The Rolling Stones' Version
Released as their second single on 1 November 1963, the Stones' version was an early hit, peaking at No. 12 on the British chart. Their rendition is a frenetic electric rock/blues song featuring Brian Jones' distinctive slide guitar and Bill Wyman's driving bass playing. It is one of the few Rolling Stones songs to feature only Brian Jones on backing vocals. In the US, the song was released on 6 March 1964 as the B-side to "Not Fade Away".
According to various accounts, either the Rolling Stones' manager/producer Andrew Loog Oldham or the Rolling Stones themselves ran into Lennon and McCartney on the street as the two were returning from an awards luncheon. Hearing that the band were in need of material for a single, Lennon and McCartney went to their session at De Lane Lea Studio and finished off the song – whose verse they had already been working on – in the corner of the room while the impressed Rolling Stones watched.
Released only as a single, the Rolling Stones' rendition never appeared on a studio album. In 1989, it was issued on Singles Collection: The London Years. It is included on the four CD version of the 2012 GRRR! compilation.
The B-Side of the second single was a Green Onions influenced instrumental (composed by Nanker/Phelge, the early collective pseudonym for the 5+1 strong group, additionally including at this stage the 'Sixth Stone' pianist, Ian Stewart, making it the first released self penned composition) with added spoken asides by Mick Jagger. Named Stoned, some original 1963 copies were issued with the misprinted title as Stones, making it doubly collectable as a rarity.
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