Essential Rolling Stones

The Essential Rolling Stones aka The History Of The Rolling Stones

DECCA (no catalogue nº)

Date: 1975

No cover sleeve

3 LP DECCA test pressings:

LP 1 matrix: ZAL 12996-1W/12997-1W

LP 2 matrix: ZAL 12998-1W/12999-1W

LP 3 matrix: ZAL 13000-1W/13001-1W

Disc 1:

- Come On

- I Wanna Be Your Man

- Not Fade Away

- I’m King Bee

- Carol

- Route 66

- It's All Over Now

- Little Red Rooster

- Everybody Needs Somebody

- Time Is On My Side

- The Last Time

- Satisfaction

- Heart Of Stone

- Oh Baby (We Got A Good Thong Goin´)

- That's How Strong My Love Is 

Disc 2:

- Get Off Of My Cloud

- 19th Nervous Breakdown

- As Tears Go By

- Under My Thumb

- Lady Jane

- Paint It, Black

- Have You Seen Your Mother

- Let’s Spend The Night Together

- Ruby Tuesday

- Yesterdays Papers

- Back Street Girl

- We Love You

- Jumping Jack Flash

Disc 3:

- She's A Rainbow

- Lantern

- Honky Tonk Women

- No Expectations

- Sympathy For The Devil

- Street Fighting Man

- Midnight Rambler

- Gimmie Shelter

- You Can't Always Get What You Want

Note: Thought has a 3 record boxed set with a 12-page booklet, this was another project that started in 1974. 

Originally scheduled for Christmas (according to Roy Carr), the boxes were ordered, text and photos prepared but the ABKCO/"Metamorphosis" negotiations delayed it until early 1975, eventually causing the change of concept in favour of "Rolled Gold" 2-LP issued in November 1975.