank Your Lucky Stars, 1964.
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SKIPPING LIKE Charlie Watts on the cover of Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out! through The Rolling Stones In Mono ★★★★ (ABKCO), I’m struggling to recall the last time I heard anyone enthusing about the Stones’ earliest albums. Even Aftermath, often regarded as their first landmark LP – the first to be entirely self-written – is arguably past its sell-by date, with its casual misogyny (Stupid Girl, Under My Thumb, Out Of Time) and once bold, now enervating, 11-minute centrepiece Goin’ Home. Aftermath’s American version does have Paint It, Black on it, though.