{"product_id":"aftermath-uk-edition-vinyl-lp","title":"Aftermath (UK Edition): Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased in April 1966 by Decca Records, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAftermath\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ewas the Rolling Stones’ fourth British studio album. It was issued by London Records in the US in June 1966. Recorded at the RCA Studios in California, it was their first album released in true stereo.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt is also one of the first ‘popular’ albums to eclipse the 50-minute mark, and contains one of the earliest rock songs to exceed 10 minutes (the blues jam \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGoin’ Home\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e). The album’s release was briefly delayed by controversy over the original packaging idea and title – \u003cem\u003eCould You Walk on the Water?\u003c\/em\u003e – due to London Reocord’s fear of offending Christians in the US.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe album was considered an artistic breakthrough for the band, being the first to consist entirely of Jagger–Richards compositions, (after their maverick young manager, Andrew Loog Oldham, had shut them in the kitchen of their flat until they had written some more original songs!).\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt also featured strongly the immaculate guitar work of Brian Jones and the remarkably wry, observant song-writing of Jagger–Richards\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJones played a variety of instruments not usually associated with their music, including sitar, dulcimer, marimbas and Japanese koto, as well as guitar, harmonica and keyboards, though much of the music is still rooted in Chicago electric blues. The burgeoning influences of psychedelia, Bob Dylan and the tensions around the world, are evident in classics like \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaint It Black\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, an eerily insistent number one hit, available on the US version of the LP.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOther classics included the jazzy \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnder My Thumb\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, where Jones added exotic accents with vibes, and the delicate Elizabethan ballad \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLady Jane\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, with distinctive dulcimer, the wry observational \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eMother’s Little Helper\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e with its unashamed lyrical drug references, and the overlooked gem – the brooding, meditative \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Am Waiting.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe American edition was issued with a shorter track listing, substituting the single \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePaint It Black\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e in place of four of the British version’s songs, in keeping with the industry preference for shorter LPs in the US market at the time.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMother’s Little Helper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStupid Girl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLady Jane\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnder My Thumb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoncha Bother Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoin’ Home\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlight 505\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh And Dry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOut Of Time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt’s Not Easy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Am Waiting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTake It Or Leave It\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThink\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat To Do\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"The Rolling Stones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45879997235434,"sku":"7186371","price":29.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/6102\/2698\/files\/Aftermath_1.png?v=1775576055","url":"https:\/\/fontana-records.com\/products\/aftermath-uk-edition-vinyl-lp","provider":"Fontana Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}