Metamorphosis (Rolling Stones album)
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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
Name = Metamorphosis |
Type = Compilation album |
Artist = [[The Rolling Stones]] |
Cover = Metamorphosis75.jpg |
Released = [[6 June]] [[1975]] |
Recorded = February 1964 - July 1970 |
Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]] |
Length = 48:03|
Label = [[ABKCO Records|ABKCO]]|
Producer = [[Andrew Loog Oldham]] <br />and [[Jimmy Miller (musician)|Jimmy Miller]] |
Reviews =
*[[Allmusic]] {{rating-5|3}}[http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:46j4eau04xg7 link]
*[[Robert Christgau]] (B+) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=rolling+stone link]
*''[[Rolling Stone]]'' <small>(Not Rated)</small> [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/therollingstones/albums/album/312897/review/5946595/metamorphosis link] |
Last album = ''[[More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies)]]'' <br />(1972) |
This album = ''Metamorphosis''<br />(1975) |
Next album = ''[[Singles Collection: The London Years]]''<br />(1989) |
}}
:''For other works by this name, see [[Metamorphosis (disambiguation)]].''
'''''Metamorphosis''''' is the third [[compilation album]] of [[Rolling Stones]] music released by former manager [[Allen Klein]]'s [[ABKCO Records]] (who usurped control of the band's [[Decca Records|Decca]]/[[London Records|London]] material in 1970) after the band's departure from Decca and Klein. Released in 1975, ''Metamorphosis'' centers on outtakes and alternate versions of well-known songs recorded from 1964 to 1970.
==History==
After the release of ''[[Hot Rocks 1964-1971]]'' in 1971, an album entitled ''Necrophilia'' was compiled for release as the follow-up, featuring many previously unheard tunes. While that project failed to materialize - with ''[[More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies)]]'' being released in its place - most of the unreleased songs were held over for a future project. In 1974, in order to give it an air of authority, [[Bill Wyman]] involved himself in compiling an album he entitled ''Black Box''. However, Allen Klein wanted more [[Mick Jagger]]/[[Keith Richards|Keith Richard]] songs in the project for monetary reasons, and Wyman's version remained unreleased. ''Metamorphosis'' was issued in its place.
Most tracks that appear on side one of the vinyl album (thus all tracks up until "Try a Little Harder") are mainly demo songs, written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards for other artists to perform. They were mostly recorded by session musicians like [[Big Jim Sullivan]] on guitar, [[Clem Cattini]] on drums, and [[Jimmy Page]] on guitar. On most of these tracks the only Rolling Stones member that appears is Mick Jagger. While "Out Of Time" and "Heart Of Stone" were already well-known, they appear here in drastically different renditions, alongside several other obscure recordings created up until the ''[[Sticky Fingers]]'' sessions of 1970.
Released in June 1975, ''Metamorphosis'' came out the same day as the band's authorized hits collection ''[[Made in the Shade]]'' and was also seen to be cashing in on The Rolling Stones' summer [[Rolling Stones Tour of the Americas '75|Tour of the Americas]]. While the critical reaction was lukewarm (many felt some of the songs were best left unreleased), ''Metamorphosis'' still managed to reach #8 in the US, though it only made #45 in the UK. Two singles, "Out Of Time" and a cover of [[Stevie Wonder]]'s "I Don't Know Why" briefly made the singles charts.
Upon its initial release, ''Metamorphosis'' was released with 16 songs in the UK, while the American edition had only 13 - omitting tracks 3, 7, and 8.
In August 2002, the full UK edition of ''Metamorphosis'' was issued - for the first time - in a new remastered [[CD]] and [[Super Audio CD|SACD]] [[digipak]] by [[ABKCO Records]].
The album's cover art alludes to [[Franz Kafka]]'s novel: '''[[The Metamorphosis]]'''.
==Track listing==
All songs by [[Jagger/Richards|Mick Jagger and Keith Richards]], except where noted.
#"[[Out of Time (Rolling Stones song)|Out of Time]]" – 3:22
#* ''The demo - with [[Mick Jagger]] on lead vocal - for [[Chris Farlowe]]'s hit single version, recorded 27-[[30 April]] [[1966]]''
#"Don't Lie to Me" ([[Chuck Berry]]) – 2:00
#* ''Recorded on [[12 May]] [[1964]]''
#* ''Incorrectly credited to Mick Jagger and [[Keith Richards]] on the album''
#* ''Line Up: Mick Jagger (vocals), Keith Richards (guitar), Brian Jones (guitar), Charlie Watts (drums), Bill Wyman (bass), [[Ian Stewart]] (piano)
#"[[Some Things Just Stick in Your Mind]]" – 2:25
#* ''Recorded on [[13 February]] 1964''
#* ''The first version of this song to be released (in early 1965) was by the American duo [[Dick and Dee Dee]], followed closely by the [[Vashti Bunyan]] recording.''
