Singles Collection: The London Years
Occupation
Mick Jagger (vocals, harmonica, percussion); Keith Richards (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Bill Wyman (vocals, bass); Brian Jones (guitar, harmonica, organ, marimba, sitar, saxophone, background vocals, bass); Mick Taylor, Ron Wood (guitar); Charlie Watts (drums, percussion) with Joe Moretti (guitars); Ian Stewart (piano, organ); Reg Guest ( piano); Nicky Hopkins, Jack Nitzsche (keyboards ); Eric Ford ( bass); Jimmy Miller (drums ); Rocky Dijon ( percussion); The London Bach Choir, Madelaine Bell, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Nanette Newman ( background vocals ); Gene Pitney, Phil Spector, Steve Marriott, Doris Troy, Al Kooper, Ry Cooder, Andy White
Singles Collection: The London Years is a compilation album by the English rock group The Rolling Stones from 1989.
General
The three CDs gather all the singles released by the Rolling Stones from 1963 (year of the first single ) and 1971 ( resolution of the contract with Decca ). Likewise, it contains alternate B-sides for the U.S. market, as well as alternative B-sides for the English market. Unlike other Compilitionalben the Stones brings the recordings in chronological order. The CD contains a booklet with notes on the songs of Bruce Eder.Im August 2002, the catalog of the Rolling Stones on London / ABKCO, including the " Singles Collection " was released in a digitally re- edited version again. In the The Billboard 200 the single collection reached number 91
Title list
CD 1
CD 2
CD 3
Critics votes
- Entertainment Weekly ( 9/20/02, p.104) - ... A triple disc did Has all the Recognizable hits alongwith must- own obscurities ... ( A triple CD with all the hits and obscurities that have one must ....)
- NME ( Magazine ) ( 08/07/95, p.46 ) - 10 ( out of 10 ) - ... indispensable ... ( ... indispensable ... )
- Stephen Thomas Erlewine AMG: Casual fans might also want to stick with the Hot Rocks sets, since they just have the hits, but for thosethat want a little bit more, the Singles Collection is absolutely essential. ( " Opportunity fans " like the Hot Rocks Me album, because they want the hits, but for those who want a bit more, the Singles Collection is absolutely essential. )