In 1970, the Rolling Stones formed their own record label – Rolling Stones Records and released the “Sticky Fingers” album, which 
reached No 1 in 1971. Therefore the Rolling Stones celebrate a landmark anniversary in April 2011, as it is forty years ago this month that they released their first single “Brown Sugar” on the iconic “lips and lolling tongue” label, which was designed by Andy Warhol in his trademark and much copied style. The irony is that most of their iconic recordings were released on their original Decca label, and very few significant classic songs were produced after 1971!!
It is true to say that the singles “Tumbling Dice”, “Angie” and “It’s only Rock and Roll” that followed were anthemic singles, but by 1975 
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards were a spent force creatively as a songwriting partnership. Like most songwriters, their best work was done in their formative first decade. That said, the years 1964 – 1974 yielded a fantastic back catalogue, that has sustained the Rolling Stones as the biggest draw and touring band in the world for the last forty years. For my part the Rolling Stones have crept up on me insidiously – every year that passes I discover another track that had previously passed me by. I’ve always had an affinity for the hypnotic songs “I can’t get no satisfaction”, “Paint it Black” and “Angie”, but gradually over the last ten years I have come to appreciate the depth and dexterity of Jagger and Richard’s songwriting, and in particular “Get off my cloud”, “Nineteenth nervous breakdown”, “Have you seen your mother baby standing in the shadows”, “Let’s spend the night together” and “Dandelion” were great single releases.
Such is the magnitude of the Rolling Stones in terms of how they have pervaded every corner and recess of my sub conciousness, that I was amazed to discover recently that the exquisite tracks – “Wild Horses”, “Sympathy for the Devil”, “Gimme Shelter” and “You can’t always get what you want” were not 
released as singles in the UK. Then there was the fantastic soundtrack to the Sony Bravia multi coloured bunny rabbits TV commercial – “She’s a Rainbow”. Like many I didn’t discover that wonderful track until the commercial graced our TV screens in 2007. The acid test of a band’s greatness should be measured by the material that they don’t release as commercial fodder, and with the exception of the Beatles there are no others to compete with the Rolling Stones for the sheer depth of their timeless repertoire!!
The truth is that the Rolling Stones are something that you come to appreciate more and more as you get older……..like stout and stilton, the passage of time helps you develop a palate to really appreciate the finer nuances, subtlety and sheer variety of their music!!
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