![]() ![]() By 1965, the Stones could now pad out their albums with their own compositions when the covers ran dry. Their progression as authors reflected the boom in inventiveness that was happening throughout the arts in the mid-Sixties, especially pop music, where barriers were pushed on a daily basis. The result ‘As Tears Go By’, although a tad saccharine for the Stones’ palates, was successful in the hands of Marianne Faithful and started the ball (or stones) rolling the in blossoming creative partnership of Jagger/Richards. Aware that there were only so many obscure songs his band could cover, and knowing that Lennon and McCartney had found a lucrative business in song writing, Oldham took it upon himself for the good of his charges to lock Mick Jagger and Keith Richards in their kitchen until they came up with their own song. Marketed as the bad boy counterparts to The Beatles, their music - R&B and blues covers - played second fiddle to their image, their overt sexuality and their headline grabbing conduct, all mostly cooked up by manager and press manipulator Andrew Loog Oldham. Up until the release of ‘Aftermath’, the Rolling Stones were a phenomenon. Spotlighting favourite albums from years gone by, Clash celebrates the 40th anniversary of The Rolling Stones’ first step into maturity with their classic ‘Aftermath'.
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