THE ROLLING STONES EP - 1963 1964









The Rolling Stones - EP



A1 : Bye,Bye Johnny (Chuck Berry)A2 : Money (Berry Gordy Jr/Janie Bradford)B1 : You Better Move On (Arthur Alexander) B2 : Poison Ivy (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller)



Producers : A1 - Andrew OldhamA2, B1, B2 - Eric EastonRecorded :A1, B1 - 8.08.1963, Decca Studios, West HampsteadA2, B2 - 14.11.1963, De Lane Lea Studios, Kingsway Released : 10(17 ?).01.1964Decca DFE 8560
The Rolling Stones is the debut EP released by The Rolling Stones in 1964. Recorded to test the commercial appeal of the band before their UK label Decca Records would commit to letting them record an album, The Rolling Stones includes four songs recorded at two separate sessions in August and November 1963.

five by five

released 14 august 1964 – recorded 11 june 1964
label decca - dfe 8590 – producer Andrei Loog Oldham

1. "If You Need Me" (Robert Bateman/Wilson Pickett) – 2:03
2. "Empty Heart" (Nanker Phelge) – 2:37
3. "2120 South Michigan Avenue" (Nanker Phelge) – 2:07
o The full recording, now heard on the remastered 12 X 5, was faded early here for lack of time available on a conventional EP in 1964
side 2
"Confessin' the Blues" (Jay McShann/Walter Brown) – 2:48
Around and Around" (Chuck Berry) – 3:05
Five By Five reached #7 in the UK singles chart, while its five tracks and namesake would form the basis for their second American album, 12 X 5, later in 1964


Five By Five is the second EP by The Rolling Stones and was released in 1964. Captured during a prolific spurt of recording activity at Chess Studios in Chicago that June, Five By Five (five tracks by five musicians) was released that August in the UK shortly after their debut album, The Rolling Stones, had appeared.







Side 1
1. "Bye Bye Johnny" (Chuck Berry) – 2:09
2. "Money" (Berry Gordy Jr./Janie Bradford) – 2:31
Side 2
1. "You Better Move On" (Arthur Alexander) – 2:39
2. "Poison Ivy" (Jerry Leiber/Mike Stoller) – 2:06