Hot Rocks 1964–1971

Hot Rocks 1964–1971 is a compilation album by the Rolling Stones released by London Records in December 1971. It became the Rolling Stones' best-selling release of their career and an enduring and popular retrospective. While the album carries most of the band's biggest hits during their first decade, it does drop a few of them to include standout album tracks such as "Play With Fire", "Under My Thumb" and "Gimme Shelter", the last of which has become one of the Rolling Stones' most popular and highly regarded songs.[1] The song choices give listeners a more well-rounded impression of the Rolling Stones' music in this era. The iconic cover photo of silhouettes within silhouettes is by photographer Ron Raffaelli.

Hot Rocks 1964–1971
Greatest hits album by
The Rolling Stones
Released20 December 1971
RecordedOctober 1964 – January 1971
GenreRock
Length84:56
LanguageEnglish
LabelLondon
ProducerAndrew Loog Oldham, Jimmy Miller, the Rolling Stones, and Glyn Johns
The Rolling Stones compilations chronology
Gimme Shelter
(1971)		 Hot Rocks 1964–1971
(1971)		 Milestones
(1972)

Release and reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideB–[3]
Rolling Stone[4]
Tom HullA[5]

Hot Rocks 1964–1971 peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 album chart and, as of November 2020, the album has spent 347 weeks on the chart.[6] The album was certified 12× platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. The album was not released in the UK until 21 May 1990, to coincide with the Urban Jungle Tour, reaching No. 3 and, as of January 2021, it has spent 277 weeks on the UK Top 200.

Robert Christgau rated the album a B-, writing "If you don't like the Stones, this might serve as a sampler... Look, here's how it works. Except for Satanic Majesties, which isn't represented here, all of their '60s studio albums are musts."

In August 2002, Hot Rocks 1964–1971 was reissued in a new remastered CD and SACD digipak by ABKCO Records.[7]

Track listing

All songs by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.

Side one
No.TitleOriginal release(s)Length
1."Time Is on My Side (guitar intro version)" (Jerry Ragovoy)UK – The Rolling Stones No. 2 (1965)
US – Original organ intro version on 12 X 5 (1964)		3:00
2."Heart of Stone"UK – Out of Our Heads (1965)
US – A-side (1964) / The Rolling Stones, Now! (1965)
2:49
3."Play with Fire" (Nanker Phelge)UK – B-side of "The Last Time" (1965)
US – B-side of "The Last Time" (1965) / Out of Our Heads (1965)		2:13
4."(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (stéréo version)"UK – A-side (1965)
US – A-side (1965) / Out of Our Heads (1965)		3:43
5."As Tears Go By" (Mick Jagger/Keith Richards/Andrew Loog Oldham)UK – B-side of "19th Nervous Breakdown" (1966)
US – A-side (1965) / December's Children (And Everybody's) (1965)		2:44
6."Get Off of My Cloud"UK – A-side (1965)
US – A-side (1965) / December's Children (And Everybody's) (1965)		2:55
Side two
No.TitleOriginal release(s)Length
1."Mother's Little Helper"UK – Aftermath (1966)
US – A-side (1966)		2:44
2."19th Nervous Breakdown"UK & US – A-side (1966)3:56
3."Paint It Black"UK – A-side (1966)
US – A-side (1966) / Aftermath (1966)		3:22
4."Under My Thumb"UK & US – Aftermath (1966)3:42
5."Ruby Tuesday"UK – A-side (1967)
US – A-side (1967) / Between the Buttons (1967)		3:16
6."Let's Spend the Night Together"UK – A-side (1967)
US – A-side (1967) / Between the Buttons (1967)		3:37
Side three
No.TitleOriginal release(s)Length
1."Jumpin' Jack Flash"UK & US – A-side (1968)3:41
2."Street Fighting Man"UK – Beggars Banquet (1968)
US – A-side (1968) / Beggars Banquet (1968)		3:14
3."Sympathy for the Devil"UK & US – Beggars Banquet (1968)6:18
4."Honky Tonk Women"UK & US – A-side (1969)3:00
5."Gimme Shelter"UK & US – Let It Bleed (1969)4:31
Side four
No.TitleOriginal release(s)Length
1."Midnight Rambler" (Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, New York, US, 28 November 1969)UK & US – Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert (1970); original studio version on Let It Bleed (1969)9:05
2."You Can't Always Get What You Want"UK & US – B-side of "Honky Tonk Women" (1969) [edit version] / Let It Bleed (1969)7:30
3."Brown Sugar"UK & US – A-side (1971) / Sticky Fingers (1971)3:48
4."Wild Horses"UK – Sticky Fingers (1971)
US – A-side (1971) / Sticky Fingers (1971)		5:42

All tracks on sides one and two were produced by Andrew Loog Oldham. All tracks on sides three and four were produced by Jimmy Miller, except "Midnight Rambler," which was produced by The Rolling Stones and Glyn Johns.

Charts and certifications

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP)[14]
Release titled Les Années Stones 1 		Gold 125,500[15]
New Zealand (RMNZ)[16] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] 2× Platinum 600,000^
United States (RIAA)[18] 12× Platinum 6,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References
  1. "https://ultimateclassicrock.com/rolling-stones-gimme-shelter-top-100-classic-rock-songs/
  2. Hot Rocks 1964–1971 at AllMusic
  3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 12 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  4. https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/therollingstones/albums/album/241129/review/6067742/hot_rocks_19641971
  5. Hull, Tom (n.d.). "Grade List: The Rolling Stones". tomhull.com. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  6. "The Rolling Stones Chart History". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  7. Walsh, Christopher (24 August 2002). "Super audio CDs: The Rolling Stones Remastered". Billboard. p. 27.
  8. "The Rolling Stones Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  9. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 7601". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  10. "Dutchcharts.nl – The Rolling Stones – Hot Rocks" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  11. "Rolling Stones | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  12. "Australian charts portal (18/07/1993)". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  13. "New Zealand charts portal (24/10/1993)". charts.nz. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  14. "French album certifications – The Rolling Stones – Les Années Stones 1" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  15. "Les Albums Or" (in French). Infodisc.fr. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  16. "New Zealand album certifications – The Rolling Stones – Hot Rocks". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  17. "British album certifications – The Rolling Stones – Hot Rocks 1964–71". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 June 2013. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Hot Rocks 1964–71 in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  18. "American album certifications – The Rolling Stones – Hot Rocks 1964-71". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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