#"Each and Everyday of the Year" – 2:48
#* ''Recorded in early September 1964''
#* ''Bobby Jameson's version of this song features the same backing track as this recording. It was also covered by a group that went by the name of "Thee," both in 1965''
#"[[Heart of Stone (song)|Heart of Stone]]" – 3:47
#* ''Recorded 21 - [[23 July]] 1964 with [[Jimmy Page]] on guitar and [[Clem Cattini]] on drums''
#"I'd Much Rather Be With the Boys" – 2:11 ([[Andrew Loog Oldham]]/Richards)
#* ''Recorded in February 1965''
#* ''Originally released by The Toggery 5 in 1965.''
#"(Walkin' Thru The) Sleepy City" – 2:51
#* ''Recorded in early September 1964''
#* ''Originally released by The Mighty Avengers in 1965''
#"[[We're Wastin' Time (Rolling Stones song)|We're Wastin' Time]]" – 2:42
#* ''Recorded in early September 1964''
#* ''Originally released by [[Jimmy Tarbuck]] in 1965''
#"Try a Little Harder" – 2:17
#* ''Recorded on 13 February 1964''
#"[[I Don't Know Why]]" ([[Stevie Wonder]]/Paul Riser/Don Hunter/Lula Hardaway) – 3:01
#* ''Recorded on [[3 July]] [[1969]], the same night that [[Brian Jones]] died. The music after the stop was spliced in at a later stage. The second slide guitar solo by [[Mick Taylor]] is a copy of the first solo''
#* ''Incorrectly credited to Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and [[Mick Taylor]] on the first pressing of the album. The credits were corrected with the second pressing and on the 2002 [[SACD]] version''
#"If You Let Me" – 3:17
#* ''An [[Aftermath (Rolling Stones album)|Aftermath]] outtake, recorded 3 - [[6 March]] 1966''
#* ''Line Up: Mick Jagger (vocals), Keith Richards (guitar), Brian Jones (guitar), Charlie Watts (drums), Bill Wyman (bass), Ian Stewart (piano)
#"[[Jiving Sister Fanny (Rolling Stones song)|Jiving Sister Fanny]]" – 2:45
#* ''Recorded in June 1969, [[Mick Taylor]] on lead guitar''
#"Downtown Suzie" ([[Bill Wyman]]) – 3:52
#* ''Recorded on [[23 April]] 1969 under the original title "Sweet Lyle Lucie". It features [[Ry Cooder]] on [[open G]] tuned guitar, and is in fact the very first Rolling Stones track recorded in open G-tuning''
#"[[Family (Rolling Stones song)|Family]]" – 4:05
#* ''Recorded on [[28 June]] [[1968]]''
#* ''Line Up: Mick Jagger (vocals), Keith Richards (guitars), Charlie Watts (drums), Bill Wyman (bass), [[Nicky Hopkins]] (piano), [[Jimmy Miller]] (percussion)
#"[[Memo From Turner]]" – 2:45
#* ''Recorded on [[17 November]] 1968''
#* ''Line Up: Mick Jagger (vocals), Keith Richards (guitar), Charlie Watts (drums), Bill Wyman (bass), [[Al Kooper]] (guitar)
#"[[I'm Going Down (Rolling Stones song)|I'm Going Down]]" – 2:52
#* ''Recorded 14 - [[15 July]] [[1970]] as a [[Sticky Fingers]] outtake''
#* ''Credited to Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and [[Mick Taylor]] on the first pressing of the album. The credits were changed to 'Jagger/Richards' with the second pressing and on the 2002 [[SACD]] version'' Although often thought of as a "Keith Richard" riff, The guitar part was actually written by Mick Taylor. Richards does not perform on the song.
#* ''Line Up: Mick Jagger (vocals), Mick Taylor (guitars), [[Stephen Stills]] (guitars) Charlie Watts (drums), [[Bill Plummer]] (bass), [[Bobby Keys]] (sax), Rocky Dijon (percussion)
==Charts==
'''Album'''
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="250px"
!align="left"|Year
!align="left"|Chart
!align="left"|Position
|-
|align="left"|1975
|align="left"|UK Top 50 Albums
|align="right"|45
|-
|align="left"|1975
|align="left"|Billboard Pop Albums
|align="right"|8
|-
|}
'''Single'''
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width="350px"
!align="left"|Year
!align="left"|Single
!align="left"|Chart
!align="left"|Position
|-
|align="left"|1975
|align="left"|"I Don't Know Why"
|align="left"|The Billboard Hot 100
|align="right"|42
|-
|align="left"|1975
|align="left"|"Out Of Time"
|align="left"|The Billboard Hot 100
|align="right"|81
|-
|align="left"|1975
|align="left"|"Out Of Time"
|align="left"|UK Top 50 Singles
|align="right"|45
|-
|}
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