Hot Rocks (1971)＜Colored Vinyl＞

1971年オリジナル・リリースの21曲収録ベスト・セレクションが、その50周年を記念したRecord Store Day 2021限定のスペシャル・エディションで登場!
「(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction」「Jumpin' Jack Flash」「Get Off Of My Cloud」「Honky Tonk Women」「Paint It, Black」(5曲ともに全英No.1を獲得)に加え、「Play With Fire」「Under My Thumb」「Street Fighting Man」「Gimme Shelter」アルバム・トラックやシングルBサイド曲なども収録。60年代を代表する名曲がずらりと並ぶ。

■180g重量盤2枚組
■オリジナル見開きアートワークをゴールド・メタリック・ボードに貼り付けた特殊仕様/内袋付/エンボス・リソグラフ付
■ボブ・ラドウィック(ゲイトウェイ・マスタリング)によるリマスター/ショーン・マギー(アビー・ロード・スタジオ)によるラッカー・カッティング

This two-LP set is both a lot more and a bit less than what it seems. It is seven years' worth of mostly very high-charting -- and all influential and important -- songs, leaving out some singles in favor of well-known album tracks, and in the process, giving an overview not just of the Rolling Stones' hits but of their evolving image. One hears them change from loud R&B-inspired rockers covering others' songs ("Time Is on My Side") into originators in their own right ("Satisfaction"); then into tastemakers and style-setters with a particularly decadent air ("Get Off of My Cloud," "19th Nervous Breakdown"), and finally into self-actualized rebel-poets ("Jumpin' Jack Flash," "Midnight Rambler") and Shaman-like symbols of chaos. On its initial release, Hot Rocks sold well, not only as a unique compilation but also as a panorama of the '60s. The only flaw was that it didn't give a good look at the Stones' full musical history, ignoring their early blues and psychedelic eras. There are also some anomalies in Hot Rocks' history for the collector -- the very first pressings included an outtake of "Brown Sugar" featuring Eric Clapton that was promptly replaced. This is an exciting assembly of material. ~ Bruce Eder