The Non-Rolling Stones Side of My Record Collection (Part 3)

Oh hello there! It has been awhile since I put out a blog post. Here is one which takes a look into my record collection. In the near future have a look out on my blog for a concert review, a guitar review, and a look into The Rolling Stones records I have. 

1. Bon Iver: For Emma, Forever Ago

Bon Iver is an America indie folk band that was formed in 2007. Their band name derived from the french saying bon hiver, meaning good winter. For Emma, Forever Ago was released independently in 2007. Singer/songwriter, Justin Vernon (who founded the band), recorded a majority of this record in a cabin in Northwestern Wisconsin when he was staying there for three months. For Emma, Forever Ago was widely recognized and then later released on the record label, Jagjaguwar, in February 2008. I lay back, close my eyes, and spin this record and it always gets me to relax. My favorite song of this record is "Skinny Love." 

2. Train: Save Me San Francisco 

This record is the first record I bought myself. I was so excited when Train came out with this album because it was a few months after we got a record player in the house and I remember being happy that I could purchase a record from a band that I liked. This is the fifth album from the rock band and it was released on October 27,2009. Pat Monahan said "So our goal with this record was to get back to our San Francisco vibe that we had when we made our first album. I think we're happier tan we've ever been, we're more excited than we've been, and with that I think we're all feeling a lot more at home." On September 9, 2010 this record was certified gold by the Record Industry Association of America. "Hey Soul Sister" was the first single off of this record followed up by "If It's Love" and "Marry Me." My favorite songs off of this album is "Parachute" and "This Ain't Goodbye." 

3. The Beatles: Abbey Road 

Released on Apple Records The Beatles put out Abbey Road as their eleventh studio album. It was released in the UK on 26 September 1969 and in the US on 1 October 1969. The record sessions for this album was the last time that all four members of The Beatles participated in. Abbey Road had mixed reviews when it was released but now it is known as The Beatles' best selling album to date. The album art was taken out side of the studio on Abbey Road where the record was being recorded. This album art is the most imitated album art among Beatles and music fans around the world. My favorite songs on this album are "Octopus's Garden" and  the song George Harrison for this album, "Here Comes the Sun." 

It's Only The Rolling Stones...But I Like It! (Pt. 1)

This is the series of blog posts where I share my Rolling Stones record collection with you. Take the journey with me as I try and collect the whole Rolling Stones discography on vinyl. 

12X5 

Twelve songs done by five guys or as the Rolling Stones would like to call it 12X5. Mick Jagger, Brian Jones, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, and Bill Wyman recorded this record in 1964 and released it on 17 October of the same year. This was their second American record. 12X5 mostly comprised of covers of songs that the Rolling Stones liked around the time of recording the record. This was because the big phenomena of the Jagger/Richards writing team was still developing. Jerry Ragovoy's song "Time Is On My Side" was covered twice by the Rolling Stones, and the version on this record included an electric organ in the song instead of the electric guitar that everyone is used to hearing. 12X5 sold faster than the Rolling Stones first record, England's Newest Hit Makers. It reached #3 and went gold very fast. 12X5 was reissued in August 2002 including stereo versions of some of the tracks and extended version too. 

*My Favorite Songs on 12X5* 

"Time Is On My Side"

"Grown Up Wrong" 

"Around and Around" 

Between the Buttons

This is one of my top favorite Rolling Stones albums. Released on 20 January 1967 in the United Kingdom and 11 February 1967 in the United States, Between the Buttons, is the fifth United Kingdom and seventh American Album by these five lads. If you take the a listen to this record for the first time you will probably not recognize it as the Rolling Stones. (I know that happen to me) This is because of their sound being different from their popular albums like Let It Bleed and Sticky Fingers. Between the Buttons was the Rolling Stones one of two of their albums in the psychedelia era in their career. On the American release of this record it included hits like "Ruby Tuesday" and "Let's Spend the Night Together". Rolling Stone magazine ranked Between the Buttons #355 on the "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list in 2003. 

*My Favorite Songs on Between the Buttons* 

"Yesterday Papers" 

"Cool, Calm, and Collected" 

"Something Happen To Me Yesterday" 

Beggar's Banquet 

After releasing two album in their psychedelic era in their career the Rolling Stones returned to the sound of rock 'n roll with Beggar's Banquet. This album was the seventh United Kingdom and ninth American album released on 6 December 1968. The album release date was delayed for months because of the first version of the album art that the Rolling Stones wanted to release. It is said that the Rolling Stones were on tour and they took a picture of this toilet in a rest stop that was gratified (they added to it of course!) and decided to use it as the album art. That was until it was rejected by their record label. The album art that was released depicted an invitation to a banquet. (I know fitting for the album name right?)

When the album was open it showed a picture of Mick, Keith, Charlie, Brian, and Bill dressed in their best banquet attire. During the recording sessions for Beggar's Banquet Mick, Keith, Charlie, and Bill would all show up and be ready and gearing to go to record the album. Brian was the only one that was missing most of the time. Brian would show up whenever he felt like, and when he was in the mood to play music. Mick and Keith would just give Brian parts to record just to keep him busy and they would never use them on the album. On Beggar's Banquet Brian Jones' influence with the band started to dwindle because of the lack of being in the the studio and getting too caught up in drugs. Beggar's Banquet would be the last album Brian Jones would be apart of before his passing on 3 July 1969. In the Rolling Stones documentary titled Crossfire Hurricane Mick Jagger said "You certainly didn't know if he was going to turn up and what state he was going to be in, and then what was he going to be able to do in that state. What job could you give him? And then one time when we sat around on the floor we played in a circle playing "No Expectations", and he picked up the guitar and played very pretty lines on it which you can hear on the record. And that was the last thing I remember him doing that was Brian or the Brian that could contribute something very pretty and sensitive and it made the record sound wonderful." 

*My Favorite Songs on Beggar's Banquet* 
"Sympathy for the Devil"
"No Expectations" 
"Salt of the Earth" 



Stay tuned to my blog for more looks into the Rolling Stones records I have in my collection.