American Release
| Aftermath | ||||
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| Studio album by The Rolling Stones | ||||
| Released | 20 June 1966 (1966-06-20) | |||
| Recorded | 3–8 December 1965, 6–9 March 1966 | |||
| Genre | Rock, blues rock, baroque pop | |||
| Length | 42:31 | |||
| Label | London | |||
| Producer | Andrew Loog Oldham | |||
| The Rolling Stones American chronology | ||||
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The American version featured different cover art and a shorter running order that eliminated "Out of Time", "Take It or Leave It", "What to Do", and "Mother's Little Helper". All four tracks were later issued in the US on other compilations, and "Mother's Little Helper" was also issued as a single in 1966, peaking at No. 8 on the Billboard charts. In their place, the album substituted their current No. 1 hit "Paint It, Black". The revamped Aftermath still reached No. 2 in the US, eventually going platinum.
In 2002, the US edition of Aftermath was ranked No. 108 on the List of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
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