From OP: Recorded June 10 & 11, 1964. Released in the UK on the ep "Five By Five" (five songs by five guys - though six in reality) in August 1964, shortly after their first album "The Rolling Stones"; in the US it was released on the album "12x5" in 1964. "Five by Five" is the second EP by The Rolling Stones, recorded in great stereo quality at Chess Studios in Chicago in June 1964. "Empty Heart" and "2120 South Michigan Avenue" were credited to "Nanker Phelge", a pseudonym for band-written compositions. The rest of the EP are R&B covers from some of their favourite artists. Andrew Loog Oldham produced "Five by Five" and wrote liner notes where he lists the band's achievements thus far (and stretches the truth by claiming The Rolling Stones' debut album had spent 30 weeks at #1 when it, in fact, was at the top for 12 weeks). The full recording of "2120 South Michigan Avenue", now heard on the remastered album "12X5", was faded early on the original EP for lack of time available on a conventional EP in 1964 (the fade out began when the stunning - way ahead of its time - guitar solo was to begin!). "Five by Five" reached # 1 in the UK EP chart, while its five tracks and namesake would form the basis for their second American album, "12X5", later in 1964.
Harmonica: Brian Jones. Lead vocal: Mick Jagger. Electric guitar: Keith Richards. Bass: Bill Wyman. Drums: Charlie Watts. Organ: Ian Stewart. Tambourine: Mick Jagger. Backing vocal: Keith Richards, probably also Brian Jones and Bill Wyman.
From OP:
ReplyDeleteRecorded June 10 & 11, 1964. Released in the UK on the ep "Five By Five" (five songs by five guys - though six in reality) in August 1964, shortly after their first album "The Rolling Stones"; in the US it was released on the album "12x5" in 1964. "Five by Five" is the second EP by The Rolling Stones, recorded in great stereo quality at Chess Studios in Chicago in June 1964. "Empty Heart" and "2120 South Michigan Avenue" were credited to "Nanker Phelge", a pseudonym for band-written compositions. The rest of the EP are R&B covers from some of their favourite artists. Andrew Loog Oldham produced "Five by Five" and wrote liner notes where he lists the band's achievements thus far (and stretches the truth by claiming The Rolling Stones' debut album had spent 30 weeks at #1 when it, in fact, was at the top for 12 weeks).
The full recording of "2120 South Michigan Avenue", now heard on the remastered album "12X5", was faded early on the original EP for lack of time available on a conventional EP in 1964 (the fade out began when the stunning - way ahead of its time - guitar solo was to begin!). "Five by Five" reached # 1 in the UK EP chart, while its five tracks and namesake would form the basis for their second American album, "12X5", later in 1964.
Harmonica: Brian Jones. Lead vocal: Mick Jagger. Electric guitar: Keith Richards. Bass: Bill Wyman. Drums: Charlie Watts. Organ: Ian Stewart. Tambourine: Mick Jagger. Backing vocal: Keith Richards, probably also Brian Jones and Bill Wyman.
EMPTY HEART
(Nanker/Phelge, so: the whole band)