Rolling Stones studio albums

[Rooster_Ties]

Speaking of which, "Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)" from Goats Head Soup -- might just be my favorite actual Stones song.

[mjzee]

I recently got the vinyl version of Some Girls: Live in Texas 1978, and can recommend it. The Stones were hot that year.

I just noticed this DVD 3-pack; it seems like a good deal @ $26.63 on Amazon:

As for your original question, it would appear that this collection would satisfy most of your needs. While pricy, it's SHM-CD, and the reviews on Amazon love it.

Depending on what it doesn't contain, you could then supplement with the Singles Collection: The London Years box mentioned above.

Finally, everything after 1971 can be wrapped up with this:

[J.A.W.]

If you want to know everything about the various CDs and their contents, this is the site: http://www.lukpac.org/stereostones/stones-cd-faq.txt

[Guy Berger]

Hans, thanks so much. I'm digging through this.

Basically what I'm struggling with is that according to most fans, it seems the UK versions are preferable for Out of Our Heads, Aftermath and Between the Buttons. But it seems like if I go that route, I'll be missing on some essential tracks...

[J.A.W.]

Hans, thanks so much. I'm digging through this.

Basically what I'm struggling with is that according to most fans, it seems the UK versions are preferable for Out of Our Heads, Aftermath and Between the Buttons. But it seems like if I go that route, I'll be missing on some essential tracks...

I think you mean the U.S. version of Out of Our Heads

[Guy Berger]

Hans, thanks so much. I'm digging through this.

Basically what I'm struggling with is that according to most fans, it seems the UK versions are preferable for Out of Our Heads, Aftermath and Between the Buttons. But it seems like if I go that route, I'll be missing on some essential tracks...

I think you mean the U.S. version of Out of Our Heads

I'm realizing that now. Hans, the link you posted above is awesome. THANK YOU.

[J.A.W.]

Hans, thanks so much. I'm digging through this.

Basically what I'm struggling with is that according to most fans, it seems the UK versions are preferable for Out of Our Heads, Aftermath and Between the Buttons. But it seems like if I go that route, I'll be missing on some essential tracks...

I think you mean the U.S. version of Out of Our Heads

I'm realizing that now. Hans, the link you posted above is awesome. THANK YOU.

You're welcome. Good luck and have fun!

[J.A.W.]

Forgot to mention that the site I linked to in post #28 only covers the Rolling Stones' Decca/London years.

[BruceH]

At one time I had the first four British albums as vinyl imports. Then, during one of my periodic draconian sweeps of my collection, sold them. I came to regret that. Oh well.

[Guy Berger]

I've been making my way through the Stones catalogue this year, based on that superb guide Hans posted a while back. Have made it as far as Between the Buttons. (Before this "adventure" I just had Hot Rocks - it's amazing how much great music that collection omitted!)

Some quick thoughts - at least through 1966, the Stones were nowhere nearly as good as the Beatles at producing consistently-high-quality albums (though the Stones singles by this point were almost uniformly excellent).

Aftermath gets accolades, but my sense is that it's pretty uneven - a combination of absolutely brilliant, not-to-be-missed material ("Under My Thumb", "Out of Time", "Mother's Little Helper") and filler (especially the blues jam). Maybe my expectations were too high coming into it.

I'm with Paul Secor on Between the Buttons - it's quite good, as long as you don't worry too much about what a Stones album "should sound like".