Label: ABKCO, Universal Music (Japan), UICY-93025
Style: Classic Rock, Rock, British Rhythm and Blues
Country: London, England
Time: 37:20
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 214 Mb
Flowers
is the second compilation album by the Rolling Stones, released in the
summer of 1967. The group recorded the songs at various studios dating
back to 1965. Three of the songs had never been released: "My Girl",
"Ride On, Baby" and "Sittin' on a Fence", the first of which was
recorded in May 1965 during the sessions for "Satisfaction", and the
other two of which were recorded in December 1965 during the first lot
of Aftermath sessions. The rest of the album tracks either appeared as
singles or had been omitted from the American versions of Aftermath and
Between the Buttons.
The title refers to the album's cover, with
flower stems underneath the portrait of each of the band members.
Bassist Bill Wyman claims that Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
deliberately arranged the stem of Brian Jones's flower so that it had no
leaves, as a prank.[citation needed] The portraits are from the British
version of Aftermath. Flowers reached number three in the US during the
late summer of 1967 and was certified gold.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowers_(Rolling_Stones_album)
Here’s the original track listing for Flowers:
1.
“Ruby Tuesday” -- A great song, and the most 1967-sounding (complete
with double-bass and recorder)...because it had already been released in
1967, on Between The Buttons. Rip-off #1
2. “Have You Seen Your
Mother, Baby, Standing In The Shadow?” -- The last single from 1966,
mostly forgotten now, but it’s a winner: A total electric freak-out,
awash in feedback, with chaotic mariachi-style horns going crazy in the
background.
3. “Let’s Spend The Night Together” -- Again, great song. Again, already on Between The Buttons. Rip-off #2.
4. “Lady Jane” -- Already on Aftermath. Inclusion here a total mystery. Rip-off #3.
5.
“Out Of Time” -- Formerly only available on the British version of
Aftermath. A sibling to “Under My Thumb,” utilizing the same lead
instruments: the marimba (a type of African xylophone), and fuzz bass,
and with the same quasi-misogynistic lyrical themes.
6. “My Girl” --
Previously unreleased, and with good reason. It’s terrible. It’s the
oldest track here, dating from the May 1965 sessions that also produced
“Satisfaction.” Whoever thought it would be a kick for them to do a
half-assed run-through of this Temptations classic should be boiled in
patchouli oil. I suspect it was their loopy “producer”/manager Andrew
Loog Oldham (fired around the time of Flowers' release), because it was
he that supervised the hasty overdubbing of a string section in the fall
of 1966. It still wasn’t deemed releasable, until London Records,
nosing around in the vaults, decided to put it on Flowers. Even though
it had never been heard before, I’m going to call this rip-off #4,
because no one should have heard it. Ever.
7. “Backstreet Girl” --
From the British version of Between The Buttons, and a highlight of that
album, which lacked the one-two punch of “Ruby Tuesday” and “Let’s
Spend The Night Together.” Those were only a single in Britain (confused
yet?). Gentle accordion flourishes give this a Parisian atmosphere.
8.
“Please Go Home” -- Also from the U.K. Between The Buttons. Not much
substance here, but it certainly sounds cool -- a Bo Diddley-style
guitar shuffle drenched in swirling echo.
9. “Mother’s Little Helper”
-- The opening track of the British Aftermath. Even though it had the
droning Indian instrumentation found on psychedelia of a slightly later
era, its propulsive amphetamine rush and clattering percussion meant it
was anything but mellow.
10. “Take It Or Leave It” -- Buried on Side
Two of the British Aftermath, it was a universal consensus that this
flat, melody-free acoustic lament was the weakest track on that
otherwise fine album. Naturally, it was given top priority for Flowers
over other more worthy choices. I say, rip-off #5.
11. “Ride On,
Baby” -- Previously unreleased track from the Aftermath sessions. Exotic
instrumentation included a harpsichord and Japanese koto, both played
by multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones, who by the time of Flowers’
release, was already being edged out of the band due to his druggy
unreliability. Conspiracy theorists after the fact noticed that Brain’s
flower stem on the cover was missing its leaves.
12. “Sittin’ On A
Fence” -- Another previously unreleased Aftermath outtake, this dark
folk tune with delicate finger-picked guitar work has always been one of
my favorite early Stones songs.
01. Rolling Stones, Ruby Tuesday (03:17)
02. Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow? (02:35)
03. Let's Spend the Night Together (03:38)
04. Lady Jane (03:08)
05. Out of Time (03:42)
06. My Girl (02:39)
07. Backstreet Girl (03:26)
08. Please Go Home (03:19)
09. Mother's Little Helper (02:47)
10. Take It or Leave It (02:47)
11. Ride On, Baby (02:53)
12. Sittin' on a Fence (03:02)
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